Helpful Embroidery Digitizing Tips For Novice Designers

Embroidery digitization is the process of converting an image file into a workable digitized embroidery designs. This method is highly famous in the promotional industry circuit. If you are new to this concept and need help to digitize a design for your home craft or promotional products, here are a few pointers that you need to know.

The ABC of embroidery machine

The three main stitches that you need to know about are the Running Stitch, the Satin Stitch and the Fill Stitch. When you are embroidery digitizing something, it is important to understand how the embroidery sewing machine works, regarding the density of the stitches. Try utilizing more stabilizers under the design, so less stitch density needs to be used.

What you must know even begin to embroider:

• A well tuned embroidery and set at the correct needle and bobbin tensions

• A well digitized and positioned design.

• The right needle and thread for the embroidery design.

• A good understanding of the fabric so that it is properly hooped and stabilized.

Behind the scenes: Design

When you begin the digitizing process, the artwork should be enlarged at least three to six times the original design before scanning into the computer. Enlarge any small line drawings or alphabets, with Wilcom or PhotoShop. You can later decide the layout, stitch types, stitch density and stitch direction after the design has been enlarged.

Connecting the dots

The file is then used as a guide or template for an embroidery program to stitch the file after the design id edited. Select the patching technique which is the sequence of the stitch that executes the design. Planning the stitching sequence is very critical as one mistake can ruin the design. The end result will be imperfections in the digitized design. Repeat the sample design process until all imperfections are corrected in the digitized design. The final project is finally completed and ready to go. With a little bit of practice, you can surely create a well-digitized design to make any fabric or material look appealing.

While that is said, there is nothing such as a 'perfectly digitized design'. You may be close to it, but there is always that little something that you would change if you digitized the design again. Small objects or small lettering can pose a challenge when setting parameters such as density, underlay, pull compensation or stitch angle for each object, but lettering is far more problematic.

Suhas Jadhav at Promodigitzing provides first-class embroidery digitizing service to each of our client. We take up the challenge in digitizing and designing different types of images.