13 Things About Convert image to embroidery digitizing You May Not Have Known

[Lance Siegal]

Attention machine embroidery enthusiasts!

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Do you enjoy making personalized gifts and accessories for your friends, Embroidery families and co-workers?

Do you often times opt to buy a gift then pick up a card to go with it and shake your head at the cost of that card?

Do you find yourself strapped for time therefore eliminating large projects yet longing for a creative outlet?

Do you want another way to save money?

It's time for you to include another medium to your embroidery and try doing embroidery on paper. There is virtually no learning curve to do this and is very easy for the beginner, yet still adored by those who have been using an embroidery machine for years! The embroidery on paper technique is fast, expands the horizons for your craft, is addictive, and provides instant gratification. What more could you want?

To do embroidery on paper, the process is quite simple... actually easier than embroidering on fabric! No need to hoop your paper and NO ugly raw seam edges to hide!

When doing embroidery on paper, you will use your basic embroidery supplies, plus a special paper to support the design, tear away stabilizer and adhesive.

There are a variety of papers available for doing embroidery on paper, and your results will vary depending on the type of paper you choose. Two papers you might like to use use are Kiwi Paper and Quick Stitch Paper.

Kiwi paper is fibrous, has a matte finish and has the feel of light sandpaper. Quick Stitch Paper is smooth, has a glossy finish, is tear and water resistant, and feels like a heavy self adhesive stabilizer with the protective coating in place. Both papers come in a variety of designs and colors on one side and are a light neutral color on the reverse, and enable you to be successful when doing embroidery on paper.

These papers are specially designed to support embroidery designs that have a standard density. In other words, you probably will not get the best results from a "bullet proof" or very densely digitized embroidery design.

The basic steps to do embroidery on paper are:

Hoop your tear away stabilizer

Use spray adhesive to secure the paper to the fabric

Stitch out the design

There are a number of companies available that offer custom embroidery for chairs, cabinets, and other furniture. If you are hosting a trade show, adding your company logo to seats and other furniture will give your event a highly professional look. Using custom embroidery for the furniture in your home will greatly enhance the decorations. When you send in artwork or logos that you want used on your custom embroidery, there are a number of important guidelines you will want to follow. If the quality of the artwork is low, this can cause the project to take longer, and the final product may not be impressive.

The first thing you will want to do is decide what method you want for your embroidery. While some people choose embroidery, others will choose silk screen prints. Embroidery is good for people who have simple logos that are easy to design. It is also a good option for those who don't want to use large sizes. In addition to this, embroidery will often be much more cost effective than using silk screen prints. Some companies will charge a digitizing fee when they transfer your file into one that can be read by a embroidery machine. While embroidery is known for its strength and durability, the lines may not be as clean as you would get with silk screens.

If you want to decorate more than one chair, it will be more expensive to use embroidery rather than silk screen printing. The reason for this is because the design will need to be sewn on each chair. Silk screening is excellent for logos or designs that are complex. The designs will be clean because it is being printed on a surface. Silk screen printing may be cheaper than embroidery for decorating certain types of furniture. If you want to use embroidery, you will want to make sure you submit your design in a high quality .tif file. Before the design can be placed on your furnitue, the file will need to be digitized. While .dst files can work, many companies will not be able to alter or resize them.

When you are looking to have custom embroidery made, it is important to make sure you only use solid colors. Halftones or gradient colors cannot be properly printed on embroidery. Once you have an image that can be digitized, you can have it placed on jackets, bags, hats, and other objects. Your design is not limited to just furniture. When you submit your information to a company, it is important for you to be specific about what you want. A good company can create custom embroidery for virtually any design. This is an excellent option for companies who want to create custom uniforms for their employees, or people who want custom designed embroidery for a specific event.

Whether you need custom embroidery for your home, event, or business, it will provide you with a professional look that will grab the attention of virtually everyone that sees it.