A commenter on one of my posts recently lamented an inability to create their own designs, stating something to the effect that though they had started to really love machine embroidery, that they could never do proper embroidery digitizing, since they would never be one of those who ‘can afford…
Simple Answers on 3D Foam Machine Embroidery
As a commercial machine embroidery digitizer, the use of 3D foam has been a subject I’ve been reluctant to teach, due to the fact that few agree completely on how files should be prepared to achieve the best effect. The well-worn adage I’ve coined is, ‘Ask 3 digitizers how to…
Make Do and Monogram – A Repair with Embroidery
If you follow embroiderers and digitizers online, you’ll often find yourself dazzled by the complex work that they do; smooth gradient blends comprised of many colors, individually laid stitches built into complex patterns and textures, massive works of multimedia requiring several processes and hours of run-time. Though there is something…