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…
The World Cup in Machine Embroidery!
The World Cup has just started and over here in the UK, this means we’re in for a few weeks of jubilation and national pride until we get knocked out in the quarter finals or something. I’m not a big football fan – in case that wasn’t already obvious –…