Puzzled by Patches – First Steps in Machine Embroidery
In a slight diversion from our usual format, I’ve decided to creatively paraphrase one of the many questions from erstwhile embroiderers that I answer every
In a slight diversion from our usual format, I’ve decided to creatively paraphrase one of the many questions from erstwhile embroiderers that I answer every
What is underlay? If you’ve been around embroidery digitizers, you’ve heard the term, but you may not know exactly what it’s all about. The word
We’ve some fantastic columns on Mr X Stitch and we wanted to celebrate the authors who share their love of needlecraft with you. This time it’s
Digitizers of any vintage have likely generated piles of useful elements and files with corresponding notebooks bristling with ideas to keep them punching into old
Though I extol the freedom of expression that doing your own digitizing provides, not every embroiderer will become a digitizer. Whether due to a lack
One of the unsung qualities of the proficient embroidery digitizer is the ability to properly ‘path’ designs. Pathing refers to controlling the journey of the
Delightful things are coming out of PaleGray Labs, a collaboration between cartoonist/animator/quilter Nina Paley and scientist/author/software developer Theodore Gray. Based in Urbana, IL,