Embroidery Digitizing 1 - Idea Custom · 2016-06-24 · EMBROIDERY DIGITIZING Too many colors Lots...
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www.ideacustom.com [email protected] 847-930-3209 EMBROIDERY DIGITIZING DON ’ Ts DOs EMBROIDERY The art of decorating fabric with needle and thread • Direct embroidery: garments or hard goods are decorated with designs using a sewing machine • Indirect embroidery: patches or appliques are applied to garments or hard goods using glue and heat EMBROIDERY DIGITIZING Artwork is converted using digitizing software • The digitized design drive the sewing machine • The design tells the machine where to place stitches and how DEFINITIONS EMBROIDERY DIGITIZING Too many colors Lots of detail Lettering too small Gradients in small areas Several borders Skilled embroidery machine operator Machinery that is state-of-the-art and well-maintained Great artwork, versus: TO ENSURE A GREAT DESIGN KNOW THE PRODUCT Designs are digitized based on the fabrics to which they will be sewn • Stable fabrics work well for embroidery, such as twill, cotton broadcloth, denim and wool suiting • Unstable knits don’t work as well because they stretch, such as pique, performance knit, jersey, t-shirt, sweater and fleece UNDERSTAND THE ARTWORK What the customer needs and wants, what modifications can be made to the art, if any, and thread colors to be used EMBROIDERY DIGITIZING INPUT OUTPUT Some designs are not great in thread — okay, but not great This has too much detail and gradients Woodgrain is difficult to achieve There are too many effects in this artwork The star is very difficult and the lettering is extremely small Dots are very difficult because you either must walk between them or trim INPUT OUTPUT INPUT OUTPUT INPUT OUTPUT INPUT OUTPUT INPUT OUTPUT INPUT OUTPUT DON ’ Ts A well-trained, skilled digitizer
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EMBROIDERY DIGITIZINGDON’TsDOs
EMBROIDERYThe art of decorating fabric with needle and thread
• Direct embroidery: garments or hard goods are decorated with designs using a sewing machine
• Indirect embroidery: patches or appliques are applied to garments or hard goods using glue and heat
EMBROIDERY DIGITIZINGArtwork is converted using digitizing software
• The digitized design drive the sewing machine• The design tells the machine where to place stitches and how
DEFINITIONS
EMBROIDERYDIGITIZING
Too many colorsLots of detailLettering too smallGradients in small areasSeveral borders
Skilled embroidery machine operator
Machinery that is state-of-the-art and well-maintained
Great artwork, versus:
TO ENSURE AGREAT DESIGN
KNOW THE PRODUCTDesigns are digitized based on the fabrics to which they will be sewn
• Stable fabrics work well for embroidery, such as twill, cotton broadcloth, denim and wool suiting
• Unstable knits don’t work as well because they stretch, such as pique, performance knit, jersey, t-shirt, sweater and fleece
UNDERSTAND THE ARTWORKWhat the customer needs and wants, what modifications can be made to the art, if any, and thread colors to be used
EMBROIDERY DIGITIZING
INPUT
OUTPUT
Some designs are not great in thread — okay, but not great
This has too much detail and gradients
Woodgrain is difficult to achieve
There are too many effects in this artwork
The star is very difficult and the lettering is extremely small
Dots are very difficult because you either must walk between them or trim
INPUT OUTPUT
INPUT OUTPUT
INPUT OUTPUT
INPUT OUTPUT
INPUT OUTPUT
INPUT OUTPUT
DON’Ts
A well-trained, skilled digitizer
