EagleDigitizing

We expect many things of ourselves when digitizing, but there is no such thing as a “perfectly digitized design”. You may be close, but there is always that little something that you would change if you digitized the design again. For many digitizers, the major problem is small objects or small lettering. Every digitizing problem has a solution that lies in following the basics of good digitizing. If you understand the underlying physics of digitizing and embroidery, the solution to virtually every problem becomes obvious. ...

Density is a term that means the distance between two stitches and is the single most important factor in making embroidery look good. Too little density creates stitches that do not cover the fabric. Too much density creates bunching up of stitches, lumps of stitches in one position where the needle pounds several stitches on top of each other, breaks in the thread, broken needles. ...

A machine embroidered design can be placed on any fabric, including silks and soft wools, but producing embroidery that doesn’t pucker or change the drape of the fabric requires more than just embroidering the design. One thing that we need to realize is not every design should be used on every type of fabric, even with the proper stabilizer. Most digitizers design for a middle-of-the-road fabric type, so unless you have digitized the design yourself for a specific type of fabric, always do a test sew out on the fabric, using the same thread and stabilizer as you will use on the final garment or project. ...

There are many terms used in the language of embroidery. This article will touch on a few of them and hopefully help you understand machine embroidery. Digitizing is the process of taking any form of artwork and transforming it into a language that the sewing machine will understand and stitch it out. Digitizing is a complex process which uses the machines running, satin and fills stitches to create an embroidery design. It requires many steps from starting with a simple clip art to a stitched out design. Digitizing Software is needed for this process ...