A Step-by-Step Guide to Digitizing Applique Designs

Applique digitizing is an effective and the best way to get any design into a desired shape. In this tutorial, we are going to explain what applique digitizer is and how we can use it for our advantage.

Basically, if we want to reduce the total number of stitches in the design and want to add some extra fabric pieces to any design of the color we need, we use applique digitizing. We can use the same software or machine to digitize the decals. In this video tutorial, we use Wilcom Embroidery Studio and digitize beautiful applique designs. You can see both before and after digitization for a better understanding.

Let's divide the applique design guide into several steps:

Step 1 - Open your design:

Open the design you want to convert to a applique and load it into Wilcom Studio.

Step 2 - Remove the tatami:

After the design is loaded, you must delete the tatami, and only the outline should remain.

To remove tatami, you must move the pin cursor to start.

You can simply select this option from the toolbar. Once you click on it, your design needle will move to start.

Step 3 - Digital operation:

When finished, click Digital Run in the toolbar options to start drawing a straight line along the boundary.This will create a profile on your design border.

Now you must change the color, select any color you want, and then move the sewing cursor again at the beginning. Select this option from the toolbar by clicking the left mouse button.

Step 4: Travel according to different colors:

You will notice that the color you selected already appears in the first one. Now click "Travel by Color" from the toolbar option. You can also press the Page Up or Page Down button as the shortcut key. Color arrangement indicates which color is behind the design; Our outline is red, right here.

Step 5: Write an outline:

For applique design, it is important that you select and run your silhouette, then you can put the fabric into the machine, and the silhouette will firmly hold the fabric.

Step 6 - Prepare your design:

After running the outline and border of the design, you can run anything included in the design, but make sure to run the outline first, and then run the border.

This is it, you have successfully prepared your design to have a strong and appropriate applique.

We hope this information can be useful to you. If you don't get what you need, feel free to comment or send me an email. For a professional embroidery digitizing service, Eagle Digitizing is the best option!