Underlay Techniques for Embroidery Digitizing on Terry Cloth

Embroidering on terry cloth as a gift is considered to be high-end, and it demonstrates your attentiveness and thoughtfulness when choosing a gift. But embroidering on terry cloth can present some unique challenges that may affect the quality of the embroidery design. Issues such as thread breakage, design distortion, and puckering can arise during the embroidery process. However, with the right digitizing techniques and skills, these challenges can be overcome, and high-quality results can be achieved. If you encounter difficulties in digitizing, you can contact Eagle Digitizing, a professional digitizing service company which also provides vector art conversion service.

One way to add dimension and texture to your embroidered designs on terry cloth is to use underlay. By building up the underlay, you can create a three-dimensional effect on your column stitches, adding visual interest to your embroidery.

However, creating this three-dimensional effect is also more time-consuming as all of your underlay needs to be built up manually.

1. To achieve this effect, start by manually building up multiple runs of underlay towards the center of your column areas.

2. Next, place zig-zag stitches that run slanted on a 45-degree angle, creating a webbed effect that holds in the center runs of underlay.

3. When you place your satin column stitch over the top, you will have created a convex ridge of underlay that adds depth to your design.

4. It's important to avoid getting too far ahead of yourself before following up from your underlay with your columns, as this can cause movement in the design and make the underlay pop out.

When digitizing for terry cloth, it's important to follow the same values that apply to settings regarding density, pull compensation, and underlay. However, fill stitches will require more stability within the underlay, so cross-stitched underlay should be used instead of the standard opposite direction underlay.

If you need to fix embroidery designs for terry cloth, there are a few options available.

Fill Behind Your Design

One option is to incorporate a 1/3 fill of the same color thread as the fabric behind the design, either behind the entire design or just behind the details or text that embroider directly onto the fabric. This fill should be digitized with no underlay values and should only include a tie-in and tie-out function.

Create Applique Background

Another option is to create generic appliqué shapes in various sizes and run the designs on top of the appliqués. Cataloging circles, ovals, squares, and rectangles in various sizes can translate into quick edits that will work for most logos.

At Eagle Digitizing, we offer custom digitizing services that can help you overcome these challenges and achieve the desired results. Our team of experienced digitizers has the expertise and knowledge to create embroidery designs that are optimized for terry cloth fabric.