Customers come to me from time to time with a shirt from an old embroidery to digitize from. They either have lost the stitch file or can’t get the file from the previous embroiderer and their customer says they don’t have any art….so they’re giving us an old shirt. Now depending on the customer and […]
It’s no big news that the embroidery industry is a very creative place, but realize from a business standpoint, it’s a highly technical place too. If you’re a hobbyist, the creative side is most important to you and you probably have never gone too far down the road to figuring your business expenses and the […]
Embroidery problems are a pain in the…. BUT, learning to diagnose whether the problem is with the machine or the design will take you a long way past the frustration. We’ve all been there; you just want to get the job finished and out the door and move on to the next one waiting, deadlines […]
With regard to digitizing, ever wonder how stitch files work? The original file holding the digital information for the design is actually a master coded file with all sorts of info about everything from how close the stitches are (density) to color breaks, stitch angles, trim commands, pull compensation and many other codes that tell […]
Numerous times, I’ve either read or hear about some graphic artist who decides to hang out their “digitizing shingle” since they know Corel Draw so well. To me, that’s like deciding to open a hair salon since they’ve used scissors before. True, the creative side of digitizing benefits from someone who can be artistic but […]
So you think you might wanna do some puff embroidery? Do you know that logos designed for puff are digitized completely different than regular embroidery? Puff went through a popularity phase a couple of years ago but still holds a lofty (pun-intended) place in the sports related part of the industry. For those who don't […]
I was talking to friend in the promotional business the other day and we were discussing how several of the local promotional products companies in the area have sold their embroidery machines. You see, back about 3 years ago, they decided to take everything in house instead of contracting their embroidery out. Problem was, they […]
No doubt you are noticing more and more QR codes on products and merchandise as you are out and about in the world. Not sure what a QR code is? These codes began in Japan back in 2002 as a way to turn a cell phone into a bar code type scanner using a code […]
So you have a design you need for a customers job, and you email it over to the digitizer. A few days later, the stitch file shows up in your inbox. Like magic, right? But what really happens on the digitizers desk to make that happen? If the design isn't already in digital form, it […]
So your thinking of learning to digitize? Can't be that hard, eh? Already good with graphics? You're halfway there, right? Well, not exactly...It's a nice thought but there's so much more than that. The learning curve is way bigger than you'd expect. It takes years to truly fine tune your art and digitize on a […]
