Introduction to Embroidery Digitizing
Till recently, the hobbyist could not do computerized embroidery because of its extravagant prices. However, the falling costs of computers, embroidery machines and embroidery digitizing software have now made embroidery digitizing rather popular. Today, embroidery digitizing is possible with an investment as low as $500. Embroidery digitizing is basically a form of art where its software helps a skilled embroidery digitizer transform an image into stitches. However, just having an embroidery digitizing software is insufficient to produce a beautiful embroidery design. It is necessary to have some imagination and an ability of seeing the picture and details of the intended design. This is because embroidery digitizing is not a process where you just click on a button and sit back to see the design developing. In embroidery digitizing, the artist first mentally dissects each design into sections and layers to see how each section matches with the other. The blending and merging of color...