How to Create Your Own Designs on Embroidery Machines
If you have an embroidery machine with pre-set designs you can still create your own with the machine. With a few simple steps, you can stitch programmed embroidery machine designs as well as some design elements of your own to create unique embroidery pieces.
Supplies
- Embroidery machine
- Embroidery thread
- Embroidery stabilizers
- Paper
- Pencil
- Use your printer to print a copy of the pre-programmed designs you are planning to use. Developing complimentary designs for a pre-programmed one is easy when the design is fully visible.
- Determine hoop dimensions and set the parameters. Remember, pre-programmed designs cannot be changed, but they provide information to your overall embroidery project.
- The brand and model of your machine will also play a role in how you will transfer designs to the types you can create. If your machine only uses preset items, you will only be able to combine pre-programmed designs to create either random or repeat patterns.
- For digitized machines, hand designed patterns must be scanned into embroidery software, converted to a digitized program and written to your digitized embroidery card with a reader/writer box through your computer.
- Sketch or select the design you want to use. Select your pre-programmed choices and mix them with a random placement to give an overall free hand appearance to your design. The main way to create original embroidery pieces is to mix pre-programmed patterns with your own creative pieces within the set parameters.
- Select the correct type of fabric for your machine, and the right type of embroidery stabilizer. This is important if you are using several separate designs.
- Tie the project together visually by selecting a single embroidery thread color and carrying that color scheme throughout the design. To add interest, include additional colors, which are complimentary.
- Mix the stitches to create interest and texture.