Tips on Embroidery Digitizing

Embroidery designs can add beauty and distinction to any piece of clothing. Embroidery can be completed at home as long as you have an embroidery machine, embroidery thread and the correct digitizing software.  Beginners can find a wide variety of tutorials and videos online to help with learning about embroidery digitizing.

• Make sure that you have an embroidery machine and embroidery thread.  This will allow you to see what your digitized artwork looks like, in embroidery, after you are finished digitizing.


• Look for embroidery digitizing software.  There are many computer programs that allow you to digitize artwork yourself.  


• Make sure that the software you purchase is compatible with your embroidery machine, if you already have one.


• Read the manual that comes with your embroidery digitizing software.


• Learn embroidery digitizing techniques by looking for tutorials, or videos, online that offer instructions to beginners.


• Start with a simple graphic.  Complex images can be difficult and frustrating to digitize.  A clean and simple graphic will give you the opportunity to figure out how your computer software and embroidery machine work.


• Make sure that you digitize your image with a high stitch count.  A high stitch count will mean that your embroidery will look as close to your original image as possible.


• Make sure that the embroidery stitches are going in the correct direction. Your digitizing software should allow you to change the direction of stitches if your embroidery looks too messy.


• After you are finished digitizing your image, make sure that you convert it to a stitch file.  This is important because the stitch file will be loaded into your machine to create your embroidery.