Small Lettering Guide – Part 2 Small Lettering Guide – Part 2 Short and Wide or Sharp Corners Wide fonts (also known as extended) and fonts with sharp corners are much more difficult to come out nice in embroidery. On corners, both the horizontal and the vertical strokes have more chance of... Continue Reading →
Pre-Press Services and why we can’t provide them Pre-Press Services and why we can’t provide them There are several reasons why we can't provide this service. The most important ones are: 1. Every production shop has its own way of processing art. They all have different programs and different pre-press processes specific to their shops used... Continue Reading →
Placing a Revision and Uploading Additional Files Placing a Revision and Uploading Additional Files We want to make sure our order placement experience is as smooth as possible be it your 1st or 100th order with us. Today we will go over placing a revision for a change on your design and adding a... Continue Reading →
Optimizing your Vinyl Orders! Optimizing your Vinyl Orders! What is the best way to place an order for Vinyl? Placing a vector order for Vinyl application can be a tricky thing. A solid set of instructions when you place the order can help us narrow down exactly what... Continue Reading →
How to use G-mail as a tool to view EPS/Ai/PDF files How to use G-mail as a tool to view EPS/Ai/PDF files Attachments have been used right from the early days of the email. Now-a-days people share more and more stuff online, rather than sending them through attachments. However it is still a part of many email users daily experience, since it... Continue Reading →
How to Read Run Sheets How to Read Run Sheets Run sheets are a way to know how to program your colors in the machine without having the software directly wired to your embroidery machine. A run sheet has the breakdowns of how many color stops there are. Some run... Continue Reading →
How to change the default program to open a file How to change the default program to open a file Your computer knows to open certain file extensions with specific programs, if it runs into an unfamiliar file it will either ask you how to open the file or will default to open with a program that it thinks may... Continue Reading →
Embroidery Glossary Stitch Types Embroidery Glossary Stitch Types Run Stitch This is your basic stitch. This stitch is common in both embroidery and sewing machines. Look at the seam of most jeans and you will see this stitch. Most run stitches in embroidery are between .8 mm to... Continue Reading→
Digitizing Trees, Leaves, Grass and Bushes Digitizing Trees, Leaves, Grass and Bushes In a previous article, I showed how stitch direction and stitch type can be used in a creative way to make more realistic landscapes. Now we will focus more on individual areas, mainly trees, bushes, and leaves. A lot of... Continue Reading→