| General Design Information |
Conversions available:
.dst,.exp, .hus, .jef, .pes, .sew,.vip, .vp3 and .xxx ... color charts are
enclosed in zipped files
My Machine:
My embroidery machine is a Melco EP-1 therefore my format is .exp ... I
noticed when I converted the designs a very slight difference in stitch
count which I am sure is due to using a different format. My digitizing
program does offer many formats ... if yours is not one of the nine ... email
me to see if I do have yours ... I will gladly convert for your machine if
you can't
Since I can only work in the .exp format when designing, the hoop size I
program the design is always the same size, which is the one I use over
and over which is 5.5" x 9.4" ... so before you order a design make sure
that the size of the design will work in your hoop ... especially .pes
.
Trimming:
Personally, I prefer to trim during the sewing process ... I will put my
machine on pause and trim ...it doesn't work for all of them ... but I feel
you get a cleaner cut if you catch the trims in the underlay process.
Colors:
The color choices I made were part of the digitizing program and the
colors i used are very close to what you see ... my personal collection of
threads is a little bit of everything but most of them are fufu threads which
i am a big fan of ... fufu is also sold under the label of floriani
I strongly encourage anyone to experiment with color and threads because
you never know until you try one vs. another.
When I first started ... I purchased stock designs and the first time I sewed
out the design I faithfully stuck to their color choices and more often then
not was very disappointed ... so I began to play with the colors and it is
amazing what you can end up with.
One time I decided to take a whole different outlook on color and I
thought if this were jewelry what colors would a jeweler choose ... the end
result was wonderful and they did have a jeweled affect ... in that case I
mixed in metallic as well
Designing:
My design style is very simple ... I do not use a lot of different fills ... I
love the basic satin stitch ... all of my designs are manually digitized
I think my designs look best on apparel, home decor, pillows,
contemporary comforters, bags.
jpgs on website:
I am sorry that the designs are graphically presented ... I went out and
bought (not cheap either) a digital camera to photograph actual work and
was very unhappy with the results ... so this little camera is going to end
up on ebay and I am going to get the camera I should have purchased in
the first place ... i chose to use the jpgs over actual work so you would
have a better view of the small details
Stabilizing:
due to the high stitch counts in my design i personally use medium and
heavy weight cutaway stabilizers for support
Requests for custom work:
i manually digitize using embird software which is much more time
consuming than auto digitizing ... most designs take me as anywhere from
3 days to 2 weeks+ to finish ... which doesnt leave me time for doing
custom requests
Art work:
when i first started my site the original designs are all my artwork ... the
designs were completed in numerical order ... i think it started with no.
127 i started using art in public domain ... which there is a wealth of and a
lot of it is very interesting
.dst,.exp, .hus, .jef, .pes, .sew,.vip, .vp3 and .xxx ... color charts are
enclosed in zipped files
My Machine:
My embroidery machine is a Melco EP-1 therefore my format is .exp ... I
noticed when I converted the designs a very slight difference in stitch
count which I am sure is due to using a different format. My digitizing
program does offer many formats ... if yours is not one of the nine ... email
me to see if I do have yours ... I will gladly convert for your machine if
you can't
Since I can only work in the .exp format when designing, the hoop size I
program the design is always the same size, which is the one I use over
and over which is 5.5" x 9.4" ... so before you order a design make sure
that the size of the design will work in your hoop ... especially .pes
.
Trimming:
Personally, I prefer to trim during the sewing process ... I will put my
machine on pause and trim ...it doesn't work for all of them ... but I feel
you get a cleaner cut if you catch the trims in the underlay process.
Colors:
The color choices I made were part of the digitizing program and the
colors i used are very close to what you see ... my personal collection of
threads is a little bit of everything but most of them are fufu threads which
i am a big fan of ... fufu is also sold under the label of floriani
I strongly encourage anyone to experiment with color and threads because
you never know until you try one vs. another.
When I first started ... I purchased stock designs and the first time I sewed
out the design I faithfully stuck to their color choices and more often then
not was very disappointed ... so I began to play with the colors and it is
amazing what you can end up with.
One time I decided to take a whole different outlook on color and I
thought if this were jewelry what colors would a jeweler choose ... the end
result was wonderful and they did have a jeweled affect ... in that case I
mixed in metallic as well
Designing:
My design style is very simple ... I do not use a lot of different fills ... I
love the basic satin stitch ... all of my designs are manually digitized
I think my designs look best on apparel, home decor, pillows,
contemporary comforters, bags.
jpgs on website:
I am sorry that the designs are graphically presented ... I went out and
bought (not cheap either) a digital camera to photograph actual work and
was very unhappy with the results ... so this little camera is going to end
up on ebay and I am going to get the camera I should have purchased in
the first place ... i chose to use the jpgs over actual work so you would
have a better view of the small details
Stabilizing:
due to the high stitch counts in my design i personally use medium and
heavy weight cutaway stabilizers for support
Requests for custom work:
i manually digitize using embird software which is much more time
consuming than auto digitizing ... most designs take me as anywhere from
3 days to 2 weeks+ to finish ... which doesnt leave me time for doing
custom requests
Art work:
when i first started my site the original designs are all my artwork ... the
designs were completed in numerical order ... i think it started with no.
127 i started using art in public domain ... which there is a wealth of and a
lot of it is very interesting
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