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Home | Learn To Digitize

Embroidery Digitizing

Digitizing... "turning a piece of artwork into an embroidery design"

The articles in this section answer questions about what digitizing software to use, where to find artwork, and similar information. Also, check the left side menu under "Computers & Software" wehere you'll find sections specifically about Embird, Generations, PatternMaker, and other programs.

We also offer digitizing tutorials in our store as well as online digitizing demos and specific classes as well as in-person "Digitize In A Day" seminars.

Uploading Designs To The "Member-2-Member Designs" Area

There are a couple steps to getting a design uploaded into the "Member-2-Member Designs" area of ATW so this is a step-by-step tutorial of how to do it! . . . Continue...

PE-Design 8.0 Vs PatternMaker For Photos

Here's a question via email from one of our members... "I am thinking about Patternmaker ME. Yesterday at the quilt show in Rosemont someone mentioned that I should also research PE-Design 8.0. I really do not know anything about either, but I want to import my photography . . . Continue...

It's NOT Subliminal Learning!
We are starting again tomorrow to promote the PatternMaker software from our friend Becky J McNeill. We d . . . Continue...

PatternMaker ME "Ultimate Bundle"
Make Your Own Designs with PatternMaker "ME" The PatternMaker "ME" program allows anyone to create their own Cross-Stitch style Machine Embroidery Cross-Stitch designs. Designs you . . . Continue...

Inspira Auto-Digitizing Software

A member wrote to ask Holly about "Inspira" digitizing software and I told her the answer would make a great article for everyone. So here's the gist of the email question and Holly's answer . . . Continue...

Where To Start With Digitizing?

"I'd like to learn to digitize, however I don't know where to start. I own Embird. Should I purchase Embird digitizer or a different program? How difficult is it?" . . . Continue...

Digitizing Programs: Are They All Like This?

Here's part of an email I received this morning and my answer to it... "I've been learning to digitize since about a year ago using PSW 2.0 software. I recently bought a new SWF machine and switched to their digitizing software. Are these software packages difficult or is it just me?" . . . Continue...

Learning To Digitize With Viking Professional Series Software
Here's a question from my email about learning to digitize... "I have the Viking Professional series and one of my goals is to be able to digitize. . . . Continue...

How To Register Your Copyright
Are you registering your copyrights? While you do own copyrights to your work, you can't file a suit against someone until you've REGISTERED those copyrights.&nbs . . . Continue...

Review Of Generations Embroidery Digitizing Software
Here's a forum question posed a while ago... "Do any of you have or use Generations Digitizing software? I attended a workshop and have it on a month trial. I just wa . . . Continue...

Take Control Of Your Photos!
Graphics for web often need to be adjusted before adding to the page. Here are 4 videos showing how to CROP, RESIZE, ADJUST BRIGHTNESS/CONTRAST using PainShopPro, and how to COMPRESS the image us . . . Continue...

Corporation, LLC, or Sole Proprietor?
Q: "Would you recommend doing any incorporating or setting up of an LLC to launch our business under vs doing it as a sole proprietorship?" A: SPAN class=953043 . . . Continue...

Profits: Short-Term vs Long-Term
I had to laugh when I heard this because I had the same experience with AOL and WISHED I had recorded the conversation... FONT . . . Continue...

Creating Pictures Of Your Embroidery Designs
There are many choices when creating pictures of your embroidery designs suitable for display on the internet or on packaging for retail. Here are short videos showing 3 possibilities.../STRO . . . Continue...

Laptop Computer Desk
Lower back ache? Shoulders hurt? Are you hunched over your desk while digitizing? Holly had sore shoulders and a sore back from leaning forward in her chair while digitizing for hours . . . Continue...

Becoming A Professional Digitizer: Is Selling Through A Mall A Rip-Off?
I receive an email like this every few days. The writer is asking about getting started in selling designs. My advice follows... "I have digitized a set of designs t . . . Continue...

Adding A Zero To Your Business: Part-5 of 5... Follow-Through
"Marketing consists of a message, a medium, an audience, a strategy, and follow-through." You've made it to the last article in this series and you may be wondering exactly what is "follow-through . . . Continue...

Adding A Zero To Your Business: Part-4 / "A Strategy"
So far we've covered the message, medium, and audience... now let's move on to "Strategy". You can spend a LOT of money on advertising and get ZERO results. Or you can spend a little on it . . . Continue...

Adding A Zero To Your Business: Part-3 / "An Audience"
How many people are seeing your ads? When you advertise you need to know how many people are seeing your ads. In the off-line world that number always came from the circulation s . . . Continue...

Adding A ZERO To Your Business: Part-2 "The Medium"
Marketing consists of a message, a medium, an audience, a strategy, and follow-through. In part-1 we covered "the message". Here I'll talk about "the medium". . . . Continue...

Adding A Zero To Your Business: Part-1 "The Message"
Adding a zero to your business can make all the difference in the world! How can that be you ask? A zero is nothing right? That's true, but it depends where you add the zero.&nbs . . . Continue...

Copyrights And Digitizing
Most of us have never had any reason to try to understand copyrights and how they work until we got into the machine embroidery hobby. Now it is crucial that you have at least a basic unders . . . Continue...

Buy The Right Digitizing Software Part 5
As I said in earlier articles, there are "auto-digitizing" and "manual punch" programs, and there is also sofware that does both. To get the best quality results at the needle, you'll want a pro . . . Continue...

Buy The Right Digitizing Software Part 4
In the first three parts I covered the background issues in buying digitizing software. In this 4th part in the series, I'll answer specific questions about buying the right digitzing softw . . . Continue...

Buy The Right Digitizing SoftwarePart 3
I started this series with the following question... "I am currently *trying* to research digitizing sof . . . Continue...

Buy The Right Digitizing SoftwarePart 2
I started this article series with a lot of questions about digitizing software. Next we'll look at what you can do WITHOUT digitizing software! Want to add lettering to a design? . . . Continue...

Buy The Right Digitizing SoftwarePart 1
Which is the "right" digitizing software to buy? What if I make a mistake and buy the wrong one? Can I learn to use the software or will it sit on the shelf as a reminder of . . . Continue...

Interview With Nita O'Keefe On Using PE-Design
Interview with Nita O'Keefe

Most people need help when getting started with PE-Design! That's no reason to just leave the box on the shelf and give up! With just a little help getting started you will find PE-Design to be fun and easy to use. This 13-minute audio recording with Nita O'Keefe covers a few of the common questions and problems people run into with PE-Design. Take a listen! . . . Continue...