Embroidery digitizing: your logo, ready for the machine

How we convert it

1. We review your fileWe check the design, clean up the edges and reduce the colors to real threads.
2. We set size and fabricStitch density depends on the final size and the garment, so it is decided before digitizing and never rescaled afterwards.
3. We digitize by handWe trace every area and choose the stitch type (running, satin or fill), direction, density, underlay and pull compensation.
4. We simulate the embroideryWe check the sequence in the stitch simulator to remove unnecessary jumps and trims.
5. We send it to youYou get your embroidery file with a preview and a sheet with colors, stitch count and dimensions.

How we turn your image into stitches, step by step

An image is a drawing; an embroidery file is a recipe for the machine. Getting from one to the other takes interpretation, which we do in five steps.

1. Clean up and simplify the image

We start from your image and remove noise, blurry edges and gradients. A thread is a single color, so the design is reduced to the shades that will actually be stitched (in a logo, usually between 1 and 8). Lines thinner than 1 or 1.5 mm are redrawn thicker, because thread cannot be thinner than that.

2. Decide final size, garment and fabric

A stitch has a fixed size; it does not scale like an image. That is why we ask how big the embroidery will be and what fabric it goes on: a stretch polo, a cap or a towel need different densities and underlays. With that information we digitize the design for that specific use.

3. Choose the stitch type for each area

We redraw the design as objects and assign each one a stitch, with its direction and density (the spacing between stitches is usually around 0.4 mm).

4. Technical adjustments that prevent puckering

• Underlay: base stitches underneath that hold the fabric and lift the satin so it does not sink in.
• Pull compensation: thread tightens the fabric as it is stitched, so we widen the shapes slightly to make the final result match the size of the original.
• Order and path: we stitch from background to detail and link nearby areas to reduce thread jumps and color changes.
• Tie-ins and trims: every section starts and ends secured, and trims are marked wherever there are long jumps.

5. Simulate, export and check

Before delivering we run the design through the stitch simulator: we look at the sequence, the stitch count and the thread changes, and fix whatever does not fit. Then we export it to your machine’s format, check that it opens and that the simulation matches what we agreed, and send it to you with the color sheet.

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