Setting up embroidery is a lot different than preparation for printing because embroidery digitizing software doesn't produce a file like a graphic image. It makes a file that's really only a bunch of point locations telling the machine where the stitches will be. Plunk here, plunk there, etc. The way mine works is like this: I scan your artwork and use it for a backdrop on the monitor. Then, using the backdrop for a reference, I tell the machine where to put the stitches, what they're going to look like, which direction to turn and when to stop so it can change colors.
You do NOT have to submit "camera-ready" artwork for digitizing of a graphic logo in a small size, as would be used on a cap or left chest. However, in order to digitize a design well I will need for it to be the best "doodle" you can come up with. And please remember, this is for a sewing machine, not a printer. So the lettering needs to be at least a quarter of an inch tall, OK?
For designs like the ones listed for trucks and heavy equipment, where I will be working from a photo, it needs to be at the highest resolution possible ... and needs to be as large as your camera will produce. Once you have your artwork ready, you may send it to me by using the link at the left. Please be sure to also send me your email address and a message so that I will know where your artwork came from. Otherwise, even though I get the drawing, I won't be able to respond to it.
My digitizing fee is based on the time it takes to work the design. Many of the small sample designs you see on these pages are in the $40 range. Jacket backs can be a time-consuming project and start at a minimum of $100 and go up from there. It's not unusual for one of those to run over $200 because they can be a lot of work to get just right. The best thing to do send me that artwork you've been planning to do and we'll talk about it.
Have I left anything out? If so please send me a message and tell me what you'd like to hear about.
Thanks!
Janet
