embroidery design memberships- worth expense?
01-26-2011, 08:57 AM
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All designs and digitizing are NOT created equal. I'm not saying memberships are necessarily needed, but many designs out there on net as freebies are done by non-professionals. Some will be fine and some stitch out very poorly with a million jump stitches etc. Any freebie design should be done as a sample before being put on the actual item. Some are to get you to purchase the designer's CD of designs. It all depends really...
01-26-2011, 09:44 AM
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I downloaded a free program so that I can check out these free designs before stitching them out.
I open them in this program, click on the stitch out button, and can literally watch it being stitched out.
If it doesn't look good while stitching out in this program, I don't bother with the design. If it looks okay, I will stitch out a sample for further scrutiny.
I agree with Candace, many free designs are wonderfully digitized, but some are not.
Here is the program I use, click on the Ambassador Set Up icon and follow the directions :D:D:D
http://www.pulsemicro.com/ambassadordownload
It is also useful to watch these being stitched out, you can see the exact spot colors change. I find it very helpful when picking out my colors :D
I open them in this program, click on the stitch out button, and can literally watch it being stitched out.
If it doesn't look good while stitching out in this program, I don't bother with the design. If it looks okay, I will stitch out a sample for further scrutiny.
I agree with Candace, many free designs are wonderfully digitized, but some are not.
Here is the program I use, click on the Ambassador Set Up icon and follow the directions :D:D:D
http://www.pulsemicro.com/ambassadordownload
It is also useful to watch these being stitched out, you can see the exact spot colors change. I find it very helpful when picking out my colors :D
01-26-2011, 11:58 AM
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Originally Posted by amma
I downloaded a free program so that I can check out these free designs before stitching them out.
I open them in this program, click on the stitch out button, and can literally watch it being stitched out.
If it doesn't look good while stitching out in this program, I don't bother with the design. If it looks okay, I will stitch out a sample for further scrutiny.
I agree with Candace, many free designs are wonderfully digitized, but some are not.
Here is the program I use, click on the Ambassador Set Up icon and follow the directions :D:D:D
http://www.pulsemicro.com/ambassadordownload
It is also useful to watch these being stitched out, you can see the exact spot colors change. I find it very helpful when picking out my colors :D
I open them in this program, click on the stitch out button, and can literally watch it being stitched out.
If it doesn't look good while stitching out in this program, I don't bother with the design. If it looks okay, I will stitch out a sample for further scrutiny.
I agree with Candace, many free designs are wonderfully digitized, but some are not.
Here is the program I use, click on the Ambassador Set Up icon and follow the directions :D:D:D
http://www.pulsemicro.com/ambassadordownload
It is also useful to watch these being stitched out, you can see the exact spot colors change. I find it very helpful when picking out my colors :D
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