Embroidery Machine Lovers - July, 2012
#153
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Norfolk, VA
Posts: 5,397
It will do that unless you have some type of software that recognizes it and the design is in the softwares directory/folders. Don't try to open it; do it as a save as and then put in a folder. Once I put the design in a folder for my software it will see it but if I just try to open it, I'll get the same message.
#154
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Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Texas
Posts: 103
Embroidery Library. I download the PES format of the design. Once download is complete, I go to the folder I sent it to and try to open it, that's when I get the pop-up box, telling me
"choose the program you want to use to open this file".
#156
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Norfolk, VA
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[QUOTE=SharonTX;5355359]Being a newbie, which would be better for me to use for now, Iron on or Self Adhesive Tear Away stabilizer?
Where do most purchase your stabilizer, in store or online? If online, where?
Which stabilizer to use will depend on what your fabric is and what you are embroidering. If you do things like towels you'll have one type of stabilzer on the bottom and a different one on top. Most web sites that you buy designs from have tutorials on them. emblibary.com has projects and it also has kenny's corner; both will teach you alot about different things. I'm not sure what machine you have but like if you go to Viking's web site they have lots of infor on stabilizers, etc and google Floroni (not spelled right) they sell lots of things for embroiderying and have lots of tutorials. Your machine should have the same thing. You can also check out groups on Yahoo for your machine and get additional help there. Just start looking at these sites and you'll be amazed at how much you can learn. I've learned most of what I know by these web sites. Good luck and feel free to ask any questions. People of this thread love to help out.
Where do most purchase your stabilizer, in store or online? If online, where?
Which stabilizer to use will depend on what your fabric is and what you are embroidering. If you do things like towels you'll have one type of stabilzer on the bottom and a different one on top. Most web sites that you buy designs from have tutorials on them. emblibary.com has projects and it also has kenny's corner; both will teach you alot about different things. I'm not sure what machine you have but like if you go to Viking's web site they have lots of infor on stabilizers, etc and google Floroni (not spelled right) they sell lots of things for embroiderying and have lots of tutorials. Your machine should have the same thing. You can also check out groups on Yahoo for your machine and get additional help there. Just start looking at these sites and you'll be amazed at how much you can learn. I've learned most of what I know by these web sites. Good luck and feel free to ask any questions. People of this thread love to help out.
#158
I feel I have a pretty good handle on editing designs but not so much on actually starting from scratch, other than creating applique or text for labels. I "play" with it while watching television with DH.
Cathy
#159
Actually the one I am thinking about is Snap-Hoop and it is put out by Designs in Machine Embroidery (Eileen Roche) - it has a lot of machines (especially Babylock and Brother) that can use it (5x7 hoop). It is a fully magnetic hoop - top is magnetic and attaches to a metal base. It seems great - but also costs $179 to $199, and I was wondering if anyone has tried it. So far I have received a yes and a no about it. ;-0
Marysewfun
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Cathy
#160
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Colorado
Posts: 3,536
Mz,
A couple weeks ago I took a class for the digitizing software I
have and it was demonstrated how if you take your fonts SMALLER
than 1.4 (metric) that the stitches will just "sink" into the fabric making
them totally unreadable and not look very good.
I am still learning the software so have not done much with it since the
class.
A couple weeks ago I took a class for the digitizing software I
have and it was demonstrated how if you take your fonts SMALLER
than 1.4 (metric) that the stitches will just "sink" into the fabric making
them totally unreadable and not look very good.
I am still learning the software so have not done much with it since the
class.
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