[amayausers] Re: cleaning up 'stock' designs
- From: "Alan & Margaret Jannuzzi" <wishesinstitches@xxxxxxx>
- To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 9 Jul 2006 17:38:41 -0700
Dear List,
There is a good article in the newest issue of Stitches about the
difference in digitizing for different types of fabrics as well as
getting stock designs ready for those fabric. Is with the time to read
since it fits into this discussion.
Alan and Margaret Jannuzzi
Wishes in Stitches Embroidery
4502 W Buffalo, Chandler Az. 85226
480-216-3163
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[mailto:amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Roland R. Irish
III
Sent: Saturday, July 08, 2006 7:47 AM
To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [amayausers] cleaning up 'stock' designs
Cleaning up stock designs has been the best 'training' tool for me so
far...I deconstruct the designs color by color to figure out why a
certain underlayment was used, or how the design was setup to avoid
constant thread cuts, etc.
In the process I have figured out how to delete unused stitching, got
better at setting up 'automatic' fill and underlayment, density, etc.
I can now go through a design 'from the bottom up' and figure out the
most economical way to set up the color sequence for fewest thread
changes.
Even to using a stitch running from one area to another as an
underlayment for a different color going above it.
Example: 'flesh' hands and face on a figure-start with left hand,
stitch that out, thread runs up the arm and makes a centerline and/or
underlayment there, moves to face-does face, then down other arm, and
does the other hand.
When the next color sews, for a 'jacket' or something-the
underlayment is already there.
And I find setting up designs like this I no longer get fabric shift
or puckering because of the 'tack down' created by a running stitch
between color areas as I get rid of thread cuts/color changes. And
with each color change taking 15-20 seconds- one design I went from
around 18 color changes to 6...without deleting any colors-just
setting up a logical color sew sequence. Cut the time to sew in half!
I am always taking dakota designs apart now-mostly just to steal part
of a design and add it to something else!
Not being a creative 'artist' this saves me a lot of $$ I'd have to
pay someone else to make up the artwork.
Roland
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