I do applique and embroidery and quilt piecing by hand, usually from my own drawings.
I am interested in automating these processes as much as possible, because I am losing both eyesight and manual dexterity with age.
From my investigations so far, embroidery machine manufacturers provide proprietary software with their machines, and this limits the designs to that machine. Besides, each design is a new cost. One can buy a software to convert designs into another format, but conversions often lose something in the translation.
What I want is to be able to use my own design, from one of my graphics programs, and duplicate it in cloth and threads.
Any advice from those of you who write software, or are fiber artists?
2006-10-07 10:16:37 · 3 answers · asked by elaine_classen 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Other - Visual Arts
I just did a quick search and found the links below. To find more, try searching for words like embroidery, digitize, conversion, software.
Good luck!
2006-10-08 08:42:45 · answer #1 · answered by swbiblio 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i might reccomend the Embird application. you could start up of with the uncomplicated software and as you get somewhat greater financial you need to purchase Plugins at a lifelike fee. I quite have the Embird 2004 yet i've got self belief there's a sparkling version 2006 . Embird coverts all archives and re sizes. You call it it does it. i'm hoping this has been some help to you.
2016-12-13 03:59:04 · answer #2 · answered by endicott 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure are, my mom had one, but I'm afraid I forgot it, try looking them up. She said that she got it free, and she showed me it and you can make them too and use any color you want.
2006-10-07 10:24:16 · answer #3 · answered by Beth 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋