What is Embroidery Digitizing?
What is Embroidery Digitizing?
Embroidery Digitizing is converting regular logo artwork into a format that embroidery software and machines can read. It is the placement of stitches to create a detailed logo that looks just as great in stitch form as it does on paper. Below is an example of a very detailed logo design and then how it appears when it is digitized.
Original Logo
Digitized Version of This Logo
Why does it cost to have my logo digitized for embroidery?
Embroidery Software cost thousands of dollars to purchase and maintain. It is an art form that people study for a long time to get just right. Just think of your logo as a regular image and then trying to create that image with thousands of small threads. You have to lay each thread just right to get the effect of each individual logo that you creating. So when you look at it that way its not so easy is it. There are several considerations to take into account for example the type of material you are embroidering onto. Whether its leather, cotton, canvas and many more or whether it is thick or thin. Whatever the case may be you have to digitize different for each one.
Why can’t you just take my digital image and print it?
Embroidery is nothing like screen printing or direct to garment printing. Every time the needle drops a piece of thread into a garment it must be placed just perfectly to get the logo and the machine to look and run properly. It is something that takes digitizer’s years of experience to perfect. If you have an inexperienced digitizer you run the risk of the logo not having straight lines or even the lines not matching up properly as well as the machine not being able to run the design properly if you do not place the threads properly. You could get excessive amounts of thread breaks or even bunches of thread in the same place. This can ruin the look of your logo as well as the quality of the embroidery. (and product)
Our digitizer has been in the business for well over 20 years and does a great job at small or large designs. We can get some over the smallest of details into a logo that a not so experienced digitizer wouldn’t be able to do.
