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Wilcom Hatch Embroidery Software is targeted at those who are brand new to embroidery or very experienced users who want to get really creative. Designed for the home/hobby market, it has quickly been adopted by many home businesses, those in the ‘prosumer’ space. Hatch pricing starts at $149 for the Basic level and goes up…

Commercial Embroidery SOS: WHAT REASONS CAUSE THE 7 MOST COMMON ERRORS? When it comes to deal with commercial embroidery, it seems nature has used the incidences of blunders by a scoopful serving of Murphy’s, Sod’s and Finagles Laws of prediction that the most awful outcomes can only prevail at the worst of times!!! Using these…

Ever since the advent of craftsmanship, the old wives’ tradition of sewing and weaving designs of embroidery still prevails today in the fashion world. Embroidery, unveiling volumes of élan, style, imparts an immaculate outlook to any piece of fabric, whether cheap priced or luxurious. A precisely digitized design is the foundation of the embroidery trade.The…

Color blending or mixing is admittedly one of those areas in commercial machine embroidery digitizing that are easier said than being done. The advice on the subject is rampant and easily accessible. But, it is an altogether different story when we are actually talking about execution. Embroidery digitizers, especially the new ones, find it hard…

The most taxing and creative task in digitizing for embroidery is to create a realistic design of dogs. The design needs to have the life, feel, emotions and illusion of movement of a real dog just like a good animal painting. It must not appear like a lifeless caricature of the real animal. It takes…

If you are still new to the embroidery arena, production and digitizing for embroidery patches can be a little daunting. Honestly, embroidering patches is not really different and difficult from your routine embroidery orders. For most embroiderers, the hesitation or reluctance, in the beginning, is only there because they have not done a similar job…

If you think that to digitize logo for embroidery, all you need is a digitizing software, then you, my friend, have no idea about what you are talking about. Putting it simply, it is true that digitizing is basically a conversion from an image format to a stitch format. With that being said, it must…

It is true that minor details do not make or destroy a piece entirely while digitizing for embroidery designs. With that said, these seemingly minor details also distinguish great embroidery digitizing from the ordinary. Since today, we are talking about mastering the skill, these minor things will definitely come up in our discussion. It is…

Looking to fix an issue with the embroidered product that you just finished? Or do you find yourself frequently in such a situation? If yes is your answer and you want to know how to get rid of it, then read on. In most cases, embroiderers find it convenient to put the blame on others…

The subtle line between expectation and reality is the basic reason for disappointments and confusions in the world of embroidery digitizing. Most often, the clients don’t realize the limitations of thread and misunderstand it for ink. A thread does not have the creative liberty as that on an ink. This inadequate knowledge about the use…