What is the difference between digitized and embroidered?

High yield embroidered designs are stitched by computerized machines that read digitized files.

The computerized embroidery machine would not be able to stitch your custom design without a digitized file.

Who creates the digitized file?...

An artist, typically called a digitizer, creates the computerized file through a technique called digitizing.

What exactly is digitizing?

Digitizing is an artistic blend of creativity and technical know-how that takes a considerable amount of time to master.

• A digitizer must be fully aware of the material that will be stitched on - so they may compensate for material puckers and pulls.
• They must be able to create your image as if they were stitching the design themselves because an embroidery machine follows the exact instructions it is given by the digitizer.
• Wherever the digitizer starts and goes,.. .so does the embroidery machine!

We pride ourselves on simplifying designs without losing their original intended message!

What type of instructions are in a digitized file?...

The file defines thread colors, data sets and codes that tell the machine where to start and end all stitches in each color that will re-create your logo or design.

Every move the embroidery machine makes is determined by the instructions in this file.

The size and angle of all stitches, the compensation for material usage, thread ties and color changes are just a small sample of what types of detailed instructions are in the data sets and codes.

Want a fun challenge?

Next time you pick up a piece of embroidery, take a close look at it and think about the puzzle that had to be put together in order to create the look and feel you see before you.

• Can you figure out which thread color was the first one stitched?
  
  
• How many different fill patterns are used to create the texture and shape of the embroidered image?
  
  
  • Maybe it was o ne fill pattern stitched at different angles?
    
    
  • Maybe satin or column stitches were used?
    
    
• How do you think the embroidered image looked in print?
  
  
  • Do you think it would be recognizable if you saw it printed?
    
    
• Is the thread too tight and puckering the material?
  
  
• Is the thread too loose and in danger of being caught and
  ripped by a foreign object?
  
  
• What thread color was stitched last?

Our professional design department solves these challenges everyday and would love to do the same with your design/idea.

Please feel free to contact us today with questions or complete a quote request online!