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Return to Sewing Support index Dakota Collectibles Help: Sewing Support Questions General Help Embroidery Software Programs and Choosing Designs New Computer Users Home Machines and Commercial Formats Troubleshooting Problems Home Embroidery Machine Users General Help Answers Embroidery Software Programs and Choosing Designs It is very exciting for home sewers to suddenly be able to apply embroidery, since for many years, only commercial machines could accomplish such a task. In the excitement of wanting to get started, don't forget to read your embroidery manuals for both your computer embroidery program and your embroidery machine. Also, read the HELP file found in the computer embroidery software program. Plan to spend some time learning about all of the wonderful features and capabilities in your specific computer embroidery software program. One such item to not overlook is the design editing capabilities. No one design applies the same to all types of fabrics. Different fabrics, different backings, and different hooping techniques affect how well a design will apply. Learn how to use your editing software for moving the fills and/or detail lines slightly to adjust the design so it will stitch better for your specific fabric application. When choosing designs, it is important to consider the type of fabric the design will be applied to. We always recommend that designs be test sewn on fabric, using backing, similar to what will be used on the final application. Test sewing can help determine if a certain design will work for a specific application, or, what adjustments need to be done. Other things to keep in mind are, how large the design is, how many stitches are in the design, if it has 'airy' spacing, if it is dense with full-fills, if it has a lot of detail lines, and if resizing is desired. Some designs work better on different fabrics with different backings. HOME | MY ACCOUNT | CATALOG | SEARCH | HOME EMBROIDERY | CORPORATE INFORMATION | INDUSTRY LINKS | HELP | CONTACT US DESIGN SUGGESTIONS | TERMS OF SERVICE | PRIVACY STATEMENT Proper use of this website requires IE 6.0, Netscape 7.0 or higher, or Get Firefox Send questions or comments about this website to our WebMaster. © 2024 Dakota Collectibles. All Rights Reserved.