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Dec

2023

Why a Knockdown Stitch?

Working with "difficult" materials

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Jul

2023

Working with 3D Puff Embroidery - Part 4

Embroidering Puff Designs: To Be or Not to Be?

In this last installment, Jesse Elliott, our digitizing expert takes you through steps to...

11

Jun

2023

Working with 3D Puff Embroidery - Part 3

Embroidering Puff Designs

In this third installment, Jesse Elliot, our digitizing expert takes you through the steps of...

6

May

2023

Gaining Visibility into Satisfaction Rates

An easy way for customers to rate our performance

"Rate Your Project" is a feature on your Ignition Drawing Dashboard: Simply click to...

6

May

2023

We offer Exact Sew Outs!

Make it easier for your customers to see what the finished product will look like.

We wanted to give you more options to streamline your customer approval process. A lot of our...

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May

2023

Working with 3D Puff Embroidery - Part 2

Digitizing - Next steps when working with 3D Puff designs

Jesse Elliot, our digitizing expert, shares his insights in this second installment on how to...

6

Apr

2023

Working with 3D Puff Embroidery - Part 1

With 3D Puff designs here are some important tips to achieve the look your customers want.

In this four part series, Jesse Elliot outlines key considerations when working with 3D...

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Jul

2022

Centering Designs With Trademarks

Centering Trademarks

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Jul

2022

Check Out Our New Feature | Proof Maker

Our newest feature makes getting customer art approvals faster and easier

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Jun

2020

Working with ZIP files

Zip files(.zip) are compressed single files, sometimes called "archives", that contain...

30

Jun

2020

What is the difference between a JPG, PNG and GIF?

JPEG also shortened to JPG is a file type developed by the Joint Photographic Experts...

30

Jun

2020

What do we mean by Bitmap?

Bitmap graphics are the most common image format. File formats like JPG, GIF, PNG, TIF and...

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Jun

2020

The Right Software For The Job

Whether you're doing the work yourself or contracting with a vendor, it's always a good...

29

Jun

2020

Placing a Revision and Uploading Additional Files

We want to make sure our order placement experience is as smooth as possible be it your 1st or...

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Jun

2020

How to use G-mail as a tool to view EPS/Ai/PDF files

Attachments have been used right from the early days of the email. Now-a-days people share more...
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What is the difference between a JPG, PNG and GIF?

What is the difference between a JPG, PNG and GIF?

JPEG also shortened to JPG is a file type developed by the Joint Photographic Experts Group(JPEG) to be the standard for professional photographers. Just like ZIP files are used to compress data, JPGs compress images by reducing sections to blocks...

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What can vector art do?

What can vector art do?

Vector Artwork does not rely on pixels per inch like a Bitmap. A bitmap and other standard file types such as jpeg, gif and png use pixels(or colored squares) to render complex images at the expense of being able to...

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What do we mean by Bitmap?

What do we mean by Bitmap?

Bitmap graphics are the most common image format. File formats like JPG, GIF, PNG, TIF and Photoshop PSD, are all bitmap images. They are all made of small points of light called pixels(Fig 1). You may also hear these files called...

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Vectoring Art and Drawings

Vectoring Art and Drawings

Just like vectoring photographs, vectoring art, or drawings can present a particular set of challenges, from color blends, to textures, to unique materials and hand drawn looks. One of the first obstacles in recreating any piece of artwork is not...

 

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Tackle Twill – Go Big!(with less stitches)

Tackle Twill – Go Big!(with less stitches)

Tackle Twill can be a great addition to any embroidery shops playbook. These designs will allow you to produce large filled areas that would normally take tens of thousands of stitches to accomplish with just a few zig-zag stitches around...

 

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The Right Software For The Job

The Right Software For The Job

Whether you're doing the work yourself or contracting with a vendor, it's always a good idea to be familiar with and have a copy of editing software. If the need arises it will allow you to make quick and easy...

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Small Lettering Guide – Part 1

Small Lettering Guide – Part 1

Twill/Denim/Nylon With fabrics such as twill, denim, or nylon, embroidery does not sink much and generally floats on top of the fabric. This creates less of a need for underlay and shorter pull compensation, thus allowing us to go smaller...

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Small Lettering Guide – Part 2

Small Lettering Guide – Part 2

Short and Wide or Sharp Corners Wide fonts (also known as extended) and fonts with sharp corners are much more difficult to come out nice in embroidery. On corners, both the horizontal and the vertical strokes have more chance of...

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