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Contour fonts
Fonts usually require a lot of by-hand digitization, but not always.
Satin joins and corners
An important part of digitizing fonts or outlined graphics is what happens when satins come together.
Digitizing outlined graphics
Turning chunky line art into embroidery is harder than it seems.
Making appliques with Ink/Stitch
Making an applique is a little less involved than making a full embroidery design.
Setting KAMsnaps
Setting plastic snaps seems pretty simple, but there are a few tricks to it.
Lettering name fobs
Lettering name fobs
Merging Designs with Ink/Stitch
It's pretty easy to merge designs with Ink/Stitch, even if you're not a regular Inkscape user.
Text on a Curve with Ink/Stitch
Ink/Stitch doesn't use TrueType fonts, except when it does.
Organizing Digital Patterns
Image organization software makes a good catalog of embroidery designs. Here's how I do it.
Satin Scaling with Ink/Stitch
Satins scale easily in Ink/Stitch, but only in the stitch-density direction. Luckily, it’s not hard to split a satin stitch into two parallel ones with the new Convert Satin to Stroke.
Using a 5×12 hoop on a 5×7 embroidery machine
Using a 5×12 hoop on a 5×7 embroidery machine
Converting a USB-drive embroidery machine to wifi
Converting a USB-drive embroidery machine to wifi
Digitizing with Ink/Stitch
Digitizing with Ink/Stitch
Color-sorting with Ink/Stitch
When you have a single-color embroidery machine, sometimes you want to make the most of your thread changes.