What is embroidery digitizing?

A procedure in which artwork is transformed into a digital file by the use of software that instructs the embroidery machine to sew threads in a guided way. Due to its unique creativity, the embroidery looks beautiful in multiple designs. You can get embroidery digitizing on your shirt, cap, jacket, pants, or any other apparel even someone’s name on a piece of cloth according to your chosen art. Embroidery digitizing is also used in corporate advertising, product branding, and uniform adornment. It is also used to decorate gifts, in making designs on pillows, quilts, and wall hangings.

For embroidery digitizing, natural fabrics like cotton, linen, silk, and wool are best as they provide sturdy surfaces for good embroidery.

Charges for embroidery digitizing are based on design, number of stitches, and how many colors will be used for making that design.

A long time ago, embroidery digitizing was a hectic process due to some limitations but now advancement in software and hardware has made it easy for anybody to create a new embroidery design. Initially, it was called “punchers” because embroiderers used to punch into a paper tape.

You can imagine how difficult it was to do embroidery in the olden days. Thanks to the “computer age” that made it possible to do embroidery with ease as you can produce a digital file from hand drawn sample. The foundation to make a good embroidery design is your artwork because the elegance of your embroidery depends on the design and artwork that you chose.

For being professional in embroidery digitizing, you don’t only need to have stitching experience, sound knowledge of embroidery formats, and computer skills but you must have interpersonal skills as you will be dealing with clients across the world.

In a nutshell, digitizing gives you superb quality embroidery and increases your productivity, improving customer experience as it provides the same thing that clients want to see on various apparel and logos.