Munchie 
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| 06/30/2008 4:40 AM |
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Hi again,
How can i change the direction of satin stitch when embroidering letters from artwork and not using the fonts in the program?
For example when i embroider the letter H the satin stitch doesn't do the first downward bit with a horizontal stitch then change direction and do the horizontal bit in a vertical stitch, it just does it all at the same horozontal stitch making the centre bit too long a stitch.??? |
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basabi
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| 06/30/2008 7:59 AM |
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Hi,
you need to digitizie the letter H in at least three segments with the resepctive stitch angles. |
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Munchie
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| 06/30/2008 5:43 PM |
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Hi Barbra, if you have the time could you explain how to do that? Ive been doing lots of samples and ive been stuck with this a good few times on other logos.
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basabi
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| 06/30/2008 7:01 PM |
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Hi Alan,
best use Input-A method and Satin stitch for this. In reshape you can move the entrance and exit points in order not to trim after each segment.
Did you already sign up for the free-of-charge Wilcom digitizing lessons on Webex?
Have a look on this site in the training section under online-seminars. Also the other listed training providers offer different training types, even personal training.
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Bloomers
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| 07/01/2008 3:50 PM |
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Hi Munchie,
If you reside in Australia, you will find no online training for Wilcom systems, just loads of self-promotion. I have just noted your concern with satin stitch and lettering.
My suggestion would be to bring up a capital 'H' onto your screen and then pull it apart, ie into its individual objects, and then run through the stitch information to see how it is put together.
This is a simple procedure if you are using a digitising program, but then it may depend on what 'level' you are running.
It is very difficuly to describe the process. A video would be helpful as would a one on one tutorial. If you are unable to find anything helpful, I will attempt to video the process of digitising the letter 'H' and post it onto 'youtube' or this site if it is able to take video downloads.
Anyway, check around and leave a message here if a video would be of some help.
Errol.
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logopunch
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| 07/01/2008 5:31 PM |
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Hi Munchie,
I have prepared a short video that may help you get started. It sounds to me as if you may have been creating your lettering with the Complex fill tool rather than input A. I hope the link to the video below is helpful.
We have a number of these for our training courses here in Australia so if you have any more questions please feel free to contact me.
View Input A Lettering Here
Regards
John
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basabi
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| 07/01/2008 5:54 PM |
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Hi Errol,
a video of course would help a lot for this special case and I am very confident that Alan will appreciate your time taken to help getting started, but I can't understand why you say there is no online training available if you are located in Australia? Or are the digitizing classes held by Wilcom, which are free of charge for a Wilcom user - besides the own phone/line cost - that what you call self-promotion? What do you expect then? Free one-to-one training without any cost for the customer?
I am not located in Australia, but also not in America, just in the middle and I respectiely customers of mine never experienced being rejected as a Wilcom user to participate in Wilcom-online-classes. Here in Europe, I don't know about any other online classes and I had to go the hard way myself starting digitizing in 2000 as home-embroiderer searching the web for help. And I experienced help - free of charge from many people in a forum but don't ask, how much time I spent after a short while helping and teaching others - free of charge.
That was hobby.
Beining in biz means not only making money but also to invest in order to get your quality work done efficiently - the embroiderer wants and needs to be paid for the work he/she has done adequately and also the private trainers need to be paid for the work done.
If online-classes like Tom from Strawberry-Stitch is offering would have been available when I was starting my emb biz believe me, even I am located in Germany, I would have invested into his online lessons (training cost + overseas phone charge) even I had to get up in the middle of the night to meet him on the web during his daytime. My German friend, who lives in USA, invested into many lessons - not only held by Tom - and she believes, without she would not having been able to start and build up her biz as she did.
But, if one can't or simply don't want to invest in such training sessions, the road will be a little bit more rocky. There are magazines out with digitizing tips - some are also available online - and CD/DVDs and books from several authors, probably more than I know about
I am not affiliated with Tom but I can tell you, after collecting all my hobby experience for about 3 yrs when I was starting my biz 5 yrs ago we invested into Tom's Digitizing 101 and I never regretted it.
And Chuck, in case you are reading this, I did not forget what you taught me in a forum like this - free of charge. Just a tip here and there.
Alan, if you are a beginner in terms of digitizing, make sure to learn the basics in digitizing either self-educated with the help of magazines, books, CD/DVDs, which can be but must not be Wilcom related. If you know the general basics, it's not hard anymore to learn to use your tool - your software. If you are in a hurry and want to learn quickly the road will be smoother with (online) classes or one-to-one training, whatever is possible for you.
During the time I was wirting this John answered to this thread too - you are not alone in Australia. |
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Munchie
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| 07/02/2008 8:11 AM |
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hi again, ive got wilcom es65, i was using the turning satin button to do the letter H, ive never understood what the input A button did, i'll have a try tomorrow.
John, thanks for the video, my software is a bit different to yours, i'll watch it a couple more times tomorrow when im more awake, time for bed!! Where does the time go?? |
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Bloomers
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| 07/02/2008 9:59 AM |
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Well done John. I am looking at the 'Jing' thing as I write and it looks like a great tool for helping people understand the concepts of digitising. I reckon Munchie will be digitising like a pro in no time.
Once I get the hang of the 'Jing' program, I will share a few tips with others as well. I have found that fonts seem to be the thing that catches a lot of digitisers out and with a few tips and tricks shared, everyone benefits.
Good luck Munchie, keep asking questions and most importantly, keep experimenting.
Errol. |
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Munchie
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| 07/03/2008 5:50 AM |
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Thanks for the video john, i made sense of it today, the 1st half at least. im doing H's perfectly now! Its defintly the fonts that get me at the moment.
Cheers again. |
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