Embroidery Designs Guide

If you are interested in converting computer generated images, camera digitized files and clip arts into machine embroidery designs, you have reached the right place. I have been getting a few requests on queries related to converting pictures into embroidery designs and I hope that this post gives some insight into the process.

After doing some research, we found one software that is easy to install, easy to use and most important - easy to understand. Just THREE steps required! Design Authority is a home machine embroidery software, which needs Windows 98, Pentium III computer to work with. The final output can be exported to Brother(.pes), Elna(.sew), Janome(.sew), Melco(.exp), Tajima(.dst), Toyota(.10O), Barudan(.hduxx), Happy(.tap), Sunstar(.sst), Pfaff(.ksm), Juki(amsm3), Mitsubishi(,1xx), Komtekct(.cem) There is a section on free downloadable embroidery designs, where you can download samples of standard fill, advanced fill and photostitch embroideries! (You could also go to Diana portrait to see the art of photostitch hand embroidering.) The ship you see next to this post is a free standard fill embroidery design converted from a picture and is available in all machine formats.

Introducing you to a great resource on hand embroidery designing - Emu Needlework. Apart from the beautiful canvases and kits on hand embroidery and cross stitch, we also have some valuable information on design needles, cloths, tapestries, threads and other accessories. All of these items in various categories are available for purchase in order to facilitate you to embroider your design.

On the canvases, the best ones I liked apart from the three horses displayed here are “African Wildlife” and “Nefertiti”. The “Three Champions” (horses) are 47 cm by 27 cm meant to be hand embroidered on cotton. The embroidery accessories are comprehensive containing unique information on embroidery scissors (gold plated), handeze gloves, embroidery hoop stand, beadings (glass pebbles, petite, antique), needle case, minder and threader, thread organiser with bobbins to name a few. The other resources at our links page should be of help.