The art of digitizing is important to the overall presentation and look of embroidery. Anything embroidered must be digitized at one stage or another, even lettering.

 

We call digitizing an art form because when a design is being digitized by someone who uses the old methods, they hand draw the image, then decide on the direction and type of stitches to be used to produce the 3D quality of an image. The digitizer creates a file that can be read and understood by the computerized embroidery machine.

 

Artwork for digitizing:

It is important to have a clear, crisp image for digitizing. Details are important to ensure the colors and appearance are consistent with the flat image. We can work with hand-drawn images but this can produce something not quite what you had in mind.

Preferred choices for the artwork to be used for digitizing are:

• artwork on disk or by email. Acceptable file formats are: jpg, bmp, cdr, psd, png, gif, ai
• letterhead, envelope, fax or business card with logo (the larger the better)
• art separation
• existing sewouts
• line drawings

Cost of digitizing:

The initial cost of digitizing is an investment, but once it is completed the digitized design can be applied to almost anything. Most customers choose a size that can be used on many different items, such as the left chest of a shirt and a cap. A standard size of a digitized design is 2.2" high x 4" wide. The cost is based on the number of stitches of the finished design. Our digitizing rate is $18.00 per thousand stitches, with most designs being between 4,000 - 10,000 stitches. Minimum charge is $35.00, maximum charge is $300 for large, full chest or full back designs.

Once the digitizing is completed we e-mail or send you a sample stitch-out for your final approval.

We provide free digitizing quotes. Send us your image and information on the size and what the design will be applied to and we will provide a quote generally within 24 hours. You can contact us or fill our our form. Don't forget to send us your logo or design.

Small samples of digitized designs we've created: