How can you make logos and patterns

How can you make your own logos and patterns to be able to embroider with your embroidery machine?

With an embroidery machine (or a combined embroidery / sewing machine) you can embroider images on fabric by tensioning them in an embroidery hoop.

These images are not normal computer images (such as .jpg .jpeg .gif .png or a vector file). These images have been converted to "embroidery files". Often each brand machine has its own technique and therefore also its own type of file such as .pes from Brother or .hus from Husqvarna. There are machines that can read multiple formats such as the Veritas Florence and the Bernina Bernette B70 / B79.

So, you will always have to convert an image to an embroidery file. There are special design programs for sale on the computer, such as Brother's PE design. With such a program you can do more than just convert. They are often also real design programs.

Does this mean that you cannot embroider images without such a program? No not at all! The machine already contains a whole series of embroidery images (or on a supplied CD or a link to a special website).

Often the company’s (such as Veritas and Bernette) supplies a limited design program with the machine for free. This contains letters, basic shapes (such as circles, hearts, ovals, rectangles, etc.) with which you, in combination with supplied images, can make all kinds of personalized designs yourself.

You can also find a thousand and one free embroidery files on the internet (freebees). In addition, there are a thousand and two embroidery files for sale from people who have designed beautiful embroidery files (via Etsy or at embroidery clubs for example).

There are also companies that digitize for you against payment and convert your images into a file to be read by the embroidery machine.

If you only want to make 1 or 2 logos or designs, this is often cheaper than purchasing special software

You put these embroidery files on your machine via the PC / tablet and a USB stick (or with the Veritas via your tablet / phone).

Then you can get started. By stringing in other colors, you can vary unlimited.