Digitizing and File Handling
The files, the stitches and the rules behind good embroidery - and how to put the right price on the work.
The File Formats: DST, DSB, DHB and DHE
Du lærer kva filformat Sewtech-maskina faktisk les, kva ei DST-fil inneheld og ikkje inneheld, og skilnaden mellom arbeidsfil og maskinfil.
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1What a DST File Actually Contains You learn how Tajima DST is built up, why the format carries no color information, and which commands the mach
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2Working File Against Machine File, and the Formats from Home Machines You learn the difference between object-based working files such as EMB, ART and JAN and stitch-based machine
Stitch Types and What They Do
Du lærer satin, fill/tatami, running og manuelle sting: kva kvar av dei gjer med tid, tettleik og resultat, og kvar grensene går.
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1Satin: The Column That Carries the Embroidery You learn how a satin stitch is built up, where the width limits of roughly 1 and 12 mm come from, and why wid
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2Fill, Running and Manual Stitches You learn how tatami fill is built up from stitch length and offset pattern, when to use running and triple ru
Underlay: The Difference Between Amateur and Professional
Du lærer kva underlag gjer, kva typar som finst, og korleis du vel rett underlag til kvar stingtype og kvart materiale.
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1Why Underlay Decides Whether the Embroidery Looks Professional You learn the three jobs the underlay does, what happens without underlay, and why more density can never repl
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2Edge Run, Center Run, Zigzag and Tatami Underlay You learn the four main types of underlay, what each of them is good at, and how to combine them by stitch typ
Density and Pull Compensation
Du lærer korleis stingtettleik blir målt og valt, og korleis push og pull vrir broderiet slik at sirklar blir eggforma - og kva du gjer med det.
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1Stitch Density: 0.35 to 0.45 mm and Why You learn how density is measured in millimeters between stitches, what happens when you go too dense or too o
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2Push, Pull and Compensation in Practice You learn why the embroidery draws in one direction and pushes out in the other, why circles come out egg-shap
From Customer Logo to Embroiderable File
Du lærer å vurdere ein kundelogo før du seier ja, kva du må endre eller avvise, korleis du forklarer det til kunden, og korleis du korrekturles ei mottatt fil.
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1Assessing the Logo: What Works and What Does Not You learn the threshold values that decide whether a logo can be embroidered as it is: minimum text height, mi
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2Customer Dialogue, Turning Work Down and Proofing a Received File You learn how to say no without losing the customer, how to document what was agreed, and how to check a finis
Digitizing Software
Du lærer kva Wilcom, Hatch, Ink/Stitch og Embrilliance faktisk gjer, kva dei kostar, og kva du treng som forhandlar eller produsent.
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1Wilcom, Hatch, Ink/Stitch and Embrilliance You learn the difference between the four programs people actually use, what they cost, what the learning curv
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2The Workflow from Vector File to Finished DST You learn the fixed order a digitizer works in, from import and scaling to sequencing, simulation, export and
From Stitch Count to Price
Du lærer å rekne produksjonstid frå stingtal og faktisk turtal, leggje til rigg og hooping, og setje ein prismodell som held i norsk marknad.
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1Calculating Time from Stitch Count and Actual Speed You learn that nominal speed is not the same as actual speed, how to find your own efficiency factor, and how
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2A Pricing Model for the Norwegian Market You learn to build a pricing model with a rate per 1,000 stitches, a minimum price, a setup fee for digitizing