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Frequently Asked QuestionsResizing Designs Download a helpful article on resizing.(pdf) We have created two sizes for the majority of our Monogram Set styles. These two sizes can be easily combined to create conventional three-letter monogram combinations, with a larger central letter, flanked by smaller side letters. If you wish to create specific sizes that we haven't provided, all of our designs can be resized within your own embroidery software program, provided that the software supports resizing. (In addition to resizing features in digitizing software, there are many stand-alone resizing programs available for changing design sizes). Here are a few tips to keep in mind: Older resizing programs did not change the density of the designs when the size changed - the stitches were simply moved closer together, or farther apart. The recommended change in design size was described as "plus or minus 20%" because thread breaks would not increase dramatically if the stitches were 20% closer together, and the design would not look too thinned out if the stitches were 20% farther apart. More recent resizing programs all include stitch processors, which recalculate the stitch count and the design density when the design is resized. If you are unsure about which type of resizing software you have, try changing the size of the design, and pay particular attention to the number of stitches, before and after. If the number of stitches changes as the design size changes, then the density is being recalculated. Our designs are not adversely affected by reasonable resizing. Some designs are changed significantly during resizing. Designs with specific types of fill patterns are often converted to more generic fill types during resizing, because the software only recognizes the outline of the filled shape, and isn't aware of the location of the needle penetrations that make the fill pattern unique. Our designs are composed of simple elements: running stitches, satin stitches, and basic fill patterns. Even though your resizing software may not have a plus-or-minus 20% limit, there is some sort of limit, which varies from software to software. The software isn't capable of infinite resizing options, or it is limited by hoop sizes, etc. Experimenting with resizing will help you find your software's limits. Beyond the limitations of the software, there are embroidery limits as well. For example, satin stich length greater than 12mm creates problems for embroidery machines, and many machines with automatic thread trimmers will convert a stitch length greater than 12mm into a trim, refusing to sew the stitch at all. On the other extreme, designs created to be 3" (76mm) may not sew well if they are reduced to 5/16" (8mm). Always sew a sample of a design that has been resized in an extreme way. We have found that there is a larger effective resizing rage with our designs if the larger size is enlarged, or the smaller size reduced. Two and three-letter combinations should be created using our original sizes, the new combination then saved under a new filename. This new file can then be resized. This is a much easier procedure than resizing each letter, then creating the combination. Resizing software can often be "tricked" into a larger range of resizing by saving trhe resized design, then resizing the saved design, rather tan trying to do major resizing all at once. If you would like us to resize our designs for you, we would be happy to provide a quote. Please email us. | | | ||
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