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Frequently Asked QuestionsCreating a Monogram Until the beginning of the 20th Century, a single initial, usually the last initial, was the most common style. Monograms are usually composed of capital letters, and all of our styles are done in all upper case characters. In current usage, one, two and three-letter monograms are all equally common. Our Monogram Sets consist of individual files for each letter of the alphabet. In many cases there are two included sizes, which makes it easy to create two and three-letter combinations by combining the appropriate letters from large and small sizes.
To make a conventional three-letter monogram from this style, first open your embroidery software program, then bring up the file for one of the letters. We suggest that you start with the larger center letter for the surname or last name, then add the flanking letters, on the left and right. This sewing sequence will produce longer connecting threads between letters for embroiders whose machines do not have automatic thread trimmers, and will also push the fabric away from the center as the complete design is sewn. Each individual letter has its own unique filename. Using the Arabesque 4 style as an example, the filenames are AL0101A-Z for the smaller size, AL01012A-Z for the larger size (Note that the number 2 just before the appropriate letter of the alphabet is what differentiates the sizes). To create the example pictured here (ABC), open the file called AL01012B. Next, utilizing the "Merge" or "Import" functions within your software program, add the letter A (AL0101A) on the left, then the letter C (AL0101C) on the right. The spacing of the letters, and their position relative to eachother, is a personal choice, and will vary depending on the letters chosen, and the preference of the embroiderer. Because you are working with individual designs for each letter, you have complete control over placement and spacing - just move the letters around onscreen until you are happy with the results, then save the combination under a new filename - one that you can easily remember. Several of our styles (e.g. Circle, Empire) have left, middle, and right versions of each letter. Although the individual letters can still be used alone, these styles are designed to make three-letter monograms that form a specific shape, so the left side A, for example, is a different letter than the right side A.
To create the three-letter combination shown here (ABC), start by opening the file called AL1201MB to bring up the middle letter B within your embroidery software program. Next, add AL1201LA (left side A), then AL1201RC (right side C). Move the individual letters around on screen until you are happy with the result, then save the combination under a new filename. Individual letters from our styles will fit within a 4 inch hoop restriction in most cases. Please note, however, that the combinations made in the two examples above will exceed a 4 inch hoop size, making a 5 x 7 hoop, as a minimum, a requirement for sewing out three-letter monogram combinations all at once. Embroiderers who only have 4 inch hoops can still create three-letter monograms, but they will need to sew each letter individually, rehooping between each letter, which makes precise spacing and positioning of each letter much more difficult. | | | ||
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One example of a style in two sizes is the Arabesque Monogram Set 4.
The Empire Monogram Set, for example, has 78 individual embroidery files: AL1201LA-Z for the left side letters, AL1201MA-Z for the middle letters, and AL1201RA-Z for the right side letters (Note that the letter L (left), M (middle), or R (right), just before the appropriate letter of the alphabet, is what differentiates these files.