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The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Hobbies, Crafts, & Houses > Sewing and DIY fashion
 
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lowcrabdiet
Jun 28, 2004
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Sagebrush posted:

Has anyone in here got experience with automatic machine embroidery?

So, tl;dr: can anyone recommend a machine and software package for, say, $2000 or less that is reliable enough for academic work and which would let us make arbitrary custom stitch designs (a learning curve is fine) in a 5"x5" or larger area?

I think you're looking for something like Sew Art (~$70)? I use it to embroider-ize logos and names from SVGs and other image formats. I do this "for fun" for my rec sports teams.

Draw up custom names/logos in an image editor (I use Illustrator), save as TIF/JPG/SVG/BMP most major file formats, open in SewArt, make a few adjustments (they have a wizard for it), save as PES file (Brother embroidery format) on USB drive, plug in USB drive to Brother SE-600, hoop the material, and embroider.

There's probably a more professional way to do this, but for my own personal use, it's good enough.

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