WHAT IS EMBROIDERY DIGITIZING? Simply put, Embroidery Digitizing is the process of turning your artwork into a program that Embroidery Machines can understand and run, but it is so much more! There is an old saying that if the digitizing isn't good the design never will be! It is more true than the words alone can say. A good design can bring life into stitches.

WHY DOES EMBROIDERY DIGITIZING COST SO MUCH?

Getting Embroidery Digitizing right takes years of study In fact it is an art form that requires lots of training and practice. It is not just as easy as creating shapes that reflect the artwork. Once you transfer the image into embroidery stitches you are working on a whole new level. Think about trying to paint the Mona Lisa with string! That is an exaggeration for sure but it illustrates the point. With embroidery there are multiple elements to deal with including the tension each stitch puts on the other, the order in which the design is stitched and the way levels of embroidery blend into each other. Everything affects everything else in an embroidery design. contact US NOW

CANT A COMPUTER DO EMBROIDERY DIGITIZING?

Yes and No! there are several Automatic Digitizing Software's on the market. We have used the versions currently produced by Wilcom and Datastitch and they do indeed produce designs that CAN run on embroidery machines however, they simply do not have the sophistication to take embroidery to the next level. There is a human element in embroidery digitizing that adds a gleam to an animals eye or a softness to tree branches and leaves. As good as computers are they cannot duplicate that. Not yet anyway!

WHAT ABOUT OVERSEAS EMBROIDERY DIGITIZING? ISN'T THAT CHEAPER?

Like any product these days you can get digitizing from other countries and for cheap costs too. The obvious patriotic element aside there is a vast difference between a room full of underpaid inexperienced workers in another country and a true professional who has studied embroidery and the art of embroidery digitizing for more than a decade. The difference in the designs is clear. contact US NOW

Additionally there is the fact that by using Sierra Stitch you are using a Proud American Company owned and run by a Proud American family. We believe in true American ingenuity and strong work ethic where our customers come first.