In a previous post I mentioned the theory of digitizing to help us understand why we do what we do.
Density, n.
1. Closeness of constituent parts; compactness. Density is opposed to rarity; and in philosophy, the density of a body indicates the quanitity of matter contained in it, under a given bulk. If a body of equal bulk with another is of double the density, it contains double the quantity of matter.
2. Thickness; as the density of fog.
Now lets look at the basics. By the basics, I mean hand embroidery. If you've never tried doing a satin stitch by hand I suggest you give it a try to help you get a feel for designing a satin stitch in the machine. Mary Corbet is amazing, I love her work and she has great resources on her site Needle n Thread.
Back to digitizing, lets say you want to create an embroidery using 60wt. instead of 40wt. thread. You have to do a third (1/3) more of the stitches. This concept works with all specialty threads.
I apologize if these are hard to view. I could only do them so large.
The density reads: 8957
60wt Before adjusting density.
Now lets look at the basics. By the basics, I mean hand embroidery. If you've never tried doing a satin stitch by hand I suggest you give it a try to help you get a feel for designing a satin stitch in the machine. Mary Corbet is amazing, I love her work and she has great resources on her site Needle n Thread.
Back to digitizing, lets say you want to create an embroidery using 60wt. instead of 40wt. thread. You have to do a third (1/3) more of the stitches. This concept works with all specialty threads.
I apologize if these are hard to view. I could only do them so large.
The density reads: 8957
60wt Before adjusting density.
The density reads: 10392 (This was adjusted from 5 to 4)
I wanted to keep this short and sweet for a beginner. If you have any questions, just leave a comment below and I'll get back to you.
Cultivating Creativity,
Dora (aka Elaine)
Cultivating Creativity,
Dora (aka Elaine)
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