Auto-digitize photographs

Use Auto-digitize PhotoStitch to create embroidery from photographs or other images, color or grayscale. PhotoStitch designs consist of rows of stitches of varying spacing. The effect resembles the output of a line printer. Adjust the angle of the rows and/or the stitches themselves.

Grayscale images are made up of different shades of gray pixels. Color images are automatically converted to grayscale when you apply PhotoStitch. For best results, use images with well-defined subjects, good detail, and high contrast or constantly varying shades.

For improved results, you may need to edit images using an image editing tool such as CorelDRAW, Photo-Paint or Adobe Photoshop.

 

You can print design images directly onto a special fabric or transfer via your inkjet printer. Printed images can then be combined with PhotoStitch to produce stitch highlights on the image.

Use Auto-Digitize > Auto-Digitize PhotoStitch to create embroidery designs directly from photographs or other images using default settings.

Create embroidery from photographs

  • Scan or load an image. See also Scan images.
  • Select a thread color.
  • With the image selected, click the Auto-digitize PhotoStitch icon.
  • The Object Properties > Fill tab gives you control over settings such as grain or orientation, stitch angle, density or resolution, as well as background contrast.
  • Turn off the image - press <D> - for a better view. Experiment with settings for optimum effect against your chosen background.
  • Select a resolution – Low, Medium, High, or Extra High. The coarser the resolution, the more spacing between rows.
  • Select a background option:
    • Light: applies the maximum row width to the lightest part of the image.
    • Dark: applies the maximum row width to the darkest part of the image.
    The option you select usually depends on whether the fabric is light or dark. The dark option produces a negative of the image.
  • Adjust the grain angle to set the overall angle of stitch lines.
  • Adjust the stitch angle to run in a complementary direction to the grain angle.