Embroidery Tip – After the Design is Embroidered

Embird Detail Documentation

Did you know that you can add your own logo to Embird and it will print with the detail documentation? Did you also know if you use file summary the file summary information will be added to the detail documentation?

If you are sending a design to someone, this extra information is always extremely helpful and also a great way to advertise your web site or business or just provide your name, address and other pertinent information to the recipient of the detail documentation.

File summary will only work with Windows 2000, Windows XP and Vista and only with disks formatted with the NTFS file system (it will not work with the FAT system).

To add a file summary to a design, open the design in Editor; click on file/file summary info, adding as much or as little information as you wish in the file summary information screen. This information will be saved with the design.

Now that you have added the file summary information to your design, open the design in Manager (or if the design is currently open in Editor, click on the Manager icon on the top toolbar (shortcut Alt/M)and it will automatically open in Manager).

Adding Information to Detail Documentation

• Open Embird Manager.
• Click on options/documentation options, placing check marks beside any of the options you wish to add to the detailed documentation. The options screen will close after each item is checked, simply click on options/documentation options each time until you have all the options you wish to add checked.
• Click on options/edit logo and address.
• If you have a logo in a graphics format, click on import, following the prompts to import the logo.
• Follow the prompts to add as much address information as you wish. Include your e­-mail address and if you have a web site, that should be included as well.
• Click on ok.

Print Detail Documentation

• Open Embird Manager
• Open the folder in which the design has been saved in Manager.
• Left click on the name of the design in the files area;
• Click on right panel/print/print detail documentation on the top toolbar or the shortcut Shift/D

Presentation of Design

Whether you are giving the design to a friend, as a gift to someone or if you are running an embroidery business, presentation is everything!

If you are sending a design to someone, be sure to include the “detail documentation” with the design. This will not only give the information about the design to the recipient but will also provide your business information.

If you are running a small embroidery business, a great way to make your products stand out is to provide a business card with the customer’s order. Your logo and business information will be on the front of the card and on the back you would add helpful information such as the type of embroidery thread used (i.e. rayon or polyester), caution against dry cleaning chemicals that may harm embroidery threads, pointers on how to keep your embroidery looking bandbox new, such as how to iron from the back side, never touch a hot iron to the threads on the top side, etc. Attach this to the customer’s products with a tag gun to look professional (you can find a quilter’s basting gun in any quilting store or sewing supply store).

Add a label to the garment stating “Custom Embroidered for you by …“. Again, this is not only a nice touch, but if you are a home-based embroidery business, free advertising.

Take the extra step to fold the item with tissue when presenting it to the customer. You will he amazed how much more professional your business will look and how much you can impress your customers with these little extras.

Digitizing Labels with Embird Studio

Labels are very quick and easy to digitize and are a very effective way to add a finishing touch to a project.

• Open Studio; click on edit/preferences; set the preferences to a 10 cm hoop.
• Click on the outline tool; place the first node in the top centre of the screen, slightly above the centre point.
• Click on shape/rounded rectangle. Pull out a rectangle from the node.
• Adjust the size of the rectangle to a suitable size for your label, approximately 2.5 inches by 1 inch (7 mm by 2.5 mm).
• Click on parameters; change the outline stitch to a sample or border type of your choice (rope is a very nice choice if you use the border option). You can also adjust the height/width of the border for a narrower border.
• Add text to the label through Font Engine or using one of the Embird alphabets.
• Click on design/save. Save the label with a name of your choice.
• Send the design to Editor; save the design in the embroidery format for your machine.

Embroidering the Label

• Embroider the label on suitable fabric or ribbon:
• Hoop a layer of Vilene or other similar washaway stabilizer,
• Adhere the label fabric or ribbon to the hooped stabilzer.
• Complete the embroidery, remove the design from the hoop.
• Cut away as much stabilizer as possible from the outer edges; wet the edges slightly to remove all excess washaway stabilizer from the edges of the label.