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Month: June 2019

Gloria Vanderbilt

The inspiration will live forever Last week marks the loss of true fashion visionary, Gloria Laura Vanderbilt. Photography Patrick DemarchelierPublished October 13, 2014, Interview Magazine Her son, Anderson Cooper made this statement;  “Gloria Vanderbilt was an extraordinary woman, who loved life, and lived it on her own terms. She was a painter, a writer and designer…

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Cyncopia – Sabine Schulz

Recently, we asked our Facebook friends to send us stories of how they started working in the embroidery space, searching for interesting people and importantly, interesting works of art. We were not disappointed! Sabine Schulz sent us her short story, which we hope you enjoy. My name is Sabine and come from the North German…

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What can I learn from a simple Line of Lettering?

In this article we look at what we can learn about an embroidery file in the different views available in the VIEW TOOLBAR. The First 4 icons determine how you view the design, in turn from left to right: Keyboard shortcut “T” for True View. This view simulates the finished Embroidery Stitch out. Keyboard shortcut…

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User Refined Letters

User Refined Letters You may have noticed some letters in some fonts do not perform well when stitched out if the letter size is too small or perhaps too large. Classic examples are the lower case “i”, when the dot on top merges into the vertical column and makes a single shape, and the inside…

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Father’s Day Fun

Here is a fun exercise creating a Father’s Day design with a minimum of effort.Sometimes you need to get a design out quickly and you know you have suitable and available Clipart to draw from.In this exercise we create a single word – Duplicate – Edit – Modify then add Clipart. Drag and Drop As…

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Behind the Scenes of Twan Lentjes Creations

Twan Lentjes shares his journey on how he used Wilcom EmbroideryStudio and machine embroidery to create classic hand-embroidery effects. This is my story I set my goals high, and with aspirations of working in theatre costume design, I decide on creating a beautifully embroidered habit à la française for my final year project.  Is this…

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