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Embrilliance Enthusiast gives you the ability to extract elements from an embroidery design. But what do you do when the element you want to repurpose has a piece missing? You generate some extra stitches to fill in the gap. In this video I show you how to add stitches to an embroidery design. Want to learn more about Embrilliance Enthusiast? Check out my course. https://modern-makers-academy.teachable.com/p/enthused-enthusiast #Embrilliance #Enthusiast #Embrilliancesoftware @#EmbrillianceEssentials #embroideryediting #EmbrillianceSoftware #embroiderysoftware #machineembroidery Products mentioned in this video Note: some of these products are affiliate links for which I may receive a commission. • Embrilliance Enthusiast: https://www.embrilliance.com/jamaffiliates/aff_tools/juliagriffey/tool/text_links/7 More information on the blog: What is Embrilliance https://www.machineembroiderygeek.com/what-is-embrilliance/ What is Embrilliance Enthusiast? https://www.machineembroiderygeek.com/what-is-embrilliance-enthusiast/ Embrilliance Essentials vs. Embrilliance Enthusiast https://www.machineembroiderygeek.com/embrilliance-essentials-vs-enthusiast-what-is-the-difference/ Video highlights: 0:00 welcome 0:47 Turn off 3D mode and zoom in. 1:09 Selecting stitches and starting to add stitches 4:00 Previewing design and polishing it up. 4:59 Preview design in 3D Thanks for watching! If you enjoyed this video, please LIKE and Subscribe: / @juliagriffey9315 Follow me at: Blog: https://www.machineembroiderygeek.com Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/machineembroiderygeek Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/machineembroiderygeek Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/MachEmbroideryGeek
How to add stitches to fill in an embroidery design using Embrilliance Enthusiast
Want to repurpose some of your existing embroidery designs in fun and creative ways? Then check out what you can do with Embrilliance Enthusiast. In this video we will create a new wreath from an element in a different design. Want to learn more about Embrilliance Enthusiast? Check out my course. https://modern-makers-academy.teachable.com/p/enthused-enthusiast #Embrilliance #Enthusiast #Embrilliancesoftware @#EmbrillianceEssentials #embroideryediting #EmbrillianceSoftware #embroiderysoftware #machineembroidery Products mentioned in this video Note: some of these products are affiliate links for which I may receive a commission. • Embrilliance Enthusiast: https://www.embrilliance.com/jamaffiliates/aff_tools/juliagriffey/tool/text_links/7 • Winter snowflake wreath embroidery design: https://www.machineembroiderygeek.com/product/winter-snowflake-wreath-embroidery-design/ More information on the blog: What is Embrilliance https://www.machineembroiderygeek.com/what-is-embrilliance/ What is Embrilliance Enthusiast? https://www.machineembroiderygeek.com/what-is-embrilliance-enthusiast/ Embrilliance Essentials vs. Embrilliance Enthusiast https://www.machineembroiderygeek.com/embrilliance-essentials-vs-enthusiast-what-is-the-difference/ Video highlights: 0:00 welcome 0:07 extracting part of the design 1:03 cleaning up the selection 2:34 pasting the extracted element into a new design page 2:42 creating a carousel Thanks for watching! If you enjoyed this video, please LIKE and Subscribe: / @juliagriffey9315 Follow me at: Blog: https://www.machineembroiderygeek.com Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/machineembroiderygeek Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/machineembroiderygeek Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/MachEmbroideryGeek
How to extract an element from an embroidery design and create a wreath in Embrilliance Enthusiast
If you want your designs to be visible on nappy fabrics like towels and fuzzy blankets, then you'll probably want to create a knockdown stitch area. It's super easy to do in Embrilliance Enthusiast. Want to learn more about Embrilliance Enthusiast? Check out my course. https://modern-makers-academy.teachab... #Embrilliance #Enthusiast #Embrilliancesoftware @#EmbrillianceEssentials #embroideryediting #EmbrillianceSoftware #embroiderysoftware #machineembroidery Products mentioned in this video Note: some of these products are affiliate links for which I may receive a commission. • Embrilliance Enthusiast: https://www.embrilliance.com/jamaffiliates/aff_tools/juliagriffey/tool/text_links/7 • Forest Hills Scroll embroidery font: https://www.machineembroiderygeek.com... More information on the blog: What is Embrilliance https://www.machineembroiderygeek.com/what-is-embrilliance/ What is Embrilliance Enthusiast? https://www.machineembroiderygeek.com/what-is-embrilliance-enthusiast/ Embrilliance Essentials vs. Embrilliance Enthusiast https://www.machineembroiderygeek.com/embrilliance-essentials-vs-enthusiast-what-is-the-difference/ What is a knockdown stitch area? https://www.machineembroiderygeek.com/what-is-a-knockdown-stitch/ Video highlights: 0:00 Welcome :28 creating the text based design 1:19 creating the first knockdown stitch area 2:08 creating another knockdown stitch area with different settings 2:35 a look in the object pane Thanks for watching! If you enjoyed this video, please LIKE and Subscribe: / @juliagriffey9315 Follow me at: Blog: https://www.machineembroiderygeek.com Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/machineembroiderygeek Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/machineembroiderygeek Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/MachEmbroideryGeek
How to create a knockdown stitch area in Embrilliance Enthusiast in the shape of your design
Looking for a simple way to create names and monograms? Then, check out SewWrite. It's an inexpensive software that includes 70 manually digitized fonts that stitch out beautifully. Plus, the software is routinely updated with new fonts. SewWrite also includes tools to manipulate the letters to create stylized monograms. Want to learn more about SewArt, SewWhat-Pro and SewWrite? Check out my course! https://modern-makers-academy.teachab... #SewWrite #sandscomputing #sewwritetutorial #embroideryfonts #embroiderymonogram #embroideryhowto #embroiderytutorial #embroiderysoftwaretutorial #embroiderysoftware #machineembroidery Products mentioned in this video • SewWrite: https://www.machineembroiderygeek.com/product/sewwrite-embroidery-lettering-software/ More information on the blog: SewWrite Review https://www.machineembroiderygeek.com/sewwrite-review-creating-text-for-machine-embroidery/ How to set up a monogram for machine embroidery https://www.machineembroiderygeek.com/how-to-set-up-a-monogram-for-machine-embroidery/ 37 Free embroidery fonts to download https://www.machineembroiderygeek.com/free-embroidery-fonts-to-download-20-great-sources/ Video highlights: 0:00 Welcome 0:05 Creating a name in SewWrite 2:14 Saving the name as an embroidery file 3:22 Previewing the name/embroidery file 3:53 Creating a monogram in SewWrite 4:48 Saving the monogram file Thanks for watching! If you enjoyed this video, please LIKE and Subscribe: / @juliagriffey9315 Follow me at: Blog: https://www.machineembroiderygeek.com Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/machineembroiderygeek Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/machineembroiderygeek Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/MachEmbroideryGeek
How to create a name or monogram to stitch on your embroidery machine with SewWrite software.
Did you think you needed SewWhat-Pro to create a knockdown stitch area? You can actually make a knockdown stitch area out of any shape you can imagine in SewArt. It's easy and quick and you can even do this with the demo version of SewArt. Want to learn more about SewArt, SewWhat-Pro and SewWrite? Check out my course! https://modern-makers-academy.teachable.com/p/sewart-sewwhat-pro-sewwrite-master-class #SewArt #sandscomputing #sewarttutorial #knockdownstitch #knockdown #knockdownstitcharea #embroideryhowto #embroiderytutorial #embroiderysoftwaretutorial #embroiderysoftware #machineembroidery Products mentioned in this video • SewArt: https://www.machineembroiderygeek.com/product/sewart-embroidery-digitizing-software/ • SewWhat-Pro: https://www.machineembroiderygeek.com/product/sewwhat-pro-embroidery-design-editing-software/ More information on the blog: SewArt Review https://www.machineembroiderygeek.com/sewart-review-more-than-just-an-auto-digitizing-software/ How to digitize a patch in SewArt and SewWhat-Pro https://www.machineembroiderygeek.com/how-to-digitize-a-patch-using-sewart-and-sewwhat-pro/ How to convert a JPG to an embroidery design in SewArt https://www.machineembroiderygeek.com/using-sewart-to-convert-a-jpg-to-an-embroidery-file/ Video highlights: 0:00 Welcome 0:41 Creating a basic shape in SewArt 1:14 Assigning the stitch type for the knockdown stitch area. 2:36 Creating a shape in Inkscape 3:15 Converting the SVG shape to a knockdown stitch area in SewArt. 4:42 Test stitching out the knockdown stitch area. Thanks for watching! If you enjoyed this video, please LIKE and Subscribe: / @juliagriffey9315 Follow me at: Blog: https://www.machineembroiderygeek.com Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/machineembroiderygeek Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/machineembroiderygeek Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/MachEmbroideryGeek
How to create a knockdown stitch area for machine embroidery in SewArt. Use any shape you like.
Ready to make a darling gift for someone who loves needlework? Simply customize a basic in-the-hoop pouch by adding a simple needle design and a name. In this video, I'll show you how I digitized the needle and thread design using Embrilliance StitchArtist. Then I'll show you how to integrate it within the in-the-hoop pouch design. Finally - we'll stuff it with some goodies. Want to learn more about Embrilliance Essentials? https://modern-makers-academy.teachable.com/p/essential-essentials #Embrilliance #StitchArtist #Embrilliancesoftware #EmbrillianceStitchArtist #EmbrillianceEssentials #EmbrillianceSoftware #embroiderysoftware #machineembroidery Products mentioned in this video Note: some of these products are affiliate links for which I may receive a commission. • Embrilliance Essentials: https://www.embrilliance.com/jamaffiliates/aff_tools/juliagriffey/tool/text_links/2 • Embrilliance StitchArtist: https://www.embrilliance.com/jamaffiliates/aff_tools/juliagriffey/tool/text_links/11 • Annecy embroidery font: https://www.machineembroiderygeek.com/product/annecy-machine-embroidery-font/ • In-the-hoop pouch: https://www.machineembroiderygeek.com/product/simple-in-the-hoop-zippered-pouch-in-2-sizes/ • Free needle and thread embroidery design. (Subscribe to the newsletter and you will be given a password to access this design as well as all the others in the resource library.) https://www.machineembroiderygeek.com/free-embroidery-designs/ • Mini pen scissors: https://amzn.to/45p5n0n • Needlepoint needles: https://amzn.to/3rNl03X • Mini tape measure: https://amzn.to/3tpmtxP More information on the blog: What is Embrilliance https://www.machineembroiderygeek.com/what-is-embrilliance/ How to use Embrilliance Essentials https://www.machineembroiderygeek.com/how-to-use-embrilliance-essentials/ How to digitize with Embrilliance StitchArtist https://www.machineembroiderygeek.com/how-to-digitize-with-embrilliance-stitchartist/ Video highlights: 0:00 Welcome :55 pasting in image as basis for design 1:40 digitizing the needle 2:37 digitizing the thread 5:16 add the name 6:10 merge design into the pouch 10:30 reorder elements in design 12:31 final view of pouch Thanks for watching! If you enjoyed this video, please LIKE and Subscribe: / @juliagriffey9315 Follow me at: Blog: https://www.machineembroiderygeek.com Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/machineembroiderygeek Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/machineembroiderygeek Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/MachEmbroideryGeek
Basic digitizing in Embrilliance StitchArtist and adding to an in-the-hoop pouch makes a lovely gift
If you love adding monograms to your clothing and accessories using your embroidery machine - then you should definitely invest in some software that makes it easy to do so. In this video - I show you how to set up your monogram design, how to change the letter stitch order and add a bounding box, and finally save it in the format you need to stitch out on your machine. Enjoy! Want to learn how to use Embrilliance Essentials? Check out my course: Essential Essentials! https://modern-makers-academy.teachable.com/p/essential-essentials #Embrilliance #EmbrillianceEssentials #EmbrillianceSoftware #embroiderysoftware #machineemboridery #createmonogram #monogramsoftware Products mentioned in this video Note: some of these products are affiliate links for which I may receive a commission. • Embrilliance Essentials: https://www.embrilliance.com/jamaffiliates/aff_tools/juliagriffey/tool/text_links/2 • Mariah Monogram Font: https://www.machineembroiderygeek.com/product/mariah-monogram-machine-embroidery-font/ More information on the blog: How to use Embrilliance Essentials https://www.machineembroiderygeek.com/how-to-use-embrilliance-essentials/ SewWhat-Pro vs. Embrilliance https://www.machineembroiderygeek.com/sewwhat-pro-vs-embrilliance/ What is Embrilliance https://www.machineembroiderygeek.com/what-is-embrilliance/ Best Monogram Fonts for Machine Embroidery https://www.machineembroiderygeek.com/10-best-monogram-fonts-for-machine-embroidery/ What is a Monogram Machine? https://www.machineembroiderygeek.com/monogram-machine-what-is-it-and-how-does-it-work/ Video highlights: 0:00 Welcome 0:36 Creation of the monogram 2:20 Changing the letter order and creating the basting box 3:38 Saving the file 4:07 Prepping the purse 5:01 Stitching it out Thanks for watching! If you enjoyed this video, please LIKE and Subscribe: / @juliagriffey9315 Follow me at: Blog: https://www.machineembroiderygeek.com Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/machineembroiderygeek Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/machineembroiderygeek Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/MachEmbroideryGeek
Setting up a monogram to stitch on your embroidery machine is easy with Embrilliance Essentials.
Have you ever wanted to move part of an embroidery design but the digitizer has made multiple objects the same color preventing you from editing one of the objects? Well - it's easy to solve this problem. You just need to add a color stop! It's essentially splitting an object so that you can edit one part of it. Brilliant! Want to learn how to use Embrilliance Essentials? Check out my course: Essential Essentials! https://modern-makers-academy.teachab... #Embrilliance #EmbrillianceEssentials #EmbrillianceSoftware #embroiderysoftware #colorstops #embroiderysoftware #editingembroiderydesigns #machineembroidery Products mentioned in this video Note: some of these products are affiliate links for which I may receive a commission. • Embrilliance Essentials: https://www.embrilliance.com/jamaffiliates/aff_tools/juliagriffey/tool/text_links/2 More information on the blog: How to use Embrilliance Essentials https://www.machineembroiderygeek.com/how-to-use-embrilliance-essentials/ SewWhat-Pro vs. Embrilliance https://www.machineembroiderygeek.com/sewwhat-pro-vs-embrilliance/ What is Embrilliance https://www.machineembroiderygeek.com/what-is-embrilliance/ Video highlights: 0:00 Welcome 0:13 Explanation of why you would want to add a color stop. 1:01 Adding color stops. 1:30 Changing the stem color and making adjustments 1:44 Repeating the process with the bars. 2:08 Moving the bars apart 2:25 Combining the colors 2: 49 Saving the revised design 3:40 Checking the revised design Thanks for watching! If you enjoyed this video, please LIKE and Subscribe: / @juliagriffey9315 Follow me at: Blog: https://www.machineembroiderygeek.com Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/machineembroiderygeek Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/machineembroiderygeek Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/MachEmbroideryGeek
How to add color stops to an embroidery design in Embrilliance Essentials to edit parts of an object
Embrilliance Essentials is a fantastic software that allows you to make edits to your embroidery designs. In this video - I will show you how to change the colors of different elements in your machine embroidery design and then save it in a file format that can be read by your embroidery machine. Want to learn how to use Embrilliance Essentials? Check out my course: Essential Essentials! https://modern-makers-academy.teachable.com/p/essential-essentials #Embrilliance #EmbrillianceEssentials #EmbrillianceSoftware #embroiderysoftware Products mentioned in this video Note: some of these products are affiliate links for which I may receive a commission. • Embrilliance Essentials: https://www.embrilliance.com/jamaffiliates/aff_tools/juliagriffey/tool/text_links/2 More information on the blog: How to use Embrilliance Essentials https://www.machineembroiderygeek.com/how-to-use-embrilliance-essentials/ SewWhat-Pro vs. Embrilliance https://www.machineembroiderygeek.com/sewwhat-pro-vs-embrilliance/ What is Embrilliance https://www.machineembroiderygeek.com/what-is-embrilliance/ Video highlights: 0:00 Welcome 0:12 View of logo before edits 3:17 Look on website to see what colors should be. 1:32 Changing colors 2:42 Saving file Thanks for watching! If you enjoyed this video, please LIKE and Subscribe: / @juliagriffey9315 Follow me at: Blog: https://www.machineembroiderygeek.com Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/machineembroiderygeek Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/machineembroiderygeek Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/MachEmbroideryGeek
How to change the colors of the elements in an embroidery design using Embrilliance Essentials
SewArt is a fantastic, inexpensive program that allows you to create embroidery designs. It allows you to import a photo, reduce its colors and then build an embroidery design based on the color reduction. Sometimes, however, if you know your resulting design is just going to be one color, it's easier to create a silhouette of your subject first, save it as a SVG, then import it into SewArt. In this video, I'll show you how to do exactly this. We will open a photo in Inkscape and then draw a silhouette around it. Next, we will save that silhouette as an SVG file and then import it into SewArt. Importing SVG files into SewArt means no color reduction. All your work is done! #machineembroidery #SewArt #Inkscape #digitizing #embroiderydesign • SewArt https://www.machineembroiderygeek.com/product/sewart-embroidery-digitizing-software/ • Courses on both SewArt and Inkscape https://www.machineembroiderygeek.com/courses More information on the blog: What is SewArt? https://www.machineembroiderygeek.com/sewart-review-more-than-just-an-auto-digitizing-software/ Video highlights: 0:07 Introduction 0:52 Creating the graphic in Inkscape 4:05 Importing the graphic into SewArt 5:15 Assigning stitches in SewArt 6:22 Saving the embroidery design Thanks for watching! If you enjoyed this video, please LIKE and Subscribe: / @juliagriffey9315 Follow me at: Blog: https://www.machineembroiderygeek.com Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/machineembroiderygeek Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/machineembroiderygeek Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/MachEmbroideryGeek
How to create a simple silhouette embroidery design from a photo using Inkscape (FREE) and SewArt.
In this tutorial, I'll show you how to obtain an SVG file from an embroidery design using SewWhat-Pro as well as Embrilliance Essentials. Once you get the SVG file - you can cut out your appliqué using your cutting machine. You can actually cut it by hand if you want as well. Precutting your appliqué fabric can make your embroidery process go much much faster, especially if you are stitching out multiple appliqué designs. #machineembroidery #applique #Embrilliance #SewWhatPro Products mentioned in this video Note: some of these products are affiliate links for which I may receive a commission: • SewWhat-Pro: https://www.machineembroiderygeek.com/product/sewwhat-pro-embroidery-design-editing-software/ • Embrilliance: https://www.embrilliance.com/jamaffiliates/aff_tools/juliagriffey/tool/text_links/21 • Courses on both SewWhat-Pro and Embrilliance: https://www.machineembroiderygeek.com/courses/ More information on the blog: How to Precut Your Appliqué Design https://www.machineembroiderygeek.com/how-to-precut-applique-fabric-for-machine-embroidery/ Free Appliqué Designs https://www.machineembroiderygeek.com/free-applique-embroidery-designs/ How to Appliqué https://www.machineembroiderygeek.com/how-to-applique-on-an-embroidery-machine/ How to use Embrilliance Essentials https://www.machineembroiderygeek.com/how-to-use-embrilliance-essentials/ What does SewWhat-Pro do? https://www.machineembroiderygeek.com/what-does-sewwhat-pro-do/ Appliqué Tips for Beginners https://www.machineembroiderygeek.com/applique-tips-for-beginners/ Video highlights: 0:07 Introduction 0:58 Creating the SVG file in SewWhat-Pro 2:09 Creating the SVG file in Embrilliance Essentials 3:09 Cutting out the appliqué 3:44 Stitching out the appliqué design Thanks for watching! If you enjoyed this video, please LIKE and Subscribe: / @juliagriffey9315 Follow me at: Blog: https://www.machineembroiderygeek.com Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/machineembro... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/machineembr... Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/MachEmbroid...
How to create an SVG to precut your appliqué fabric when stitching it out on an embroidery machine.
Embrilliance makes a suite of products that help you modify and create machine embroidery designs. Embrilliance Express is the free version of their software which will let you create words, names, phrases and monograms using BX fonts and save them in just about any embroidery file format you want. Embrilliance Essentials also lets you do this. In addition Essentials will allow you to integrate designs and change the stitch order of the elements to reduce the number of thread color changes. #Embrilliance #EmbrillianceEssentials EmbrillianceExpress #EmbrillianceSoftware Products mentioned in this video Note: some of these products are affiliate links for which I may receive a commission. • Embrilliance Express (free): https://www.embrilliance.com/jamaffiliates/aff_tools/juliagriffey/tool/text_links/14 • Embrilliance Essentials: https://www.embrilliance.com/jamaffiliates/aff_tools/juliagriffey/tool/text_links/2 • BX fonts I've created: https://www.machineembroiderygeek.com/product-category/fonts/ More information on the blog: What are BX fonts for machine embroidery https://www.machineembroiderygeek.com/what-are-bx-fonts-for-machine-embroidery/ How to use Embrilliance Essentials https://www.machineembroiderygeek.com/how-to-use-embrilliance-essentials/ SewWhat-Pro vs. Embrilliance https://www.machineembroiderygeek.com/sewwhat-pro-vs-embrilliance/ Video highlights: 0:00 Welcome 0:06 Building a name in Embrilliance Express 2:59 Building a name and combining it with an embroidery design in Embrilliance Essentials 7:42 Where to learn more and get free embroidery dseigns. Thanks for watching! If you enjoyed this video, please LIKE and Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN9eNyMjTfDvG5pfepESHag?sub_confirmation=1 Follow me at: Blog: https://www.machineembroiderygeek.com Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/machineembroiderygeek Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/machineembroiderygeek Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/MachEmbroidGeek
Embrilliance Express (FREE version) vs. Embrilliance Essentials - what's the difference?
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