BellaOnline Forums Hobbies and Crafts Embroidery hand embroidery software OR other styles

hello ladies,
have a heart, i have been doing freestyle enbroidery for a few years now, BUT with all of our techology why can't we get software made for just such form of this craft, there are several companys that make cross stitch software but not one that will make this form, you can use this for hand, paint by number,crewel,needlepainting, and there are more WHY must we have to do other companys products instead of having to go through all the trouble to prick and punch of anything like this when we can just scan,outline,and print.
i vote to have the freedom of this for me to do this faster then the old ways, why should cross stitchers have all the fun and not us.

If what you want is to turn a scanned or downloaded picture into an outline that you can trace onto fabric, I use OpenOffice.org draw and use the "Relief" filter. Then if I want a reverse image (for an iron-on or when I'm making a rubber stamp), I use modify -> flip.

Julie

For me, the biggest advent of printers & computers for my embroidery was that I could actually print designs, and then transfer them to fabric. I usually use dressmakers carbon, but if you look in the quilting area of most needlework stores, then you will see pencils that are "iron on transfer" pencils.

There isn't any program in the world that will "design" for you - even the cross stitch ones rely heavily on the user for the design (especially when you import a picture to be turned into a chart)

Most good graphics programs will let you open an image then play around with it, and then if you want ease of transfer, then there are iron on transfer papers that you can print it on, then iron that onto the fabric.

Until printers are made where they will let fabric run through them, then that is probably the easiest we can get.

I also admit - I love the part of the process where I'm transferring the design to the fabric. It helps me to plan what colours and stitches I am going to use, and sometimes I will also change the design somewhat at that time.