Convert To Stitches (1 color)

Embird Embroidery Software Tutorial

Use the "Image > Convert To Stitches (1 color)" command in Editor to automatically convert the image into stitches.

Note: This command does not work the same way as the Sfumato Stitch plug-in. The Sfumato Stitch plug-in generates stitches from color photos using a different, more sophisticated algorithm. Also, this command is not "auto-digitizing" and it does not replace Embird Studio, which offers true digitizing possibilities.

1 - Run Embird and click the "Editor" menu to switch to the Editor window.

2 - Open the image by selecting the "Image > Open" menu (Picture No. 1).

1. Open image

3 - Resize the image by running the "Image > Set Size" command from the main menu. In this example, we want the design to fit the standard 100 x 100 mm hoop (Picture No. 2).

2. Resize image

4 - Adjust the image parameters by selecting the "Image > Adjust" command in the main menu (Picture No. 3). In this example, we have increased the contrast by 20%.

3. Adjust image parameters

5 - Run the "Image > Convert To Stitches (1 color)" command from the main menu. A dialog box will appear on the screen, allowing you to choose the "details" setting and to enable/disable the stitch filter (Picture No. 4). Click the "OK" button and wait until Embird creates the stitches.

4. Set conversion settings

6 - Save the new design to a file on your hard disk using the "File > Save As" command. Specify the format and the file name of the new design in the dialog boxes which appear on the screen.

7 - Click the "Manager" menu to switch back to the Manager window. Check the design by double-clicking its filename in the "Files:" box (Picture No. 5).

5. View design

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