Checklist of a machine embroidery design creator 

Original text by Marina Belova 

The checklist is the terms of reference a digitizer should stick to. A freelance digitizer gets terms of reference from a client and a hired employee – from a manager. A checklist contains the input parameters of a design which a digitizer should consider even before getting to work. 

Terms of reference usually contain: 

• the image that will become a design 
• the size of that image 
• type of material on which it will be embroidered 
• where on an item the embroidery will be placed 
• the number of colors in the design 
• thread type and thickness 
• number of supposed stabilizers and their type 
• and, of course, the customer preferences. 

Also, one should not forget a very important thing – the time frame. 

Taking all the factors into account will help a digitizer to decide how the design will be digitized. And whether it will be possible to modify the image to get the embroidery of a high quality.