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Lettering 401: Monograms & Knock Down Stitches - PSW Deluxe Digitizing Embroidery Video Series

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Hello everyone the fourth of four Lettering tutorials is live. The Lettering 401 - Monograms and Knockdown Stitches tutorial teaches you how to use the Monogram tool to create custom monograms. You will also learn how to create knockdown stitches also know as nap-tack or pile drop stitches to tack down high pile fabrics. And you will do all of this with Professional Sew-Ware® Deluxe digitizing software by Singer. Knockdown stitches are useful when you are embroidering on high pile fabrics. They hold the pile down so your design stays on top and looking great. When sewing on terry or any fabric with loops and nap, generally a topping stabilizer is used. These can be helpful, but have a limitation: They do not hold down the nap past the actual stitch, which means outlines can be lost in the surrounding fabric.   If you enjoyed this video and want to see more of the series, please like the video and click the subscribe button. You can subscribe without leaving this b...

Lettering 301: Hyperfont - PSW Deluxe Digitizing Embroidery Video Series

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Hello everyone the third of four Lettering tutorials is live. The Lettering 301 - Hyperfont tutorial teaches you how to create embroidery lettering by using the True Type Fonts on your computer. You can then use/manipulate these new embroidery fonts you create the same way you can adjust the lettering fonts that are shipped with Professional Sew-Ware® Deluxe digitizing software by Singer. Make sure you watch all the way until the end for the bonus lesson on the Name Drop feature. It is a time saving feature that comes in handy when embroidering names, for instance for team jerseys.  If you would like to follow along with this video, you can download the Waltograph font from dafont here:  www.dafont.com/waltograph.font If you enjoyed this video and want to see more of the series , please like the video and click the subscribe button. You can subscribe without leaving this blog post by mousing/hovering over the Tanya Owens Designs logo in the lower right c...