All important information about your embroidery file is conveniently summarized in the accompanying PDF document.
At first glance, it might seem a bit overwhelming with far too much information. But here you can find many details about your embroidery file, which will simplify planning your project and the embroidery process itself. Even though it's a bit more cumbersome, I recommend printing the PDF before you begin, especially if your sewing and embroidery project is somewhat extensive and complex with many steps.
Page 1 - An overview
The first page shows you a photo of my embroidery. Depending on how closely you follow the instructions with the colors, your embroidery will look like this later. You will also find a lot of legal information and details about the people involved in the production process.
The production worksheet
The most important page for you, embroidered with helpful data, facts and information.
It starts in the top right corner with the stitch count , the exact dimensions of the design, and the number of colors .
The stitch count already gives you an idea of how large and intricate the embroidery of a given design will be. Many embroidery machines already stitch at a speed of 1000 stitches per minute. So, if you have a design with 6000 stitches, you can expect the actual embroidery time to be 6 minutes. My recommendation for the embroidery speed is between 500 and 800 stitches per minute. Delicate designs with many fine details can be stitched much more neatly and smoothly at a slightly slower setting, which also corresponds to my preferred speed. You can adjust this setting on your machine. In addition, you need to factor in the time for thread changes, thread cutting, or other steps that are necessary during the embroidery process, for example, with in-the-hoop (ITH) designs. Therefore, these time estimates cannot be applied directly, but they give you a good guideline.
You need the measurements to know if and how the embroidery design will fit your project. Before you begin, you can measure to see if and how the design will fit on, for example, a bag, a cushion, or whatever you want to embroider. The image below, showing the embroidery, also gives you a rough idea of the design's size, but it's not entirely accurate. You can always use a ruler to check the measurements.
The number of colors gives you an indication of how much material you will need if you don't yet have all the colors in your range and may need to buy some more.
The left side continues with information on color changes, stops, thread cutting, fabric and stabilizer instructions , and a color chart.
The number of color changes, stops, and thread cuts provides further indications of the embroidery time, as these are added to the stitch count calculation. Depending on your working speed and the machine's speed during thread cuts, the time required for these steps varies considerably and cannot be precisely determined. However, a design with 100 thread cuts and 20 color changes will naturally take significantly longer than one with 10 thread cuts and 8 color changes. This allows you to at least estimate the effort involved.
The following information concerns the fabric and embroidery base, indicating on which material the respective design was created and tested, and how it can be stitched without problems. This does not mean that other materials cannot be used. However, other embroidery materials such as stabilizer or additional stabilizers might then be necessary. For Cora Design's embroidery designs, this is usually cotton or linen. Other quality specifications are indicated where applicable.
The required stabilization indicates which stabilizer the design was tested on and how it interacts with the fabric being embroidered on. For Cora Design embroidery designs, this is usually a double-layered, 50 g/m² tear-away stabilizer (Madeira Cotton Soft). Other material specifications may be indicated.
If your PDF specifies a non-stretch woven fabric with a minimum weight of 140 g/m² and a double layer of 50 g/m² tear-away stabilizer (Madeira Cotton Soft), it's still possible to embroider the design on, for example, a stretchy jersey fabric. However, you'll likely need more stability in the hoop by adding adhesive stabilizer and/or water-soluble film on top so that the design can be stitched cleanly and without problems on this less stable fabric.
The color references in the Cora Design PDFs are, in almost all cases, color numbers from the Madeira Rayon color chart . So, if you also use this range, you can select these exact color numbers and stitch the design according to the pictures on page 1. However, any other yarn range is just as good, and the
Colors can easily be changed. For the translation, you can use the small color swatches in the PDF as a guide, or here .
Below follows the table with the colors , displayed as small color boxes with color number (code) , the stitch count of the respective element, the color name from the Rayon range and a short description of the respective element .
You can find the color numbers in the Madeira rayon range and on the Madeira color chart. This will help you quickly find the right color. The stitch count gives you an indication of the size and embroidery time of each element. So you'll know approximately how long it will take. The element description tells you exactly what is being stitched.
Before you start embroidering, it's best to find all the necessary cones of thread and place them next to the embroidery machine in a row, so you have a good overview during the embroidery process.
The image of the embroidery pattern to the right of the table, or on the next page, shows you a schematic representation of the embroidery design. The most important element here is the crosshairs. The point where the vertical and horizontal threads meet indicates the exact center of the design. This is also the starting point for your embroidery. Therefore, if you want to place an embroidery design in a specific location, cut out the design, place it on the fabric, and pierce the fabric precisely through the crosshairs and the fabric with a needle. When you later start embroidering at this exact point, the design will be stitched exactly as you positioned it on the paper. However, please be careful, as the image does not always show the design at the correct size. Always refer to the height and width dimensions given above and check them beforehand with a ruler, also taking your hoop size into account.
The color film
The color slideshow on the following pages shows you each individual embroidery sequence with a brief description and color number. These images will appear very similarly on your machine's display. You can follow along step by step, seeing where you are and what comes next. You can also use the color slideshow to sort the thread cones. Simply place the respective thread cones on the spaces with the images, and you'll know exactly what to do next.
Now you really have all the theoretical basics about machine embroidery, and from now on, let the coloring begin! I'm sure that after practicing all the steps from my blog posts "Accessories" , " Downloading and Saving an Embroidery File on the Embroidery Machine ", and "The PDF" a few times, you'll be able to do them in your sleep.
I wish you much joy with your embroidery and the most beautiful results!
Sincerely,
Cora Sandra
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