How to Convert image to DST file for embroidery Step by step guides

Change measurement option

You can also change the measurement option. By doing this, changing the measurement option from us to metrics provides you with more control over the size of your design. Since “us” shows measurements in inches, it can be challenging to determine the size of small objects.

Find object’s in the beginning

Prior to beginning digitize embroidery work, it’s necessary to measure the object at the very beginning of the work. This way you can determine the dimensions of the object, and determine which stitch is best suited to the particular object. As I said earlier, the different stitches differ in the length of the stitch. Thus, by pressing the “m” key on the keyboard, you can determine the size of the object. 

It is just a matter of setting the starting point you’d like to measure from and then dragging through the mouse until you reach the final point. In this way, a tiny pop-up will display the actual dimensions of the object in the same way as it appears on the screen. This size indicates that we can use a satin stitch which allows this length.

1. The first step is to begin the digitization of embroidery to create a ring from the image.

In default, the satin stitch is chosen. Therefore, there is no reason to alter it. Pick the ring tool from the bar menu, like the picture. Remember! The bar will appear on the left side of the display.

After you have selected the tool, it is enough to move your mouse over the sequin or the ring. Hold the left mouse button at the center of the sequin or ring, and then move it towards the circle’s circumference. This will draw the diameter of the circle. You must click on the circumference point, and this will draw the width of the circle. In 3rd step and in 4th step, you draw the inner circle’s size and height. 

Drag your mouse to the inner circle’s circumference point, then click to draw an inner circle’s in height. In the final step, perform the same procedure similar to the one you performed in the 2nd step for the outer circle. Simply drag your mouse across the inner circle’s circumference point, it will draw the inner circle’s width. Give yourself a pat on the back since you’ve successfully drawn an embroidery ring.

Change the color of the embroidery object

The color bar allows you to select specific colors. It is located at the bottom right of the screen for design view.

• The first step is to choose the object you would like for the coloring to be applied.
• At the very bottom, choose the color you want to use.
• The application will be made to the object automatically.

This process can be done for one object or for the entire design in one go. The process will repeat as many times as it is necessary to alter the color. Thus, you need to be able to do this with ease.

Know the copy and paste functions

Short key

“Left mouse click” for copying objects

“T” for design true view

“S” to conceal the design stitches or switch to the wireframing view

If you’d like to hide or see the designs, you can do it using these short keys. We’ve completed one thing and another is identical and we’ll use the copy and paste function. The first step is to select the item that you’ve completed recently. Hold the mouse and then right-click and drag it over other materials like each other. However, before you drag, alter the dragging object in accordance with the image. The same process is used for the reaming of picture items.

Our next target is thread con

Select the circle tool in the left-hand sidebar menu that you selected as the circle tool. Press and hold the left mouse click, additional tools will be shown and you can then place your cursor to your thread’s con.

Your mouse’s cursor should be located at the center area of the yellow thread cone object. If you believe that I am in the correct place, you can press the left mouse button and drag it around the circumference of the circle.

When you do this, drawing a circle, it will appear and then automatically converted into an embroidery design. However, there is a problem that you may have noticed or not. The primary thing is that diameter that the circles are larger than the length of our satin stitch.

We can’t convert the image into a satin stitch. If we want it to have a clear and precise shape, then we must change it to tatami or fill stitch. It is possible to convert them to the type of stitch for any object simply by selecting the object that you wish to use and then applying your stitching type.

Repeat the copying and pasting procedure

If you notice two or more similar objects in the photo. It is more efficient to digitalize just one object at a time rather than one at a time. In our case, the thread con, we have two identical objects. We’ve successfully converted an image into an embroidery free-form. Now, we have the image to be copied and pasted into the object that we converted into an embroidery format. It’s the same procedure as the previous steps. Right-click on the finished area of the image, hit CTRL, and drag it over to the same portion of the picture.

Repeat the step to change the color

The color-changing is the same as what we’ve already done in previous steps.

Drawing a sketch of the thread con

Choose the appropriate tool for the object you want to use. To handle thread con, we’re going to utilize the input “A” tool. The tool is available in the left sidebar tool panel. Simply hover your mouse and click on the tool.

• After selecting the tool, you can the tool, you can then punch it to match your image, as we’ve completed in the previous section. The process is the same as image cropping.
• After you’ve completed your con the next step is changing the color. You are probably aware of how to alter the color.
• Modify the type of stitch if your preferred stitching type is satin. Because of the size of the object, it is not possible to use the satin stitch. This means we must switch to the tatami type. To do this, choose your object first, then apply fill stitch using the upper stitch bar menu.
• The top and bottom of the thread con will appear behind a recently digitalized object. This is not the true format of the image. Cut and paste the file objects that are in the background of that thread’s con. Following the completion of this step, your image should look something like this.

Let’s begin working on pins

Pins are blue and the process is the same as what we’ve used on other objects. We first need to punch needles inside pins. We will do this by using input tools. This tool is useful because is something you’ve already heard of. The next step would be drawing the same circle as the thread con top bottom.