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Embroidery software choosing software
Jo Anne F Advanced CANADA Member since 5/8/12 Posts: 3	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 5/16/12 4:03 PM Hello there sewists, I'm new to this site - but loved reading the reviews before I purchased my latest machine a Brother Innov-is 950D. I love to sew - and like to embroider. Found a few users group at have free designs that I'm trying out. My problem is that I would like to start digitizing my own designs, but right now I'm just not ready to shell out near $1000 for software (i.e PE Design Next). I've been trying Buzz Tools-Buzz Size demo and I'm thinking of buying it. It's so easy!! Does anyone else tried it or can advise a similar product that I can look at. Thanks for your input.
PattiAnnJ   Advanced OH USA Member since 12/3/06 Posts: 4970	Login to reply to this post In reply to Jo Anne F << Like this post Date: 5/16/12 5:21 PM My son used a Buzz-Tools demo a few years ago. I have no idea how difficult it was for a total newbie (he is an artist and is neither a sewer/one who sews nor an embroiderer). But he turned over his muscle car drawings into embroidery in a few hours. The BT designs stitched out as well as can be expected from an auto-digitizing product. Universal Stitch Era has a free program (try Coldesi), but I think it is too difficult to use without lessons. Free software -- Edited on 5/16/12 5:34 PM --
Jo Anne F Advanced CANADA Member since 5/8/12 Posts: 3	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 5/17/12 1:03 PM Thanks for your input. I'll try Stitch Era. I've noticed there is a wiki online to walk you through digitizing. I cannot find a dealer near me to give me a demo and pricing. But it looks interesting. Is there another software that you've used or are using that is fairly easy for digitizing, editing and management?
allycovey   Intermediate AR USA Member since 11/16/07 Posts: 1418	Login to reply to this post 1 member likes this. Date: 5/17/12 3:13 PM I am still using embird you can get into to it pretty inexpensively and then add what you want when you want
Liz92B   Advanced AB CANADA Member since 12/21/09 Posts: 157	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 5/17/12 4:16 PM I'll second the vote for Embird - it works and it's cost-effective!! ------ Liz / Calgary
Julkane   Intermediate PA USA Member since 9/14/07 Posts: 442	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 5/17/12 9:23 PM I also like Embird - relatively inexpensive and you can learn from tutorials. The nice thing is that I have a janome machine that uses jef format and Brother machine that uses pes format and Embird can do any format. ------ Elna Excellence 740, Pfaff Quilt expression 4.0, Janome 300E, Brother 8500D, Janome 900CPX CoverPro, Brother 5234 Project Runway Serger, Singer Treadle http://juliannasjourney.blogspot.com/
karen149   Intermediate CA USA Member since 3/4/05 Posts: 2505	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 5/17/12 9:43 PM There's a fairly active group on Yahoo: AbsolutelyEmbird
gnizitigid Intermediate Member since 5/3/12 Posts: 6	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 5/22/12 3:37 PM I am using Wilcom and professional digitizer, but embird is also good one ------ Steve - Embroidery Digitizer Free help with digitizing Email : gnizitigid@gmail.com

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