What file formats are best for embroidery?
While factor-based artwork is best for screen printing, embroidery isn't so strict. Any artwork file provided for embroidery has to go through an additional process called digitizing. This conversion process takes the artwork from a format for the computer and turned it into a file that the embroidery machine can use for stitching. Digitizing can be accomplished just as good with a clear raster file such as a JPEG as it can with vector-based artwork.
However this does not mean that all JPEG's or bitmap files are good for embroidery. If the image is too small or too blurry, then the digitizing will more than likely be off. If the digitizing is off, then the embroidery will not come out good. Although digitizing is done on a computer, it is very much a manual process with a human being deciding where the stitching should go and in what order.
Unfortunately sometimes it is best to take raster artwork and add in the step of converting it to vector artwork before digitizing the file for embroidery. Sometimes it is just what we have to do to ensure the highest quality stitching. Once the file is digitized, it is ready to be embroidered on your custom products.
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