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Embroidery Services at ImageSmith

Digitized file of ImageSmith Logo

Embroidery is the art of decorating fabric or other materials with designs stitched in strands of thread using a needle. A digitized file is created from a digital art file and carefully turned in to digital instructions for an embroidery machine. The digital instructions, also known as a .dst file, are carefully encoded with the number of stitches necessary for the fabric type the file will be stitched on to. We digitize to the fabric type.

Some common fabric types are:

Pique

Twill (for caps)

Twill (for garments)

Fleece

Cotton Broadcloth

Denim, Oxford

Jersey Knit

Jersey Knit (Ribbed)

High-Performance Sport Knit

Sweater Knit

Polar Fleece

Corduroy

Corduroy for Caps

T-Shirt Knit

Microfiber

Heavyweight Nylon

Lightweight Nylon

PVC Rainwear

Terry Towel

Lycra

Ballistic Nylon (Luggage, Briefcases)

Leather

Canvas

The type of fabric and the size of the image determine the number of stitches in the digitized file. ImageSmith will estimate your embroidery project based on this number of stitches.