Embroidery News - Apr 26th, 2014

Published: Sat, 04/26/14


1 Embroidery News  
April 26th, 2014
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Holly Digitizing On Wacom 12WX Tablet..

Here's a photo of Holly (okay... Holly's hand!) digitizing on her Wacom Cintiq taken a couple weeks ago.  We get questions almost weekly about what tablet Holly uses. This is a combination of both "computer monitor" and "drawing tablet" in one unit. The stylus acts as a mouse and is used directly on the surface of the screen.  With the Cintiqu, your eyes and the tip of your "pen" are focused in the same place.   This is the same way you have been writing or drawing all your life and becomes very natural very quickly. It makes digitizing faster and better.  Holly's is mounted on an adjustable monitor arm made by 3M and sold at Amazon.

Cost is about $1,000 for the small Cintiq. The 12WX model is discontinued and has been replaced by the model 13HD.  Similar size and higher resolution at about the same price point. The only thing the 13HD lacks is the programmable buttons that the 12WX has on the side bezels.

Holly Teaching 1 Live Public Class This Year...

Holly will be teaching a LIVE 1-day digitizing class in May at the American Embroidery Conference ("AEC") in Palm Beach Gardens, FL. (Near Miami)

This is the only LIVE beginner's level class Holly is planning on doing for 2014.  Attendees will get a 30-day trial version of Generations software to use during the all-day class and can take it home with them to use for a full month of digitizing practice.

The class fee is $50 to cover the cost of the trial version of the software.  This is a $2,000 software program and is a full working copy that you can use for a full month!

The AEC is a 5-day conference that costs $400 to attend. Get more details and register for the conference here...

http://www.american-embroidery-conference.com/index.htm

At the same conference but on a different day, Larry will be teaching a 2 hour class on how to set up an online business.


Please Register For Our New Newsletter ...

http://www.artisticthreadworks.com/newsletter
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New ATW Designs
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Smile Gloves

NOTE: This is NOT just designs...
There is a PDF file with a pattern to make a "glove". (sort of like an oven-mitt) These designs are added to the glove. The design with the closed mouth is added to the TOP of the glove (back of the knuckles area) while the one with the open mouth is added to the palm of the glove. When the hand is closed (fist) you see the closed mouth design. Open the hand ("hi") and it is the open mouth design.


Digitized by

Ramona McKee

ATW Digitizing Team


Artwork by Clipartopolis


Members of ArtisticThreadWorks can download any of the designs showing in our Members Design Library. 

As of this morning there are...

2,140 Sets Of Designs!

We don't charge per design or per set of designs downloaded!  Help yourself as a member.  Think of it like going to an all-you-can-eat buffet where you just take what you'll use and leave the rest for someone else.

Not A Member Yet?

It's easy to join and start downloading today.  Just go to our "Join Us" page and you'll be inside in just about 60 seconds.


 





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Our April Digitizing Challenge Has Started
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Holly Pike

Sunday Night Webinar "April Winner"

 Each month we run a digitizing challenge. A piece of artwork is provided for each challenge. Anyone is welcome to download the artwork and practice digitizing skills. 

The April artwork is shown here.  There will be two winners in each month. Get details on this page...  http://www.youcandigitize.com/challenge


Have fun and good luck to all who enter the contest. 

Check out the digitizing contest at...
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This Weeks Freebies...
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Download These New Freebies!

Not a member of ArtisticThreadWorks yet?  No problem!  We'll still give you a new grab bag full of designs just for being on our newsletter list! 

Download and stitch them out as you wish.  I know you'll agree that you can pay more for designs but you won't find better ones anywhere! 

Every week we give away the first design from each set we released that week.  Help yourself to these ones or join the club and get the entire set represented by each of these designs!







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HDS - In-The-Hoop "Fuzzy Friends"
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We make embroidery designs
fun and affordable!

From our beginnings back in 2002 we have made fun designs that are also affordable.  Back when people were selling 10 or 20 designs on a CD for $75 to $150, we started selling designs for $1 each.  Great designs but at realistic prices! 



We continue that tradition to this day.  Whether you want just one design, one set of designs, or a whole library full, you won't find better designs at lower prices anywhere! 


$4 / Set of 12 Designs!

Check our "Holly's Design Studio" for single designs and sets...

http://www.hollysdesignstudio.com



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That's Not A Typo!
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If you look closely...

You will find strategically placed typos and grammatical errors
 in this newsletter. They have been placed there to keep you alert.
When you notice them & find yourself becoming more alert, you
will know they have done their critical job!  :-)

Larry Pike   mrlarrypike@gmail.com   847-946-1342




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