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Embroidery Basics: Understanding Density | LindeeG Embroidery about:reader?url=https://lindeegembroidery.com/embroidery-basics-under... 2 of 3 10/27/2016 11:58 PM backgrounds like skies. A density of .2 is twice as dense as .4 and should probably never be used because it is simply cramming too many stitches into a small space. Where is Density Used? Density only applies to satin and fill stitches. Since these stitch types are also used as underlay, underlay also has a density attribute. Sample densities for underlay may be between 2 and 4 mm. Running stitches do not have density. How Density Affects Your Embroidery In a well-digitized artful design, you will often find that density varies for two main reasons: interest and purpose. Light fills make great backgrounds, skies, and water allowing the eye to focus on the main subject, creating depth and perspective, and permitting the design to more gradually transition into the fabric, thus avoiding the “patch” look. Light densities provide less coverage. This can be a good thing when creating shadows, shading, building up layers of texture, or tone-on-tone embroidery. Lower density designs sew faster and stress the fabric less. The result is a softer, more flexible embroidery. High densities, especially when combined with short stitches, contribute to stiff, thick-feeling designs. When densities are excessive, you can experience increased thread breaks, broken needles, fabric damage, design distortion, and sewing times. Too much density combined with overly short stitches is one of most common mistakes made by novice digitizers and can be found in many of the free designs shared by them. Note: Increasing density provides better coverage up to a point. For more solid embroidery, lengthen the stitch, increase the underlay, or use a color-block topping. The perfect combination of density and stitch length covers the fabric adequately without creating a “bullet-proof patch.” Unfortunately, “perfect density” is relative and depends on the fabric, the color of the fabric relative to the design, and the embroiderer’s personal preference. Always keep in mind that embroidery is an embellishment and absolute total solid coverage is not the goal and seldom results in a good embroidery. How To Control Density As an embroiderer, you will probably most like be faced with density choices when using a lettering program. Avoid the temptation of dramatically increasing density on letters, especially if when working very small letters. The rule of thumb here is that the narrower the column (thinner the letter stroke) the less density you should apply.
Embroidery Basics: Understanding Density | LindeeG Embroidery about:reader?url=https://lindeegembroidery.com/embroidery-basics-under... 3 of 3 10/27/2016 11:58 PM If you are using stock designs, you probably have little, if any, control over initial density settings. There are some utility programs—I recommend Density Works from Designer Gallery—that can detect and correct areas of high density. Density Works is very easy to use and should be part of every embroiderer’s tool box. Summary While you may not have fine control over stock designs, understanding the impact of density can help you understand why some designs work better than others under different fabric/design/thread/stabilizer combinations. Keep in mind high density is not the only cause of a thick design; thread and stabilizer choices also affect the softness of an embroidery. Save
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