![]() ![]() I did purchase Carolyn Keber's instruction manual and videos, back in the beginning, but I found them very heavy going, so I quickly lost interest. She also has some free tutorials available on her site. If you want tutorials to learn how to get the most out of it, you should look no further than Kathy Jones, Flying Needle Machine Embroidery (link below) who I have recommended to countless Embird newbies and who, in my humble opinion, has the best and most reasonably priced, Video tutorials, bar none. ![]() It is also the most reasonably priced and the owners, the Balara family, often do not even charge for upgrades. Jan you can't go wrong buying Embird as it is the best supported program I have ever known and I'm including ALL software programs I have known, or used, since I first worked in the industry back in the 80's. Writing all this makes me want to get the latest upgrade. Embird install is usually quite easy to follow and help is only an email away. And once you have installed Embird basic you can download and install the tutorial plug in, which acts like a help file. Remember the trial program is the full version, you just install the license keys to unlock each module as you pay for them. So you can start with Basic Embird, which includes Manager and Editor, then later you can purchase the license for say Studio/Sfumato (Photostitch), then Font Engine, then Iconizer, Cross Stitch and some ready made Alphabets. To my knowledge, Yoriko was using Embird, would hardly think she would change to something else?ĭon't know what the other Cuties use but once you use Embird you won't want to use anything else.Īnd don't forget, if you can't afford to buy all the modules you want, you only need to buy the license keys for the modules you CAN afford. I also have the Husqvarna 5D software, the PESDesign (Brother) software, and the Creative software, none of which I have used since. I bought so many of Kathy's tutorials when I was going through the whole breast cancer saga, but I have only ever glanced through them to see that they downloaded properly, I keep promising myself I will watch them all one day, but so far just have not had the time, BUT the bits I have watched are really well done and of course there is always help available by asking any Cutie who uses Embird. ![]() It is so easy to use, if you are at all computer savvy you can pick it up without lessons (as I did), but tutorials can help you hone your skills if you wish to create more complicated and professional looking designs. When I first started digitising I didn't like the Xpressive11 program so I bought Embird and just started playing with it, especially Editor, (such a lot of fun), before I started actually digitising designs in the Studio module. ![]() It also has different ways you can alter how the fill stitch will stitch out (like making it curve) and the Balara's are always making improvements and adding new fun features. It is all manual punch and I love it.īUT (again) I will often tweak a design in Embird Editor and Embird Studio has some really great features that I sometimes use, ie: the carve tool, which is what I used on Mac n Jane. I mostly use Xpressive 11, which is a scaled down version of Pulse's professional digitising software,īUT, it was a very costly $3,000+ to buy here in Aus and it is no longer supported. Well now Jan, you didn't ask us what we actually use. ![]()
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