New Floriani FTCU Digitizing Practice! Have fun tracing these botanical Summer flowers.
Fill out the form at the end of this lesson and the image and a PDF guide will be sent to your email inbox.
Download the image from your email and use your creativity to trace and digitize the image, however you would like.
The PDF guide will include a numbered digitizing plan and suggestions and tips for tracing the image.
Create A Digitizing Plan
Decide which shapes to trace first – look at the image and think of it as layers. Trace the layers in back first. Trace the shapes that should stitch first and leave the details for last.
Digitizing suggestions
The following notes are a few suggestions to help you follow a digitizing plan for this image.
These notes include the order in which I suggest you trace the shapes and the stitch tools that would be the most appropriate for the that shape.
Of course, I encourage you to use your creativity and use whatever stitch and thread colors that you would prefer! That is the benefit of digitizing our own designs. No two will ever be the same!
Digitizing Plan:
Here is a suggested digitizing plan for you to follow:
flower – pink
- use the Fill Stitch tool to trace each of the flower petals
- vary the angle lines to create texture in the flower
- suggestion: try using a fill pattern
flower – yellow
- use the Fill Stitch tool to trace each of the flower petals
- adjust the angle line to create texture in each of the petals
Flower Center – Red
- use the Fill Stitch tool to trace the red flower center
- use the Fill Stitch tool to also trace the white flower center
- suggestion: change the fill stitch pattern of the flower center
leaves
- use the Fill Stitch tool to trace the leaves
- trace the stem using the satin tool
- suggestion: use travel stitches (single run stitches) to minimize the amount of jump stitches between each of the leaves
- edit the angle lines of the leaves to add texture and variety
small buds
- use the Fill Stitch tool to trace the small buds next to the flowers
- use the Satin tool for the small stems
Digitizing Steps
Follow these 4 digitizing steps for tracing each shape:
Need help?
Here are two ways to get the help you need to digitize your own designs.
- Have a digitizing question?
Join the Embroidery Gatherings Facebook group and ask your questions, anytime.
- To receive lots of extra TLC with FTCU digitizing….
You can get one-to-one digitizing help by joining our Embroidery Gatherings Membership Club. There are over 75 step-by-step written lessons and videos to help you learn to digitize your own embroidery designs using the FTCU software. We can create a personalized “journey” for you to learn to digitize!
Click HERE to find out more information.
Share your design!
After you have finished, you are welcome to share your design image with our Embroidery Gatherings Facebook group. We would love to see your creativity!
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