17. Wildcard Week

Task of Wildcard Week

Design and produce something with a digital process (incorporating computer aided design and manufacturing) not covered in another assignment, documenting the requirements that your assignment meets, and including everything necessary to reproduce it.

Summary

This week I learned the operation of embrodary machine as well stitching a logo on a T-Shirt.

Design

I started by tracing vectors of honey badger. I used coreldraw software to convert image into vector.

I then downloaded and installed InkStitch plugin.

This is a free and open-source plugin for Inkscape (a popular vector graphics editor), that allows users to digitize designs for machine embroidery. It offers the power needed by professionals and hobbyists to digitize their design, making it a versatile tool for a wide range of embroidery enthusiasts. You can download this plugin here.

I then opened design in Inkscape.

With InkStitch extension, I filled an object

I used simple method option. Complex also works. However it takes a little while to calculate and in some cases, the difference is barely noticeable.

I then used InkStitch simulator to preview the traces.

This is the preview

I then exported the file as .jef. The extension or file format depends solely on the type of machine you are using.

Machine setup

This Janome embrodary machine I have used.

I started by placing embroidery transfer paper where I wanted to stich the logo.

I cut it on size and placed inside of T-shirt.

With iron, I adhere embroidery transfer paper onto the T-Shirt.

I then placed the T-Shirt in the adapter.

This is Janome embrodary adapter. I helps you align the fabric you want to stich with machine niddle. I also acts as railing axes for horizontal movement.

I the loaded the threads pack and placed the adapter with T-Shirt in the machine.

I then aligned the design to the place I have place embroidery transfer paper

Machine in operation

Result

Download files

Here are files I used. Jonome file format as well as pdf file.

Janome file

PDF design