Individual Assignment

About Machine This week i tried out the Brother SE-2000 Embroidery machine available at our lab. It is a multifunctional sewing and embroidery machine, Equipped with both sewing and embroidery capabilities, the machine supports a wide range of stitches, decorative patterns, buttonhole functions, and built-in embroidery designs. It features an interface, wireless connectivity for transferring embroidery files, automated functions such as bobbin winding and thread cutting, and compatibility with various sewing techniques. Click for the machine manual. img


Designing the Embroidery File

Now to design the embroidery file, I first imported a picture of me and my friend intoCanva and applied ""Sketchify"" filter to it. Then I exported the image to Inkscape and bit traced it to get the vector file, and then using the paint tool I colored the different sections of the image. Then went to Adobe Illustrator (borrowed from a friend) and made the wavy outlines. Downloaded an exension called Ink/Stitch , An open-source machine embroidery design platform based on Inkscape Ink/Stitch aims to be a full-fledged, cross-platform embroidery digitizing platform based entirely on free, open-source software. It provides a user-friendly interface for creating and editing embroidery designs, allowing users to convert vector graphics into stitch files compatible with various embroidery machines. With features like stitch simulation, design editing, and support for multiple file formats, Ink/Stitch empowers users to bring their creative embroidery ideas to life using a free and accessible toolset. I used Ink/Stitch to convert the vector file into a PES file which can be read by the machine.

after installing, go to extensions, there you will see "Ink/Stitch" click and go to "Params" An interface will pop up showing how the machine is going to stitch your design. You can change the settings as per your interests. Here i have only changed the method in which it stitches and infill type : Overview of how the stitch works:


After all this is set you can export the file in PES format. Afterwards you send it to the embroidery machine through an application.


Embroidery So i tried stitching on Denim, which had not yet been tried on that machine. So i cut up an old jeans of mine. Firstly, place it in the embroidery frame:One thing to keep in mind while doing that is : Then we attach it to the baseplate of the machine: After this you put in the embroidery thread into the machine, follow the image : Also the body of the machine has instructions written over it, so there's no way you can go wrong.





Then after the test i send it to the machine through their app Artspera, you can install it through Play Store.
Then open the app and follow the instructions given in the image:

Engraving using XTool S1

i wanted to try out engraving on jeans using the xXTool S1 , so i cut out a piece of the jeans and put it in the laser cutter and decided to do a Starry Night engraving on it.

I took an image from Pinterest and pasted it to Inkscape and then traced it to get the vector file. Then I exported the file to the xTool software and set the parameters for engraving on denim. Then I exported the file to the xTool software and set the parameters for engraving on denim. Then i taped the jeans to the bed of the laser cutter. The first thing to do was autofocus the leaser: Also always remember to make sure the tool is on top of the material while you're doing the autofocus, otherwise it will hit the bed of the machine and damage it.

Next i set the area for engraving the design: Here i clicked on rectangle. Now you have to manually move the tool and set the dimentions of the area, here i have set the vertically opposite sides as the limits: Next you select the material and the parameters will automatically be set, but you can change them as per your requirements.

Now before starting the process test the engraving , for that i drew a rectangle on the xtool and tried out the settings: Then we started engraving the test settings:


And again tried a different setting to see which was better : The following are the test results: I liked the middle result more which was the light blue jeans settings and decided to use the same for out final engraving. Then we started the engraving process:

Then i decided to make a Frame for it so i laser cutter a piece of acrylic:

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