Embroidery – first attempts to design – including Manchester Bee

Having spent the money on the embroidery design software, PE Design 10, I thought I should try and use it. However, it is just as hard as I expected it to be, probably harder. I watched some tutorial videos on YouTube by OleensEmbroidery. These were helpful, but I wasn’t patient enough, so I dived in to have a go!

First attempt was used on the outfits for the Asylum back in 2017. A cog clock. Done with different times on them, and one with the cogs interlinked on the back on my jacket.

Next attempt was a Victor and the Bully emblem for a head scarf for my friend going through chemotherapy. I downloaded a picture and followed the basic instructions I had followed in the tutorials to go over the lines. Learning how to start each part of the design, different density of the fill. The thing I haven’t really got the hang of is the amount of overlap required due to the pull on the fabric. This had more impact on my Manchester Bee, which had more areas to fill in. Trying to make sure there were no gaps was quite hard, but I think I got there in the end.

Disappointingly, I haven’t used this on any item yet.. And I must watch some more of the tutorials and learn a bit more to progress with my designing.