Buy expensive digitizing software and do it yourself or pay a digitizing company to do it for you?

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I've been looking for wild mushroom embroidery designs(chanterelle, porcini etc). I have a Husqvarna Viking Rose and usually stay with the design cards, however because I couldn't find wild mushroom designs on a ready made card I thought I might have to make them myself. I've downloaded several trial versions of digitizing software such as Embird 2003 and have begun to realize how difficult digitizing is.

The thing is that I only need 10 or so designs - so should I commission the designs from a digitizing company or should I take the slow route and spend more time learning about how to digitize? I'll need to buy a reader/writer anyway so should I spend another 200-300 dollars more on the Embird software?

What do you think?

Many thanks, Andrew

Pat · Accepted Answer

I would go to a reputable digitizer.  There are many listed in Google underembroidery digitizing.   You will spend far more on programs and etc.....notto mention the difficulties in getting a really well digitized design out ofthe equipment on your own...............IMHO.........

Andrew · Answer

Thanks Pat,I think you're right, just needed someone to help me decide. So nowI'll be looking for a digitizer or for someone who already has designsof wild mushrooms.Andrew

Herb · Answer

There's a large selection of free mushroom embroidery designs (all cross-stitch style) at

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on ... you guessed it .. "mushrooms" :)A bit more pricey (but not x-stitch), Amazing Designs card 2020 is tenmushroom designs. It may be available from

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now I can't seem to find an image anywhere though ... - Herb

Andrew · Answer

Many thanks Herb,Couldn't find the Amazing Designs 2020 CD either, but I'll send anemail to check. Also thanks for the info about the Russian site. Iguess I can do some work with the cross stiching. I checked an onlinedigitizer and they were asking 80 dollars for 8,000 stiches. Seemsquite a lot to me as I have 10 pics that need digitiizing, so if theAmazing Designs CD is a no go, I'll have to take the long road andlearn digitizing.Many thanks,Andrew

StitchingDaddy · Answer

You can ask for digitizing help from  There aresome great people there and help is only a question away.

yvonne smith · Answer

Try posting a picture on the alt  someone may helpyou but you will need a little patience. (night be useful if you turn anyphotos into a cartoon type copy.

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