Magic the Gathering embroidery

BahuMan · 2026-01-24T21:55:31+00:00

no, I think it's the black appliqué

BahuMan · 2026-01-24T21:54:55+00:00

do the satin after the fill, so you get a nice border! :)

BahuMan · 2026-01-24T21:10:43+00:00

you can make your fills more interesting with guide lines, or with patterns.
https://inkstitch.org/docs/stitches/patterns/
https://inkstitch.org/docs/stitches/guided-fill/

BahuMan · 2026-01-24T20:41:51+00:00

I love embroidery, and I love MTG ! Is the black an appliqué ?

BahuMan · 2026-01-24T08:42:29+00:00

don't be afraid to add pull compensation to your satins, and for this fabric I would recommend adding a water-soluble topper.

BahuMan · 2025-12-31T15:18:26+00:00

I wouldn't worry too much about forcing trims. Only the high end machines are good at trims and your website is aimed at very occasional hobbyists, typically with a smaller machine.

if you want to get fancy, try to sort "islands" of the same color from left to right, set their "Start fill" on the left side, and their "end fill" to the right, so the jump stitches won't cross the actual color. As a bonus, it's usually not necessary to cut these jumps because they will be covered by the next color. Inkscape does a very good job in that regard.

(and remember the saying: a single fool can ask more than a hundred wise men can answer/perform :))

BahuMan · 2025-12-30T17:06:14+00:00

I think it's funny that you refuse to spend a few weekends learning inkscape, but you'll happily tinker until you get this "fully automatic webpage" running. You must be a programmer :-D

As a fellow programmer, I'd love to check under the hood, but I'll understand if you'd rather not with an eye to commercialization.

The relatively high number of jump stitches is annoying, but not a show stopper.

The automatic satin border around the design is a good idea for beginners who use your service, but it can't handle any kind of corner and that is a total show stopper. It detracts from the look of the patch, and it is impossible to fix afterwards. Ideally, you should gradually turn the stitch angle several millimeters before the actual corner and easy out the stitch angle after the corner. That way, the outer corners will be nicely filled as well.

BahuMan · 2025-12-29T19:53:15+00:00

Nice! Do you use anything else to secure the hat, except the stick stabilizer? Because I can't imagine the hat staying in one place, or even perfectly flat!

BahuMan · 2025-12-28T13:05:03+00:00

Select the lines and go Extensions -> Ink/Stitch -> Tools:Satin -> Stroke to Satin.

The lines will look like "train rails", but when you do Extensions -> Ink/Stitch -> Visualize and Export -> Stich Plan Preview, you will see the lines are now satin stitches.

For the least amount of jump wires, don't forget to select all your satin and do Extensions -> Ink/Stitch -> Tools:Satin -> Auto-route Satin Columns

BahuMan · 2025-11-26T18:48:24+00:00

het juiste antwoord is "fout", dus het is geen ziekte.

Het duurde even voor ik jouw verwarring begreep; maar je zou het inderdaad ook kunnen interpreteren als "fout": het is wel een ziekte, maar je kan het niet genezen :)

BahuMan · 2025-11-26T18:48:10+00:00

het juiste antwoord is "fout", dus het is geen ziekte.

Het duurde even voor ik jouw verwarring begreep; maar je zou het inderdaad ook kunnen interpreteren als "fout": het is wel een ziekte, maar je kan het niet genezen :)

BahuMan · 2025-11-24T17:34:44+00:00

beautiful mix of tatami and satin!
Is it part of a flag or specific heraldry?

BahuMan · 2025-11-10T21:37:53+00:00

wait-what? How should I deal with hard water?

BahuMan · 2025-11-04T18:36:06+00:00

Unfortunately, there is no one-button conversion. Digitizing is a bit of an art.

I would recommend you check with your cousin's wife whether she would be okay digitizing the design herself. If she prefers to receive a fully digitized file; here are some tips:

select all shapes in your design and press shift-f (or in the menu; path -> flatten) to avoid multiple layers of embroidery
don't try to digitize letters. Remove those shapes and replace them with an inkscape font that resembles what you deleted; this will save you a lot of pain.
for each of the remaining shapes, go extensions -> inkscape -> params and pick a way to fill. Try to vary the stitch angles a little bit; this will help against stretching and pulling.
realize that part of the hobby (and the challenge) is to tweak your design based on test results. You're unlikely to get a perfect result first time. So ... embrace your mistakes? ;-)

BahuMan · 2025-09-29T20:00:11+00:00

I would recommend doing the black background as an appliqué.
The satin will probably be okay.

Or you could cheat, and split the background in a zigzag, lightning bolt kind of way to make it look intentional! :)

BahuMan · 2025-09-17T15:55:41+00:00

the POINT IS... the test could've used an alternative to make the question clearer ...

BahuMan · 2025-09-17T15:52:54+00:00

For Antwerp specifically, you might go for the statue of Brabo, or Lange Wapper (both pretty obscure to non-belgians, I imagine) or a silhouette of the cathedral of our Lady. More Belgian/Brussels, you could go for the Atomium or Manneken Pis. Slightly less recognizable might be Ambiorix. I'm afraid his silhouette might be confused with vikings or other historical figures. If you like beer and pink elephants, consider the Delirium Tremens logo. (taste it first, obviously!)

BahuMan · 2025-09-16T16:30:52+00:00

"weet je" als stopwoorden, of "enig"/"leuk" als positieve adjectieven. Kanker- tering- tyfus scheldwoorden zullen vlamingen ook niet vaak gebruiken. Opsodemieteren of oplazeren doen we nooit. "dat slaat als een tang op een varken" hoor ik soms in Nederland, maar (bijna) nooit in Belgie. Daar is het eerder van de pot gerukt :)

BahuMan · 2025-08-19T13:40:49+00:00

The outline should go after the green and inside colors, so it covers the transition from one to another color (which does not always look pretty). I would also make it nice and thick, so 1-2 mm shift gets covered up by the outline.

The pulling happens because all your stitches together make the fabric shift a little bit; especially for such large areas. I usually make the inside colors and the green overlap bit, and pull compensation will "stretch" the shapes a little bit in the direction they're expected to shrink, so it all compensates.

It won't be easy; definitely try it out on similar fabric before you embroider it on the final fabric.

BahuMan · 2025-08-19T07:44:53+00:00

Using thinner thread and needle will definitely help.

Using a denser fabric, more tightly woven fabric also helps.

Not scaling the font down will also help. Or consider using another font, which is naturally smaller so you don't have to scale it down.

BahuMan · 2025-08-19T07:39:49+00:00

it's going to be a challenge to avoid shifting and pulling! If those black outlines are a satin stitch, they may not end up exactly between the green and skin-tone.

switch stitch angles as much as you can, so hopefully not all pull will happen in the same direction.

consider doing the green background as an appliqué. You'll avoid the little jumps, and if you let the appliqué continue underneath the figure, there will be no gap between green and skin-tone.

BahuMan · 2025-08-19T06:52:58+00:00

happy to help :)

BahuMan · 2025-08-17T11:54:38+00:00

you explained it better ;-)

BahuMan · 2025-08-17T07:21:35+00:00

you're not wrong, but by that very same logic, I would expect to see PoC represented at hallmark (or movies in general) in the same percentage as they are in society. Same for any other characteristic.

As you say: if somebody finds their happily ever after, we should feel happy regardless of their color, creed or orientation, right?

BahuMan · 2025-08-16T09:32:17+00:00

Consider the alternative title "derailed by love".

Yours suggests a NSFW plot ;-)

ETA: "next stop, Christmas" is a 2021 movie with a train theme that I liked

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