E4 DESIGNING HAS IT ALL! It’s time for the Best Software… with the Best Training… AND Balboa is the Only way to Go!… Windows 11 is being released as we speak. You may not be ready for it, but you do need to make sure that when you update your… Read more
Embroidery & Multi-Decoration Software It’s time for the Best Software… with the Best Training… AND Balboa is the Only way to Go!… Windows 11 is being released as we speak. You may not be ready for it, but you do need to make sure that when you update your computer,… Read more
Embroidery Studio E4 Lettering Lettering, Monogramming, Customizing and Machine Connection Software It’s time for the Best Software… with the Best Training… AND Balboa is the Only way to Go!… Windows 11 is being released as we speak. You may not be ready for it, but you do need to make… Read more
ADD FEATURES OR “ELEMENTS” AS YOU NEED THEM…SELECT ONE, OR ALL! It’s time for the Best Software… with the Best Training… AND Balboa is the Only way to Go!… Windows 11 is being released as we speak. You may not be ready for it, but you do need to make… Read more
In embroidery, no detail is more important than lettering. Your designs are labels for your customers and they must be able to read those labels — even the small print. However, what is easily read in print is not always easily read in thread. Read more
Fonts will become easy to manage when you understand how they are built and you will find that you, too can create your own lettering for that special customer. Choose from Lettering Part 1 and 2, Quick Steps to Small Lettering, or get them all with our Complete Learning Package Read more
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3 DAY DIGITIZING CLASS, August 28th – 30th, In beautiful Downtown Pam Springs CA $450 Read more
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Lee and Keith Caroselli have been the proud recipients of numerous International Grand Prizes. The realism in their work is unsurpassed. They are recognized world wide for their Excellence and Innovation in Embroidery and have been voted into the Embroidery Hall of Fame by their Peers. The Elvis Presley Stamp,… Read more
Create unique, flowing stitch patterns that add motion and dimension to any closed object Fills selected shapes with spiral running stitch which matches the outline of the shape • Adjustable start point for the spiral provides many variations • Convert to other stitch types including motif run* and sequin run**… Read more
Create and reuse patterns for runs & fills Once you’ve created or digitized a patterned fill you like, e.g. repeated hearts, diamonds, etc, store it away as a Motif and use it whenever you want over and over again. Any pattern you create can be saved as a Motif. Create repeating,… Read more
Create unique, flowing stitch patterns that add motion and dimension to any closed object. Complex shadings and open fills add dimension, color and perspective to embroidered designs. Simple menu selections let you create a range of effects using complex combinations of stitch patterns, spacing, angles and more. Florentine Effects Effects… Read more
Add depth and dimension to your embroidery with powerful shadows, shades and open fills. Complex shadings and open fills add dimension, color and perspective to embroidered designs. Complex shadings and open fills add dimension, color and perspective to embroidered designs. Simple menu selections let you create a range of effects… Read more
Convert black and white, grayscale and color images into multi-color artistic stitching Converts any photographic file into a color digitized file Automatically handles spacing Specify row and stitch angles Photo Flash converts any photographic file into a color digitized file, adjusting the background to match the fabric color you’ll be stitching… Read more
Add carving, embossing and other dimensional effects to your embroidery. Creates texture and details without increasing stitch count. Split Lines: Lets you add dimension and detail by creating a line that splits the object—a fill pattern for instance is repeated on both sides of the split. Specify the length, size… Read more
Create and duplicate objects and place them perfectly! Set up your patches instantly! Create mirror images of any object and then position it anywhere you like. Use Mirror-Merge to flip an object horizontally and vertically or mirror objects on an axis that you draw. Mirror-Merge puts the new object on… Read more
Take Your List right from the email, copy it to your Team name list, and you are ready to Go! Personalize team and corporate logos quickly and efficiently EmbroideryStudio Team Names Advanced lets you take a single design, and then personalize it with names from a list: basically the same… Read more
The Easy Way to Outline the most complicated Objects Creates automatic outlines and offset borders Borders can be any combination of 10 object types Multiple offsets each with its own independent object type, color, size and more Offsets Advanced gives you more power and creative options for highlighting and adding outlines… Read more
All of us have that one design that is a pain to run, but the customer is a good one, so you endure the thread breaks, and the card board look.. We are going to take a couple of your worst nightmares apart and make them a dream to run.
You will see the design as stitched, and as it appears on the screen. Then you will see what to do to make it stitch as well as it looks! Read more
Use your basic stitches to create the illusion of a fully shaded link of chain or section of rope. Define each section or link without outlining it. It is so easy you will be looking for more ways to use it! Read more
Let’s start with the Essentials. It is essential to understand the basics. To understand the process. Learn how to take what you know the machine will do, and use it as your “Rule Book”. Work with the machine…NOT against it! Read more
You can add interest by making the background fill an embossed version of the logo. Here, Wilcom’s Program Split was used with the logo to add texture to a plain background. Let’s say you just finished an embroidery job — a left-chest logo stitched on shirts and hats — and… Read more
Not just a Tour, a Digitizing Class Using E4! See how Wilcom’s E4 features can help with your digitizing. A 90 minute look at the new features, and the tried and true.
Those that you have grown to love in Wilcom!
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See new ways to Digitize on E4! Learn Techniques that will allow you to Digitize and Edit with Ease. Make your Digitizing fun and rewarding! Create designs that bring your customers back and make production a breeze! Read more
String (Paghadi) Stitch Visually stunning new stitch type for added creativity Create outline or filled shapes with overlapping ‘string art’ stitching for decorative effects. This stitch is also used to attach mirror pieces commonly known as ‘Paghadi’ in India. Create impressive new artistic and practical stitch effects Attach mirrors typically… Read more
New One On One Personal Classes using Your software on Your computer. We will teach you techniques that will give you instant answers to your problems, and you will be practicing those techniques in real time, with real help! Read more
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Get a good foundation, with answers to Small Lettering, Underlay and Push Pull and how to Blend and Shade! Three full days of Classes where you will LEARN BALBOA’S SECRETS. Read more
Great Class…Sorry you missed it!
Purchase our Learn to Digitize videos to get a head start on what you will learn! Next year plan to attend the live classes!
Master Digitizing, from FUNDAMENTALS to the most intricate parts of Embroidery!. Three Day Classes with Labs with one on one instruction. Put it on your wish list for next Year! Read more
From Impressions Magazine June 25, 2013 How to Work With Push-Pull Compensation Digitize to work with your embroidery machine rather than using compensations or corrections that have been built into digitizing software programs. June 25, 2013 By Lee Caroselli-Barnes, Contributing Writer There are two great mysteries that digitizers must… Read more
From Impressions Magazine, April 23, 2013 How to Achieve Shading in Embroidery Getting a realistic 3-D embroidered image requires understanding the physics of art, which is the basis of the interplay between color blending and shading. By Lee Caroselli-Barnes, Contributing Writer Although the terms “blending” and “shading” often are… Read more