mySewnet Embroidery Software, more options for machine embroidery designs

I’m excited about the many methods of pulling embroidery designs into the HUSQVARNA VIKING Designer Epic 3 that I talked about yesterday. Today, we’ll explore another loading option: pushing designs to the Designer Epic 3. Let’s take a look.

HUSQVARNA VIKING Designer Epic 3

When you want to push an embroidery design to the Designer Epic 3, it must be connected to the internet, and all your devices must be signed in to your mySewnet account. It’s a seamless process, and I love it!

Below is a screen capture from the mySewnet library. In the bottom left of each design is a paper airplane icon. Selecting that option allows me to wirelessly send that design to any devices logged into my mySewnet account. The list would include any Wi-Fi-enabled embroidery machines or my laptop with the mySewnet Embroidery Software.

Embroidery designs in the mySewnet Library

The other opportunity to send designs wirelessly is from the mySewnet Embroidery Software to the Designer Epic 3. In the top right corner, you can see several locations where I can send a design I’ve created in the software. Any device connected to my mySewnet account will appear on that list.

Options for sending a design from the mySewnet software

I love searching for a design in the mySewnet Library or creating something in the mySewnet Embroidery Software. There’s no need to find a USB to get the design into the Designer Epic 3, which is fun.

The scope of the mySewnet Ecosystem is broad, and I don’t have time to elaborate, but it’s a great tool, and I love all its components.

Here’s a design I forgot to show you yesterday. It was created in the Embroidery Edit screen using Create Shape from one single sewing mode stitch. It’s pretty impressive to be able to create that without software. If you want to know more about how I did this, check out this QUILTsocial blog post.

Design created using one sewing mode stitch

Today, I want to discuss the mySewnet Embroidery Software. Yes, we can access many designs from numerous sources, but what if we want to modify or create something from scratch? That’s where the software comes in. It’s a great complement to the Designer Epic 3 because you can create anything you can imagine!

The software has three paid levels, and depending on what you want to create and your skill and knowledge, you should choose the one that works best for you. With the subscription, it’s easy to start with Silver, and as you gain knowledge, you can move to Gold or Platinum.

Today, I’ll whet your appetite by sharing some things I’ve created in the software.

The Silver level is excellent for personalizing items. It has 245 fonts and the ability to digitize almost any font. I shared this picture in my earlier post about Why every quilter needs an embroidery machine, but it’s great to show off the ability to digitize a font. The designer used a specific font in her instructions. I found the font’s name, and using a downloaded file from a font website, I could digitize it using QuickFont. Once the font was digitized, I created the file and embroidered it on the quilt. Yes – that ability is well worth the monthly subscription price of the Silver software. I’ve made many things using the fonts, several of which you saw in my post mentioned above.

A custom digitized font

The Silver level offers other great tools and features, so be sure to explore it further.

I’ll move on to the software’s Gold Level, which includes some fantastic Wizards (Windows) or Assistants (MAC), modification tools, and other features.

The first Wizard is called Spiro. Does that remind you of a toy we used to play with? Well, there are countless design options. Here’s one that I stitched onto a trivet made from a macrame cord. For more information, check out my post on Experimenting with machine embroidery on a macrame cord table mat.

It’s a two-sided trivet, and the back looks as beautiful as the front! That’s why it’s important to learn all about stabilizers and which embroidery hoops to use for various purposes.

Machine embroidery on a macrame cord trivet

One of my favorite wizards is the Quilt Block Wizard. You can have a motif in the center or not, and it’s fabulous for creating multiple styles of quilted texture. Again, the styles are endless and effortless to produce by answering prompts in the Wizard. There’s much flexibility in the style, spacing, and designs, so experiment to see the options.

A block created with the Quilt Block Wizard

In this example, the design is the word CREATE, which I created with one of the 245 fonts. The letters are applique. Then, I took that design into the Quilt Block Wizard and generated the quilting in the background. I created SVG files so they could be cut on a digital cutter. All this, except the binding, was done in the hoop. More information can be found in my post about Creating a one-word wall quilt.

Machine embroidery applique using the Quilt Block Wizard

Oh, here’s another example of the Quilt Block Wizard. I told you I like this tool! I made this one in the largest hoop for the Designer Epic 3 (465 by 260mm). I incorporated applique, and all that quilting was done on the embroidery machine and generated by the software. This is placemat size. The applique was created from clip art that I digitized in the software.

A placemat with digitized artwork

In this instance, I modified an applique design from the SuperDesigns (available in the Silver Level). I modified the original design slightly by eliminating the stem. Then, it was embroidered onto the base of a rope bowl. Something else to consider—there are over 2000 SuperDesigns in the Silver Level that you can use to incorporate into your designs. The possibilities are endless!

Machine embroidery applique in a rope bowl

Do you want to create Monograms? There’s a Wizard for that, and many styles can be made. Again, with the easy-to-use prompt system, it’s simple to answer several questions, and then there’s the monogram. This is an organizer to put on the arm of a sofa to keep scissors and pins handy.

The Monogram Wizard is in the Gold Level, but many tools (frames, flourishes, lettering) in the Silver Lever allow you to create unique monograms.

A chair organizer with a monogram

Here’s another favorite Wizard—PhotoStitch. This image was created with ONE thread color and digitized using straight lines. Yes, the detail is incredible, and I’m in awe every time I look at it. Is it hard? Absolutely not. Pick a quality photograph and then answer a few questions, and within a few minutes of processing, the software generates the file.

As with all the other Wizards, there are different styles and questions to walk you through the digitizing process. It’s so easy!

An image using lines of stitching

The Cross-Stitch Wizard takes you to a separate module of the mySewnet Embroidery Software. This design started as a free clipart. The modules are like separate programs with a higher learner curve than a regular wizard, but the results are spectacular. This module is in the Platinum Level. Check out this page to see which Wizards are in which package. This example was a prototype. You might want to explore better coverage of the background fabric by using smaller stitches or thicker thread.

A cross-stitch embroidery design

I could go on and on with all the examples of what you can do with the mySewnet Embroidery Software, but I’ve run out of time!

Before I go, here’s one project I’ve taken on for myself. I’ve wanted to delve deeper into the mySewnet Embroidery Software, particularly digitizing without using a Wizard. My goal is to digitize an applique pattern I purchased many years ago. So, I started that digitizing process, and here’s my first block.

My first digitized block for my machine applique quilt

The learning curve is a bit steep as I am learning how to create the SVG files, and I plan to cut all of this on the SINGER Momento. I’m using a very lightweight fusible on the back, which, after experimenting with pre-cut shapes and machine embroidery applique, is what I like the best. I’m learning things like the width of the satin stitch (or other decorative stitches), sizing, multiple overlapping pieces, and so much more.

What I love about the mySewnet Embroidery Software is that if I want to keep it simple and focus on personalizing ready-made items or items I’m making, I can easily do that in the Silver Lever with all the fonts. Don’t forget all the SuperDesigns, the Frames, and Flourishes that you can mix and match to get endless possibilities.

If I move up to the Gold Level, which gives me access to most of the Wizards, I have many more options to create original designs by answering the prompts provided by the Wizard.

If I want to go crazy, I can move up to the Platinum Level, where I can create or edit anything I desire.

Of course, the learning curve goes up as you move up the software’s levels, but we need something to keep us busy and to keep our brains working!

I love the combination of the mySewnet Embroidery Software with all its tools and the HUSQVARNA VIKING Designer Epic 3.

There’s so much to learn, and so much you can do! Don’t take my word for it – be sure to stop by your HUSQVARNA VIKING dealer and check out the Designer Epic 3. You won’t regret it!

Thanks for following along this week. I hope I’ve inspired you to get your tools out and explore more embroidery options during National Embroidery Month.

Have a great day!

Ciao!!!

This is part 5 of 5 in this series

Go back to part 4: Effortless Embroidery: load and create designs on the HV Designer Epic 3

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