It is hardly worthwhile to develop applications for Linux. The manufacturers can’t be blamed for the prices of these machines and the number of Linux users. Ink/Stitch started out using libembroidery. The logo of the Ink/Stitch project Open Source and Embroidery Design Today, only one solution is left – Ink/Stitch And this is after having had a fundraising campaign. But you could run it in Wine.Īnother solution for Linux – Embroidermodde – is not really developed anymore. Also, the most used manufacturer-independent software of this area – Embird – is only available for Windows. But most, if not all, of these applications are Windows-only. Some of the home machines include their own software for designing embroidery. They are an investment that can pay off quickly. Even the prices for commercial single-head embroidery machines are down to 5,000 US dollars. If you don’t want to or can’t buy one yourself, the nearest MakerSpace often has one. Home embroidery machines are now available for 500 US dollars. Also the prices for more “traditional ” machines such as embroidery machines have fallen during recent years. You could say it all began with the inexpensive option of 3D printing followed by also not expensive CNC machines and laser cutters/engravers. In the last few years the do-it-yourself or maker scene has experienced a boom. Ink/Stitch is an extension for designing embroidery with Inkscape. This article will examine another Inkscape extension – Ink/Stitch. The first article of this series showed how to produce GCode with Inkscape. Also, Inkscape can do a lot more than just graphics.

With vector graphics (in our case SVG) a lot more can be done. Inkscape, the most used and loved tool of Fedora’s Design Team, is not just a program for doing nice vector graphics.

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