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Learn the basics of customizing and digitizing with your artista software. Work with stock designs as well as create your own.
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Need a quick and easy project or gift for someone else? Let Jan help you make a professional looking table runner. Then quilt it using your embroidery machine. Your embroidery machine does most of the work, and you get all the credit!
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ARTISTA SOFTWARE MASTERY
Learn the basics of customizing and digitizing with your artista software. Work with stock designs as well as create your own.
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ARTISTA SOFTWARE REFRESHER
Are you a little rusty with your Bernina software? Do you have questions about your software? Could you use a little brush-up on your skills? Join us for a refresher class and rediscover the awesome features at your fingertips with the Bernina embroidery software. click for more informationBASIC COMPUTER SKILLS
This class is a prerequisite to taking any of our software classes. click for more informationBASIC DIGITIZING
One of the best features of the artista software program is the ability to create your own designs. Turning artwork into stitches – digitizing – is a creative process that can by satisfying and rewarding. In this hands on class, we will work with elements of a good design and artwork for digitizing, developing a digitizing plan and creating a road map for better digitizing. click for more informationCHENILLE APPLIQUE
Jan will teach you how to make use of those fabric scraps to create more than just another applique. Use your embroidery machine and software to create your own chenille applique. Or even use the chenille to make pot holders and other kitchen accessories! If you do not have your own embroidery machine or digitizing software, you can make arrangements before class to use one of ours. click for more informationDESIGN A QUILT WITH ARTISTA SOFTWARE
This quilting and patchwork program is packed with powerful ways to beautifully combine quilting and embroidery. Design your quilt, add embroidery and you can view every detail before you stitch it out. This program does it all – even the math. Bring your laptop computer and learn how to make this part of the artista software work for you. click for more informationDIGITIZING 102
A follow up to Digitizing 101. In this hands on class we will work with stitching order, color refining, designs, and using digitizing tools and color blending, blackwork run, gradient fill, and wave effect. Must take 101 first. click for more informationDIGITIZING 103
One of the best features of the artista software program is its ability to create your own designs. Turning artwork into stitches – digitizing – is a creative process that can be satisfying AND rewarding. In this hands-on class, we will work with stitching order, color refining designs, and using digitizing tools – colors blending, blackwork run, gradient fill, wave effect. Must take Digitizing 102 first. click for more informationEDITING 101
Your Bernina software is not just for digitizing. With a few easy clicks, your can easily select an entire design (or individual parts of a design) to change colors or fill patterns, reshape an outline, or even add some lettering. Jan will show you how to customize an embroidery design so you can create professional-looking crafts, home décor, quilts, garments, and more. click for more informationEMBROIDERED BORDERS
Introducing the Border Calculator. See how easily this border software calculates the number of pattern repeats and design placement for your individual dimensions. Whether its linear, round, oval, or rectangular, your border will fet precisely with the greatest of ease and without gaps on your garment or tablecloth – no other software required. In class, you will use the program, which includes 30 embroidery designs, on your laptop computer to plan your border. Then you will stitch your border onto an oval table runner. And with the larger embroidery hoops, such as the Mega Hoop or the Hoop It All, you won’t have to as often. Must purchase the Border Embroidery Set. click for more informationINTERMEDIATE ARTISTA DIGITIZING
Comfortable with the basics of your artista Designer Plus software? Are you ready to start doing some serious digitizing? Jan will teach you how to improve the look of your digitized designs. Bring your laptop computer and work with different fill stitches and outlines. click for more informationINTERMEDIATE ARTISTA SOFTWARE
Your artista software is NOT just for digitizing. This hands on class is designed to build on the skills you learned in your introductory artista digitizing class. Techniques of monogramming, creating appliqués and borders, using the wreath and kaleidoscope tools – all this and more. Bring your questions and we will learn together. click for more informationMONOGRAMMING 101
Want to learn to monogram? Use your embroidery software to create a professional looking monogram to put on a pillow, towel or your favorite purse. Laptop computer with Editor Plus or Designer Plus v5 software installed is required. click for more informationPED MASTERY
Join Jan in an informative class on your PE Design Software. You will learn the basics of working with your new software package and see the potential you have for embroidery using PE Design. click for more informationQUILTING BY EMBROIDERY MACHINE
Need a quick and easy project or gift for someone else? Let Jan help you make a professional looking table runner. Then quilt it using your embroidery machine. Your embroidery machine does most of the work, and you get all the credit!
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