Linux at Home - Embroidery

Linux at Home: Embroidery design

Last Updated on September 6, 2020

In this series, we look at a range of home activities where Linux can make the most of our time at home, keeping active and engaged. The change of lifestyle enforced by Covid-19 is an opportunity to expand our horizons, and spend more time on activities we have neglected in the past.

We’ve seen welcome relief in the past few weeks in European countries, with marked declines in Covid-19 associated deaths. However, with the threat of a second wave looming in many European countries, and the pandemic remaining rampant in other parts of the world, social distancing looks set to remain for the foreseeable future.

With more time at home, there’s never a better opportunity to embark on a new hobby. How about embroidery? Learning embroidery doesn’t have to be complicated, and it definitely shouldn’t feel like a huge investment of time and money. It’s actually an easy and inexpensive hobby. And there’s good free and open source software available that helps a lot with creating and modifying embroidery designs.

Embroidery is the craft of decorating fabric or other materials using a needle to apply thread or yarn. Embroidery may also incorporate other materials such as pearls, beads, quills, and sequins.

Ink/Stitch

Linux at Home - Ink/Stitch
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Ink/Stitch is a machine embroidery design platform based on Inkscape, and other open source software.

The software should meet the needs of hobbyists as well as professional digitzers.

Ink/Stitch has tons of great features and is under active development.

You’ll need to have Inkscape on your system. Inkscape is professional quality vector graphics open source software.

Read more about Ink/Stitch

Embroidermodder

Embroidermodder
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Embroidermodder is a free machine embroidery software program. The newest version, Embroidermodder 2 can:

  • edit and create embroidery designs;
  • estimate the amount of thread and machine time needed to stitch a design;
  • convert embroidery files to a variety of formats;
  • upscale or downscale designs;
  • and a lot more.

Read more about Embroidermodder

Other Software

Cross-stitch is a form of sewing and a popular form of counted-thread embroidery. I covered my recommended free and open source cross-stitch software in this article.

All articles in this series:

Linux at Home
AstronomyExplore the universe from your garden
Brew BeerWeave malt and hops and yeast together in unique combinations
Circuit DesignLearn to design electronic circuits
CollaboratingEdit documents collaboratively in real-time
CookingHome cooking is an activity that’s great for individuals and families
Creative WritingPen a classic novel or screenplay
Cross-stitchingA form of sewing and a popular form of counted-thread embroidery
Digital ArtPaint and draw directly onto a computer
Digital Music ProductionDigital Audio Workstations
DOOM GamingTake a break and play classic DOOM
EmbroideryCraft of decorating fabric or other materials using a needle
ExercisingKeeping fit can be a challenge with lockdown
GardeningPlan your perfect garden with these great tools
GenealogyResearch your family tree
Home SecurityCCTV solutions to protect your home
Musical InstrumentLearn to play an instrument
RSIReduce and prevent repetitive strain injury
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