Embroidery Digitizing Software Comparisons

Embroidery Magic 2 & Fancy Works Features

• Units of measurement - points, metric, and inches

• Color bar - for on screen color sequences

• Select object by color

• Individual colors in one design

• On-screen cursor status bar

• On-screen ruler

• Guidelines, vertical and horizontal

• Cursor status bar

• Reads and Saves in dst format

• Reads and Saves in ppl format files

• Reads cnd

• Design database

• Print design information

• Undo (21 times)

• Cut, Copy, Paste

• Arrange sewing sequence

• Mirror design horizontally or vertically

• Rotate designs

• Regenerate stitches

• Filter short stitches

• LOCK - Stitches on & off

• IMAGE - Mirror, Rotate, Scale

• Import 18 image formats

• RUNNING STITCH

• Bean stitch

• Pattern stitches

• COLUMN FILL (satin stitch)

• COMPLEX FILL

• Control of entry, exit, and slope

• Pattern stitches

• Straight and arced line tools

• LETTERING

• Built-in fonts

• Supplemental fonts as add-on product

• Kern spacing

• 3-character monograms - only EM 2

• Spell check

• Arced lettering (single or two lines)

• Bridged lettering

• Option to turn off baseline

• Character spacing

• Word spacing

• Line spacing

• Script spacing

• Character width

• Character angle

• Auto underlay, center or edge walk, column

• Affect underlay density and stitch length

• Multi - line justification

• Lock stitch letter, word, or line

• Trim letter, word, or line

• VIEW - wire frame and stitch points

• Real view on fabric

• Zoom - in and out

• Fit to screen

• Display hoops

• Open multiple files (10)

• Cascade & tile windows

• Hot keys

• SELECTION - of individual Points, Stitches, Object, Color

• Combine design files

• Design locator

  Fancy works has these additional features

• Ability to Add holes

• Thread color charts - Madeira, Sulky, Isacord

• Mouse over for thread color and number

• Multiple color selection

• Reads and Saves in 9 home machine formats

• Extra pattern fills

• 13 preset shapes

• Array designs

• Wreath designs

• Slow draw

• Points/stitches in square

• Multiple point/stitch selection

• Stem stitch

• Open/closed option

• Quilt stitch

• Split satin

• Fill between pattern

• Lattice fill

• Auto underlay

• Applique stitch (stiehl stitch)

• Ability to turn off appliqué option

• Back stitch

• Control entry and exit points

• Straight and arced line tools

• Sew before and after commands

• Printable manual on CD

• General embroidery terms and glossary guide

  Plus you get all these Free Bonuses with FWS

1. Free FWS Digitizing Tutorial color printed & bound

2. Free Quick Start Guide color printed & bound

3. Free FWS Manual color printed & bound

4. Free 17 EM 2 Videos Tutorial on CD

5. Free EM 2 Tutorial color printed & bound

6. EM 2 color printed Tutorial & 17 Videos CD - even though this Tutorial and Videos CD is for learning to use EM 2, most of the everything that is taught in these can be easily applied to learning FWS.

7. 10 Small Fonts CD - these are made especially to sew our well at a small size.

8. free floral & frames designs by Thread Artist

9. Free priority shipping