Density Question

[Guest]

Every design I get seems to be over-dense and "bullet proof." Anyone know why this is? Shouldn't embroidery feel soft and pliable? In DS, what are the best ways to decrease the entire density of the design without intefering with the integrity of the design. I like my embroidery to have the ability to fold in half, not bend in half. Floriani embroidery is the only company that I've come across that seems to practice low density designs. I haven't been able to find a digitizer who follows the same concept.

If I go into SCALE > Column Density and Fill Density > what is the best number to decrease the overally density by 50%-75%, without hurting the overall design. I can't figure out how the numbers work with this. Auto density On seems to only add density throughout. I'm confused.

[The Embroidery Hoop]

just a tip, be sure you are not pulling your fabric in the hoop. this is one cause for bullet proof designs. when you release the hoop it shrinks back to normal size and your design will kind of roll and be way to tight.
Use temp. spray if you want fabric and backing to be flat then you don't have to stretch it.

[GF]

Thanks Carole. I use the fusible web for stretchy fabrics and I don't think hooping is my problem, but that's a good check. The designs are dense whether they're on knits or non-stretch fabric. Any other suggestions?