THE COLORS IN YOUR DESIGNS
You may find that the designs you order from us do not have the same colors
you see on the website. This is because of the nature of different design formats.
Each format has its own internal color palette. Some formats have as few as 28
internal colors – others more than twice that many. When designs are converted
from one format to another, the software tires to *guess* what is the closest color
match. Sometimes the guess is very good and the design looks as if it has similar
colors. Other times, the guess is not good and the colors look strange. Many of
our designs use many shades of one color. If a design has 5 shades of green, and
the format only knows 28 colors, chances are it is not going to recognize all those
shades. What will happen instead is the colors will all be combined into one –
ruining your stitch out. To prevent this from happening, I am now converting our
more complex designs using only default colors. The designs will look garish, but
they will have the correct number of color stops which is the important thing. The
only important thing for a design to have is the right number of color stops. Any
color you see on your computer screen or embroidery machine screen is for
aesthetics only.
With your designs you have received a color chart for each design which lists in
order the colors to be used. This is what you should follow when you stitch your
designs and ignore the colors your machine might show. The color charts also
have a full color image of the design. If you don’t use the brand of thread that
we use, Admelody thread, we have also supplied a thread conversion chart from
Admelody to many major brands. You can also download Admelody conversion
charts from www.BFC-Stash.com. We are continually working on additional
charts for that site to cover all the brands of thread used.
PLEASE NOTE: If you make any changes to the designs in your software,
including resizing, changing colors, or just opening and saving, be sure to check
the number of color stops your machine says are in the design and compare this
to the color chart provided. If they are not exactly the same, reload the original
design you received.
What thread does BFC-Creations use?
ADMELODY THREAD and BFC THREAD
We used only Admelody thread in our designs (we started using Admelody thread with
Design set BFC346 – before that most sets were done with ARC rayon thread). I chose
Admelody when I learned that ARC was no longer going to produce its rayon thread and
I wanted to promote only a quality, low priced thread. I found Admelody and have been
extremely pleased with its performance and color palette. When it was no longer going
to be sold in US and I couldn’t find another distributor, I set up the
www.BFC-Stash.com website to carry the thread. Unfortunately the manufacturer
stopped making it so we have come out with our own brand, BFC Thread. I have chosen
colors for our thread that will have plenty of shades to do realistic designs. We hope to
eventually add more colors.
Thank you,