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Tikiwahine
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Joined: Apr 09, 2003
Posts: 3288
From: Ontario, Canada
|  Posted: 2004-07-13 11:07 pm Permalink
Sweeet machine!
Those things cost a bundle, all I've got is a 1949 Kenmore that does my machine quilting like a hot damn, but that's it. Have fun with it!
I know you can simplify images in photoshop, take them down to 6 colours or something more managable. Have fun! I can't wait to see an original!
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Unga Bunga
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Joined: Jun 06, 2003
Posts: 5738
From: CaliTikifornia
| Posted: 2004-07-13 11:42 pm Permalink
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freddiefreelance
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From: San Diego, Ca.
| Posted: 2004-07-14 08:31 am Permalink
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On 2004-07-13 20:34, cynfulcynner wrote:
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On 2004-07-13 18:59, Kono wrote:
You could take digital pics of mugs and tikis and use PSP to soften the image and get rid of the background and then import that into your software.
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It's not as simple as it sounds. I downloaded the Tiki Central logo and ran it through my digitizing software, and it told me I would need *63* colors of thread!
Digitizing line art and solid colors is pretty easy, but it gets really complex when any shading is involved. I'm not saying it can't be done; I have great admiration for the people who do this for a living.
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Cyn, you could reduce the color palette of the image before feeding it into the digitizing software, that shoud reduce the number of thread colors involved.
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Tiki-Toa
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Joined: May 30, 2004
Posts: 1012
From: Somewhere on Planet Tiki
| Posted: 2004-07-14 08:36 am Permalink
Is this what you are doing with that new fancy machine, making "sassypants"?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=63854&item=5308520097&rd=1
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Feelin' Zombified
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Joined: Jul 15, 2003
Posts: 1328
From: The Exotic Shores of Lake St. Clair
| Posted: 2004-07-14 08:44 am Permalink
For some reason I'm picturing every TC'er having their own custom cocktail napkins. How cool. Sounds like a nice side project 
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purple jade
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Joined: Feb 19, 2003
Posts: 1450
From: New Orleans
| Posted: 2004-07-14 09:59 am Permalink
THOU SHALT NOT COVET THY NEIGHBOR'S SHMANCY SEWING MACHINE...
Oh, but I do, I've been wanting one of those for eons.
Hey, wasn't weird unc looking for someone to embroider shirts for the Mai Kai Gents? Should make sure he knows about your new toy.
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cynfulcynner
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Joined: Mar 24, 2002
Posts: 1800
From: Ocean Beach, San Francisco
| Posted: 2004-07-14 11:05 am Permalink
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On 2004-07-14 08:36, Tiki-Toa wrote:
Is this what you are doing with that new fancy machine, making "sassypants"?
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Yeah, but mine are going to say:
LICK BUSH
POUND DICK
2004
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Tiki-Toa
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From: Somewhere on Planet Tiki
| Posted: 2004-07-14 11:18 am Permalink
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[i]On 2004-07-14 11:05, cynfulcynner wrote
Yeah, but mine are going to say:
LICK BUSH
POUND DICK
2004
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I'LL BUY A PAIR OF THOSE!!
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hanford_lemoore
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Joined: Mar 23, 2002
Posts: 1865
From: Tiki Central
| Posted: 2004-07-14 9:19 pm Permalink
No political comments please.
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wushu
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Joined: Jun 27, 2004
Posts: 47
From: columbus,OH
| Posted: 2004-07-15 6:27 pm Permalink
wicked needle work, impressive, design, impressive lookin' machine
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dogbytes
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Joined: Mar 24, 2002
Posts: 2240
From: seattle, wa
| Posted: 2004-09-10 2:32 pm Permalink
bump:
hey cynn ~ have you made anything lately? been thinking of your fancypants machine..
elicia
ps: i borrowed the sew easy book from the library.. guess i should try out my vintage sewing machine soon!
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SES
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Joined: Sep 14, 2003
Posts: 992 | Posted: 2004-09-10 2:51 pm Permalink
Pretty fancy machine!
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cynfulcynner
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Joined: Mar 24, 2002
Posts: 1800
From: Ocean Beach, San Francisco
| Posted: 2004-09-10 2:55 pm Permalink
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On 2004-09-10 14:32, dogbytes wrote:
hey cynn ~ have you made anything lately? been thinking of your fancypants machine..
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I've done some more embroidery (it's getting easier) -- I need to post the pictures. Right now I am working on my Halloween costume, but I can't say what it is yet because it's still classified. 
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ps: i borrowed the sew easy book from the library.. guess i should try out my vintage sewing machine soon!
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Were the patterns included?
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dogbytes
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From: seattle, wa
| Posted: 2004-09-10 3:54 pm Permalink
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yep. but it felt weird to cut up library materials (so i used the online "ask a librarian" first) ~ who said i could trace 'em, but not cut them.. sheesh. 
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cynfulcynner
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Joined: Mar 24, 2002
Posts: 1800
From: Ocean Beach, San Francisco
| Posted: 2004-09-10 5:24 pm Permalink
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On 2004-09-10 15:54, dogbytes wrote:
yep. but it felt weird to cut up library materials (so i used the online "ask a librarian" first) ~ who said i could trace 'em, but not cut them.. sheesh.
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I'm surprised that the patterns were there at all. That's the sort of thing that quickly gets lost.
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