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help with thickening font

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#1 ·
hi
i was wanting to know how to make a font thicker i am using childs play aged 8 but when sewn out it is only thin how can i make it thicker so it stands out please
i am using brother pe design next
thanks for looking
 
#4 ·
i have been messing around with program and found that if i increase pull compensation it appears thicker i will do a test sew to see if it sews out ok
pretty much every design needs some pull comp.
as it is needed to compensate for the fabric it is being sewn on.

each fabic type will affect the way a design stitches.
to see for yourself, stitch the same design on a number of different fabrics and see the difference.

then adjust pull comp and restitch.
it is time consuming, but the better you understand how your machine forms a stitch the better the end result you produce.

Also look for a column width adjustment in your software.
Used together with pull comp should solve your problem.
 
#5 ·
If it is a true type font you can add pull compensation or in PE Design you can change you font from "regular" to "bold" to "italics" to "bold italics". I am not in front of my software right now, but it is under the font or type tab and go all the way down towards the bottom and from there you can change it. If you can't find it let me know and when I am in front of my computer I will post where it is.