3D PUFF DIGITIZING
BD Monogram 3D Puff Digitizing at 5,654 Stitches
One white thread and zero color changes raise two interlocking letterforms off the fabric in a single continuous pass. A compact monogram at 2.10 by 2.50 inches, digitized as a single-color 3D puff file with capped-end density for foam backing. The entire overlapping B and D runs through just one stop and four trims, restraint that keeps two letterforms reading as one unified mark instead of two competing shapes.
01 · Artwork receivedInterlocking B and D letterforms, the licensed source logo for a single-color 3D puff build. 02 · Digitized file previewRendered puff preview showing raised foam height and capped ends before a single stitch runs. 03 · Production worksheetWilcom EmbroideryStudio, Level 3 Advanced: 5,654 stitches, 1 color, 1 stop, Tajima format. 04 · Finished stitch-outRaised white puff with a bold black outline, stitched on light-colored fleece.
One white pass, zero color changes
The whole design runs as a single stop: one thread color, zero color changes, 5,654 stitches from start to finish. For a puff file that matters more than it would on a flat design, because every restart is a place where foam height and stitch density can drift out of alignment. Building both the B and the D in one uninterrupted pass keeps the raised profile consistent across the full overlap, instead of stitching one letter, stopping, and hoping the second one matches the first.
Four trims inside one continuous stop
Zero color changes does not mean zero jumps. The file still carries four trims, points where the machine has to cut and re-anchor thread between letter segments that are not physically adjacent: the B’s crossbar, its vertical stem, and the D’s outer bowl. Sequencing those jumps inside a single-color pass is what keeps loose thread from dragging visible tails across open fabric between the two overlapping letterforms.
Stitch length doing two jobs at once
Max stitch length on this file runs to 11.9 mm, min stitch down to 0.1 mm, a wide enough range to cover both jobs a puff monogram needs. Long stitches carry density fast across the straight run of the B’s stem and the D’s open curve, and short stitches take over to wrap the tight radius where the two letters overlap. That range is what keeps the foam edge reading crisp at the curve instead of stair-stepping.
Specs
- Placement
- Left chest, fleece
- Finished size
- 2.10″ × 2.50″
- Stitch count
- 5,654
- Colors / stops
- 1 / 1
- Color changes
- 0
- Trims
- 4
- Max stitch length
- 11.9 mm
- Bobbin thread
- 72.25 ft
- Thread
- Madeira Classic 40, White
- Format delivered
- Tajima (DST)
- Software
- Wilcom EmbroideryStudio, Level 3
- Pricing tier
- Standard ($15)
- Turnaround band
- Rush (1 to 2 hour)
- Digitized by
- Walker Treece
The full worksheet
Every number above traces back to this one production sheet: stop sequence, stitch count, and machine settings Wilcom EmbroideryStudio generated for the single-color build.
