ESA fonts are object-based, where they re-digitize themselves. This means you can enlarge the font however, reducing the size to have it smaller goes into gray areas, causing problems. They aren’t a finished design until you tell them to be.Įvery ESA font is digitized at its smallest size. The problem is when you want to make any changes to the lettering, like resizing or putting it on a different fabric type, you risk ruining its integrity. What is the difference between using a standard embroidery font versus ESA fonts? Standard digitized fonts are digitized using the exact size they’re to be stitched with the exact density and underlay for an exact fabric type. Instead of spending hours and hours digitizing a font by hand, using ESA fonts is the most cost-effective way and can guarantee excellent results.Īlmost every other type of embroidery font is simply a finished stitched file assigned a key stroke at a later date. In-the-Hoop Projects: Zipper Insertions.Digitizer’s Dream Course Overview & Level 1.