Have you heard about ESA embroidery fonts but are unsure about what they are or do? Well then keep reading! This article will teach you everything you need to know about ESA embroidery fonts.
What Are ESA Embroidery Fonts?
If you’re new to ESA font technology, it can be confusing knowing what they are and what sets them apart from traditional digitized letters. ESA stands for “Embroidery Specific Alphabets,” and to put it simply:
What software works with ESA fonts
ESA fonts are only compatible with Hatch, Wilcom E series & Janome V5 and can be loaded directly into your software. Wicom E series software for the commercial embroidery industry, while Hatch is made for home embroiderers
How To Install ESA Fonts
Please note that ESA fonts are downloaded as a zip file, meaning you’ll need to unzip them before you can install them into your embroidery software. For directions on how to install your ESA fonts into your embroidery software, click here.
ESA Fonts For Hatch
When creating your personalized embroidery creations, choosing the perfect font can help set the perfect tone for what you’re trying to say. Your font choice can ultimately tie a project together or break it apart. The more embroidery font options available, the more creative potential you possess. When it comes to ESA fonts, there is no shortage of fonts and possibilities. When choosing where to purchase your ESA embroidery fonts, ensure they’re from a reputable source.
Embroidery Legacy’s Collection of 1000 ESA Embroidery Fonts
We offer the world’s largest selection of ESA fonts at the industry’s most affordable prices.
All of our ESA fonts available are carefully tested before listing and are created and inspected by John Deer, the world’s most awarded embroidery digitizer. We guarantee all of our fonts are digitized properly for perfect and professional results.
We offer many different font categories, such as foam, applique, glyphs, fancy, monograms, to name a few.
You might have noticed numbers beside each font name. These numbers indicate the letter size measurement to help you indicate what your minimum design sizing is. Which, as you learned above, is essential when resizing!
Modifying ESA letters
A common question I get asked is can you modify ESA letters? Yes, you can!
ESA fonts are object-based. You may wonder what that means. Think of it like vector art. You can easily change certain parts of an image when using CorelDraw. Modifying ESA fonts is similar. Say you wanted to stitch out the word “Free,” but you want to adjust the letter “r” to make the font flow better. You would be able to change this as you can modify the original shape or “objects” it was created using nodes.
Nodes are little “points” in the design that you can click and drag to adjust the outline/shape of a specific letter. No fancy programming or computer knowledge needed. Just click, drag and adjust any letter to the shape you want it!
“Free” letters using ESA font.
“Free” ESA font letters modified.
With ESA fonts, you have the versatility to change many factors such as properties, stitch types, and density. Within Hatch, you can break apart every object within your letters, and you can alter or add certain elements to your letters to create the look you desire. To decrease your trims and nodes, you can also rearrange your sequence to allow particular objects to be digitized first. You can then branch and remove unneeded jumps and trims to allow your object to flow.
Check out our Youtube video below as I go into more detail regarding how to modify your ESA letters to get the exact look you want to achieve.
Subscribe to our Embroidery Legacy Youtube channel above, for everything you need to know about ESA fonts.
Conclusion: ESA Fonts Give Great Results Because They’re a Native File Font Format
If you own Hatch or Wilcom E series software, ESA fonts are a great solution to getting great stitched-out results. Although ESA fonts may have previously seemed confusing, you now know they’re much easier than you think. With many font options available, ESA fonts provide you with countless creative possibilities. Happy stitching!
I can not log into your software anymore at first I thought it was just that I needed to put in a new password but it says my email is incorrect but it isn’t. Unfortunately it has been a while since I used the software and I know I bought the legacy font and other items and haven’t used but I will have to find it it is packed up but if I can have a contact information email or phone number do I can get back into the software at least for now .
Are the 3D ESA Fonts the only ones you can use with the Puff-Foam?
Correct! 3D foam designs should always have capped or pinched ends. Regular fonts do not take this into account.
Will the ESA font program work with Bernina soft wear
I’m almost out of my free font credits. When they are done, can I buy more font credits?
Great question Michele! Of course you can purchase more credits 🙂 our design membership now incorporates fonts. You can check it all out here https://embroiderylegacy.com/embroidery-legacy-design-club/
How do I use my points for Flexi Fonts says Ii need a code nlt sure where to find the code.
Hi Lynn, if you have credits in your account, all you need to do is click on the line that says Download font file using credits. For further questions & a quicker reply, please email our office at [email protected] thanks!