sewsandy <sewsandy@here.com> wrote
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>On Sat, 03 Oct 2009 06:59:49 +1000, hopper
><Troll5layer@ABCP.hall.0.fame.invalid> wrote:
>
>>On Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:23:44 +0100, in alt.binaries.crafts.pictures
>>sewsandy <sewsandy@here.com> wrote:
>>
>>>I need to have an array of 3 rifles as shown in the attached jpg. I'm
>>>doing a fleece for a friends 80th birthday and he is a keen collector
>>>of BSA motorcycles and this is part of the badge . Does anyone have a
>>>rifle digitized that I can use to finish this , Thanks in advance
>>>SEWSANDY
>>
>>Some do stuff just cos it is there, others do stuff
>>cos they have a vested interest.. and a few do stuff
>>cos they have a passion for the topic.
>>Ask your friend what the barrel size is on the Spitfires
>>Amals.. he will know.
>>In the meantime.. tell me some more about what you are
>>stitching this work to. I am "machine dumb" and have to
>>look up what method will work well on which material
>>for the work to sew to. A "fleece" to me is the back
>>of the Merino ram sitting on the seat of my Tojo (Toyota 4x4).
>>I carnt begin to imagine sewing anything to it.. it is 2" thick!
>>/chuckle
>>It is also very important to know the _minimum_ size the
>>design is ever going to be stitched out as.
>>Also, try and give me the concept you see as working.
>>Like is it an "outline" you see.. or an applique type structure
>>or can we design something graphically (together) from a
>>bike AND rifles that is not a BSA 'standard' logo and thus
>>Copyrighted?
>>
>>As they say.. "speak to me, I don't do orders" :->
>>
>>
>>
>>
>It's a badge from a very old motorcycle club that is no longer in
>existence , I have researched it on the Internet and there are no
>pictures of this badge but my father does have the actual metal badge
>which I have attached a picture of.
>
Excellent response there, Sandy.. way to go! :-)
> I am just beginning my digitizing journey
>and have managed to paste
>up the artwork for the rest of the
>logo but the rifles have got the better of me.
>
I am maybe a few steps ahead of you.. but not that far ahead <g>
IF there is something hindering your progress, yell out.
Someone here may give a hand up. Digitising itself is what this group
should be involved with - IMO.
>The badge needs to fit
>in a 100x100 hoop and is being stitched onto left hand side breast of
>a fleece top ( sorry that's what they are called in the UK , it's a
>soft heavyweight pile fabric jacket, sorry I can't be more specific
>but then I have absolutely no idea what a Merino ram is ! lol)
/snuckles
I reckon you are not alone.. more later :-)
>The rifles need to be just silhouettes not detailed.
>
Ok.. got it.
>As I said I'm just
>beginning with digitizing so any help would be greatly appreciated as
>I really want to get this right for a very special mans 80th birthday.
>I welcome suggestions and apologise for my lack of knowledge at
>requesting digitizing help as this is the first time I have asked.I
>would welcome help with either just the rifles or the whole thing.
Okaaaaay, The what I am getting from this is;
"please build (digitise) a couple of silhouetted rifles I can import
into my design to complete my digitising of my badge".
I can do this, no worries, Sandy.. thing is, all you will then be able
to do with the rifles is edit the stitches.
Is that OK?
This is because of the limitations of software in importing designs
into a design as an "edit feature".. AFAIK.
For you to have total control of the design you would need to be using
the same digitising tool I am using.. and the file would have to be in
that tools proprietry format.
Alternatively.. and only a suggestion, IF I did a badge pretty much
exactly as your pix illustrates would that suffice?
That's a green outer with a red inner and the whole thing with
silver highlights.. yes?
>Thank you for taking the time to look at my request .
>sewsandy
.. all good, Sandy..
And some History for you.. and others?
When your ancestors sent my ancestors to what
was seen as "gawd-forsaken-land" so as to
a.) "get rid of them pesky varmints"
AND
b.) "create a tea garden from those wild lands"
..they (the House of Lords) forgot one very important
thing.. what were the poe blighters going to EAT!
They soon found out!
Nothing "English" either grew (successfully) or was
given much more suitable fare than a spear
by a wild blackfella!!
But what did HOL care.. "all bleedin' thieves and knaves
anyway,, give them rum and bread and let them rot".
A real nice "how do you do".. I must say!
What they (HOL) overlooked was the very thing that
bought my ancestors to the attention of the
British Justice System in the first place.. the attribute
they held that saved them.. and built a future Australia.
Their "resourcefulness".
There are many good books written on this topic..
I highly recommend "The Australian Trilogy" by Bryce Courtney.
First published in 1995 by Penguin.. search your local library.
Anyway I digress .. my point?
Out of all this came some unique "Australian Made" icons,
all developed and designed here for Australian conditions.
S o w e c o u l d e a a a t!
Sheep : The Merino
http://www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au/articles/macarthurs/
Milk : The Illawarra Shorthorn
http://www.lbcentre.com.au/Illawarra_Cattle_Society_Australia.php
Beef: The Murray Grey
http://murraygrey.org/
Chook: The Australorp
http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGA/Lorps/BRKLorps.html
Duck: The Giant White Muscovy
http://calamvalecreek.awardspace.com/whitey.html
Pig : The Landrace
http://www.lbcentre.com.au/Australian_Pig_Breeders_Society_Australia.php
..and not forgetting Coopers Beer
http://www.coopers.com.au/
and of
course XXXX beer (later, and unique to Queensland)
http://www.australianbeers.com/beers/xxxx/xxxx.htm
.. and then we have Bundy Rum..
http://preview.tinyurl.com/y8t795l
http://landingpage2.bundabergrum.com.au/gateway.htm?Lang=en-US&BrandId=SO&RefUrl=http%3a%2f%2fwww.bundabergrum.com.au%2fTemplates%2fRedirectToURLTemplate.aspx%3fNRMODE%3dPublished%26NRNODEGUID%3d%257b61E5D3DE-60E2-4CE6-ADB2-50435CF140DF%257d%26NRORIGINALURL%3d%252f%26NRCACHEHINT%3dGuest
The list is mighty long..
... vegemite (stolen by the USA)
... FJ Holden (stolen from the USA
.. and on .. and on .. and on ..<g>
So now you do know what a Merino is:->>>
cheerio
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