What program did you use to create the weevil embroidery? My mom has just gotten into machine embroidery and I very much want to create patterns for her!
I draw my files in procreate on a tablet, and then upload the separated layers to inkscape on a laptop, and turn them into patterns with the ink/stitch extension. Inkscape and ink/stitch are both free and open source. There's a definitely a learning curve to learning the program but I'm happy to answer any questions!
Some unsolicited advice that may spare you some of the struggles I wasted hours on:
Dowload inkscape before downloading ink/stitch. Ink/stitch is an extension and you need the former to run it.
Change the canvas size to the size of the embroidery field of your machine. For me, that's 4"x4". You can go to file>document properties and change the format to "custom" and resize it make sure to change the units too. I also find it helpful to use a 1" grid (also in the same pop up under the "grids" tab) to give me a sense of scale.
Look things up if you're confused. It may not help but usually it doesn't make things worse.
Use the troubleshoot feature by going to extensions>inkstitch>troubleshoot>troubleshoot objects.
Convert your objects to paths using the trace bitmap feature. This allows the program to read an image not as pixels but as bounded areas that can be understood or something like that.
Keep copies in separate layers in case you make a grave error as I have on many occasions.
Use the simulator feature by going to extensions>inkstitch>visualize and export>simulator.
You can customize a ton of stuff using the params (extensions>inkstitch>params) feature but tbh I wouldn't mess with that stuff until you've done a bit of practice with the more basic settings.
Having multiple layers is essential if you want to change colors or textures. Each layer will basically be one action for the machine. When designing your layers be thoughtful about efficiency of changing thread colors (e.g. if you have color a and b, and your layers go ababababa but the layering doesn't matter, change it to aaaaabbbb and save yourself time and rethreading). If you want I'm happy to elaborate on this with what I did for the weevil pattern.
Don't put too many layers of embroidery on top of each other. It causes the needle to jam and you to have to adjust your thread tension a bunch. Instead, only leave thin areas of overlap from one layer to the next to ensure continuity but prevent the issues. This also saves you thread.
I hope that this was helpful and not too obnoxious.
