Artwork

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Image type

Logo or clip art Lettering Line drawing Simple photo

Design size

mm cm in

Design width

Type a width or drag the slider. It's the size of the stitched design itself; the height follows.

Size for a spot on a garment

Sets the width to the usual size for that spot. You can change it after.

Fabric

Sets stitch density and underlay for what you're sewing on.

Thread

Colors, at most

Type a number or drag the slider - more keeps fine detail like a face, fewer means simpler, faster sewing. The preview updates as you go.

Fine-tune

Background color

The color around your artwork. “Everywhere” suits line art on white paper.

Smallest detail

Edge smoothing

Fill row spacing

Fill stitch length

Fill angle

Widest satin column

Satin spacing

Thin lines up to

Strokes thinner than this are sewn as a single bold line instead of a satin column. Raise it for script and handwriting fonts, whose thin strokes look ragged as satin.

Thin-line stitch length

Shorter stitches follow curves more smoothly. Small letters want about 1.3 mm.

Pull compensation

Underlay stitches

Underlay strength

The stitching sewn under fills and satin to hold them up. Heavy suits stretchy or fluffy fabric, light suits thin fabric that puckers.

Fill bold strokes from

Letters and shapes whose strokes are at least this thick are filled solid instead of stitched as satin bars, all of each letter. Off at 0.

Open the centers of letters and rings (the inside of an “o”, “d” or a ring stays unstitched)

Your machine

Machine brand

Picks your file format, further down, for you.

Hoop and size

The sewing field of your hoop, not its outer frame. Hover a tile to see which machines match, or pick Custom for an exact size.

Multi-position or slide hoop

Multi-position hoops

Sized for Poolin and SmartStitch big-hoop machines - pick one and the positions are set for you.

My machine's embroidery area

Hoop positions

Across

Down

Save for your machine

Not sure? DST is the most widely readable.

Lock stitches at every start and trim

File name

Sew a test on scrap fabric before your final piece.

Fabric color

100%

Drop an image into the hoop

Logos, clip art, line drawings and simple photos stitch best.
PNG, JPG, GIF, BMP, WebP or SVG, up to 12 MB.

or try

or make

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