How to Use the Embroidery Lettering Designer

Quick start

1. Type your text. You can use up to two lines of up to 40 characters each.
2. Choose an embroidery font and a thread color.
3. Set the size, by letter height or by the height of the whole design.
4. Check the free stitch preview, then continue to checkout.
5. Download your DST, PES and EXP files and a production sheet PDF.

Fonts and color

Pick from a large catalogue of fonts digitized for embroidery: sans-serif, serif, script and display styles. Each is stitched by the same engine that makes your production file, so the preview is the stitch, not a font mockup. Every font has its own supported size range. Choose any thread color with a hex code; the preview draws the stitches in that color and the production sheet lists it for whoever loads the machine.

Size

• Letter height stays the same whatever you type.
• Bounding-box height sizes the whole finished design, for when it has to fit a fixed space.
• Work in millimetres or inches. See the minimum size guide.

Spacing and multiple lines

• Letter spacing tightens or loosens the gap between letters.
• Word spacing sets the gap between words separately.
• Alignment for two lines: left, center, right, block or letter-spaced, with a line gap setting.
• A different size, spacing and color on every line: for example a big surname over a small family line, in one design.

Arcs and monogram borders

• Arc layout bends text around a circle for caps, patches and badges. Choose the radius and start angle, and flip the letters upside-down for text along the bottom of a badge.
• Monogram borders add a stitched satin border around the finished lettering: circle, oval, square or rectangle, with your choice of padding, width, density and border color.

Team names in bulk

Paste a list of up to 50 names and get one design per name, all with the same font, size, color and layout, in one purchase and one ZIP download. It is built for team jerseys, class shirts and event lists.

Trims and cap settings

• Jump trims cut the thread after each letter, each word, each line or not at all.
• Sew from center starts the design from its center point, the way caps and hats are sewn.

Preview and files

The preview is a stitch-accurate image of the real file, and a player sews it in order. You pay only when you check out. You receive DST, PES and EXP files for any machine, plus a production sheet; see DST vs PES vs EXP. Before you stitch, run the pre-stitch checklist.