Changelog
What changed
Launch · 2026-09-08
- Applique studio: SVG, PNG/JPG and text input; placement, tack-down and satin generation with corner fanning and pull compensation.
- Stitch-out prediction with per-column analysis and 300-trial Monte Carlo.
- Machine files: PES, DST, JEF, EXP, VP3, XXX, PEC. Cut files: SVG (mm and Cricut-inch variants) and DXF. 1:1 template.
- Free tools: embroidery file viewer and simulator, converter (11 input formats), hoop fit checker with 29 hoops, thread colour matcher with 13 brand charts.
- Applique font generator with 17 open-licensed fonts and monogram frames.
Recently published guides
- Janome JEF files explained: colours, hoops, and converting from PES · 2026-10-20
- Applique letters and monograms: fonts that work, sizes that stitch, frames · 2026-10-13
- Brother PE800, PE535, SE600, SE700: file format, hoop size and applique tips · 2026-10-13
- Make a cut file from an applique design you already own · 2026-10-06
- Silhouette Cameo applique for machine embroidery: SVG or DXF, scale and cut · 2026-09-29
- Brother ScanNCut applique: from SVG to FCM and back to the embroidery machine · 2026-09-22
- Applique cut allowance: how much larger than the placement line to cut the fabric · 2026-09-08
- Cricut applique for embroidery machines: cut fabric that matches the stitch line · 2026-09-08
Coming up
- How to open PES files on Windows, Mac, iPhone and in the browser (free) · 2026-10-27
- Resizing an embroidery design: what is safe, what breaks, and how to fit a hoop · 2026-11-03
- Fabric and stabilizer for applique: woven, knit, felt and what pull-in does · 2026-11-10
- Applique stitch types for embroidery machines: satin, zigzag, blanket, E-stitch, bean · 2026-11-17
- Applique troubleshooting: fabric showing, raw edge peeking, shifting, puckering, fraying · 2026-11-24
- Pull compensation on applique satin: why the edge shrinks and how much to add · 2026-12-01