Upload the photo at embroider.app/generate and the app turns it into a patch design and a real machine stitch path in about 15 seconds, all in your browser. You can inspect stitch count, size and thread colors before you pay, then download the file as DST (Tajima/commercial) or PES (Brother/Babylock). Previewing is free; a download is $4.99, or $19 for ten.
Try it — upload an imageThread cannot reproduce a photo's full gradient range. The app reduces your image to a limited thread palette — busy backgrounds and small faces are the usual failure cases.
Brother and Babylock read PES. Tajima and most commercial machines read DST. embroider.app exports both today; JEF, EXP, HUS and VP3 are not supported yet.
Use a cutaway stabilizer for dense fills, hoop tightly, and slow the machine down on high stitch counts. Finish patch edges with a satin border or a heat-cut backing.
Most can, but thread cannot reproduce a photo's full gradient range. Tightly cropped subjects with clear contrast convert well; busy group shots and tiny faces do not.
About 15 seconds from upload to a viewable patch design and exact stitch path in your browser.
DST for Tajima and commercial machines, PES for Brother and Babylock, plus a high-resolution PNG preview. JEF, EXP, HUS and VP3 are not supported.
Neither. Everything runs in the browser and downloads are tied to your browser session, not a login.
Previewing is free. A download is $4.99, or $19 for a pack of ten downloads.
Preview is free. Downloads are $4.99 for one, or $19 for ten. No account required.
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