embroider.app generates a DST file from your own image in the browser — upload a photo or logo at embroider.app/generate and you get a Tajima-compatible DST with a visible stitch path preview first. Previewing costs nothing; downloading the DST is $4.99, or $19 for ten downloads. The same generation also gives you a PES file and a high-resolution preview image.
Try it — upload an imageThe Tajima DST format stores stitches and color-change commands, not actual thread colors. Use the preview image as your color map when threading the machine.
Commercial heads (Tajima, Barudan, SWF) and most multi-needle machines want DST. Brother and Babylock home machines want PES. You get both with one download.
Only upload artwork you own or have rights to. Downloaded files are yours to sew and sell; see the terms page for details.
Tajima, Barudan, SWF and most commercial multi-needle machines read DST. Brother and Babylock home machines want PES, which is included in the same download.
No. DST stores stitches and color-change commands only. Use the high-resolution preview image that comes with your download as the color map when threading.
Yes — that is exactly what embroider.app does. Upload a PNG or JPG and it generates the DST from your artwork in about 15 seconds.
The stitch preview is free. Downloading costs $4.99 for one, or $19 for ten downloads, and each download includes DST, PES and a PNG preview.
Yes, provided you own or have rights to the artwork you uploaded. See the terms page for the full wording.
Preview is free. Downloads are $4.99 for one, or $19 for ten. No account required.
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