Getting started
From logo to patch
Turn a picture into something that sews: trace it, clean up overlaps, fill it well, match the threads and export.
Intermediate6 articlesabout 17 min
A logo needs a few decisions before it sews cleanly. This path takes one badge from a PNG to a machine file.
- 01Trace a pictureTurn a PNG or JPG logo into shapes you can stitch: the tracer runs on your device and you choose how many colours to keep.Video3 min
- 02Remove overlapsShapes stacked on top of each other are sewn twice. Make stitch-ready cuts away the hidden parts, so every spot is sewn once.Guide4 min
- 03Fill and underlayHow a fill is sewn row by row, what the underlay beneath it does, and the settings that make a fill lie flat on your fabric.Guide4 min
- 04Match your threadsChoose the thread line you sew with and snap every colour in your design to its nearest real thread in one click.Tutorial2 min
- 05Sort by colourNextStitch sews each colour in one go wherever shapes don't overlap. When you set the order yourself, one command sorts it by colour.Tutorial2 min
- 06Export your first fileTurn your design into a file your embroidery machine reads: open Export, pick the format and download it.Tutorial2 min