Embroidery digitising
Applique digitising
Applique is four operations in one file. If the stops are not in the right places the operator cannot run it, no matter how good the stitching looks.
Numbers above are typical, not promises — the design decides. You get the actual figures in the quote before any work starts.
The four-step file
A working applique file gives you a placement run so the operator knows where to lay the fabric, a tack-down to hold it, a machine stop for trimming, and a cover stitch to finish the edge. We build all four with the stops in the right places and label the colour blocks in plain language: "1 PLACEMENT", "2 TACK", "3 TRIM STOP", "4 SATIN". Nobody should have to reverse-engineer the sequence standing at the machine.
Cutting files if you want them
If you are cutting fabric pieces on a plotter rather than trimming by hand, say so and we supply the cut outlines as SVG or DXF alongside the stitch file, offset for the seam allowance you actually use. It saves a lot of guessing on twill-letter jobs.
Cover-stitch width
The satin that covers the raw edge has to be wide enough to hide an imperfect trim without looking clumsy, usually 2 to 2.5mm on garment work. On thick twill we widen it and add a light zig-zag underneath so the edge does not fray through. That gets set per job, not from a default.
What lands in your inbox
The stitch file in whichever formats you asked for, a printable worksheet with the colour sequence and stitch count, and a flat preview image you can forward to your client. Ask for the editable source and you get that too, at no extra cost — it is your design.
- EMB
- DST
- PES
- JEF
- EXP
- VP3
- HUS
- XXX
- CND
Next step
Need a applique file?
Attach the artwork, tell us the finished width, the fabric and the format your machine reads. You will have a price and a delivery time back shortly.
Or email orders@zbpunch.com — orders taken 24/7 — someone is on chat almost all day.