DST embroidery files, included with every order

What a DST is

DST is the Tajima stitch format. It is a list of instructions, not an image: needle moves, jumps, trims, and color changes, in sew order. A machine reads it and moves the hoop under the needle accordingly.

A DST does not store thread colors. It knows when to change color, not which color. That is why every order comes with a run sheet listing the thread colors in sew order.

Which machines read DST

Tajima machines use it natively, and most commercial multi-head brands can read it, including many Barudan, SWF, Happy, Ricoma, and Melco setups. If you are not sure what your machine wants, tell us the make and model and we will send the right file.

“JPG to DST” is digitizing

A JPEG is pixels. A DST is stitches. Renaming the file, or running it through a one-click converter, does not decide stitch types, density, underlay, pull compensation, or sew order. Someone has to plan those for your size and fabric. Read why a JPEG is not a DST.

Other formats come free

Need PES, EXP, or JEF too? Name the machine on the order and the matching file is included at no extra charge, alongside the DST.

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