Feature overview

Exports Docker

Wilcom — Thu, 03 Apr 2025 12:00:00 +1100

Export Files as You Continue Working

New in EmbroideryStudio 2025

Boost productivity and streamline your workflow with EmbroideryStudio 2025’s new Exports Docker—designed to export machine stitch files in the background while you continue digitizing.

No more waiting for file conversions to complete—now, you can stay focused on creating and refining designs without interruptions.

Maximize Efficiency

The new Exports Docker gives you complete visibility and control over your file exports. With real-time tracking, you can monitor export status and history, ensuring that every file is processed smoothly.

Faster performance – File export speed enhancement.
Work uninterrupted – Continue digitizing as exports run in the background.
Stay organized – Track past exports with the new history view.

Compatible with all major embroidery machine brands including

NEW: EmbroideryStudio 2025 now supports the ZSK TC file format for Twin Sequin and Chenille embroidery, as well as the Dahao DHE format for designs featuring and combining multiple sequins and multiple beads.

With EmbroideryStudio 2025, exporting for production is no longer a bottleneck—it’s a seamless, integrated part of your workflow. Focus on what you do best: creating exceptional embroidery designs, while your files convert effortlessly in the background. Experience a smarter, faster way to export with EmbroideryStudio 2025!

Keyboard Design Collection

Wilcom — Wed, 26 Feb 2025 12:00:00 +1100

Map Designs to Keyboard Characters with Keyboard Design Collection (KDC)

New in EmbroideryStudio 2025

Embroidery character designs have become a staple in the embroidery industry, loved for their versatility and time-saving benefits. Many embroidery professionals purchase character sets from third-party suppliers, seeking to elevate their designs with unique and custom lettering.

But how can you seamlessly integrate these purchased character sets into your workflow? That’s where new Keyboard Design Collection (KDC) feature comes in!

The KDC tool is a game-changer for embroiderers, offering a convenient way to map third-party embroidery character sets and images directly to keyboard characters. This means you can easily type out your designs with the mapped characters, eliminating the hassle of manually positioning each letter or number.

Access it in the Lettering Object Properties panel by selecting the “Type” dropdown.

“The Keyboard Design Collection tool simplifies mapping the alphabet and other embroidery designs to keyboard characters, making them instantly accessible with lettering and monogramming tools”. Says Brenden Prazner, Wilcom’s Chief Product Officer

New KDC's in EmbroideryStudio 2025

With the release of EmbroideryStudio 2025, you now have access to two new pre-designed KDCs—Impossible and Double Applique—to help you get started. These ready-to-use designs demonstrate the power and flexibility of the KDC feature, making it easier than ever to create stunning lettering and embroidery designs. Available in the DESIGNING level.

EmbroideryStudio 2025 is redefining how you work with character designs, offering tools that enhance creativity and streamline your process. Are you ready to explore the potential of the Keyboard Design Collection?

Impossible

See how the KDC feature works!

The Laydown Stitch

Wilcom — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 12:00:00 +1100

The Laydown Stitch
New in EmbroideryStudio 2025

Elevate your embroidery projects with the Laydown Stitch Tool, designed to conquer high-nap fabrics like terry toweling, microfibre and knits with ease.

Towels can be tricky to embroider due to their texture, but now you can forget the hassle of water soluble stabilizers.

The Laydown Stitch, creates a smooth, professional foundation for your designs. Say goodbye to uneven embroidery and hello to effortless perfection!

Be production-ready faster and achieve stunning results every time!

Laydown Stitch vs Water Soluble Stabilizers

To apply the Laydown Stitch, follow these simple steps:

Select your object(s): Highlight the design objects you want.
Click Laydown Stitch: Activate the tool with a single click.
Set your Offset: Define the distance between the Laydown Stitch and object.
Choose the Offset Shape: Use your objects or select a shape for your design.
Adjust Stitch Settings: Select 1 or 2 layers to achieve the perfect foundation for your embroidery.

The Perfect Foundation

For an invisible finish, simply match the stitch color to your fabric. The Laydown Stitch seamlessly sinks into the fabric, creating the perfect foundation.

Use the Laydown Stitch as a Fill

Alternatively, use the Laydown Stitch as a fill to add dimension and let specific parts of your design stand out. You can apply it as an avoid stitch for creative effects and unique textures.

See the Laydown Stitch in action!

The Laydown Stitch is available in all levels of EmbroideryStudio software.
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Halloween Embroidery Designs Made Easy

Wilcom — Mon, 16 Oct 2023 12:00:00 +1100

Halloween embroidery designs made easy with EmbroideryStudio Digital Edition Designing

Transforming ordinary designs into captivating embroideries has never been easier, thanks to the innovations brought to you by EmbroideryStudio Digital Edition Designing level.

Witness the seamless process as Wilcom designers effortlessly convert graphic designs into spellbinding embroidery creations, perfect for Halloween!

Halloween Tips & Tricks

To kick-start your Halloween embroidery journey, we’ll use a simple skull design as our canvas, demonstrating the endless possibilities.

Reef Photo Stitch

Dive into the world of texture with Reef Photo Stitch. This special stitching technique not only introduces a unique stitch type but also adds an element of unpredictability to your designs. The random arrangement of stitches creates an intriguing and unexpected feel, adding depth and character to your embroidery.

The random arrangement of stitches creates an intriguing and unexpected feel, adding depth and character to your embroidery.

Invert

Explore the options, especially ‘invert color’, which fills the light areas with stitches, giving a new dimension! Seamlessly integrate Reef Photo Stitch with standard stitches to define and enhance your design’s visual impact.

Photo Flash

Unlock the eerie charm of Halloween by utilizing the Photo Flash feature, whether you prefer the standard effect or a more sinister vibe achieved with the DARK option. The DARK option reverses the effect, giving your embroidery a photo-negative appearance, perfect for Halloween.

Play with the Photo Flash line angles for different effects!

Watch It In Action!

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Photo Flash and Reef Photo Stitch are included in Designing
and can be added to the Decorating level via Elements.

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Wilcom’s Predefined Baselines

Wilcom — Tue, 01 Aug 2023 12:00:00 +1000

The Power of Wilcom's Baselines for Sports Logos

As the highly anticipated FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 kicks off in Australia, it presents a perfect occasion to delve into the significant role fonts play in crafting captivating sports and team logos.

To achieve remarkable outcomes, we will harness the exceptional font collection and advanced lettering features offered by EmbroideryStudio e4.5. With its impressive array of options, we can effortlessly create visually striking designs.

In this particular case, we will employ the versatile Wilcom Lettering Baselines and opt for a classic Block font.

What are Lettering Baselines

The lettering baseline refers to the imaginary line on which the letters in a word sit.

Designing logos with lettering baselines is a quick and effective way to add balance and structure. By incorporating lettering baselines, designers create depth and structure in the overall composition of the logo. Aligning the letters along a consistent baseline allows for harmonious visual relationships between the elements, resulting in a professional and visually appealing logo.

The use of EmbroideryStudio's Predefined Baseline is as easy as 1-2-3

Additionally, using Wilcom Predefined Baseline makes editing and changes to the logo design a simple and efficient process. Each element is independently editable by size, font, color etc.

The Predefined Baseline is ideal for circular-shaped logos with lettering over, under, and through the centre of the design. See the steps below:

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Type your 3 lines of words in the Lettering Properties box.

2

Select the Predefined baseline, and click the Create Text button.

3

Click and release in the centre of the design, drag out, and left click to release. To finish, just hit the enter key. Done!

Tip: To create a perfectly circular logo with horizontal text, hold down CTRL and release it after the enter key.

Easily Customizable

Each word is independently editable. Effortlessly modify the entire logo with just a few simple clicks. Modify any lettering, color, or stitch property.

For our American and Australian audience, easily change the word “Football” to “Soccer” while maintaining perfect balance.

Use the power of typography and EmbroideryStudio’s lettering capabilities to create distinctive sports logos.

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EmbroideryStudio software today!

Your Online Embroidery Companion

View, resize, recolor and export embroidery design online, all within your browser!

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for less than the price of a coffee a day.

EmbroideryStudio Reporting Capabilities

Wilcom — Fri, 17 Mar 2023 12:00:00 +1100

Reporting design information
with EmbroideryStudio

How do you present the design embroidery information to your customers and the rest of your team? Well, EmbroideryStudio has built-in customizable reporting capabilities.

Built-in Reporting

EmbroideryStudio is a comprehensive embroidery software program with customizable reporting options for any of your business needs. Reports can contain some or all of the details of the order or embroidered design. The information reported is selectable. What is selected depends on who needs the information and how much information you want to provide.

EmbroideryStudio’s pre-defined report types include Approval Forms, Production Worksheets, Production Summaries, and Color Films.

Information presented

The reports may include all or some of the below information depending on requirement.

Design title
Customer name and reference details
Barcode for scanning
Stitch count
Design size
TrueView representation of the design
Colors in the design
Zoom options
Sales Rep
Digitizer and date created.
Machine required information, including trims, stops, machine format, fabric and more
Color information, with access to multiple colorways
Company logo
Company Terms and Conditions

Customer Reports

Approval Forms

It is good practice to provide customers with an APPROVAL FORM. It means you have written design approval. This Approval Form may be enough on it’s own, or it may also require an accompanying sample stitch out. Remember color representation varies on different computer monitors.

With the design open in EmbroideryStudio, click File – Print Preview. This displays a PDF preview. Click the OPTIONS button in the top bar to select Approval Form.

The Approval Form contains basic design information such as a color image of the embroidered design, the design name, design dimensions, and how many colors are used.

There is some custom information that you can include, such as your own company logo, terms and conditions of use, order information, and even the design position information.

Once you select the information you want to include in the Approval Form, click Send PDF via Email. An email will automatically be generated, which can be sent to your customer.

Add Your Company Logo to the Approval Forms

The customization pop-up includes a section called Company, with an option to upload your company logo and add your own Terms and Conditions.

If you prefer, click Save as PDF to save or print directly from EmbroideryStudio.

Multiple Approval Forms for ONE logo.

Remember that ONE customer logo might have multiple embroidery designs depending on the application or product usage. For example, the order might involve polo shirts, caps, and towels. Each embroidery design will have a different size, underlay, stitch count, and other variations, so each should have its own approval form.

Team Reports

Production Worksheets, Production Summaries and Color Film

The information provided in the Production Reports can be helpful for many in your team, including machinists, production managers, administration staff, and anyone needing the design information.

Production Worksheets are designed to show a single design in a single colorway with a one-to-one scale view (in most cases), plus clear thread sequence instructions for the selected colorway.

The worksheet provides the machine operator with all the necessary design and thread information to stitch the design.

Production Summaries include summary information about a design, including ALL the selected colorways at a glance. This may be useful for both machine operators and administrative staff.

When threading up the machine heads, seeing all the colorways at a glance can help with the economics of scale.

The colorways created for the embroidery design are listed in the Colorways Tab.

The all-in-one EMB file stores the digitized embroidery design, stitch count, stops, trims etc. It can also store multiple colorways for different colored products.

Click all the colorways you want to print from a single screen.

Color Films provide a color-by-color breakdown for the machine operator or production manager to visualize the design by color. It includes thread estimates for each color used, assisting with thread stock levels.

Design Information Docker

The Design Information Docker houses the design, customer, and order text information and is helpful, but only if the time is taken to fill in the detail when digitizing.

All or part of the information can be transferred to the production sheets for a full picture. It will also be extremely helpful when later searching for designs via the Design Library.

To Exit and Close Print Preview

Click the CLOSE Button next to OPTION on the main screen.

See it in Action

There is so much more to learn about EmbroideryStudio’s reporting capabilities.

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Reasons to update to EmbroideryStudio e4.5 Designing

Wilcom — Mon, 14 Nov 2022 12:00:00 +1100

21 Reasons to Update to
EmbroideryStudio e4.5 Designing!

Windows 11 Compatible and FREE support

FREE support is included in the latest software versions only. Paid and self-help web support is available for e2 and above.

3

Web Font Pack Bonus with Purchase

4

2 Additional Faux Chenille Fonts Included

5

Basic Shape Gallery Included

6

Automatically Fill Holes in Your Designs

7

Graphical Digitizing Tools for Faster Digitizing

8

Free Hand Open and Closed Shapes

9

Hand Stitch Effect For a Relaxed Look

10

Trapunto, Force Travel Runs to Edge

11

Instant Smart Design for Auto-Digitizing

12

Radial Fill For Added Movement

13

New Stitch Player

14

Motifs Available on Demand

15

Improved TrueType Font Conversation

16

Integrated Design Library

17

CorelDRAW 2020 Included

18

Over 560 Designs Included

19

HomeScreen with Access to Blogs & Education

20

Add-on Option EmbroideryConnect

21

Add-on Option Elements

What are you waiting for?
Ask about Wilcoms's FREE Web Font Pack with purchase and Update today!

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Creating QR codes with CorelDRAW

Wilcom — Wed, 20 Jul 2022 12:00:00 +1000

Create a QR Code in minutes with CorelDRAW® Graphics Suite

By owning EmbroideryStudio e4.5 software, you also have a QR Code Generator at your fingertips!

Integrated with EmbroideryStudio DESIGNING and DECORATING software is your own complete version of CorelDRAW® Graphics Suite. One of the many exciting features is its QR Code Generator.

A QR code (quick response code) is used to provide easy access to online information through the digital camera on your smartphone or tablet. It can be used to quickly link customers to virtual business cards, URLs, emails, videos, promotions, and so much more.

Start creating and customizing your own QR codes immediately. No third-party software is required. Simply open CorelDRAW, and you’re ready to create your own. Give it a go!

I have a QR code on my virtual business card. It's the simplest way I found to connect with new customers and clients at trade shows.
Eduardo Serje

It only takes a few minutes.

See it in action!

Learn more on how to use CorelDRAW for embroidery

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Customizable Thread Collections in WilcomWorkspace

Wilcom — Fri, 15 Apr 2022 12:00:00 +1000

Introducing Customizable
Thread Collections

No longer limited to only one thread brand. Select and use all the thread colors on your shelves.

Create your own unique company thread collection for the first time. Select colors from a massive range of embroidery thread charts and save the ones you own in your Thread Collection for use over and over again.

The Thread Collection feature is part of the WilcomWorkspace suite of applications.

It is available in the Truesizer application to recolor your embroidery designs, giving customers a true representation of the final outcome. You will also see it in the Estimator application for your design estimate previews.

Now you have the flexibility to view and use your own company thread collection anytime, anywhere from any web browser.

Feel confident investing in threads again with all colors stored in your applications.

The setup is easy

Simply click on the Settings icon (top right corner) and go to the
App Settings > THREAD COLLECTION

Available in all WilcomWorkspace applications
for new and existing subscribers

Ready to try it?
Truesizer offers a 14-day trial

Wilcom is committed to expanding the WilcomWorkspace offering
with more features and functionality to come. Stay tuned!

Working with multiple colorways?

Use '+' symbol to add NEW colorways

Another new feature adding more functionality to your existing subscription.

Features for embroiderers in CorelDRAW 2020

Wilcom — Wed, 02 Dec 2020 12:00:00 +1100

The best features in CorelDRAW® Graphics Suite 2020 for embroiderers

by Eduardo Serje & Maria Palma

PowerTRACE™

ENHANCED – Corel PowerTRACE™ allows you to convert bitmap images, such as JPEGs, into vector images, with the powerful Artificial Intelligence. (The artifact removal and upsampling are built into the process to help improve the quality of the source bitmap as you trace it).

Enlarge low resolution JPG's

NEW FEATURE – This great NEW feature gives you the options of enlarging and cleaning up a web JPG into the desired logo size without losing resolution. This could be a game changer for companies who constantly receive low resolution file for digitizing.

Variable Font

NEW FEATURE – Manipulate and change the font appear on the fly without having to rely on the preset styles in the font family. Some of the options can be quite creative.

Add Effects to Text

This video teaches you some of the fun effects you can apply to text in CorelDRAW, using the Interactive Effects and Shape toolboxes.

Substitute and Embedded Fonts

This video will cover default text properties, font substitution, and font embedding in CorelDRAW.

Languages and Special Characters

Use special characters and glyphs, as well as learn about characters from other languages.

Symmetry

This video teaches you more than the heading suggests. If you are interested in graphic design, you will find it amazing. If not, the start of the video will show you how to create symmetrical designs.

Fit Objects to Path

This feature can be extremely usefully when creating logos and designs.

Check & Fix Customer Artwork

Learn some basic steps to analyze customers’ art files and understand some critical checkpoints.

10 Tips to Check Artwork

Dig deeper to analyze customers’ art files and understand some critical checkpoints.

CorelDRAW.App: Cloud-based, sharing, & collaboration

Easily review and approve designs within CorelDRAW web browser. The fonts used are embed into the file and viewable by others.

Collaboration Workflow

NEW FEATURE – Invite reviewers and approvers to view, annotate, and comment on the design directly on your CorelDRAW design files using CorelDRAW.app

Learn to use the integrated CorelDRAW 2020 software, and with a single click be digitizing in EmbroideryStudio using all the creative stitch types and features you love.

EmbroideryStudio e4.5 Update 2 is bundled with CorelDRAW® Graphic Suite 2020

For any new purchases of EmbroideryStudio e4.5 Update 2 Designing or Decorating.
Includes updates and Trade-in’s

Feature overview

Exports Docker

Export Files as You Continue Working

New in EmbroideryStudio 2025

Maximize Efficiency

Compatible with all major embroidery machine brands including

Keyboard Design Collection

Map Designs to Keyboard Characters with Keyboard Design Collection (KDC)

New in EmbroideryStudio 2025

New KDC's in EmbroideryStudio 2025

See how the KDC feature works!

The Laydown Stitch

The Laydown StitchNew in EmbroideryStudio 2025

The Perfect Foundation

Use the Laydown Stitch as a Fill

See the Laydown Stitch in action!

Halloween Embroidery Designs Made Easy

Halloween embroidery designs made easy with EmbroideryStudio Digital Edition Designing

Halloween Tips & Tricks

Invert

Watch It In Action!

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Wilcom’s Predefined Baselines

The Power of Wilcom's Baselines for Sports Logos

What are Lettering Baselines

The use of EmbroideryStudio's Predefined Baseline is as easy as 1-2-3

1

2

3

Easily Customizable

Ask about Wilcom'sEmbroideryStudio software today!

Your Online Embroidery Companion

View, resize, recolor and export embroidery design online, all within your browser!

EmbroideryStudio Reporting Capabilities

Reporting design informationwith EmbroideryStudio

Built-in Reporting

Information presented

Customer Reports

Approval Forms

Add Your Company Logo to the Approval Forms

Multiple Approval Forms for ONE logo.

Team Reports

Production Worksheets, Production Summaries and Color Film

Design Information Docker

To Exit and Close Print Preview

See it in Action

Ask about the world's favorite embroidery design software today.

Reasons to update to EmbroideryStudio e4.5 Designing

21 Reasons to Update toEmbroideryStudio e4.5 Designing!

Windows 11 Compatible and FREE support

3

Web Font Pack Bonus with Purchase

4

2 Additional Faux Chenille Fonts Included

5

Basic Shape Gallery Included

6

Automatically Fill Holes in Your Designs

7

Graphical Digitizing Tools for Faster Digitizing

8

Free Hand Open and Closed Shapes

9

Hand Stitch Effect For a Relaxed Look

10

Trapunto, Force Travel Runs to Edge

11

Instant Smart Design for Auto-Digitizing

12

Radial Fill For Added Movement

13

New Stitch Player

14

Motifs Available on Demand

15

Improved TrueType Font Conversation

16

Integrated Design Library

17

The Laydown Stitch
New in EmbroideryStudio 2025

Ask about Wilcom's
EmbroideryStudio software today!

Reporting design information
with EmbroideryStudio

21 Reasons to Update to
EmbroideryStudio e4.5 Designing!

What are you waiting for?
Ask about Wilcoms's FREE Web Font Pack with purchase and Update today!

Introducing Customizable
Thread Collections

Ready to try it?
Truesizer offers a 14-day trial