StitchLab Online

Free desktop app Realistic view See how the thread will really look on the fabric, with every stitch drawn in 3D, before you sew a thing. Free desktop app Stitch-out playback Watch the design sew itself, in the order your machine will stitch it. Free desktop app Show jumps See where the thread travels from one part of the design to the next. Free desktop app Design browser All the designs in your folders shown as pictures, with your favourite folders one click away. Free desktop app Save to a USB stick Put several designs on a USB stick for your machine, with the right file type, safe short names and a hoop check. Free desktop app Grid and centre cross Lay a grid over the design and mark its centre, to line it up on the fabric. The centre cross also prints on the hooping plan. Free desktop app Undo, redo and back to original Step back and forward through every change, select everything in one click, or return to the design as you opened it. Free desktop app Thread numbers on hover Point at a colour in the preview to see its thread number. Free desktop app PES with real thread colours Save PES version 6 files that keep the real thread colours, names and brands. Free desktop app English and French The whole app works in English or French, with the release notes in both. Free desktop app Automatic updates StitchLab checks for a new version when it opens and installs it for you. Free desktop app Report a problem from the app Send a problem report straight to Embroidery Allsorts, with an optional screenshot and your design file. Standard Batch convert Convert a whole folder of designs to another format in one go. Standard Check & Fix repairs Fix the problems the report finds with one click: tiny stitches, long jumps, tie-offs, basting frames and more. Standard Colours and thread charts Replace a colour everywhere it is used, and match your design to Brother, Janome, Husqvarna, Hemingworth and other thread charts. Standard Lettering Add words to your designs with embroidery alphabets, including your own. Standard Edit the parts of a design Select, recolour, reorder, group and lock the separate parts of any design. Standard Shapes Add a circle, square, heart and other basic shapes as a fill, a running outline or a satin outline. Standard Repeat patterns Copy a part of a design in a grid, along a line, round a circle or as a mirrored star, with a live preview. Standard Knockdown and lace Add a knockdown layer under a design so stitches sit up, with an optional satin border for free-standing lace. Standard My thread list Build your own list of threads from any chart, share it as a spreadsheet and match a design's colours to it. Standard Nudge with the arrow keys Move the selected parts a little at a time: 0.5 mm per press, or 5 mm with Shift. Pro Merge designs Put two or more designs together and arrange them. Pro Fix overlap Take out the stitching hidden under the part on top, so layered designs don't sew too thick. Pro Monograms Make initials in a choice of arrangements, with frames. Pro Appliqué fabric preview Use a photo of your own fabric and see it under the appliqué stitching. Pro Split for more than one hooping Cut a design too big for your hoop into pieces, with alignment marks and a printed hooping plan. Pro AllsortsLink: send to your machine Send designs straight to a supported embroidery machine and fetch them back, with no cables or USB sticks. Brother and Baby Lock support is in development.