Supported embroidery files

Details are provided here of the embroidery file types supported by Hatch Embroidery.

Note: Embroidery files fall into two broad categories – ‘all-in-one’ design files and machine files. Design files are generally ones you open and modify in the software. Machine files are generally ones you send to machine for production. There is some inter-convertibility between the two formats. Note that you can filter your design library between these two broad categories. See also Embroidery files.

Embroidery files

Hatch Embroidery supports the following embroidery file formats:

Format

File

 

Description

Read

Write

Wilcom EMB design

EMB

 

Wilcom ‘all-in-one’ design file (up to & including the latest EMB format)

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BERNINA

ART

 

BERNINA ‘all-in-one’ design file

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Janome

JAN

 

JANOME ‘all-in-one’ design file

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Wilcom Cross Stitch

EMX

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Wilcom Cross Stitch design file

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Great Notions

GNC

 

Great Notions production file

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Melco Condensed

CND

 

Melco ‘condensed’ design file

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BERNINA / Melco

EXP

 

Melco embroidery design file. Also used for newer BERNINA embroidery USB format.

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Tajima

DST

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Used for main types of Tajima machines

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BERNINA Cross Stitch

ARX

 

BERNINA cross stitch file

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Deco / Brother / Babylock

PES

 

Deco, Brother, Babylock production file

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Deco / Brother / Babylock

PEC

 

Deco, Brother, Babylock production file

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Elna

EMD

 

Elna production file

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Janome / Elna / Kenmore

SEW

 

JANOME/Elna/Kenmore production file

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Janome

JPX

 

JANOME/Elna/Kenmore production file

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Janome / Elna / Kenmore

JEF

 

JANOME/Elna/Kenmore production file

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Janome / Elna / Kenmore

JEF+

 

JANOME/Elna/Kenmore production file

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Husqvarna / Viking

HUS

 

Husqvarna/Viking/Pfaff production file

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Husqvarna / Viking

SHV

 

Husqvarna/Viking/Pfaff production file

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Husqvarna / Viking / Pfaff

VIP

 

Husqvarna/Viking/Pfaff production file

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Husqvarna / Viking / Pfaff

VP3

 

Husqvarna/Viking/Pfaff production file

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Pfaff

PCD

 

Pfaff production file

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Pfaff

PCM

 

Pfaff production file

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Pfaff

PCQ

 

Pfaff production file

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Pfaff

PCS

 

Pfaff production file

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Singer / Poem / Huskygram

CSD

 

Singer / Poem / Huskygram production file

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Singer

XXX

 

Singer production file

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OESD Project

ART42

 

OESD ‘all-in-one’ design file

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^ Hatch Embroidery can write EMX with the Hatch Cross Stitch GEM  ‡ DST files can be read by MB-4 machines.

Design templates

Hatch Embroidery supports the following design template formats:

Format

File

Description

Grade

Read

Write

Hatch Template

JMT

Hatch design template

A

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Wilcom Template

EMT

Wilcom design template

A

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Digitizer Template

JMT

JANOME design template

A

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BERNINA Template

AMT

BERNINA design template

A

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JPX file format

The JPX production file format includes a JPG image, in addition to the embroidery, of any graphics included in the design. This provides you with a better means of visually aligning embroidery on a printed item when hooped in the machine.

Older machines display only thread codes and not the specific brand. This causes confusion as the same code across two (or more) different brands of thread may be completely different colors. With newer JANOME MemoryCraft machines, a thread brand ID identifying the thread chart is now recognized. The specific brand is displayed on the machine itself.