There are many, many, many online sources for embroidery designs. Thus, I like to get the embroidery designs copied to my PC hard drive, and then put them on a USB stick as I need them. I don’t want to have to search through and load a CD everytime I want to get designs into my embroidery machine. However, I don’t want every collection I own on a USB stick. At first glance, this sounds like some double work, copying to a PC and then to a USB stick as opposed to just straight to a USB stick. Then, later, when you want them, you can place the designs you want on a USB stick for use in your machine.

For those of you lucky enough to have the Brother machines that accept the BES4 wireless upgrade, you can bypass the USB stick and just send the design(s) wirelessly to your machine.Īnother option is to create a directory on your PC hard drive and copy the files on the CD to your PC. If the designs are on a CD, however, you from a CD to a USB stick then place it in your machine.

A USB stick might be able to be read directly in your machine. So, you have to get the designs to your machine. Likewise, if you purchase design collections, whether it’s Anita Goodesign, OESD, Kimberbell, Floriani, etc., from one of our stores, it’s likely that they, too, are provided on a CD, but they might be on a USB stick. (Those that are downloaded from the web will be addressed below). Sources of Designs CDsĪll Access and individual collections from Anita Goodesign usually come on a compact disc (CD). I am just sharing with you what works for me. These methods may take a little more time “up front” but the rewards in knowing what you have, where you have it and how to get it to your embroidery machine are worth the trouble.Ĭertainly, everyone has their own way of doing things, and this blog is just one of many that will work. Did you attend Anita’s University hosted by Rocky Mountain Sewing and Vacuum earlier this month? Did you come away with even more embroidery collections? So now, how do you manage embroidery collections that you own? Do you keep them on a computer, a USB stick or just the original CD? You can increase your productivity and maximize the chance of finding that design you’re looking for if you’ll take the time to develop and use a filing system for your designs.

How to create pes files for embroidery