Convert JPG to EXP embroidery files

Upload a JPG, get a EXP file your machine can run. The preview below shows the actual stitches, not your original image.

EXP is the Melco format, also read by Bernina machines. It stores stitches in a plain, compact form.

EXP runs on Melco and Bernina. EXP stores stitches only. The order of colour changes survives, the actual colours do not — use the colour table under the preview as your thread guide.

JPG is what most photos and scans are. Heavy compression leaves faint halos around edges; the engine smooths them before tracing, but a clean source always stitches better than a re-saved one.

The output format below is already set to EXP. Digitizing, the preview and the file are free — no account needed.

Other formats: JPG to DSTJPG to PESJPG to JEFJPG to VP3JPG to XXXJPG to PECJPG to U01PNG instead

What it does

Upload a logo, drawing or piece of artwork. The engine turns it into real stitches — satin columns along thin strokes, tatami fill across solid areas — and writes a file your embroidery machine can run. No software to install.

What you get

A machine file in the format your brand uses:

DST · PES · JEF · VP3 · EXP · XXX · PEC · U01

Tajima, Brother, Janome, Husqvarna, Bernina, Singer, Barudan.

What it costs

Free. Digitize, preview and download the machine file — no account, no watermark, no card.

We are new and want to hear how the files sew. If you run one on your machine, a line to hello@converttostitch.com helps a lot.

Drop artwork here, or click to choose a file
Fabric sets stitch density, pull compensation and underlay. Knit draws in and needs a wider, looser stitch; terry swallows thread and needs a denser one.
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