Hoopbench

See every stitch before your machine does.

Open an embroidery file to watch it sew, check it fits your hoop, and convert it for your machine. The file never leaves this computer.

or drop it anywhere on this page

Colour stops

Change a colour or name a thread. It updates the hoop, the run sheet and any conversion to a format that stores colour.

StopColourThreadStitchesLength

Hoop fit

    Hoop sizes are typical sewing fields. Check your machine's manual, as some hoops vary by model.


    Run sheet

    One printed page with what the person at the machine needs. Choose Save as PDF in the print window if you want a file.

    Run sheet
    StopThreadStitchesLengthDone

    Thread lengths are estimates: sewn path plus 0.5 mm per stitch through the cloth, with bobbin at a third of the top thread. Sewing time adds 30 seconds for each stop. Your machine and fabric will differ.

    Your own logo and business name on the sheet are part of the £12 unlock, coming soon.


    Job price

    Sums for the design you have open. The starting numbers are placeholders, so type in your own rates.

    Batch conversion and branded run sheets

    Everything above is free. A one-time unlock adds the two things that save a business time.

    • Convert a whole folder or a ZIP at once, and download a single ZIP. Each file is read back and checked, as usual.
    • Put your logo and business name on the run sheet.
    • One payment with no account. Your files still stay on your computer.

    £12, once

    Coming soon

    It is not on sale yet, so there is nothing to pay today.

    Why it doesn't upload anything

    Your files are your stock

    Paid designs and customer logos shouldn't sit on a stranger's server. Here the page does the work in your browser, and no file is ever sent anywhere.

    Every conversion is checked

    After writing a file, Hoopbench reads it back and compares it with the original, needle point by needle point. If they differ, it doesn't save the file.

    Conversion isn't redesign

    Stitches stay where the digitiser put them, and density and underlay don't change. Stitch a test piece before a run, as you would with any new file.

    Only convert designs you own or have the right to use. A design you bought is usually licensed to you, and its licence may limit sharing the converted file.


    What it opens

    FormatMade forThread coloursHoopbench
    DSTTajimaNone storedOpens and writes
    EXPMelcoNone storedOpens and writes
    PESBrother and Baby LockSlot in a fixed chartOpens and writes
    PECBrotherSlot in a fixed chartOpens and writes
    JEFJanomeSlot in a fixed chartOpens and writes
    VP3Husqvarna Viking and PfaffReal colour valuesOpens and writes
    XXXSingerReal colour valuesOpens and writes
    U01BarudanNone storedOpens and writes
    SEWJanomeSlot in a fixed chartOpens only
    PCSPfaffReal colour valuesOpens only
    HUSHusqvarna VikingSlot in a fixed chartOpens only

    Common conversions

    See all 80 conversions