Download embroidery design files

After you’ve placed your order, you can download your embroidery designs and start stitching. Designs download in a zip file containing all available embroidery file formats, plus the color change sheet and sometimes project instructions or patterns.


Before you download, make sure you’re signed in to Embroidery Library under the same account you used to order the designs.


Then click the Account (person) icon in the upper right corner to go to the Orders page.

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You can download your order all at once, or download an individual design.

Download your whole order

To download your entire order at once, from the Orders page, click the “Download All Designs” button next to the order you want to download. A ZIP file will download instantly to the folder where your browser usually sends downloads.

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Download individual designs

To download an individual design, click on the order to go to its page. Then find the design you want, and click the “Download Design” button. You may need to scroll to see all designs in the order.

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Missing download buttons

If you don’t see download buttons when you go to an order page to download your designs, make sure you’re signed into Embroidery Library under the same account you used to place the order. Missing buttons also can occur due to browser issues. Learn more.

Download designs from The Study

If you have a subscription to The Study, you can download your designs there instead, as well as access project instructions and color change sheets. Learn more about downloading from The Study.

Next steps

After you’ve downloaded, you can unzip the design folder and then transfer the design file to your embroidery machine.