Digitizing services that stitch right the first time

A digitizing company built around clear prices and clean files

StitchQuill is an online studio for embroidery digitizing services and vector art. We take the artwork you already have, usually a JPG, PNG or PDF of a logo, and turn it into the file your machine or your printer actually needs. For embroidery that means a stitch file such as DST or PES, built by a person who sets the underlay, density, pull compensation and stitch order for your fabric. For print it means clean vector artwork in AI, EPS, SVG or PDF that scales to any size without blurry edges.

Most of our work comes from embroidery shops, print shops, promotional products distributors, Etsy sellers and home embroiderers who do not have the time or the software to digitize every logo themselves. Some send one design a year. Others send ten a week. The process is the same for both: upload the artwork, see the price before you submit, check the proof, and pay only when you are happy with it.

What our digitizing services include

Every embroidery order is priced by the finished size of the design, not by a stitch count you cannot check before you order. A left chest logo or cap front up to 4.5 inches is $14. A medium design up to 8 inches is $24. A jacket back up to 12 inches is $39. Each price includes every machine format you ask for, a PDF worksheet with the stitch count, size and color sequence, and unlimited revisions until you approve the proof.

Specialty work is priced the same open way. 3D puff adds $8, applique adds $5, and a cap version of a flat design you already ordered is $6. Vector conversions start at $12 for text and simple logos. You can see every price on one page in our price list, and the order form shows your total before you place the order.

• Embroidery digitizing for logos, left chest, caps, 3D puff, jacket backs, applique, chenille, patches, towels and knits.
• Vector art conversion for logo redraws, screen print color separations and DTF or DTG print-ready files.
• Embroidery file conversion between DST, PES, EXP, JEF, VP3 and other formats, plus editing and repair of existing stitch files.

Why manual digitizing matters

An embroidery file is not a picture. It is a list of needle movements: where each stitch goes, in what order, how long it is and when the machine trims or changes color. Auto-digitizing software can trace the shapes in an image, but it cannot judge how a pique polo will pull, how a structured cap bends, or how much underlay a fleece jacket needs to stop the stitches sinking. Those decisions are what separate a logo that sews cleanly from one that puckers, gaps or breaks thread every few hundred stitches.

Our digitizers build each file by hand in Wilcom, the professional digitizing software used by commercial embroidery studios. Small lettering gets satin columns wide enough to hold. Fills get the right underlay and angle for the fabric. Cap designs are sequenced from the center out so the design does not shift on a curved front. When a design is too detailed for the size you want, we tell you before we start and suggest what to simplify, instead of sending a file that will not sew well.

How ordering works

You create a free account when you place your first order. Upload your artwork, choose the service, enter the size and placement, pick your machine formats and your turnaround. Standard turnaround is within 24 hours. Rush within 12 hours adds $5, and express within 6 hours adds $10.

When the file is ready we upload a proof to your dashboard and email you. The proof shows the stitched design and the worksheet details. If anything needs to change, ask for a revision; revisions are free until you approve. When it looks right, approve it and pay with PayPal or with prepaid credits, and your files unlock for download straight away. Every design stays in your dashboard, so re-ordering the same logo at another size or for a cap takes a minute. The full process is explained on how it works.

Machine formats we deliver

Commercial machines from Tajima, Barudan, SWF, Ricoma and Happy all run the Tajima DST format. Brother and Baby Lock home machines use PES. Janome uses JEF, Bernina uses EXP, Husqvarna Viking and Pfaff use VP3, and older Singer machines use XXX. You can order as many of these as you need in one order at no extra cost. If you are not sure which one your machine reads, our embroidery file formats guide has a table by machine brand, and our free DST viewer lets you open a stitch file in your browser to check its size and stitch count.

Buy 1, get 1 free on your first order

We would rather show you our work than describe it. On your first order, add two designs and the lower-priced one is free, up to $24 of design value, which covers any small or medium design. You see a proof for each design and ask for changes the same way, and you pay for the other design only after you approve it. There is no card required to place the order. Read the details on the buy 1, get 1 free page.

Who runs StitchQuill

StitchQuill is run by Muhammad Mustafa with a small team of digitizers. We serve customers in the United States first, and also work with shops in Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia. We do not publish invented reviews or client logos. Our portfolio only shows real customer work, and we take any sample down on request, and our guarantee explains exactly what happens if a file does not sew the way it should.