Import your artwork
Start with a PNG or JPEG, or open a DST, XXX, or EXP stitch file. Combine images, text, emoji, and shapes.
FREE ONLINE EMBROIDERY EDITOR
Your image.
Your embroidery.
Turn images into editable embroidery designs in your browser. Remove backgrounds, simplify colors, add text, and preview every stitch before exporting.
Open the editorFree to use. No account or installation. Your designs stay in your browser.
TRAME / STUDY 01IMAGE → THREAD
THREAD STUDY / 001HANDMADE IN THE MAKING
01 / THE PROCESS
From artwork to stitch preview.
Import your artwork, prepare the design, then inspect the stitch plan. Save an editable project at any point.
Prepare your design
Remove the background, reduce colors, set the hoop size, and choose outlines or decorative fills.
Preview and export
Watch the stitch simulation, save an editable .trame project, or export experimental DST, XXX, and EXP files. Test sew before using a finished design.
02 / THE STUDIO
Made for the journey
from pixels to stitches.
Shape a composition with images, text, emoji, and simple shapes. Simplify colors, prepare stitch paths, and keep the source editable. Machine exports are experimental and need a test sew.
Available now
Image import · connected background removal · stitch simulation · DST, XXX and EXP import · editable .trame projects
Experimental exports
DST, XXX & EXP files · running outlines and decorative fills · physical machine validation pending
03 / FIND YOUR TOOL
Choose your embroidery workflow.
See how Trame’s image-first editor compares with vector and professional digitizing tools.
Compare all tools04 / LEARN BY MAKING
Practical guides to
your first stitch plan.
How do I turn a PNG or JPG into a DST embroidery file?
Prepare PNG or JPG artwork, reduce colors, generate stitches, inspect paths, and export a DST embroidery file in Trame.
Remove a white background and keep enclosed details
Use Trame’s connected background removal to remove white pixels at the image edge while preserving enclosed white details such as eyes.
Import and export DST, XXX, and EXP embroidery files
Learn what Trame preserves when it opens stitch files, how to inspect imported embroidery, and what its experimental machine exports include.
05 / SUPPORT THE STUDIO
Free to create.
Help keep it growing.
Trame is free to use. If it has been useful to you, an optional contribution helps support its maintenance and ongoing development.
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