Hand-digitized files for any machine

Custom Embroidery Digitizing Services

PlixaLabs turns your logo or artwork into a production-ready embroidery file: DST, PES, EXP or any machine format, digitized by hand for your fabric and machine. Every design has one flat price, standard delivery is 4–8 hours, and every order includes a stitch simulation preview and unlimited revisions. W-9 available for vendor setup.

Every file digitized by hand, never auto-traced

Stitch simulation preview with every order

Priced per design, not per 1,000 stitches

Upload your artwork → See all prices

A navy polo shirt with an embroidered circular leaf emblem on the left chest

Illustrative photo

Digitizing since 2015

Send a design to digitize

Built for your fabric, placement and machine

From $10 per design

Stitch direction, underlay and density planned by hand

Every machine format included in the price

Stitch simulation preview before you sew

2015

Digitizing since

4–8h

Standard delivery

1–2h

Super rush option (+50%)

Specialist techniques

Industries we build for

At a glance

Embroidery digitizing services at a glance

Embroidery digitizing converts your logo into a stitch file a machine can read. PlixaLabs builds every file by hand for your fabric, placement and machine, delivers DST, PES, EXP or your machine's format in 4–8 hours, and charges one flat price per design from $10.

What you get	A production-ready stitch file built from your artwork, with stitch types, direction, underlay, density and sequence planned for the garment it will sew on
Who orders	Contract embroiderers, wholesale decorators and promotional products distributors across the USA, plus uniform suppliers and brands running their own machines
How to order	Online, one design at a time or in batches. No account, contract or minimum order
Artwork accepted	AI, EPS, PDF or SVG is best; a JPG, PNG, scan or phone photo works
Garments	Pique polos, tees, fleece, softshells, twill caps, canvas bags, jackets and heavy workwear
Files delivered	DST, PES, EXP, JEF, VP3, HUS, XXX, TAP or your machine's format, plus a stitch simulation preview
Revisions	Unlimited, with no time limit
Price	Flat rate per design, set by complexity or technique. See the price table below
Turnaround	Standard 4–8 hours · Rush 2–4 hours (+50%) · Super rush 1–2 hours (+50%), 24/7
Invoicing	Invoiced by Zorixo Ventures, LLC with a W-9 available; Net-30 for approved trade accounts

Why the file matters

A good file is invisible. A bad one costs you blanks

Embroidery digitizing turns artwork into machine instructions: where every stitch lands, in which direction, at what density and in what order. The machine follows those instructions exactly, so every decision in the file shows up on the garment.

The gap between a professionally built file and a poor one rarely shows on screen. It shows on the production floor: thread breaks, puckered polos, outlines that miss their fills, and garments you have already paid for heading to the scrap bin.

Most of those failures trace back to two sources: auto-digitizing software applying the same settings to every fabric, or cheap files from anonymous marketplace sellers with nobody accountable when they fail. If you already have a file that sews badly, we can check and repair it before you re-run the job.

Every PlixaLabs file is digitized by hand by our employed digitizing team, with stitch paths, underlay, density and sequence planned for your design, your fabric and your machine. Auto-digitizing is not part of the workflow at any stage.

What we plan in every file

Density and underlay for the fabric

Too dense and a poly-cotton polo puckers; too light and the design looks thin on pique. Underlay stabilizes the fabric before the top stitches land, so logos don't sink into fleece or terry.

Push-pull compensation

Fabric pulls in along the stitch direction and pushes out at the ends. Without compensation, circles sew as ovals and thin outlines drift away from their fills, so we build the correction into the file.

Sequencing and tie-offs

A planned stitch order cuts trims, jumps and color changes, which saves machine time on every head. Lock stitches at the start and end of each element stop stitches working loose in production and in the wash.

What we digitize

Specialist files for every technique

Each technique has its own page covering how the file is built and what to send.

Logo digitizing for flat garments

Brand marks rebuilt to stay legible at polo, shirt and fleece sizes, with thread colors matched to your reference.

Logo digitizing →

Left chest logo digitizing

Sized for the most-ordered placement on polos and uniforms, with small lettering planned to stay readable.

Left chest digitizing →

Cap and hat digitizing

Sequenced from the center seam outward and sized to your cap frame.

Cap digitizing →

3D puff digitizing

Satin columns wide enough to cover the foam, with clean ends so the excess tears away.

3D puff digitizing →

Jacket back digitizing

Large designs built to control the distortion that accumulates across a big stitch field.

Jacket back digitizing →

Patch and badge digitizing

Borders planned for the edge finish, from merrowed to laser-cut.

Patch digitizing →

Appliqué digitizing

Placement, tack-down and cover stitches in three stages, with a cutting template for the fabric.

Appliqué digitizing →

Coloreel digitizing

Color blends and changes within a single thread, prepared for Coloreel units.

Coloreel digitizing →

Artwork too rough to digitize from? See vector artwork redraws.

Industries

Files planned for the garments your customers order

The same logo sews differently on a safety vest, a scrub top and a team jersey. These pages cover each sector's garments and placements.

Workwear embroidery digitizing

Heavy cotton twill, canvas and softshell, with designs built to hold up through industrial laundering.

Workwear digitizing →

Hi-vis and safety wear digitizing

Lightweight polyester and mesh vests, with low stitch counts and logos kept clear of reflective tape.

Hi-vis digitizing →

Healthcare uniform digitizing

Scrubs, lab coats and fleece, with small names and titles kept legible.

Healthcare digitizing →

Corporate uniform digitizing

One logo built consistently across polos, dress shirts, fleece and caps.

Corporate uniform digitizing →

School uniform and spirit wear digitizing

Detailed crests and mascots simplified so they stay readable at small sizes.

Schoolwear digitizing →

Sports teamwear digitizing

Stretch performance fabrics, club crests and names on jerseys, warm-ups and jackets.

Teamwear digitizing →

Outsourcing

Why decorators outsource embroidery digitizing

Contract embroiderers, decorators and distributors send us the digitizing so their machines keep running.

Fast embroidery digitizing

Standard delivery is 4–8 hours, rush is 2–4 hours and super rush is 1–2 hours, running 24/7 including weekends. A logo sent at the end of the working day can be on the machine in the morning.

Flat-rate digitizing, priced per design

Every design has one flat price set by complexity or technique, never by stitch count, so a dense fill costs what you approved. Simple designs start at $10 and every machine format is included.

See the price table →

Professional files, digitized by hand

Every file is built by hand by our employed digitizing team, never auto-traced and never passed to freelancers or marketplace sellers. Revisions are unlimited, with no time limit.

Trade and white-label accounts

Order under your own name with volume pricing, Net-30 terms for approved accounts and unbranded delivery to your customers.

Trade accounts →

File formats

Machine formats included with every order

Tell us your machine brand or model and we deliver the matching format at no extra cost.

Format	Machines that read it
DST	Tajima, Barudan, SWF, Ricoma and most commercial multi-head machines
PES	Brother
EXP	Melco, Bernina
JEF	Janome
VP3 / HUS	Husqvarna Viking
XXX	Singer
TAP	Happy

Every order also includes a stitch simulation preview. To open a DST before it goes on the machine, check a DST file free in our viewer, or read how the main embroidery formats differ.

Pricing

One flat price per design

Priced by complexity or technique, never by stitch count. Each technique links to its own page.

Design type	Price	Notes
Simple	$10	Text, wordmarks and basic logos, 1–3 colors
Medium	$15	Logos with fills or mixed elements, 4–8 colors
Complex	$22	Fine detail, crests and heraldic elements, 8+ colors
Cap	$12	Center-out file sized to your cap frame
Patch	$12	Border built for the edge finish
Appliqué	$12	Placement, tack-down and cover stages
3D puff	$15	Built for foam under satin columns
Jacket back	$18	Large back designs
Coloreel	$20	Files for Coloreel instant thread coloring
Vector art conversion	$8	Artwork redrawn as clean vector
Rush (2–4 hours)	+50%	Added to the base price of the design
Super rush (1–2 hours)	+50%	Added to the base price of the design

Flat rate per design, not per 1,000 stitches. Every price includes all machine formats, a stitch simulation preview and unlimited revisions with no time limit. Standard delivery is 4–8 hours, 24/7.

Get a price for this design → See the full price list

Common problems

Auto-traced or marketplace files vs a hand-built file

What a poorly built file does on the machine, and what we plan in instead.

What goes wrong

Thread breaks mid-run. Stacked stitches and excess density stop the machine, and an operator babysits one head instead of the floor.

Puckering on finished garments. The file looked fine on screen, but nobody set density or underlay for the fabric.

Outlines that miss their fills. No pull compensation, so borders and fills separate once the fabric moves.

Revisions that go nowhere. An anonymous seller changes something, the same fault comes back, and the ship date passes.

Loose stitches after washing. Missing tie-offs let elements work loose in production and laundry.

How we build it

Density and underlay set for your fabric. Tell us the garment and the file is built for it.

Separate versions where fabrics differ. We tell you when a polo file won't suit fleece or caps before you run it.

Compensation built in. Outlines and fills stay registered on the sewn garment.

Unlimited revisions, no time limit. Send a photo of the sew-out and we adjust the file.

Tie-ins and tie-offs on every element. Stitches stay locked through production and washing.

What to send

What we need to digitize your design

Missing something? Send what you have and we'll ask. Our artwork guide covers the details.

Artwork: AI, EPS, PDF or SVG is best; a JPG, PNG, scan or phone photo is fine
Finished size in inches, width or height, for each placement
Garment and fabric: pique polo, performance tee, fleece, twill cap, softshell or canvas
Placement: left chest, full back, cap front, sleeve or bag
Machine brand or format: Tajima, Brother, Melco, Ricoma, or DST, PES, EXP
Thread colors: Pantone references, a brand guide or "match the artwork"
Turnaround: standard, rush or super rush

Upload your artwork →

How it works

Embroidery digitization on demand

One design or a batch, whenever the orders come in.

Upload the artwork online

Add the size, garment, placement and machine format. No account, contract or minimum order.

Confirm the price

You see the flat price and delivery time before work starts. Rush and super rush add 50%.

We digitize by hand

A digitizer plans stitch types, underlay, density, compensation and sequence for your fabric and machine.

Check the preview and sew

Download the file with its stitch simulation. If the sew-out needs a change, send a photo and we revise it.

FAQs

Questions before you hire an embroidery digitizer

Judge the file, not the sales page. Look for work digitized by a person rather than auto-converted, a price you can predict before you order (ours is flat per design, never per stitch), a turnaround you can plan production around, revisions included when a file needs adjusting, and every machine format supplied. Then ask for one design and sew it out on the fabric you actually use. Our side-by-side of US digitizing services sets those criteria against real competitors, and how to choose a digitizing service explains what to check.

Yes. You can send every job as the orders arrive, one design at a time, with no minimum order or contract. If you order regularly, bill clients or need unbranded files, set up an outsourcing and trade account.

A converter traces the pixels and guesses at stitch types. Digitizing plans stitch direction, underlay, density and pull compensation for a specific fabric, which is why converted files often preview well and then pucker or gap when sewn. Our page on turning an image into an embroidery file explains the options.

A digitizer employed by our production company, Zorixo Creations Private Limited, in Bengaluru, India. Every file is built by hand, never auto-digitized, and work is not passed to freelancers or marketplace sellers. Your order and invoice come from Zorixo Ventures, LLC.

Standard delivery is 4–8 hours, rush is 2–4 hours and super rush is 1–2 hours, with rush and super rush adding 50% to the design price. We work 24/7, including weekends, so artwork sent at the end of your day can be ready before your shop opens.

Often, yes. A logo built for a pique polo carries density and underlay that can pucker a lightweight performance tee or sink into fleece, and caps need their own center-out file. Tell us every garment the design will sew on and we will say which need separate versions.

Send a photo of the sew-out and tell us the fabric and machine. Revisions are unlimited with no time limit, so we adjust density, underlay or sequence until it runs properly.

Yes. We fix or rebuild broken, auto-digitized and third-party files. Send the file for a free check and we quote before any work starts: see embroidery file repair.

New to embroidery digitizing? Our guide explains how artwork becomes a stitch file. How digitizing works →

Planning a digitizing budget? See what sets the price of a design and how flat rates compare with per-stitch pricing. Cost to digitize a logo →

Comparing the best embroidery digitizing services? An honest side-by-side of US digitizing services: prices, turnaround and what to check before you order. Compare digitizing services →

Need a W-9, Net-30 or volume pricing? Vendor paperwork, account terms and white-label delivery are covered on one page. Trade accounts →

Who is behind PlixaLabs? Our companies, offices and team. About PlixaLabs →

Send your artwork, get a hand-built file

Upload your design with the size, garment and machine, and we'll return a production-ready file with a stitch preview, at a flat price per design.

Digitized by hand for your fabric and machine

Every machine format included

Unlimited revisions, no time limit

New registered business? Your first design is free: one Simple or Medium design at standard turnaround. How the free first design works
Ordering for clients or in volume? See trade & distributor accounts.

Standard: 4–8 hours

Flat price per design, 24/7

Rush: 2–4 hours

+50% on the base price

Super rush: 1–2 hours