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Decoration technique

Embroidery Design Software with Automatic DST File Generation

Embroidery turns a logo into a stitch file, traditionally a skilled digitiser and days of turnaround. FastEditor is building that into the platform: uploaded logos vectorised, simplified where needed, and converted to a DST stitch file with thread colours mapped and stitch density set per fabric. This is in testing with our first partners.

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What this technique demands of the artwork

Embroidery is the most technically demanding decoration technique, because a logo has to become stitches, not ink.

Detail becomes thread. Small text, thin lines and fine gradients cannot be stitched cleanly, so the artwork is simplified to what an embroidery head can render and detail below the stitch minimum is flagged.

Colours become threads. Each colour maps to a thread, so the palette is resolved to a mappable thread set rather than an open colour range.

Fabric sets the density. Stitch density and underlay depend on the fabric, so they are set per garment.

Automatic digitising and on-garment visualisation are in testing with our first partners. The other apparel techniques, screen printing, DTG, DTF, heat transfer and sublimation, are generally available today.

  • Artwork simplified to a stitchable form, fine detail flagged
  • Colours mapped to a thread set
  • Stitch density and underlay set per fabric
  • On-garment embroidery visualisation, in testing

What FastEditor outputs for production

When generally available, the decorator receives a DST stitch file with thread colours mapped and stitch density set for the fabric, alongside an on-garment visualisation for the buyer.

  • File type: DST stitch file
  • Colour: thread colours mapped from the artwork
  • Sizing: scaled to the decoration area from the Product Hub specification
  • Validation: detail against the stitch minimum, density per fabric
  • Status: in testing with our first partners

See current availability on the apparel and workwear flows.

Products decorated this way

Embroidery is the premium mark for logos on structured and heavier garments:

  • Workwear: durable chest and back logos that survive industrial washing. See the workwear flow.
  • Apparel: polos, caps, fleeces and jackets across the apparel range.
  • Corporate uniforms and team kit.

Garments are pre-configured in the Product Hub. See the full supplier ecosystem.

Frequently asked questions

Is embroidery available now?

Automatic digitising and on-garment visualisation are in testing with our first partners. Screen printing, DTG, DTF, heat transfer and sublimation are generally available today.

What is a DST file?

The stitch file an embroidery machine reads. It defines every stitch, the thread colours and the order they are sewn. FastEditor generates it from the uploaded logo, rather than requiring a manual digitiser.

What happens to fine detail in a logo?

It is simplified to what an embroidery head can stitch. Small text, thin lines and fine gradients that cannot be sewn cleanly are flagged, and the artwork is resolved to a stitchable form.

How are colours handled?

Each colour maps to a thread, so the palette is resolved to a mappable thread set. The customer sees the mapped result in the on-garment visualisation before approving.

Does the customer see a preview?

Yes, an on-garment embroidery visualisation, in testing, so the buyer sees the stitched result on the actual garment before ordering.

Which garments suit embroidery?

Structured and heavier garments: polos, caps, fleeces, jackets and workwear, where a stitched logo is durable and reads as premium.