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All About Embroidery Tool Shed

All About Embroidery Tool Shed

  • It's a free software
  • Create templates
  • Re-size
  • Copy
  • Rotate
  • Mirror
  • Merge
  • Change colors


To print a template:

  1. Open a design in Tool Shed
  2. Click the print option
  3. A crosshair is included in the template.


To save in Tool Shed:

  1. Choose file
  2. Save As
  3. Choose from the included formats (home and commercial) something every machine can read.
  4. Choose the location, such as your USB, or a folder on your computer.

Pro Tip: C2s is the native file format for Tool Shed programs, and you can use it to make changes. Save the stitch file (pes, dst, vp3) on your USB stick.

Embroidery Tool Shed is like an actual tool shed that it comes with some basic tools, and you can add new tools to it (Perfect Embroidery Pro, My Fabric Desginers, Perfect Lettering Pro), and all the new tools will be housed inside your Tool Shed.

Embroidery Tool Shed works on full operating systems (not iPad), including Windows and Mac OS.








Martine R.

Hi, I have uploaded Embroidery Tool Shed Free as a starting point and eally appreciate the fact that I can use it with my MAC.

I got my Embroidery machine for Christmas but I am still looking for a tool I could use with my MAC to upload my PES files using Wifi instead of my USB key on my Brother Innovis F580. Would you have such a feature with ETS or any advise?

Thanks in advance

Martine

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Leah W.

Hi Martine,

I am glad to hear that you have been enjoying Tool Shed! To transfer designs to your machine using Wi-Fi, you will need to download the Brother Data Design Transfer App to your computer or device. Unfortunately the app is not currently compatible with Mac devices at this time. Brother recommends using a USB stick to transfer files for Mac users, as it sounds like you have already been doing. Please let us know if you have any other questions and have a great day.

Leah W.
[email protected]

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jenee' g.

Hi, how do i add stitches once I have a pdf brought in?


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Leah W.

Oh, sorry, I forgot to provide a link to their website. Here is is!

https://www.universaldigitizing.com/embroidery

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Leah W.

Hi Jenee,

Thank you for reaching out to us with your question. Unfortunately, Embroidery Tool Shed is not capable to turning a PDF file into an embroidery file. In order to do this, you will need to send it to a digitizer. We recommend Universal Digitizing. I hope this information helps. Please let me know if you have any other questions and have a great day.

Leah W.
[email protected]

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Theresa D.

I'm trying the Font Pack 06 but I can't save the design I created to the thumb drive so I can use it on my machine. Is it because I'm in "try" mode or am I missing something? I'd like to stitch out the design so I can be sure it's going to work before I buy anything.

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Kirsten S.

You got it Theresa, you can't save anything in "Try" mode even if part of what you're using is a paid product. So getting as far as saving is as far as you can go in testing before buying.

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Theresa D.

Thank you, Kirsten.

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Mary J.

I would like to know if you have earring designs (2 for one design one A and one B. Is there any way to be able to open the A file and then copy the B file so you can have one file for both of the A and B together? I have the free version of Tool Shed.

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Kirsten S.

Hi Mary J. Yes! In fact, I've done just that a few months ago. I filled a hoop with earrings in Tool Shed, from one earring file.

Here's a blog post that shows how I did that.

https://www.embroidery.com/Multiple-FSEarrings-inT...

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Faith W.

Hi, how do I change the background color in Embroidery Tool Shed?


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Kirsten S.

Hi Faith, to my knowledge that's not a feature of the software; it's just always going to be white. But if I find out differently, I'll be sure to let you know.

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Rhoda B.

Can you change mm to inches?

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Kirsten S.

Hi Rhoda, thanks for asking. Yes, you can!

To change mm to inches, go to the "Tools" menu, and make the change in the drop down menu that will be in the "general options" window accessible from that menu.

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Linda R.

I have a Babylock Bloom, what format should I be using when download embroidery patterns ?

I am not a strong tech savvy person but I saw ,Baby lock with a Bernia and thought maybe that's what file format I was supposed to use, is that right?

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Jeanne E.

Hi Linda,

The Babylock Bloom can use . DST or .PES formats. Please let us know if you have any other questions. Have a good day!

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alet s.

Why are all my design files from artistic digitzer in ngs format

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Kirsten S.

Hi Alet, to find out why designs from a particular supplier are in that format, I suggest you contact that designer.
I notice that you have gotten Embroidery Tool Shed Software here. That software does come with some free designs. Here's what you need to do in order to view and use those:

When you download Embroidery Tool Shed, you will need to install it. This video shows you how to do that on a Windows computer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIiqGtQRJgw

Next, you can find the free designs that come with the machine by clicking the "book" icon. Here's a video that shows you where those are:

https://www.youtube.com/live/_rAc1vCcxME?feature=share&t=843

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Dorothy L.

Hi, I already had Embroidery Tool Shed from a previous event and last night I bought Perfect Stitch Viewer when I watched an event on Between Friends, it was on special at $79.99. When I try to register Perfect Stitch Viewer, the code does not appear and it does not work. What did I do wrong?

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Jeanne E.

Hi Dorothy,

Thanks for reaching out to embroidery.com! I found your order with the Perfect Stitch Viewer, and we do have a License Key number that goes with the order. I will email it to you, so that you can register the software. Please look for an email from [email protected]. Have a great day!

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Mildred L.

Whereis the mergebutton to insert different letters

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Kirsten S.

Mildred, I'm not sure that is part of Tool Shed. But you can open the two letters in separate tabs, and then use the copy and paste feature to copy the letter from one tab and paste it next to the letter in the other tab.

I have seen "merge" under the file menu in Perfect Embroidery Pro.

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Kathryn L.

can I put a design from a usb into toolshed


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Jeanne E.

Hi Kathryn, good question. Yes, you are fine to open a design in ToolShed from a USB. Have a great day!


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Becky B.

I purchased a design which has two colors. I want to break the design up into four colors. Is there a way to do that in Tool Shed?

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Kirsten S.

Hi Becky, great question. Adding colors (splitting existing color stops) is not something that can be done in Tool Shed.

If you wanted to merge another two color design in, you can do that, though.

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Mildred L.

Whereis the mergebutton to insert different letters

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Kirsten S.

Hi Mildred. I'm afraid there is no merge button. I should have said that you can copy and paste from multiple open tabs to one tab. That will get you the same results as merging, though it takes a few more steps.

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Judy S.

I tried to download the Embroidery Tool Shed and got message from my virus protection software that there was something unsafe and not to download it. What can it be?

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Jeanne E.

Hi Judy,

Thanks for reaching out to embroidery.com! I'm sorry to hear that you've ran into issues, while trying to download the Embroidery Tool Shed. There are sometimes false positives that come from Virus protector programs. This might be what is causing this problem. We've had customers who have disabled their antivirus software, so that they could download the Embroidery Tool Shed. You can try doing that, in order to download the Embroidery Tool Shed. Since it is not unsafe, and is fine to download. I have some information on how to use VirusTotal to double check your files, just to be sure they aren't infected. I will send you that information through email. Please look for an email from [email protected]. Have a great weekend!


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Claude F.

What add on tool includes auto knockdown

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Kirsten S.

Hi Claude,

Thanks for the question

I believe you'll need Perfect Embroidery Pro to do something like a knock-down. To my knowledge, it's not automatic, but you have the ability to choose and edit the shapes and fill density to create your own. Here's how that works: https://www.embroidery.com/faq-diy-embossed-letter...

"Knockdown Stitches" was developed and trademarked by Embrilliance software, and their auto-knockdown is found in Embrilliance Enthusiast. https://www.embroidery.com/embrilliance-enthusiast

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