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Reference

Which format does your machine need?

Tell us the brand and model and we will work it out. Every order goes out with the whole set anyway — we have never understood charging twice to save the same design out again.

12Stitch formats
5Vector formats
$0Extra per format
AllSupplied together

The three that matter

If you only remember three, remember these.

DST

Tajima

The universal one, and the thing almost every commercial head made since the nineties will read. It carries stitches but not thread colours, so it always ships with a worksheet telling the operator the sequence.

Send this if unsure

PES

Brother, Babylock

Unlike DST it carries the thread colours inside the file, so a PR-series machine shows the right colour sequence on screen without anyone typing it in.

Colours travel with it

EMB

Wilcom source

The editable master the design was actually built in. Everything else is flattened output. Ask for it if you might want the design resized or changed later, and keep it somewhere safe.

Free, on request

Quick lookup

Find your machine.

Not sure which line is yours? Send the make and model — "Tajima TMBP", "Brother PR1055X", "Melco EMT16X" — and we will tell you which file to load and which to keep as a backup. You do not need to know this to place an order; it is our job, not yours.

Ask which format you need

Stitch formats

EMBWilcom sourceThe editable master. Ask for it if you ever want the design changed.
DSTTajimaThe universal one. Reads on almost every commercial head made since the nineties.
PESBrother, BabylockCarries thread colours with it, so PR-series machines show the right sequence.
JEFJanomeMC series and the Elna equivalents.
EXPMelco, BerninaMelco EMT and Bernina Artista both take this.
VP3Husqvarna Viking, PfaffThe newer Viking format. VIP on request for older heads.
HUSHusqvarna VikingOlder Designer machines that will not read VP3.
XXXSingerSinger XL and Futura.
CNDMelco condensedCondensed outline format, still asked for by older Melco shops.
PDFAnyPrinted worksheet: colour sequence, stitch count, dimensions, thread notes.
JPGAnyFlat preview to send a client for sign-off.
PNGAnySame preview with a transparent background, for mock-ups.

Vector formats

AIAdobe IllustratorLayered, live text kept as text, plus an outlined copy.
EPSAnything printWhat most print shops and screen printers still ask for.
SVGWeb, cuttersClean paths, no stray groups. Also what your web developer wants.
PDFUniversalPress-ready, fonts embedded and outlined.
CDRCorelDRAWSaved down a version or two so older installs can open it.

Screen printing separations, spot-colour swatches named to Pantone, and a CMYK conversion are included when you ask for them. We do not charge extra to save the same artwork out again in another format.

In the box

What else is in the delivery

  • A printable worksheet: colour sequence, stitch count, dimensions, thread notes
  • A flat preview image you can forward to your client for sign-off
  • A transparent PNG of the same preview, for mock-ups
  • The editable source file, if you ask for it — it is your design
  • Split files with registration marks, where the design is wider than the hoop

Naming

Files arrive named your way

Once you are sending regular work we can set up a standing brief — your default formats, your usual fabrics, your naming convention — so you stop repeating yourself on every order and the files drop straight into your folder structure.

Set up a standing brief

Next step

Ask for six formats. Get six formats.

No per-file charges, and no upsell when you come back next month needing PES instead of DST. Send the logo and tell us the machine.

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The small print

Last updated August 2026

ZB Punch is a digitizing studio. These terms cover the work we do for you — the files, the money, the deadlines and who owns what when the job is done.

  1. Who these terms are between

    "We", "us" and "the studio" mean ZB Punch. "You" means the business or person sending us artwork. Placing an order — by the contact form, by email or over WhatsApp — means you accept what is written here.

    We work business to business, mostly with decorators, uniform suppliers, promotional printers and agencies. Nothing here removes a right you have under the consumer law of your own country.

  2. What we deliver

    Embroidery digitizing: a hand-punched stitch file for the size, fabric and machine you tell us about, in the formats you ask for. Vector art: your logo redrawn as clean, scalable paths — drawn by hand, not auto-traced.

    A stitch file is made for one size and one fabric. Sewing it much larger or smaller, or on a very different material, will not give the same result. Tell us the intended size and garment and the file is built for it.

  3. Artwork you send us

    You confirm that you own the artwork you send, or that you have permission from whoever does. We do not check trademarks or copyright on your behalf.

    If a claim is ever made against us because artwork you supplied was not yours to use, that claim sits with you and not with the studio.

  4. Quotes and prices

    Prices on the site are starting points. A firm price comes back once we have seen the artwork, because the stitch count, the detail and the size all move it.

    All prices are quoted in US dollars unless we agree otherwise in writing. Bank charges and currency conversion at your end are yours to cover.

  5. Turnaround

    Most files go back within four to eight studio hours; larger or more complex jobs take longer and we say so before starting. Studio hours are Monday to Saturday, 9am to 6pm Pacific Time (US).

    Turnaround is a target we work hard to hold, not a guarantee. If you have a fixed deadline, tell us at the point of ordering and we will confirm whether it fits before we begin.

  6. Revisions

    Edits to the file we delivered — pull compensation, density, underlay, a stitch direction, a size tweak — are free, for as long as the job is open.

    A different logo, a new element, or a change to the artwork after we have punched it is new work and is quoted as such.

  7. Sew-outs and testing

    Always run a test sew-out on the actual fabric before a production run. Machines, hoops, backings, threads and tensions differ from workshop to workshop and only a real sew-out proves the file on yours.

    If the test shows something wrong with the file, send us a photo of the sew-out and we correct it at no charge. We cannot be responsible for garments spoiled by running a file into production without testing it first.

  8. Payment

    Unless a credit arrangement has been agreed in writing, invoices are payable on receipt. Regular clients are invoiced on the cycle we agree between us.

    We may hold delivery of new files while an invoice is overdue.

  9. Ownership of the finished files

    Once the work is paid for, the stitch files and vector files are yours. You may use them, edit them, archive them and sew them as often as you like, with no per-run fee and no licence to renew.

    We keep a copy of your files so a reorder or a resize is quick. Ask us and we delete them.

  10. Confidentiality and white label

    Your artwork, your clients and your prices stay with the studio. We do not sell, share or pass your files to anyone else.

    We work white label. Nothing of ours appears on what you send to your own customer, and we will not show your work publicly without your written say-so. We are happy to sign your NDA.

  11. Refunds

    If a file cannot be made to sew correctly for the size and fabric it was ordered for, we refund what you paid for that file.

    We do not refund a job that has already been corrected to your satisfaction, or losses beyond the price of the file itself — production time, garments, thread or downstream costs. Our liability for any order is limited to what you paid us for it.

  12. Cancelling

    Cancel before we start and there is nothing to pay. Once punching is under way, the work done up to that point is chargeable.

  13. Changes to these terms

    We update these terms from time to time. The version on this page at the moment you place an order is the one that applies to that order.

  14. Governing law

    These terms are governed by the laws of Pakistan, and the courts of Karachi have jurisdiction over any dispute arising from them.

Anything here you would like clarified before ordering? Ask us — a plain answer is faster than a clause.

ZB Punch – Embroidery Digitizing & Vector Art