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How to Get Free Embroidery Designs

Most modern embroidery machines allow you to use embroidery designs that are saved on your computer. These designs can be formatted to work on the machine and sent to the machine via a USB cable. You can find free embroidery designs on many websites.


  1. Visit the website of your favorite search engine and type "Free Embroidery Designs" into the search box. Click the "Search" button.

  2. Browse through the search results to see the various websites that offer free embroidery designs. Click on a website to see type of designs available.

  3. Browse through the available designs and click on the ones that interest you to read more about them. You should be able to find the size of the design in the details.

  4. Click on the "Download" button to download the embroidery design to your computer. You can also save the design on the computer by right clicking on the picture and clicking the "Save As" button in the drop down menu. Choose the location on your computer where you want to store your saved or downloaded embroidery designs. You can download and save as many designs as desired. You may wish to visit several different websites to find the designs you desire.

  5. Open your embroidery design formatting program. Open the saved design into the program and edit and format it to your liking. Save the edited and formatted design on your computer or send it to your embroidery machine if you are ready to use it for a project.