Start with your spark.
Trace a photo or sketch, bring in SVG outlines, or draw from scratch. Simple artwork can become fills with auto-digitizing.
PNG · JPEG · SVG · Your imaginationOpen-source embroidery for Mac
From an idea to a stitched thing.
That sketch. Your club’s logo. A patch that’s entirely yours. Turn it into machine embroidery, right on your Mac.
Free & open source · Version 0.5.0 · macOS 14+ · Apple Silicon
Guided · Light
Choose your view and lighting.
Guided · Light mode · Trail Club patchWatch it stitch
From screen to sewing machine
Make something you can hold.
You bring the idea. OpenHoop gives you the tools to turn it into a stitch file.
Give it some thread.
Shape running stitches, satin edges and textured fills. Add lettering, choose your colors, and fine-tune individual stitches.
Patches, monograms & everyday ideasOff the screen. Onto fabric.
Preview the sewing order, export a machine file, and take it to your embroidery machine. Start with a test sew-out on scrap fabric.
Seven machine formats, ready to exportA workspace that grows with you
Find your flow.
Start with clearly labeled tools and helpful explanations. Switch to Pro when you want more controls close at hand.
Start with Guided.
Clearly labeled tools and plain-English settings help you find your way from artwork to stitches.
Go deeper with Pro.
Keep more controls close at hand as you shape curves, set stitch angles, and fine-tune individual needle points.
Make yourself at home.
Arrange your panels, customize shortcuts, and switch between Guided and Pro whenever you like.
TRAIL CLUB / STITCH STUDY No. 01
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One stitch leads to another
Watch an idea take shape.
A leaf. A little sunshine. A place to belong. Follow the Trail Club patch from its first stitch to its last.
A web preview of the patch’s actual stitch sequence. Press play, or scrub through at your own pace.
The small things make the thing
A well-stocked sewing box.
Tools for the creative part. Controls for the practical part.
Lettering with character
18 bundled embroidery fonts, plus fonts from your Mac. Straight text, curved lettering and monograms.
A proper finish
Satin patch borders and appliqué steps, with placement lines, tack-down stitches and stops.
Consider the fabric
Presets for woven, knit, towel, denim and felt. Adjust underlay, density and pull compensation as you test.
Ready for the machine
Built-in hoop sizes, thread charts and a printable production worksheet to keep beside your machine.
One design. Seven export formats.
Each exported file is read back and checked before saving.
- PES
- PEC
- DST
- EXP
- JEF
- VP3
- XXX
Free to make. Open to everyone.
Your next idea belongs in a hoop.
OpenHoop is free, open-source software, built for the Mac. Download the app, make something, and help shape what comes next.