CadQView

CadQView is a free viewer for AutoCADĀ© and Quilt files. You may download the installer package here or from the SewIconz webpage. It is stand-alone software developed by S & S Computing that allows viewing and printing of individual CAD and Quilt files, and can be used to convert Quilt files to HQF (HandiQuilter) format.

 

EmbLetters

EmbLetters is free software which allows you enter pre-digitized lettering from your keyboard. It is installed as part of the SewWhat-Pro embroidery editor product package or may be downloaded as a standalone application here. View the video below (full screen is available for greater detail) to learn how to add pre-digitized fonts and save embroidery lettering using EmbLetters.

 

Thred

Thred is a versatile digitizing program developed by Thredworks and may be downloaded here. Use Thred to create a new embroidery pattern which can then be imported into SewWhat-Pro for further editing. The Thred manual is available here.

Free Embroidery Designs

Below are embroidery designs (zipped) that have been created with the SewArt digitizer and originate from royalty-free ClipArt. You are welcome to download and use any of these designs for non-commercial purposes. Just click on the image icon below and save the associated zip file. Users of SewArt who wish to contribute their original designs for free distribution here  should send them to support@sandscomputing.com.