There are many forums that offer free designs. As in all designs you should stitch them out on scrap fabric first. I get tons of free designs from SewForum.com. When I find one that stitches out good I tend to download that persons designs. You will have to join, but its free just need name etc. This site has been very helpful to me in offerring designs and answering many many many questions regarding emb. Hope this helps you.