What are some good embroidery design sites??
 

I hope this is the correct place to ask this question.

I've been using Embroidery Library and iBroidery for designs but they don't always have what I'm looking for. I would appreciate suggestions on other sites you have used and like. I'm leary of trying just any site that comes up in a search. Some are not what they seem. TIA.

Wilferg on this site just recently turned me on to Urban Threads - if you're looking for stuff that's a little off-beat that's a GREAT site for embroidery designs. Very reasonably priced, too. I've bought a set of designs I intend to use for a Christmas gift for my sister, but I haven't stitched them out yet. Plus more that I just liked, for myself. :)

I've also bought from EmbroideryDesigns.com - they're a little expensive, it seems to me, but they have tons of designs and so far the ones I've used have stitched out nicely. They also have free embroidery designs you can download.

Most embroidery sites will have a free design. This is so you can test out how good their digitizing is.
As many site specialize in certain design types, if you can tell us what kind of designs you are looking for, we can probably direct you better (kids, redwork, applique, sophisticated etc.) A couple of my favorite sites are:
http://www.bfc-creations.com/
https://kreationsbykara.com/collecti...ess-treasures/ (she has some weird Halloween stuff on her home page today, but most designs are very elegant)

Thanks for your help. I don't really have anything in particular in mind for designs. I'm not into redwork though. It's one of those things that you know you want something for a project and nothing seems to be exactly what you're looking for.

I like this site and everything is 70% off today only. www.c-some-stitches.com

http://www.omasplace.com/ http://www.anitagoodesignonline.com/ http://www.bigdreamsembroidery.com/ http://www.embroidery-boutique.com/ http://www.embroideryonline.com/ http://www.loraliedesigns.com/

These in addition to those listed previously. I have found embroidery designs are an addiction...something like fabric and I have too much fabric and too many designs...AND I love both. So much fun to piece quilt tops, embroidery blocks and the list goes on and on!

Also Oregon Patch Works. It doesn't sound like embroidery designs but it is. It is a mall set up, several different designers sell through them. They have a lot of differnet type designs.

While my favorite is EmbLibrary, I have also found some nice designs at designsbysick.com; I also like Pamela's Embroidery and Sonia Showalter Designs.

Oh gosh...I have a zillion!

http://www.oregonpatchworks.com
http://www.secretsof.com
http://fromtheneedleofanne.com
http://www.skeldalehouse.com

Amazing designs has a website you can download from also.

Are these designs are cards or CDs? How do they load onto the embroidery machine?

http://www.designsbyjuju.com/
I got some great applique designs here. and there is a 80% off sale thru midnight tonight.

Right now, Vermillion stitchery has a flowers/teacup a month set of 12 cross stitch machine designs FREE. Their designs regularly seem a little pricey to me, but are high-quality. I always try to save the freebies. Site is VSCCS.com.

These designs are downloaded directly to your pc. Newer embroidery machines will have a usb port, so you move them from your PC to a thumb drive (or removable hard drive), then connect the drive to your embroidery machine. Older machines take cards, depending on the machine and card format, you may be able to get away with a generic card reader/writer like one you would use for a camera or you may need a specialized card writer and software. The owner's manual will tell y ou.

nitasplace.com
soniashowalter.com
my 2 favorites .

For cute applique froufroubyheathersue.com or NobbieNeezKids.com

Embroidery Garden has some great designs and projects

Besides all that have been listed, here's a few more.

http://www.advanced-embroidery-designs.com/index.html
http://www.bfc-creations.com/index.shtml
http://embroidery.com/home.ec
http://www.bunnycup.com/embroidery/free/designs/
http://www.cuteembroidery.com/
http://www.embroiderygarden.com/shop/
http://www.letzrock.brm.net.au/cart/index.php
http://www.mollymine.com/

Cari

Wow! I really have a lot of choices now. Thanks to everyone for their suggestions.

Some more are Julisneedlesdesigns.com, Charmingstation.com, Starbirdsockdesigns, Designsbyjuju.

What type of designs are you looking for applique, regular. I get most of mine from emblibrary or secret garden when they have their treasure hunts. I also like appliquecorner, embroideryboutique, Lindagee has some nice designs, sealedwithastitch. I know people also love hatchedoutofafrica as well.

I have hundreds of emb designs and the best digitized designs come from sue box.com. Download some of her free designs and you will see. Also like urban threads and bfc.

Sorry! That's suebox.com

I have had a membership at Designs at Sick for about 6 years. Usually can find what I need. In all that I have downloaded (4 flash drives), I have only had one that was not digitized correctly.

If you like Sashiko...there's a new place called www.sashikosouthwest.com/ Not completely up and running yet, but worth the look.

Really, I like Etsy.com I can put what I am looking for in search and then I can buy the design or designs I want. Only complaint is if I find several from different sellers it can take a while to check out. I will put whatever I am looking for followed by embroidery design and BAM many to chose from usually. I also like secretsof.com

Happy Stitching

Just Google Machine embroidery designs you'll find lots to chose from. So far any that I have order are good.

I have gotten a lot of my designs from Embroider Library. Inexpensive and THOUSANDS of designs.

Most only down load to your computer, then you put them on a USB thumb drive to go to the machine unless your computer is close enough to your embroidery machine to use a cord to transfer to your machine.

For great In The Hoop designs and children's applique I like http://www.hangtodryapplique.com/ and www.embroiderygarden.com

I don't see where anyone mentioned Emblibrary.com I usually have good luck with this site

My first go-to is embroiderylibrary.com, next is OPW, BFC designs (very expensive but beautiful stitch outs). There are so many, I have a hard time remembering.

Have design custom digitized??
 

If you have something specific in mind, and can find a picture of what you want, you could have the picture digitized.......I have found that most of the designs (not terribly complicated) that I have had done have been under $20...(which is not much for a totally customized design IMHO)....Just a thought.......

I now have a couple of sites I use exclusively because I know their stuff is very well digitized, always dependable.
Urban Threads has designs that are very unique. Molly Mine is fantastic for a variety of things again always a perfect stitchout from her. For a huge variety of items I go to Artistic Thread Works.
I've done 2 quilts from Hoop Sisters and their stitch outs are great but the patterns are very expensive. The quilts turn out absolutely gorgeous.

Bobby Socks Quilt Co. is a very good site , some for sale and some for free. If you type free embroidery patterns in your search bar , you will get lots of sites.

I have many sites that I go to and each of them have their own style of embroidery. Sonia Showalter has some very beautiful designs and she also gives some of them away almost weekly. I have several of her alphabets and other designs. They stitch out exceptionally. Planet Applique has cute kid style appliques. Ann the Gran, Embroidery Home, Gorgeous Stitches, Embroidery Designs.com, Splinters and Threads, Pixie's Rule, Embroidery Garden, and a lot of the ones already mentioned also have freebies you can download and try out. Have fun searching!

I've become very cautious about buying designs from Etsy. Many are beginners at digitizing and don't take the time to stitch out their designs first to make sure they're good. I've had every kind of problem from not dense enough to too dense to each half of a design being so different the design as a whole was unusable. Some problems are an easy fix on my end but others are not, the designs should not be sold like they are.

Cari

designsbysick is a great site

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/JuliasNeedleDesigns/ she has a lot of sales and gives away a lot of free designs. She has 50cents & $1 sales going on all the time. Designs sew out great.

I have done business with several of the ones listed and just last week I bought a package of designs from SewSwellDesigns. I only needed one that was included with the package which was on sale. I am not a happy camper so far. There was 3 sizes of the designs and I choose the middle size, thinking that the designs were all the same and included everything that was shown. NOT. I have sent them two messages, there's no phone number to call, and I needed this design for a wedding on the 9th of this month! So unless I get some assistance from the really soon, I will never buy again, and surely not recommend them.