MACHINE HANDOFF
Export, send to a machine, and verify what arrives on the cutter floor.
SECTIONS · 3
§ 01
Export formats
DST, PES, JEF, EXP, VP3, XXX, SEW — and the per-machine gotchas.
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§ 02
Send to machine
USB, ATA card, and direct PC-link workflows.
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§ 03
Verify at the machine
Quick checks before you press start.
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ARTICLES · 5
- EMBROIDERY SHOP·TRANSACTIONALExport a file to DST and PESGenerate machine-ready DST or PES output from a validated project, including format-specific options and quality checks before handoff.
- ETSY SELLER·TRANSACTIONAL·HOW-TOBrother PE800: load a PES file from USB (step-by-step)Get a validated PES embroidery file onto a USB drive the Brother PE800 will read, then load it at the machine. Covers FAT32 formatting, the root-folder gotcha, eject-before-unplug, and the LCD picker.
- EMBROIDERY SHOP·TRANSACTIONAL·TROUBLESHOOTINGTajima USB won't read your DST: format and folder fixesThe Tajima machine boots, the USB is inserted, and the file picker is empty. Here's the order to check things — file system, folder depth, file naming, header — and the fix for each.
- EMBROIDERY SHOP·INFORMATIONAL·EXPLAINERJanome JEF transfer: USB, ATA card, or PC-linkThree ways to load a JEF embroidery file onto a Janome machine: USB stick (modern), ATA card (legacy), and direct PC-link cable. How to pick by Memory Craft model year, plus the JEF vs JEF+ format gotcha.
- EMBROIDERY SHOP·TRANSACTIONAL·HOW-TO4 pre-flight checks before you press start at the machineEven a validated file can stop production if the machine isn't ready. Run these four checks at the machine — bobbin, thread cones, hoop, and origin alignment — before pressing start on a long run.