DST vs PES vs JEF: Understanding Embroidery Machine Formats
Embroidery machines use proprietary stitch file formats. DST (Tajima) is the most universal. PES (Brother) and JEF (Janome) include more metadata. When converting from SVG, the output format must match your machine.
November 26, 2026 · 9 min read
Embroidery machines use proprietary stitch file formats. DST (Tajima) is the most universal. PES (Brother) and JEF (Janome) include more metadata. When converting from SVG, the output format must match your machine.
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