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SewWhat! is software for viewing, editing and converting embroidery files arising from various different sewing manufacturers. It can be used to write a floppy disk that is compatible with the HUS Designer-1© embroidery machine. SewWhat! is also compatible with the cataloging program SewCat. Files displayed in SewCat can be dragged and dropped into the SewWhat! workspace for editing.

Features:

View embroidery files, even if they are included in zip or rar archives
View thumbnails (in Album View) of files in your working directory
Write Designer-1© floppy disks and USB drives
Use TrueType fonts [TTF©] to create monogram lettering (with varying degrees of quality)
Resize, reposition, delete, rotate, and merge sewing patterns
Convert from, and save to, various file formats (see chart below) either individually or in batch mode
Simulate the real-time stitch out of a pattern
Change individual thread colors and background fabrics
Print out the design and design summary
View (or hide) a stitch histogram of the thread length distribution for each pattern
Hide or view (as thickened or dashed lines) jump stitches
ICON toolbar button to toggle between thread pane information and alphabet mode for easy entering of pre-digitized lettering
Applique cutter tool for creating SVG and JPG files for outline of applique, used to cut applique fabric in Cameo© and Cricut© software
Cutting toolbar allows graphical separation of patterns at specific stitches
Density adjustment dialog to resize a pattern at constant density
Graphical or text-based reordering of thread color stops is available
Capability to write Smart Media or Compact Flash cards for Singer, Brother, Janome, and new Bernina machines
Converts Cross Stitch patterns to embroidery files using a “plugin” from myriaCross (MC). You may download the DEMO, or purchase the MC plugin for SewWhat-Pro, here. Once the plugin is installed, it becomes seamlessly integrated into the SewWhat-Pro workspace and can be used to preview and convert a variety of different Cross-stitch formats. if the plugin stops working after updating to a newer version of Windows, simply uninstall and reinstall it.
Supports a command-line interface for file conversion which has the form:
SewWhat-Pro.exe file1.ext1 file2.ext2 /c

Integrated Project Management Features of SewWhat-Pro
Includes an editable table for entering project information
Easily editable list of thread colors and manufacturer brands
Capability to read/write thread color “txt” files for single/multiple projects
Thread palettes from a large number of manufacturers are available
Customizable user-defined thread palettes can be easily added