PE-Design 11 – Advanced Brother Embroidery Digitizing Software

PE-Design 11 – Overview

PE-Design 11 is Brother’s most advanced embroidery digitizing and lettering software, designed for both hobbyists and professional embroiderers. It offers powerful digitizing tools, automatic stitching, fabric-aware settings, appliqué design, full editing capabilities, and direct compatibility with Brother machines, including the Luminaire, Stellair, and PR series.

With easy-to-use auto-digitizing and advanced manual tools, PE-Design 11 provides everything needed to convert artwork into clean, production-ready stitch files.

Key Features

• Advanced Auto-Digitizing for converting photos, vector art, and drawings into embroidery.
• Enhanced 3D preview with realistic stitch simulation.
• 130+ built-in fonts designed specifically for embroidery.
• Appliqué tools with automatic tackdown and position stitching.
• PhotoStitch for generating detailed embroidery from photos.
• Design editing: resize, reshape, adjust density, add underlay, and modify stitch paths.
• SVG/Vector support for clean and professional digitizing.
• Cross-stitch module with customizable grid sizes and stitch types.
• Multi-position hoops support for large designs.
• Direct machine send to select Brother models via USB or wireless (where supported).

Compatible Embroidery Machines

• Brother PR Series: PR600, PR620, PR650, PR655, PR670E, PR1050X, PR1055X
• Brother Luminaire Series: XP1, XP2, XP3
• Brother Stellaire Series: XE1, XJ1
• Brother Innov-is Series: NV800E, NV870, NV2600, NV2700, NV6700
• Brother DreamMaker & DreamCreator
• Other machines supporting PES, PEC, PHC, PHX formats

Also compatible (via standard formats): Janome, Baby Lock, Bernina, Juki, Husqvarna Viking, Pfaff (using PES/PHC export options).

What You Can Do With It

PE-Design 11 lets you create custom embroidery designs from scratch or convert artwork into clean stitch files. Whether you work on logos, monograms, appliqués, patches, or photorealistic designs, the software provides professional results with minimal setup.

Settings & Controls

• Density, underlay, and pull compensation presets per fabric type.
• Manual stitch editing: change direction, add nodes, adjust sequencing.
• Thread charts: Brother, Madeira, Isacord, and other major brands.
• Import/export formats: PES, PHC, PEC, PHX, DST, EXP, JEF, SEW, HUS, VP3.
• Cutwork and appliqué tools with automatic placement stitching.

Benefits

• Clean, professional results even for beginners.
• Advanced editing for high-quality embroidery production.
• Perfect for logos, monograms, patches, appliqués, and custom garments.
• Full compatibility with most Brother embroidery machines.
• PhotoStitch gives unique and creative design possibilities.

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