25 Lettering Fonts

Enjoy 25 beautifully digitized fonts that include a small 5mm font plus larger fonts for monograms and almost everything in between! Choose from script letters, whimsical and traditional block styles to create your personalized designs.

5 Monogramming Fonts

Easily create one-of-a-kind monograms with the 5 built-in monogramming fonts. The Décor and Modern Angles fonts also each include 5 built-in monogram embellishment options to further customize your design.

27 Decorative Frames

Add decorative frames to your lettering or monograms with the selection of 27 built-in designs. Choose from elegant scrolls, simple outline shapes and whimsical designs to suit your project.

Combine frames and fonts

For a truly custom touch, design a layout that includes one of the built-in decorative frames around the built-in applique font and a second built-in font.

Change thread colors

Stitching out monograms in different thread colors on coordinating fabrics gives this set of cozies a fun and festive look. Easily change thread colors and preview on your imported fabric before stitching.

Create coordinating monograms

In this table setting, we used the built-in 'Abigail' monogram style with a decorative frame on the table runner, the 'Intertwine'' monogram style on the napkin ring, and the 'Wishes' font on the napkin.

Embroider on paper

Embroidery is not just for fabrics! This Cookies sign was stitched on durable paper, and glued onto a paper flower. Cute, and functional!

Select from 25 fonts

These 'Celebrate' cupcake wrappers were created by stitching the built-in 'Daily' font onto durable paper

Resize designs

Easily resize your design to fit a 4x4 or 5x7 hoop, and also resize the design to fit your project.

Resize Your Designs

Resize your designs to suit your project in either a 4” x 4” or 5” x 7” hoop size.

Merge Your Designs

Merge your own designs from a variety of embroidery design file formats with the built-in lettering & monogram designs.

Center and Flip Your Designs

Flip designs horizontally & vertically, and center designs horizontally & vertically.

Align Text

Align text in multiple lines or on a circle path.

Reshape text

Choose from 11 Text Envelopes to reshape the built-in text into concave, convex, pennant and rectangle shapes.

Change Fill Patterns

Customize the built-in lettering, monogramming & frames with 14 fill patterns.

Adjust Designs to Suit Your Fabric

The built-in recipes guide you in adjusting stitch properties to suit your fabric and in selecting the right stabilizer type for your project.

Preview Designs on Backgrounds

Preview your designs on a range of built-in background colors, or import an image of your own fabric to preview.

Select from Popular Thread Charts

Choose from the built-in thread charts for many thread manufacturers, including the Brother Enhanced Thread Chart.

Save in Your Machine’s File Format

With the ability to save your design in a selection of embroidery design file formats, Initial Stitch is compatible with most brands of home embroidery machines.

File formats

• Save designs in your machine’s file format: PES(V4-10), SEW, JEF, HUS, PCS, DST, XXX, EXP, SHV, VIP, VP3, BRF
• Import designs in multiple formats: PES, PHC, SEW, JEF, HUS, PCS, DST, XXX, EXP, SHV, VIP, VP3, ART. Import PHC file formats to use Brother machine built-in designs.

Minimum PC requirements

• PC or compatible computer, Windows 7/8.1/10 operating system
• 1 GHz or higher processor
• 512MB memory (1GB or more recommended), 300MB hard disk free space
• XGA (1024x768) 16-bit color or higher monitor
• 1 available USB Port
• NOTE: This software is sold as a prepaid download. An internet connection is required to redeem the included activation code and download the software, instruction manual and installation guide onto your computer.