Convert JEF to DST, free
Turn your JEF file into a DST file for Tajima, Barudan, Ricoma in seconds. It runs in your browser, so your file is never uploaded, and every converted file is checked stitch by stitch before you download it.
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What is a JEF file?
JEF is the format of Janome machines, also used by Elna and some Kenmore models. It stores every stitch, the thread colors from the Janome chart and the hoop the design was made for.
What is a DST file?
DST is the Tajima format and the most widely read embroidery format: almost every machine and embroidery program opens it. It stores stitches, jumps and color changes, but no thread colors.
Is the conversion exact?
Every stitch keeps its position. After converting, we read the new file back and compare it with yours, stitch by stitch; a file that doesn’t match is never offered. DST files store no thread colors, so your machine asks for each thread in the same order.
How to load the DST file onto your machine
Copy the file to a USB stick and plug it into your machine, or send it with your machine maker’s app or software. Hoop your fabric with a stabilizer, choose the design on the screen and start sewing.
