Serious Digitizing for Serious Decorators.
We don't just punch files; we engineer them for your shop floor. With 30+ years of experience, 1.6+ million archived designs, and a dedicated testing studio in Harrow, we save you money where it matters most -- on your production line.
Specialized Digitizing for Every Fabric & Technique
Different garments require entirely different digitizing strategies. Choose a specific placement below to learn how we structure files for your production needs.
Cap Digitizing
Center-out pathing to help manage curved frames, thick seams, and registration loss.
3D Puff Digitizing
Custom densities and capping stitches prepared specifically for raised 3D puff applications.
Small Text Digitizing
Manual pathing and spacing adjustments to improve the readability of micro-text.
Applique Embroidery
Placement guides and tack-downs to reduce stitch counts on large fill areas.
Animal Detail & Portraits
Thread blending strategies to help capture realistic fur, shading, and complex detail.
Large Format & Jacket Backs
Stability and push-pull management for jacket backs and large canvas areas.
Badge Digitizing
Digitizing for badge fabric is its own craft - Madeira badge fabric behaves differently under the needle. We know the technique, we stock the fabric, and we test-stitch your design on it properly before it ships.
How It Works: From Artwork to the Shop Floor
A straightforward three-step process from upload to production-ready file.
Submit Your Artwork (Or Get a Free Mock-Up First)
Skip the endless email chains and upload your artwork directly to our secure B2B portal. Tell us your base fabric, size requirements, and machine setup. Not sure how a complex design will actually translate to thread? Request a free quotation first -- we'll provide a rough stitch mock-up and an estimated stitch count so you can see exactly what types of stitches will be used before you ever commit.
Expert Digitizing & Physical Sampling
Your file never touches a trainee's desk. Our veteran digitizers engineer the file specifically for your chosen fabric, then send it to the floor. With more than 10 sample machines across our digitizing centre and Harrow studio, we physically test-stitch the design to catch push, pull, and tension issues before the file ever leaves our hands.
Download Production-Ready Files
You get a rock-solid, optimized file that's ready to hit start. Download your preferred machine format directly from the portal, complete with accurate run sheets and colour sequencing. We get it right the first time -- but if you need a minor tweak after your own test run, our team handles edits immediately.
Why Choose Net Digitizing
Proactive Production Savings
If you're just looking for the absolute cheapest digitizing file on the internet, please move on -- we're not the right fit. But if you're a serious decorator, we save you money where it actually matters: on your production floor. Cheap files cost you a fortune in thread breaks, ruined garments, and excessive machine time. We leverage 30+ years of expertise by physically running your files on our own sample machines. Our dedicated sampling team and the experts at our Harrow studio catch and fix push, pull, or tension issues before the design ever reaches you. We reduce unnecessary stitch counts, eliminate wasted thread trims, and protect you from the hidden costs of repeat work -- when your client reorders, our carefully engineered files let you replicate that exact same quality without the unpredictable headaches you get from budget competitors. You invest in our expertise upfront and save exponentially across your entire production cycle.
30+ Years of Expertise & 1.6+ Million Designs
We've been engineering embroidery files since long before cheap auto-digitizing software even existed. Over three decades, we've successfully digitized and archived over 1.6 million designs. That isn't just a marketing statistic -- it's a massive, living database of problem-solving. Whatever strange fabric blend, tricky combination order, or bizarre machine tension issue you're facing today, we've already encountered it and solved it. When you partner with us, you aren't just buying a digital file; you're tapping into three decades of hard-earned, shop-floor reality.
Enterprise Capacity & Division of Labour
Handling high-volume orders doesn't mean compromising on quality. Because we've built and personally trained a large in-house team, we don't dump a complex project onto a single operator's desk. We break intricate designs into multiple components and route them to experts in specific departments. The person digitizing your micro-text is a dedicated typography specialist, while the person handling the main artwork is a master of fill stitches and gradients. This intelligent division of labour gives us the enterprise capacity to handle massive runs quickly, while maintaining specialized, manual quality control on every single element of the file.
Dedicated B2B Support
When you need help, you aren't routed to a generic call centre. Every call is answered promptly by our front-line team in Brentwood, who can instantly assist with account setup, site navigation, and order status. If your question requires deep, shop-floor expertise, you're seamlessly connected to our technical support experts at the Harrow studio. The Harrow team isn't reading from a script -- they're sitting in front of live digitizing software, surrounded by sample machines, stocked with a comprehensive range of commercial fabrics and threads. They pull up your design, analyze the exact stitch data, and give you real, practical solutions.
Frequently Asked Questions
We support virtually every commercial format in the industry. Stitch formats: DST, PES, DSB, XXX, EXP, JEF, and more -- whatever machine you're running, we output the correct machine-ready file. Outline / source files: our core team primarily digitizes in Wilcom, the industry standard -- which is what we recommend for the best stability and long-term compatibility. We're also fully equipped to provide native outline files for Pulse, Compucon, Melco, and Ethos. A quick word of caution on APS Ethos: because that software currently lacks ongoing support, we'd genuinely recommend requesting Wilcom files instead for future-proofing. Whatever your setup, we can always provide a universal DST file so your design loads and runs seamlessly on any system or machine.
Our typical turnaround is next-day for most standard files. For a complex design -- a large jacket back or an intricate combination order -- please allow 24–48 hours so our team can properly engineer the file and run it through physical sampling. For ultra-complex projects, we'll give you a specific timeframe when we quote. If you have a production emergency and need a rush logo in a couple of hours, we can often accommodate it -- please call us first with your reference number so we can confirm capacity and fast-track it to the studio floor.
Our pricing reflects the quality of our engineering. A standard left-chest logo typically starts at £10. Larger or more intricate files -- massive jacket backs, 3D puff designs, or detailed animal portraits -- require significantly more time and manual engineering, and are priced according to complexity. We always recommend submitting your artwork through the portal for a free quotation first, so you know exactly what your specific design will cost before we begin.
We stand behind our work, and we distinguish between a quality adjustment and a change in project scope. Quality issues: if there's a genuine digitizing error on our end, we fix it immediately, free of charge. Minor additions: small changes to an existing file -- adding a date, a name, or adjusting a tagline -- are handled quickly and quoted at a small charge. Technical spec changes: significantly changing the design size, or correcting a fabric type that was originally specified incorrectly, requires re-engineering the file, so an added fee applies. Complete artwork changes: entirely new or drastically altered artwork is treated and billed as a brand-new design. Submit through the portal and we'll confirm any charge with you before proceeding.
Not Sure What You Need? Let's Look at Your Artwork First.
Request a Free Quote & Mock-up
Before you pick up the phone, upload your artwork through our portal for a free quotation. We'll provide a rough stitch mock-up and estimated stitch count so you know exactly what the job requires.
Get Your Reference Number
Once submitted, our system generates a unique reference number for your design.
Call Our Team
Give us a call and provide your reference number. Our Brentwood team will answer immediately to help with your account or order status. Complex technical questions are routed to our Harrow studio experts, who'll have your specific artwork and stitch data right on their screens.
Or call our Brentwood team on 0800 368 7414 once you have your reference number.
Questions first? Just ask in the chat — or call 0800 368 7414.