' s ▁format ▁file ▁to ▁another , ▁with ▁various ▁degrees ▁of ▁reli ability . ▁ ▁A ▁person ▁who ▁creates ▁a ▁design ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁an ▁emb roid ery ▁digit izer ▁or ▁p unch er . ▁A ▁digit izer ▁uses ▁software ▁to ▁create ▁an ▁object - based ▁emb roid ery ▁design , ▁which ▁can ▁be ▁easily ▁res h aped ▁and ▁edited . ▁These ▁files ▁retain ▁important ▁information ▁such ▁as ▁object ▁out lines , ▁thread ▁colors , ▁and ▁original ▁art work ▁used ▁to ▁p unch ▁the ▁designs . ▁When ▁the ▁file ▁is ▁converted ▁to ▁a ▁st itch ▁file , ▁it ▁los es ▁much ▁of ▁this ▁information , ▁rendering ▁editing ▁difficult ▁or ▁impossible . ▁ ▁Software ▁vend ors ▁often ▁advert ise ▁auto - p unch ing ▁or ▁auto - digit izing ▁capabilities . ▁However , ▁if ▁high - quality ▁emb roid ery ▁is ▁essential , ▁then ▁industry ▁exper ts ▁highly ▁recommend ▁either ▁purch asing ▁solid ▁designs ▁from ▁re put able ▁digit izers ▁or ▁obtain ing ▁training ▁on ▁solid ▁digit ization ▁techniques . ▁ ▁Edit ing ▁designs ▁Once ▁a ▁design ▁has ▁been ▁digit ized , ▁an ▁emb roid erer ▁can ▁use ▁software ▁to ▁edit ▁it ▁or ▁combine ▁it ▁with ▁other ▁designs . ▁Most ▁emb roid ery ▁programs ▁allow ▁the ▁user ▁to ▁rotate , ▁scale , ▁move , ▁stretch , ▁dist ort , ▁split , ▁c rop , ▁or ▁duplicate ▁the ▁design ▁in ▁an ▁end less ▁pattern . ▁Most ▁software ▁allows ▁the ▁user ▁to ▁add ▁text ▁quickly ▁and ▁easily . ▁O ften ▁the ▁colors ▁of ▁the ▁design ▁can