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User guide

StitchCraft writes machine embroidery files from SVG files and VectorCraft documents. It also reads, draws and converts the files of other embroidery software. The guide follows the Diátaxis structure, with a section for each stitch type.

SectionUse it toPages
InstallBuild the stitch command
TutorialsLearn by doing, start to finishYour first sew-out on a Brother, Turn an SVG into a PES file, A patch in VectorCraft
How-to guidesSolve one problemCheck a file, convert it, fit the hoop, report a bug
Stitch typesSee what each stitch does and what its parameters changeRunning stitch, lock stitches
ReferenceLook up commands, parameters, messages and machines
ExplanationUnderstand why embroidery behaves as it doesEmbroidery basics

StitchCraft makes the pictures and the command output in this guide when the docs are built. The reference pages are generated from its code, and CI fails when any of them is out of date.