PESBrother, Baby Lock →EXPMelco, Bernina

Convert PES to EXP

Read the first note before you download this one. On a Melco machine an .exp is the whole design and this conversion gives you everything you need. On a Bernina it is one of three files the machine expects, and we can only produce one of them — the design will stitch, but it will arrive without the colours you can currently see in your PES.

Stitch preview

PES FILE PREVIEW · SAMPLE DESIGN

Choose a file Showing a realistic stitch-out sample — choose or drop your own file.

A realistic four-colour floral embroidery sample stitched on warm ivory linen

Sampler · Roundel

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The two formats

.PES · BROTHER, BABY LOCK

Brother PES

Brother's own format, used across Baby Lock and Bernina Deco machines. It carries thread colours and a design thumbnail, so a converted file arrives with its palette already set.

.EXP · MELCO, BERNINA

Melco EXP

Melco and Bernina machines read EXP. Like DST it stores movement only; colours travel beside it in a separate INF file, so a converted EXP arrives uncoloured.

What to watch for

On a Bernina, this file is incomplete — and we cannot complete it

A Bernina USB design normally includes three files: the .exp stitch file, a .inf colour list and a .bmp thumbnail. HoopFile creates the .exp file only. The stitches and colour stops remain in place, but the machine will not know which thread belongs to each block, so keep the thread order shown in the preview.

On a Melco machine there is nothing to worry about

Commercial Melco EXP is a stitch-only format by design — it never carried colours, and machines running it expect the operator to set the thread order. This file is complete for that use.

Your PES colours are still visible here

The palette shown above was read out of your PES. It cannot be written into the EXP, but it is correct on screen, which makes this page a usable reference while you set threads at the machine.

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Your file is used only for this conversion and deleted as soon as the download is ready. We keep no copy, and there is no account to store it in.