Religious machine embroidery designs for church vestments and altar linens, sold as digital files you download and stitch on your own embroidery machine: crosses, the monograms of Christ, the symbols of each season, Marian designs and the small white-on-white designs made for altar linens. Many were drawn for us by the liturgical artist Edward Riojas with Carrie Roberts; others come from the vintage embroidery designs in our own library and from the designs of A. W. Pugin, redrawn for the machine.
Each design is sold in one or more sizes, most from about 3 inches for a stole, burse or purificator to 7 or 9 inches for a chasuble back, frontal or banner. The usual formats are DST, EXP, HUS, JEF, PCS, PES and XXX, with VIP or VP3 on many designs, and most files include a PDF of dimensions, stitch counts and thread colors. For a finished emblem to sew on instead of a file, see our stitched appliques. The designs are grouped by use: crosses; church symbols such as the Chi Rho, IHS, Alpha and Omega, and the chalice and host; Advent designs, including the Great O Antiphon rondels; Lent designs; Easter designs; Trinity and Ordinary Time designs; Marian designs; Christmas Rose florals; baptism designs; and altar linen designs.
Questions about machine embroidery designs
Which file format do I need?
The one your machine reads. In general, PES is for Brother and Baby Lock; JEF for Janome; HUS, VIP and VP3 for Husqvarna Viking, with VIP and VP3 also read by newer Pfaff machines; EXP for Bernina and Melco; PCS for older Pfaff machines; XXX for Singer; and DST for commercial machines. Each listing names its formats, and you pick yours when you add the design to the cart.
Can I change the thread colors?
Yes. Your machine stops at each color change, and you choose the thread, so a cross drawn for gold can be stitched in white or in the color of the season.
