My machine uses .pes. When I download a file that is in .sew, there are several files for each design, kind of broken up. Can someone explain why that is to me? Thank you.

See you've already gotten an answer and someof us learned a little more too. Have a blessed day.

The design could be a spit design where the design is to big for that format and the person that design it may of made it a spit design .

i have a old Janome and it uses SEW format, with sew you can only have 12 color changes. So if the design has more then that, it will break it up into 2 files that you have to download. If you're machine uses pes, you should down load pes. If you want a design that is in the sew format, you can down load it and reformat it to pes. But there are different sizes of pes , so you have to sometimes resize the sew design to fit your hoop. I hope this helps you.
hugs Lee

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by bowlds 04 Oct 2010

Well, now that's the answer I was looking for! Thank you VERY much.

by msfancyvip 04 Oct 2010

Thanks for the clarification Lee...aha, it's the number of color changes instead of number of stitches....my bad, LOL!

I 'believe' that sew formats are limited to a certain number of stitches..therefore any design that exceeds that certain amount needs to be broken down into a series of designs...that is why you will see the outline for instance in a seperate design file from the basic design it goes with. That is my understanding...if I'm wrong I hope someone comes along to correct me. Rita

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by bowlds 04 Oct 2010

Thank you so much. I guess I'll have to try one.

I do not usually D/L sew. I use pes & hus, but my computer balks at hus, so I usually just do pes. Hope someone comes along that can help you, but I can give you both a flower!!! Hugs, Judy

Wish I could dear, I use pes also and have had my machine since Christmas and am driving all the cuties crazy with my confusion. Good luck to you!