does anyone know how to make a 5x7 designsmaller to a 4x4 design?

As several people told you, you need software to downsize a design and keep the density the same. Which most software can do well. BUT a large design often has details that can't be used in a far smaller size. When digitising you have to decide what detail to add and what to leave out in a design of a certain size. Imagine small dots and flowers as decoration in a large design, they would be small pinpoints that don't make sense at all. So use your common sense when reducing the size!

Hi - you can use Wilcom Truesizer for free. AFter loading the software Open the design - click the pop up for vaious filetypes. Then Select all which will put aquare anchors in corners and sides. Then click and drag to the size you want. Use corner achor to resize proportionally. Then save as (since save-saves emb filetype) select filetype again(pes for instance). I change the name be adding "byme" to the filename. Done - reload into your machine software. One thing I neglected is after you resize there is a function under the EMBoidery Menu item called small stitches. This will remove stitches, hoever it is by size only... you can not choose. This can cause distortion in a design. I have had decent success when not reducing more than 15%. I have also reduced 30%, but you worry a little stiching it out! Live LaughDownload Stitch! christine
Learn by redrawing the design - slow down the speed! It is fun to watch!

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by buttercup22 09 Mar 2015

you were a great help i have resized and the stitches did not turn out right i did not remove stitches so thanks for the info

I use Embird with very good results, it comes with 30 days free trial. Wilcome TrueSizer is free

You need an editor program: either your machine software has one or a 3rd party software.
Very popular is Embird with lots of support and add on modules to grow as you grow.
Or another less expensive but still popular is Sew what that has several different applications for a decent price.
However, the wise rule of thumb is not to reduce a design greater than 20 percent or your design may become distorted or to dense etc.
It also depends on how dense the original design was
digitized.
Also, it is general rule of thumb not to alter free
standing lace designs because the digitizing is very
specific and should not be altered. Rare exceptions
occur but best to follow these rules.
Hugs
Linda aka bumblebee

do you actually mean changing a 5x7 hoop design to fit a 4x4 hoop.
there is a program called "sewwhatpro" that you can download for a trial period and it is fully working. With that you can often change the size of the design to make it smaller or larger to fit into a hoop of your choice.
if you decide to purchase it then i know that yoiu wil use it with almost every design and there is a nice group that will answer all your Q's plus updates are free. It will also change formats for you.
Please try it out. it really is a fantastic program and not as expencive as many others that do not do half as much
I hope this will help you
annie in the UK

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by almag 10 Sep 2011

I've always understood that a design shouldn't be reduced or increased by more than 20%.

Is this information out of date now?

My 3D program will control stitch count when changing sizes and I can also reduce high density areas but there are still some designs that shouldn't be changed.

AlmaG.

by jofrog2000 10 Sep 2011

If you are doing it on the machine, no, because the size is changing but the stitch count isn't. With the proper software( I have Designer's Gallery sizeworks) the stitch count is recalculated to increase or decrease to keep the integrity of the desig

by eggyannie 10 Sep 2011

sewwhat pro will automatically change the stitch dencity