Downloading Designs

Using WinZip to Unzip Designs

Questions about what to do with a .ZIP file? This article is for you! If you are not familiar with ZIP files, you may be wondering why we use them on our site and what do you need to do with them once you finish downloading a ZIP file in order to get it into your sewing machine. Here are a few pictures to help out...

We use a program called "WinZip" to package our embroidery files for downloading because we can put several files into one download, making it possible for you to get the files for Brother, Husqvarna, Pfaff, Janome, and other machines with just one download. WinZip also compresses the files so they can download quicker.

If you don't have WinZip, visit their web site at... http://www.winzip.com/downwzeval.htm to download an evaluation copy for free. If you like it, you can buy a license to use it for a few dollars. Install the program using all the default settings and it will handle ZIP files for you automatically.

Now that you have WinZip installed, we can continue...

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