Saving and Opening Project Files

Use .embproj as the master

.embproj is Sew Editor’s editable project format. It preserves editable objects, groups, colors, stitch settings—including Outline stitch, Bean repeats, Run passes, and Blanket controls—and applicable palette/thread metadata, hoop, and design settings. Older projects remain supported, and existing editable curves remain editable after reopening. Machine formats do not preserve all of that source information. Manual Stitch objects retain their exact ordered, canonical-millimeter points and remain point-editable after reopening.

Save safely

1. Save immediately after a useful import or initial drawing pass.
2. Save before broad cleanup, reordering, resizing, or export changes.
3. Use versioned names such as design-v1.embproj, design-cleaned.embproj, and design-final.embproj.
4. Use Open Project to restore the editable file, then recalculate and create fresh exports after revisions.

Related: Recommended Workflow and Exporting.