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Script & Cursive Fonts

Melvin Eustace Font Embroidery Design

Free
Upper and lower case
69 glyphs · 3 sizes · 7 formatsSee the 69 glyphs

Does it fit your hoop and machine?

Choose a sampleYour download includes the complete pack; 2 samples are shown here.
40 × 51 mmFrom the fileFits a 4×4 in hoop (100 × 100 mm)

Works with Brother · Janome · Husqvarna · Pfaff · Bernina · Singer and most home machines.

See all 7 file formats
  • EXP
  • HUS
  • JEF
  • PES
  • VIP
  • VP3
  • XXX

Geometric check against standard hoop sizes. It does not certify a specific machine model.

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You get separate files, one per glyph (letter, number or symbol). No words or names come ready-made: you place the letters in your embroidery software.

Digital machine-embroidery files only — no physical item will be shipped

Details for Sample: Lower A 2 Inch · 40 × 51 mm: 898 stitches · 1 colour stop · 1 thread

in stitching order · read from the embroidery file

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Letters, numbers and symbols in the pack

Pick a glyph to see its measurements in each native size.

Native size:

Glyph names come from the file names and have been checked visually. Each drawing is a digital view of that glyph's file in the chosen size, drawn to a common scale for the size; it is not a photo of the stitching.

Uppercase

26 glyphs

Lowercase

26 glyphs

Numbers

10 glyphs

Symbols

7 glyphs

Try your name

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It will tell you which letters of your text exist in this font and size, and which are missing. It will not create a file or a stitch-ready word.

Space reserved for a future feature.

Native sizes and real measurements

The size is the label in the file names. Each glyph has its own measurements: «1 Inch» does not mean every glyph is 25.4 mm.

Size
1 Inch
Height of uppercase
23.1–29.1 mm
Height of lowercase
22.5–42.8 mm
Height of numbers
24.7–26.5 mm
Height of symbols
2.8–30.4 mm
Max. width and height*
width up to 29.2 mm · height up to 42.8 mm
Files per format
69
Size
2 Inch
Height of uppercase
46.6–58.4 mm
Height of lowercase
44.0–84.3 mm
Height of numbers
47.9–51.2 mm
Height of symbols
5.1–60.5 mm
Max. width and height*
width up to 61.3 mm · height up to 84.3 mm
Files per format
69
Size
3 Inch
Height of uppercase
69.3–87.1 mm
Height of lowercase
65.9–127.2 mm
Height of numbers
72.3–77.1 mm
Height of symbols
7.4–89.9 mm
Max. width and height*
width up to 92.1 mm · height up to 127.2 mm
Files per format
69

* The widest and the tallest glyph in a size can be different glyphs: these are not the measurements of one piece. Stitch box of the DST files, unscaled.

Not included

According to the files, this pack does not include: ñ, á, é, í, ó, ú, ç, ü, ß, space, punctuation (, ').

How to use the letters

  1. Download the pack. One ZIP with every glyph, in every size and in the 7 formats.
  2. Open the glyphs you need. In your embroidery software, in the size and format for your machine.
  3. Place them to form the word. You line them up and space them. The pack has no ready-made words and no installable font (TTF or BX).

Embroidery thread colours & stitching order

Read stop by stop from the embroidery file in your download.

Showing: Sample: Lower A 2 Inch · 40 × 51 mmChange

Sample: Lower A 2 Inch ·40 × 51 mm · 1.58 × 2 in · 4×4 in · Ideal: polo chest · sleeves · caps1 colour · 1 stop · 898 stitches
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Stitch counts are per stop, read from an embroidery file. Colours are an approximate visual guide based on the available files or previews. Choose the thread colours you prefer.

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Chart for the selected size: Sample: Lower A 2 Inch

Machine time

about 1–2 minSingle-needle home machine Estimate

Multi-needle machine: about 1 min

A range, not a promise: stitches ÷ effective speed, plus one pause per colour change. Adjust it to your machine.

Adjust speed and pauses

Multi-needle machine: Effective speed (spm) 700950 · Pause per colour change (s) 3

Hooping, stabilizer and threading are not included (typically 5–15 min). Nominal speeds from manufacturer specifications (e.g. Janome MC500E 400–860 spm). Effective speed is lower.

Before you start & guidance for your fabric
  1. Load the file for this size and check the machine reads the right format.
  2. Choose a hoop the design fits in with margin; do not scale the design to force it.
  3. Prepare the threads in the order below; some colours come back later in the sequence.
  4. Hoop fabric and stabilizer together, flat and without stretching.
  5. Use a fresh embroidery needle; stitch a test on a scrap of the same fabric if in doubt.

Guidance for your fabric

The heavier the fabric and the denser the design, the heavier the stabilizer. Cut-away is the safer choice for knits and high stitch counts; tear-away suits stable wovens.

Needle: an embroidery needle (75/11 or 90/14) with rayon or polyester embroidery thread; a metallic needle for metallic threads. Size depends on thread and fabric, not on the stitch count.

General guidance from stabilizer and needle manufacturers' guides (OESD, Sulky, Madeira, SCHMETZ). It does not replace a test on your own fabric. No tension values are given: they depend on your machine.

Formats & technical data for this sample

  • EXP
  • HUS
  • JEF
  • PES
  • VIP
  • VP3
  • XXX

Jumps: 1 From the file

What is verified and what is an estimate
  • Size, stitch count, stitching order and stitches per block are read from the embroidery file you download.
  • Colours are read from the file when it carries them; otherwise they come from a machine palette and are marked as such.
  • Machine time, hoop and fabric guidance are estimates or general rules with their assumptions shown.
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Samples: measurements, hoop and stitches

51–76 mm · 898–4,040 stitches · 4×4 in

Each row is one glyph from the pack, not a size of the pack. All the glyphs and sizes are listed above.

Design / sizeMillimetersInchesHoopStitches
Sample: Lower A 2 Inch40 × 51 mm1.58 × 2 in4×4 in898
Sample: Lower A 3 Inch60 × 76 mm2.37 × 3 in4×4 in4,040

About this design

Melvin Eustace Font Embroidery Design: a full alphabet for names, monograms and short phrases. The letters are built to join without the finishing stitches overlapping.

Sizes and stitch counts

Check the specifications on this page for dimensions and stitch counts. Select a design or size, where available, to view its thread colours and stitching order.

Formats and machines

The download includes 7 formats, among them PES, JEF, EXP, HUS, VP3, VIP, so it runs on Brother, Janome, Husqvarna, Bernina and Pfaff with no conversion.

Before you stitch

Stitch lettering last if you are combining it with a motif: that way any hooping shift shows up in the artwork, not in the name.

This design is free: the full download, no watermark, every format included.