Collection: Fonts for Chainstitch Embroidery

Best Fonts for Chainstitch Embroidery

• Connected forms that allow letters travel in one continuous line - fewer thread changes or tie-offs.
• Rounded terminals (sharp corners are doable, but slightly rounded corners stitch cleaner and help reinforce thread tails).
• Comfortable proportions (not condensed) with open counters and roomy apertures so letters don’t blob together.
• Monoline or near-monoline stroke contrast that accentuate a continuous thread path.

How to get good results when designing for chainstitch embroidery

• Size & spacing: avoid condensed settings; add 2–6% tracking at small sizes to keep counters open.
• Stitch path: choose connected letters to minimize tie-offs.
• Density: reduce slightly where counters are tight; shorten stitch length for tiny lettering.
• OpenType features: enable calt/liga to swap in cleaner connections (e.g., “it”, “tt”). Use alternate letter styles when for better connections between letters.

Add your touch

Trace your digital design on paper to create a stitching template. This reduces the mechanical look of typed fonts and helps you plan continuous connections that may not exist in the digital layout.