Small python script to split embroidery files by color, while keeping the pattern bounds constant. This script was written to deal with the error message:

This design is too large for the embroidery unit.

which is thrown by the embroidery machine PFAFF creative 1.5 for file sizes above 100 KB.

By splitting the embroidery file into smaller units it is possible to embroider each color separately, which leads to smaller file sizes.

• pyembroidery

  python3 -m pip install pyembroidery

To split your embroidery file into one file per color block use:

python3 embroidery_split.py filename

where filename is the path to the embroidery file to split.

For a list of all supported file extensions look at the pyembroidery GitHub page.

Currently, there is a color change appended to all color blocks. There are no stitches in the new color, so you can stop the embroidery at this point.