No Signup · Built For The Trade

Tools for the merch industry.

No signup needed. Just tools that work.

Thread Match — Live SpecimenΔE · CIE Lab
#1F4E5FPANTONE 5477 C
Madeira · Best MatchCharcoal1061 · ΔE 9.9
Isacord Charcoal1440 · ΔE 9.9
Isacord Dark Teal0442 · ΔE 16.3
70+ Madeira & Isacord shades indexedTry it live
Thread Library140+ Madeira & Isacord shades
Match MethodCIE Lab Delta-E
Cost To Use$0 — no signup
Digitizing From$10 per design

The tool catalog

01 — 05 · TWO LIVE, THREE IN PROGRESS
Color Science Live
01

Thread Color Converter

Match any hex, RGB or Pantone value to the nearest Madeira or Isacord thread using CIE Lab delta-E — the same math colorists use.

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Estimating Live
02

Embroidery Quote Builder

A full 3-step production quote — stitch count, run time, thread usage and a margin-based cost breakdown you can export straight to PDF.

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ReferenceSoon
03

Placement Guide

Standard embroidery placement zones and dimensions across shirts, hats, hoodies and more.

Decision ToolSoon
04

Decoration Method Comparison

Embroidery vs. DTF vs. screen print vs. heat transfer — get a recommendation weighted by quantity, garment, design complexity and budget so you can quote with confidence.

ReferenceSoon
05

File Format Guide

DST, PES, EXP, JEF, VP3, XXX — what each embroidery file format is, which machines read it, and when to request which one from your digitizer.

— About Merch.ToolkitBuilt by people who run
the machines

We run a digitizing shop, so we built the tools we wished existed — precise enough to trust on a real production floor, available to any shop with no signup required. No logins, no upsells buried in the workflow — just instruments for color matching, estimating and reference, with the digitizing service standing behind them when you need a human in the loop.