What's new in
Hatch Embroidery 4

Hatch 4 focuses on three core themes: more creative tools, smarter stitch control, and faster workflows. Over 25 new and enhanced features were introduced in this release.

New creative tools: Multi Blend, Advanced Appliqué, Continue Digitizing, Rounded Corners, native DXF import, Appliqué Pattern Printing.

Smarter stitch control: Enhanced Auto Connectors & Trims, Stop Function, Enhanced Warning Controls, Enhanced Display Colors.

Faster workflows: AI Answers assistant, Exports Docker, Enhanced Design Explorer, Enhanced Grids/Guides/Snap, Wireless Brother Transfer, Enhanced Control Point Display.

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Multi Blend lets you create smooth color transitions, gradients, and shading within a single embroidery object — without manually laying stitch by stitch. Previously, achieving this effect required complex multi-object setups.

• 20+ ready-made Profiles for fire, water, grass, sunset, and more
• Go from flat fill to finished gradient in seconds
• Adjust, reorder, and restyle at any time without starting over
• Layer multiple stitch types and fills in one object

Multi Blend is exclusive to Hatch Digitizer 4.

Advanced Appliqué removes the two biggest limitations of traditional appliqué digitizing: it now works with open shapes (not just closed ones), and it converts existing designs in just a few clicks rather than requiring a rebuild from scratch.

• Convert open and closed shapes to appliqué in seconds
• Works from existing artwork — no rebuilding required
• Not limited to traditional satin outlines
• Remove appliqué and return to the original design at any time

Advanced Appliqué is exclusive to Hatch Digitizer 4. Standard Appliqué tools remain available in Digitizer.

Answers is a built-in AI-powered knowledge assistant available inside the software — no need to leave Hatch Embroidery to search for help. Ask it any question about tools, techniques, stitches, or design challenges in plain language.

• Ask any embroidery question in plain language
• Instant answers without leaving the software
• Covers tools, techniques, stitches, and troubleshooting

Yes. Hatch Embroidery 4 adds direct Wi-Fi transfer to compatible Brother embroidery machines. Send designs from Hatch straight to your machine — no USB drive, memory stick, or manual transfer required.

Compatible machines: PR680W (6 needles), PR1055X (10 needles), PR1060W (10 needles).

Connect your machine once in EmbroideryHub and it will appear as a destination whenever you export. An internet connection is required for machine file export.

Continue Digitizing lets you extend any existing digitized object seamlessly — picking up from its exit or entry point — without creating a new separate object or having to resequence your design.

• Continue from the exit or entry point of any existing object
• No new objects created — keeps stitch order clean
• Ideal for redwork, swirls, continuous outlines, and complex paths
• Saves significant time on designs that previously required starting over

Continue Digitizing is exclusive to Hatch Digitizer 4.

The Stop Function lets you insert a machine pause at any point in your stitch sequence without forcing a color change or trim. Previously, stopping a machine mid-design required an unnecessary color change as a workaround.

• Pause the machine at any stitch point — no forced color change
• Cleaner, simpler stitch sequences with fewer workarounds
• Ideal for in-the-hoop projects, multi-step appliqué, and multi-needle machines

No — feature availability varies by level. Some new features are available across all four levels (such as AI Answers, Wireless Transfer, Enhanced Design Explorer, and Enhanced Grids/Guides/Snap). Others are exclusive to higher levels.

Digitizer exclusive: Multi Blend, Advanced Appliqué, Continue Digitizing, Appliqué Pattern Printing, Rounded Corners, Snap to Objects.

All levels: AI Answers, Wireless Transfer, Exports Docker, Enhanced Grids/Guides/Snap, Enhanced Design Explorer, Enhanced Warning Controls.

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Yes — particularly if you use Digitizer or Composer. The 25+ new features represent a substantial step forward, with entirely new capabilities that didn't exist in Hatch 3.

The most significant additions for existing users are: Multi Blend (smooth color gradients without manual work), Advanced Appliqué (open-object appliqué), Continue Digitizing (extend objects without resequencing), the AI Answers in-software assistant, and wireless Brother machine transfer.

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Beyond the headline new features, Hatch 4 includes numerous enhancements to existing tools:

• Enhanced Design Explorer — faster browsing, better previews, and improved organisation
• Enhanced Grids, Guides & Snap — snap to objects, independent snap grid, custom snapping radius
• Enhanced Auto Connectors & Trims — cleaner stitch paths with fewer manual adjustments
• Exports Docker — background file conversion so exports don't interrupt your workflow
• DXF Support — import vector artwork directly without needing CorelDRAW
• Rounded Corners — quick creation of polished shapes for badges and logos
• Appliqué Pattern Printing — print fabric cutting templates directly from your design
• New font: Run Dainty Script — added to Digitizer and Composer