Exercises
1 Automatic Digitizing 1
Creating Embroidery with Auto-Digitizer 2 Automatic Digitizing 2
Editing Auto-Digitized Designs Adding Lettering
3 Magic Wand
Creating Embroidery with the Magic Wand 4 Magic Wand - Editing
Editing the Design Sequencing Colors Adding Lettering Saving your Work 5 Auto & Partial Applique
Auto Applique Partial Applique
This class is formatted for owners of the following levels of BERNINA® version 4.0 artista embroidery software:
• Auto-Designer
• Designer Plus
Notes Automatic Digitizing 1
Note: All artwork used with the automatic digitizing tools must be pro-cessed prior to digitizing. For more information on artwork processing refer to User Manual.
Creating Embroidery with Auto-Digitizer
Select Picture mode; left click Load Picture to select a picture.
From My Designs>Auto-Digitizing folder, select and open
tulip.bmp. Click on Save Picture. Rename picture file; click Save.
Click on Touch Up Picture tool; select Paint. Select Flood Fill tool;
choose a different shade of green for flower stem. Select File>
Exit and Return to Design. Select Artwork Preparation tool to clean up background noise, sharpen outlines, remove color dithering.
Change colors to 6; OK. Note: This may take a few moments depending on computer resources.
Select Design mode. Select Auto-Digitizer tool; open Object Properties.
From Fill Stitch tab, select Effects; increase Pull Compensation to 0.4, and check Underlay. Click OK; click OK again.
Click on an area of picture. When dialog box opens, select Omit Colors;
select white (background color) to keep background of image from being digitized. Click OK. The program will automatically create embroidery objects for this design. Note: Time needed to generate embroidery objects depends on computer’s resources.
Touch ESC two times on keyboard to turn off all tools. Enter Picture Mode, select picture and delete it. Return to Design Mode. Save your work.
Refer to User Manual Chapter 13 -Automatic Digitizing
Software Level Editor
no
Auto-Designer yes
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Note: Graphics are not to scale.
Automatic Digitizing 1 Exercise
Notes Automatic Digitizing 2
Refer to User Manual Chapter 13 -Automatic Digitizing
Software Level Editor
no
Auto-Designer yes
Editing Auto-Digitized Designs
Once embroidery objects have been generated using Auto-Digitizer, you may use any of the available tools to edit the design.
Select a leaf; select Reshape Object tool. Click & drag stitch angle line to reflect leaf shape. Press Enter to accept changes. Repeat for other leaf.
Touch ESC.
Select front petal. Right click to open Object Properties; from fill stitch tab, select fill pattern 20; OK. Select Artistic view to see changes. Return to Design mode. Repeat for other petals.
Select Edit>Select All; right click to open Object Properties. From Gen-eral tab, rotate design 35° and rescale to 80%; OK. While still selected, group parts and select Edit>Duplicate. Mirror duplicated tulip horizontally.
Move tulip to right until stems no longer overlap. Select other flower; Align Bottoms Horizontally.
Add Lettering
Press “A” on keyboard to open Lettering Object Properties. Select Em-press alphabet and Multiple Baseline. In text box type Take time, Em-press Enter, press Enter again, type to admire the flowers. Click OK.
Click center of design. Touch Enter twice to accept programmed radius.
Select and reposition lettering as needed. Select Edit>Select All and Align Centers Vertically. Save your work.
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Note: Graphics are not to scale.
Automatic Digitizing 2 Exercise
Notes Magic Wand
All artwork used with automatic digitizing tools must be processed prior to digitizing. For more information on artwork processing refer to User Manual.
Creating Embroidery with the Magic Wand
In Picture Mode, select the Load Picture tool. From My Designs>Auto-Digitizing, select floral pattern4.bmp. Open.
Process the graphic using the Outline Artwork Preparation tool. Move the slider to the right until the picture turns black. Using the left keyboard arrow, move the slider to the left until the white color returns.
Select Design mode. Select Settings>Thread colors. Create a thread chart for the design from Isacord shades. Change the number of threads in design to 6, then assign the following colors: #1 = 5944, #2 = 5933,
#3 = 5230, #4 = 0221, #5 = 1375, #6 = 0101.
Select the Magic Wand, then open the Object Properties dialog box from the general toolbar. Select the Fill tab. Click Effects; check the Underlay box and change the Pull Compensation value to 0.4.
Select C1 from the drop down color bar. Left click in the large center stem. Press Enter to generate the object. Select C2, click on one of the leaves; press Enter. Repeat for other leaf. Digitize the centers and flower petals, changing colors as needed.
Select Outline, Satin, from the Stitch and Color bar. Designer Plus:
Select stem stitch from the Craft Stitch tool bar. Select one of the remaining thin lines; press Enter to generate the outline object. Repeat for remaining design lines.
Preview design in Artistic View. Return to Design mode and save your work.
Refer to User Manual Part III
-Digitizing with Artwork
Software Level Editor
no
Auto-Designer yes
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Note: Graphics are not to scale.
Magic Wand Exercise
Notes Magic Wand - Editing
Editing the Design
Once embroidery designs have been generated using the Magic Wand, you may use any of the available tools to edit the design.
Select the large center stem; right click to open Object Properties; select fill pattern 9. While stem is still selected, select the Reshape Object tool.
Adjust stitch angle to 92°, press Enter to accept the change.
Select the flower centers; select Satin from the Fill Type drop down menu. Select a flower petal, select the Reshape object tool; adjust stitch angle to make the stitches appear to radiate out from the center of the flower. Repeat for each petal.
Select the leaves; select Edit>Duplicate. While new leaves are still selected, choose Triple from the Outline Stitch Type. Select C6. View changes in Artistic view. Return to Design mode and save your work.
Select leaves, open Object Properties dialog box. Select Fancy from the Stitch Type drop down menu. Select Honeycomb.
Sequencing Colors
Open Color Film to view number and order of stitching. The flowers need to be re-sequenced to eliminate excess thread changes. Close Color Film.
Select Edit>Select All. Arrange>Sequence by Color, click OK. The design will be re-sequenced. Open Color Film to see change.
Add Lettering
Select C2. Touch A on the keyboard to open the lettering Object Proper-ties box. Select Empress, 9mm, Any Shape baseline. Type “Create” in the text box; press OK.
Set baseline points along the upper edge of the stem. Press Enter to create the lettering object.
Saving Your Work
Delete the graphic from the design file. Select the entire design, open the Object Properties dialog box. From the General tab, rotate by 90°. Click OK. Save design.
Refer to User Manual Part III
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Note: Graphics are not to scale.
Magic Wand - Editing Exercise
Notes Auto & Partial Appliqué
Auto-Applique
Auto-Appliqué creates up to four layers of stitching - placement line, cutting line, tackdown and cover stitch-for each appliqué object. When planning applique, begin with bottom fabric layer and work toward top layer.
Select Picture tab>Load Picture>My Designs>Samples 3
>Watermelon.bmp. Select Design tab. Select Auto-Appliqué tool.
Read prompts on status bar. Note: The Auto-Appliqué tool works like the Closed Curve tool; the last 2 points will join automatically.
Do not begin on a corner. Create boundary around watermelon rind, treating white and green as one area. Create boundary around water-melon flesh. TIP: Turn off picture; position waterwater-melon flesh boundary reference points exactly on top of previously created rind boundary reference points. Turn picture on to position remaining points. Press Enter two times.
Select entry and exit points. Mark frame out position to complete auto applique process. Select watermelon flesh, change to C3.
Select all, right click to open Object Properties, change stitch width to 1.5mm (tack-down is automatically re-set). Select Trim In Place option.
Click OK.
Select View>Slow Redraw. Watch appliqué stitch. Notice duplicate satin stitching on overlapping areas; this will not produce professional results when embroidered. Note: Auto-appliqué is most effective for designs with a single element. For appliqué designs with adjoining boundaries, use the Partial Appliqué feature to complete the applique design.
Partial Applique
Partial appliqué removes one of the layers of satin stitching from adjoin-ing appliqué pieces. Plan appliqué sequence carefully, workadjoin-ing from bottom layer to top. Stitching is removed in the order in which bound-aries are created. Note: If overlapping areas are significantly “off”, reshape boundaries to align stitching before applying partial appliqué.
Select File>Select All. Click on Partial Appliqué tool. Overlapping satin stitches are removed. Select Slow Redraw to watch design stitch sequence.
Return to Picture mode and process picture using Artwork Preparation
Refer to User Manual Chapter 27
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Note: Graphics are not to scale.
Auto & Partial Appliqué Exercise
ABCs of Embroidery
A Touch of Artistry I
artista Sampler
Seasons of Artistry
Through the Needle magazine
Class 3 Product Reference List
artista 165E/185E Reader/Writer Box
artista 200E Reader/Writer Box
artista 165E/185E Personal Design Card
artista 200E Personal Design Card
Magic Box
Magic Cards
Notes
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