Arranging Embroidery Patterns (Layout &
Step 3 Drawing shapes
The next object to add will be a sun. We will first draw a circle to get the basic shape, and then change the color, sew type and width of the outline and the color and sew type for the inside area.
Draw the circle for the center of the sun.
Click , and while holding down the key, drag the pointer in the Design Page.
Click , and then click the circle to select it.
To change the color and sew type for the outline, click .
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Memo:Once the text is arranged on the circle, you can move both patterns as a group, without affecting their relative position, or you can move the text alone to change its position on the circle. (For more details, refer to “Editing grouped patterns individually” on page 105.)
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Note:By holding down the Shift key, a perfect circle is created.
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Memo:If you need to modify the size of the circle, select it, and then drag a handle at one of the corners.
Shift
→ The Sewing Attributes bar appears as shown below.
For this example, use the default settings, BLACK and Zigzag Stitch.
To change the color for the region, click .
→ The Sewing Attributes bar appears as shown below.
For this example, select the color LEMON YELLOW.
→ The embroidery pattern appears as
Select a programmable fill stitch for the sew type of the region.
Click , then Prog. Fill Stitch.
Click Sew, then Sewing Attribute Setting menu.
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Click under Programmable fill.
→ The Browse dialog box appears, allowing you to preview and browse through the existing programmable fill stitch patterns.
Select pat07, and then click OK.
→ The dialog box closes and a preview of the selected stitch appears at the bottom of the Sewing Attribute Setting dialog box.
To change the size, move the slider to the right until it is set to 10.0 × 10.0 mm (0.39 × 0.39 inch).
→ The Sewing Attribute Setting dialog box appears as shown below.
To change the direction of the fill stitching, click Constant, move the pointer over the red arrow inside of the circle, and then drag the red arrow until 340 degrees is selected.
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Memo:• The preview of the stitch pattern at the bottom of the dialog box changes each time a setting is changed. This allows you to see how each setting affects the pattern.
• The width and height of the pattern can be changed separately. (For more details, refer to “Programmable fill stitch” on page 157.)
→ The Sewing Attribute Setting dialog box appears as shown below.
Click Apply.
→ The stitch and its settings are applied to the inside area of the selected circle.
Use the Outline tool to draw the rays of the sun.
Click , then .
→ The shape of the pointer changes to , and the Sewing Attributes bar appears as shown below.
Select the color and sew type for the outline.
For this example, select the color RED, and use the default sew type, Zigzag Stitch.
Select the color of the region. For this example, select the color VERMILION, and sew type of Fill Stitch.
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Note:The selected sewing attributes will be applied to the regions of every pattern that will be drawn, until the attributes are changed.
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Note:Make sure that Close path is selected in the Path shape selector. If Close path is selected, the first point and the last point are automatically joined to form a region. If Open path is selected, the pattern will not have a region, therefore sewing attributes can only be applied to the line. To draw a simple line, select Open path.
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Path shape Line sewing Region sewing
To draw the rays of the sun around the circle using the circle as a guide, click in the Design Page to select the start point (1), continue clicking in the Design Page to select every other corner (2 through 21), and then double-click at 22.
→ The embroidery pattern appears as shown below.
Change the sewing order so that the circle for the sun is sewn on top of the sun's rays.
Click Sew, then Sewing Order/Color or click .
→ The Sewing Order/Color dialog box appears.
Click the frame containing the region for the sun's rays to select it, and then drag the frame to the left of the circle for the sun. (This part of the sun will be sewn first.)
Click the frame containing the outline for the sun's rays to select it, and then drag the
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Memo:To remove the last point that was entered, click the right mouse button before double-clicking.
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Memo:• If you want to delete the pattern, click on the Tool Box, click the pattern to select it, and then press the key or select the menu command Edit - Delete.
• If you want to change the pattern shape, color, or sew type after drawing it, click on the Tool Box, click the pattern to select it, and then change the settings on the Sewing Attributes bar or in the Sewing Attribute Setting dialog box.
When a frame in the Sewing Order/Color dialog box is selected, the buttons at the bottom of the dialog become available. The sewing order of the selected pattern can also be changed by using these buttons. (For more details, refer to “Editing the sewing order” on page 171.)
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Click OK.
→ The sun's rays will be sewn before the sun (circle).
If necessary, move the circle so that it looks centered relative to the sun's rays.
Adjust the shape of the sun's rays.
Click , then .
→ The shape of the pointer changes to .
Click the sun's rays to select it.
→ The points in the pattern appear as small empty squares.
Click the point that you want to move.
→ The selected point appears as a small black square.
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Drag the point to the new position.
Specify hole sewing for the sun's rays so that the area for the sun (circle) will not be sewn twice.
Click on the Tool Box, and then click the sun's circle to select it.
Hold down the key and click the sun's rays.
→ The circle and the broken line are now selected together.
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Memo:Points can be added or deleted. (For more details, refer to “Inserting points” on page 107 and “Deleting points” on page 108.)
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Memo:If it is difficult to select the two patterns, drag the pointer to draw a selection frame around the patterns.
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Click Sew, then Set Hole Sewing menu.
→ The following message appears.
Click OK.
Step 4 Displaying a preview of the embroidery
Preview the stitching and finished embroidery.
Check the preview of the stitching.
Click Display, then Preview.
To return to the normal view after checking the preview, click Display, then Preview menu, or press the key.
Check the preview of the finished embroidery.
Click Display, then Realistic Preview.
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Note:Hole sewing cannot be applied if one of the patterns is not completely enclosed within the other pattern.
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Note:Patterns with hole sewing set cannot be moved separately. To adjust their relative positions, click on the Tool Box, select one of the patterns, and then cancel hole sewing by selecting the menu command Sew – Cancel Hole Sewing.
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Memo:For details on specifying the setting so that the same region is not sewn twice, refer to
“Preventing overlapping stitching (hole sewing)” on page 166.)
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To return to the normal view, click Display, then Realistic Preview, or press the key.
Step 5 Saving the embroidery design
Once the embroidery design is finished, you may want to save it in order to retrieve it later.
Click File, then Save.
Select the drive and the folder, and then type
Click Save.
Step 6 Transferring the design to an original card
By writing a design to a media that can be used in your embroidery machine and transferring it to your embroidery machine, you can actually sew the design. For this example, we will transfer the design to an original card.
Insert an original card into the USB card writer module.
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Memo:To preview the finished embroidery for a specific pattern in the design, click and select the pattern, and then click Display, then Realistic Preview.
Esc
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Memo:For other media you may use include floppy disks, compact flash memory, USB media and etc.
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Note:The original card is inserted correctly when you hear it snap into place.
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Transfer the embroidery design.
Click File, then Write to Card.
→ The following message appears.
Click OK.
→ The following message appears.
Click OK.
Quit Layout & Editing.
Click File, then Exit.
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Note:Before using the original card, make sure that the designs on the card are no longer needed or make sure to store them on your hard drive or other storage media.
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Note:• If the card writer module is not correctly connected or powered, an error message of “No card writer module is connected.
Please connect card writer module.” will appear.
• If the original card is not inserted or is defective, an error message of “No original card is inserted. Please insert an original card.” will appear.
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