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Before Use
Tips and Techniques for Creating
Embroidery Patterns
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Sewing wide areas
When satin stitching is sewn in a wide area, the stitched area may shrink after sewing, depending on the
material and the type of thread used. If this happens, switch to this alternate method: Select the fill stitch and
use stabilizer material on the reverse side of the fabric.
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Sewing direction
In order to limit shrinking, select a stitch direction perpendicular to the larger edge of the area.
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Sewing order
After creating an embroidery pattern made of several different parts (in Design Center or Layout & Editing), be
sure to check the sewing order and correct it if necessary.
With Design Center, the default sewing order is the order in which the sewing attributes are applied.
With Layout & Editing, the default sewing order is the order in which the elements are drawn.
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Enlarging/reducing embroidery patterns
There are several ways of enlarging or reducing an imported embroidery pattern in Layout & Editing. You may
choose to scale your pattern with the pointer, or apply the Stitch to Block function, then scale the pattern.
When you normally scale an imported pattern, the number of stitches that will be sewn remains the same,
resulting in a change of embroidery quality if the size of the pattern is greatly changed. However, by holding
down the
key while scaling the imported embroidery pattern, the original embroidery quality can be
maintained, since the stitch density and fill pattern automatically adapts to the new size.
Another method of maintaining the original embroidery quality of the pattern is to select the
Sew
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Stitch to
Block
command, then scale the pattern. When a pattern is scaled only moderately, it may not be necessary
to apply the Stitch to Block function.
Pattern
After sewing
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Note:
When using the satin stitch in a wide area, the needle may move out of position by about 10 mm with some
machines. In order to avoid this, use the above-mentioned alternate method.
Shrinking more likely to occur
Shrinking less likely to occur
This system allows you to create a wide variety of embroidery patterns and supports wider ranges for the
setting of the sewing attributes (thread density, sewing pitch, etc.). However, the final result also depends
on your particular sewing machine model. We recommend that you make a trial sewing sample with your
sewing data before sewing on the final material. Remember to sew your trial sample on the same type of
fabric as your final material and to use the same needle and the same machine embroidery thread.
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