Basic Operation
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Creating Large-Size Embroidery Patterns
→
The
Import from File
dialog box appears.
2.
Select the embroidery pattern file
Largelace.pes
in the
Data
folder.
b
Memo:
If the
Preview
check box is selected, the
contents of the selected file will appear in the
Preview
box.
3.
Click
Import
to import the embroidery pattern
file and to close the dialog box.
b
Memo:
Double-clicking the file name also imports
the pattern into the Design Page and closes
the dialog box.
→
The embroidery pattern appears in the
Design Page. (To center the embroidery
pattern within the Design Page, select the
menu command
Edit
–
Center
.)
Step 4
Checking the embroidering order
Before the embroidery pattern is sewn, check the
embroidering order to see the order that the
pattern sections are sewn and determine which
parts of the fabric should be hooped.
The pattern sections are sewn in order from left to
right, top to bottom.
1.
Click
Option
on the menu bar, and then click
Design Property
.
→
The
Design Property
dialog box ap-
pears, and the first pattern section to be
sewn appears in the Design Page framed
with a red line.
b
Memo:
• The embroidering order cannot be
checked while the pattern is selected;
therefore, be sure to deselect the pattern
before selecting the menu command
Option
–
Design Property
. (For details,
refer to “Selecting patterns” on page 130.)
• The Design Page is automatically zoomed
in on or zoomed out from to fit in the entire
window, with the position of the displayed
pattern section within the embroidery hoop
installation order indicated at the top of the
dialog box.
• To display information for other pattern
sections in the embroidering order, click
Previous
or
Next
.
• Pattern sections that do not contain any
stitching will not be displayed.
2.
Click
Close
to close the dialog box.
Step 5
Saving the pattern
Once the embroidery pattern is finished, you may
want to save it in order to retrieve it later.
1.
Click
File
on the menu bar, and then click
Save
.
a
Note:
Before an embroidery pattern created in a
custom Design Page is saved or transferred
to an original card, running stitches are
added at the edges of the pattern sections
so that the pattern sections can easily be
aligned during sewing. This alignment
stitching appears in the
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color
and cannot be edited. (For more details,
refer to “Embroidering” on page 65.)
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