Quick Start Manual

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Contents Before Using Getting Started Design Center Layout & Editing
Programmable
Stitch Creator
Quick Reference Alphabetic Index
When Satin stitch is used in a wide area, the stitched area may shrink after sewing, depending on the
material and the type of thread used. When this happens, switch to this alternate method: Select Fill
stitch and use a stabilizer material on the reverse side of the fabric.
Note: When using Satin stitch in a wide area, the needle may move out of position by about 10 mm with
some machines. To avoid this, use the above mentioned alternate method.
To limit shrinking, set the stitch direction perpendicular to the larger edge of the area.
After creating an embroidery pattern made of several different parts (in Design Center or Layout & Edit-
ing), make sure that you 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 set.
With Layout & Editing, the default sewing order is the order in which the elements are drawn.
There are two ways of enlarging or reducing an imported embroidery pattern in Layout & Editing. You
may choose to simply scale your pattern with the selection cursor or apply the Stitch to Block function to
the pattern and then scale it.
When you scale an imported pattern, the number of stitches that will be sewn remain the same, resulting
in a change of embroidery quality if the size of the pattern is greatly changed.
Selecting the Sew – Stitch to Block command, then scaling a pattern allows you to keep the original
embroidery quality of the pattern, as the number of stitches that will be sewn automatically adapt to the
new size. Selecting the “Normal” sensitivity setting of the Stitch to Block function will allow you to main-
tain the embroidery quality in most cases. Selecting a finer density setting in the Stitch to Block Sensitiv-
ity dialog will allow you to obtain a more complex embroidery; selecting a coarser density will create a
simpler embroidery.
When a pattern is scaled only moderately, it may not be necessary to apply the Stitch to Block function.
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 sam-
ple with your sewing data before sewing on the final material. Remember to sew your trial sample on
the same fabric, using the same needle and the same machine embroidery thread as your final mate-
rial.
Tips and Techniques for Creating Embroidery Patterns
Data
After sewing
Shrinking more likely to occur
Shrinking less likely to occur