User Guide

, Inc. 4 | Multiple-Hoop Designs - 75

Note: If you are editing a design and change its hoop type

to one of the multi-hoop types (choose View > Hoop

Properties…), the hoop section breaks are placed after all of

the design's stitches, and none of those stitches are assigned to

hoop sections. As you work on the multi-hoop design, you will

need to select stitches and drop them into the appropriate hoop

sections in the Stitches-in-Time

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window.

Build a Multiple-Hoop Design

by Merging Smaller Designs or Elements

Often you will build a large multi-hoop design by combining smaller

pre-existing designs or design elements to create a larger scene or

collage of designs. When you create a multi-hoop design in this

manner, you usually have an idea where you are going to place

elements visually. Thus, you can usually identify the hoop section to

which an element belongs to prior to inserting or pasting it.

Therefore, you should position your stitch cursor within the correct

hoop section in the Time window before you insert the design or

paste the stitches from the BuzzEdit

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clipboard. This places design

elements correctly in Time. Once they have been inserted or pasted,

you can drag the stitches within the Stitches-in-Space window until

positioned where you want them in the appropriate hoop section.

Find the Appropriate Hoop

Use the arrow keys or the mouse to move the stitch cursor into the

various hoops in the Stitches-in-Time

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window. Look at the

positions of the hoops in the Stitches-in-Space window, and decide

which hoop position you want to use for your design element.

Insert an Existing Design

With the stitch cursor correctly positioned in the hoop section of your

choice, choose File > Insert Design. This brings up the Insert

Design dialog box. Navigate to the design of your choice and click

OK . A dialog box asks you where to insert the design.