Chapter 4

Character/Decorative Stitches

SELECTING STITCH PATTERNS...............................................................................................

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Stitch Selection Screens.......................................................................................................................................

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Selecting Decorative Stitch Patterns/7mm Decorative Stitch Patterns/Satin Stitch Patterns/7mm Satin Stitch Patterns/

Cross Stitch/Utility Decorative Stitch Patterns ..............................................................................................................

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Alphabet Characters ......................................................................................................................................................

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Deleting Characters.............................................................................................................................................

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Adjusting the Character Spacing..........................................................................................................................

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SEWING STITCH PATTERNS ...................................................................................................

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Sewing Attractive Finishes .............................................................................................................................................

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Basic Sewing ..................................................................................................................................................................

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Making Adjustments ......................................................................................................................................................

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EDITING STITCH PATTERNS ..................................................................................................

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Key Functions ......................................................................................................................................................

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Changing the Size ..........................................................................................................................................................

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Changing the Length (for 7mm Satin Stitch Patterns Only)............................................................................................

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Creating a Vertical Mirror Image ...................................................................................................................................

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Creating a Horizontal Mirror Image ..............................................................................................................................

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Sewing a Pattern Continuously ......................................................................................................................................

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Changing Thread Density (for Satin Stitch Patterns Only) .............................................................................................

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Returning to the Beginning of the Pattern......................................................................................................................

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Checking the Image .......................................................................................................................................................

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COMBINING STITCH PATTERNS ...........................................................................................

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Before Combining ..........................................................................................................................................................

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Combining Various Stitch Patterns ................................................................................................................................

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Combining Large and Small Stitch Patterns ...................................................................................................................

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Combining Horizontal Mirror Image Stitch Patterns .....................................................................................................

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Combining Stitch Patterns of Different Length ..............................................................................................................

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Making Step Stitch Patterns (for 7mm Satin Stitch Patterns Only) .................................................................................

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More Examples ....................................................................................................................................................

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USING THE MEMORY FUNCTION.........................................................................................

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Stitch Data Precautions .................................................................................................................................................

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Types of Stitch Data that can be Used.................................................................................................................

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Types of USB Devices/Media that can be Used ...................................................................................................

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Computers and Operating Systems with the Following Specifications can be Used ............................................

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Precautions on Using the Computer to Create and Save Data.............................................................................

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Saving Stitch Patterns in the Machine’s Memory ...........................................................................................................

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If the Memory is Full............................................................................................................................................

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Saving Stitch Patterns to USB Media..............................................................................................................................

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Saving Stitch Patterns in the Computer..........................................................................................................................

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Retrieving Stitch Patterns from the Machine’s Memory .................................................................................................

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Recalling from USB Media .............................................................................................................................................

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Recalling from the Computer.........................................................................................................................................

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