Chapter 4

Character/Decorative Stitches

SELECTING STITCH PATTERNS...............................................................................................116

■Stitch Selection Screens..................................................................... .................................................................. 117
Selecting Decorative Stitch Patterns/7mm Decorative Stitch Patterns/Satin Stitch Patterns/7mm Satin Stitch Patterns/
CrossStitch/Utility Dec orative Stitch Patterns ...................................................................................... ........................ 118
Alphabet Characters....................... .................................................................................... ........................................... 118
■Deleting Characters........................................................ .................................................................................... . 119

SEWING STITCH PATTERNS...................................................................................................120

Sewing Attractive Finishes................. ...................................................................................... ...................................... 120
Basic Sewing................................................ .......................................................................................... ........................ 120
Making Adjustments........ ................................................................................... ........................................................... 121

EDITING STITCH PATTERNS..................................................................................................123

■Key Functions.................................. ...................................................................................... .............................. 123
Changing the Size................................. ......................................................................................... ................................ 124
Changing the Length (for 7mm Satin Stitch Patterns Only)............................... ............................................................. 125
Creating a Vertical Mirror Image......................................... .................................................................................... ......125
Creating a Horizontal Mirror Image..... ................................................................................... ...................................... 125
Sewing a Pattern Continuously......................................................................................................................................125
Changing Thread Density (for Satin Stitch Patterns Only) ..................................................................... ........................ 126
Returning to the Beginning of the Pattern............................................ .......................................................................... 126
Checking the Image........................... ......................................................................................... ................................... 127

COMBINING STITCH PATTERNS...........................................................................................128

Before Combining...................................................... ...................................................................................... ..............128
Combining Various Stitch Patterns ........................................................................... ..................................................... 128
Combining Large and Small Stitch Patterns ................................................................ ................................................... 130
Combining Horizontal Mirror Image Stitch Patterns ..................................................... ................................................ 130
Combining Stitch Patterns of Different Length ................................................................................ .............................. 131
Making Step Stitch Patterns (for 7mm Satin Stitch Patterns Only)................................. ................................................ 132
■More Examples.................................. ....................................................................................... ........................... 133

USING THE MEMORY FUNCTION.........................................................................................134

Stitch Data Precautions... ................................................................................... ........................................................... 134
■Types of Stitch Data that can be Used.................................. ............................................................................... 134
■Types of USB Devices/Media that can be Used............ ...................................................................................... . 134
■Computers and Operating Systems with the Following Specifications can be Used ............................................ 134
■Precautions on Using the Computer to Create and Save Data.......................................................................... ... 134
■Trademarks........................................................................ ................................................................. ................. 135
Saving Stitch Patterns in the Machine’s Memory................................. .......................................................................... 136
■If the Memory is Full....................................................................................... ..................................................... 136
Saving Stitch Patterns to USB Media (Commercially Available)............................. ........................................................ 138
Saving Stitch Patterns in the Computer.................................................................. ........................................................ 139
Retrieving Stitch Patterns from the Machine’s Memory............... .................................................................................. 140
Recalling from USB Media........................................................ .................................................................................... . 141
Recalling from the Computer.............................................................................. ........................................................... 142