Chapter 4

Character/Decorative Stitches

SELECTING STITCH PATTERNS...............................................................................................146

■Stitch Selection Screens.......................................... ...................................................................................... ....... 147
Selecting Decorative Stitch Patterns/7mm Decorative Stitch Patterns/Satin Stitch Pat terns/7mm Satin Stitch Patterns/
Cross Stitch/Utility Decorative Stitch Patterns ........................................... ................................................................... 148
Alphabet Characters.... ......................................................................................... ......................................................... 148
■Deleting Characters.......................................... .................................................................................... ............... 150
■Adjusting the Character Spacing....................................... ................................................................................... 150

SEWING STITCH PATTERNS...................................................................................................152

Sewing Attractive Finishes ............................................................................... .............................................................. 152
Basic Sewing........................... .................................................................................... ................................................... 152
Making Adjustments .............................................................. .................................................................................... .... 153

EDITING STITCH PATTERNS..................................................................................................155

■Key Functions.......... ................................................................................... ......................................................... 155
Changing the Size... .................................................................................... ................................................................... 157
Changing the Length (for 7mm Satin Stitch Patterns Only) ............................................................................. ............... 157
Creating a Vertical Mirror Image...................... .................................................................................... ......................... 157
Creating a Horizontal Mirror Image ................................................................ .............................................................. 158
Sewing a Pattern Continuously ........................................................................ .............................................................. 158
Changing Thread Density (for Satin Stitch Patterns Only) ............................... .............................................................. 158
Returning to the Beginning of the Pattern.............. ......................................................................................... ...............159
Checking the Image..... ......................................................................................... ......................................................... 160

COMBINING STITCH PATTERNS...........................................................................................162

Before Combining............................. ......................................................................................... .................................... 162
Combining Various Stitch Patterns ............................................. ................................................................................... 1 62
Combining Large and Small Stitch Patterns ..................................... .............................................................................. 164
Combining Horizontal Mirror Image Stitch Patterns ....................... .............................................................................. 165
Combining Stitch Patterns of Different Length ................................ .............................................................................. 165
Making Step Stitch Patterns (for 7mm Satin Stitch Patterns Only) ............................................. .................................... 166
■More Examples............. .................................................................................... ................................................... 168

USING THE MEMORY FUNCTION.........................................................................................169

Stitch Data Precautions .............................................................. ................................................................................... 169
■Types of Stitch Data that can be Used.... ......................................................................................... ....................1 69
■Types of USB Devices/Media that can be Used .......................................................................... ......................... 169
■Computers and Operating Systems with the Following Specifications ca n be Used... ......................................... 169
■Precautions on Using the Computer to Create and Save Data ............................................................................. 1 69
■Trademarks............................................. .................................................................... ......................................... 170
Saving Stitch Patterns in the Machine’s Memory ............................................. .............................................................. 171
■If the Memory is Full.............................................................. .............................................................................. 172
Saving Stitch Patterns to USB Media........................... .................................................................................... ............... 174
Saving Stitch Patterns in the Computer.................. .................................................................................... .................... 175
Retrieving Stitch Patterns from the Machine’s Memory ................................................................... .............................. 176
Recalling from USB Media...................... ................................................................................... .................................... 177
Recalling from the Computer............................ .................................................................................... ......................... 179