Creating Embroidery Patterns

(1) Sewing Option

 

Selecting a setting closer to Fine

Detail

creates more details in the pattern and

increases the number of stitches. (The

 

 

stitches will be overlapping.)

 

 

 

When the value is lowered, the sewing

Run Pitch

pitch (stitch length) will be shortened,

 

resulting in finer stitching.

 

 

Sew Page

 

Color

If this check box is cleared, the parts of

(Available

the pattern that are the same color as

only with

the Design Page will not be sewn.

Color, Sepia

If it is selected, those parts will be sewn.

and Gray)

 

 

 

 

To give priority to creating a pattern as

 

close to the original photograph, select

Conversion

Stitch Quality.

Priority

To give priority to reducing the number

 

of jump stitches, select Jump Stitch

 

Reduction.

 

 

 

If Photo is selected, the thread colors

 

will be mixed together, which will result

 

in a more natural look.

 

If Cartoon is selected, the thread colors

Image Type

will not be mixed together, which will

 

result in a more simply colored look.

 

Select Photo for image data from a

 

photograph, etc. Select Cartoon for

 

image data from an illustration, etc.

 

 

Add mask

If this check box is selected, line data is

outline

created from the mask outline.

 

 

(2) Color Option

Color/Sepia/Gray

Auto Select

Select this check box to automatically

select the thread colors.

 

 

 

 

Appears when the Auto Select check

Manual

box is cleared.

Click this button to open the Manual

Select

Select dialog box.

 

c “Memo:” on page 20

 

Selects the thread chart for selecting

Thread Chart

the thread color with the Auto Select

 

function.

 

 

Max. Number

Sets the number of colors selected by

of Colors

the Auto Select function.

 

 

Mono

 

Change

Click this button to display the Thread

Color dialog box, where the thread

Color

colors can be changed.

 

 

 

Color/Sepia/Gray/Mono

 

The top slider is used to adjust the

Brightness /

brightness.

Contrast

The bottom slider is used to adjust the

 

contrast.

 

 

 

Variations of the image with different

Select from

degrees of brightness and contrast are

displayed. Click one of the variations,

Candidates

and then click OK to apply the settings.

 

c 7. on page 12.

Update

Update the previewed image after

Preview

settings have been changed.

 

 

b Memo:

About the Manual Select dialog box

From this dialog box, the thread color to be used with Photo Stitch 1 can be selected manually.

To move the color selected in the Color List to the Use Color List, click Add.

To delete the color selected in the Use Color List, click Remove.

The thread colors in the Color List and Use Color List are listed, in order, starting from the brightest. This order is the sewing order and cannot be changed.

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Brother XF0606-001 operation manual Sewing Option