Cha pter 5
Basic Embroidery
BEFORE EMBR OIDERING ...... .... ....... .... ...... ...... .... 196
Embroidery Step by Step ...................... ..................................196
Attaching Embroidery Foot “W+” with LED pointer ..............197
Attaching the Embroidery Unit ............ ..................................197
■ About the Embroi dery Unit .......................... .......................... 197
■ Removing the Embr oidery Unit ................... .................. ........ 198
SELECTI NG PATTERNS... .... ...... ....... .... ...... .... ....... . 200
■ Copyright Infor mation ....................... ............................ ........ 200
■ Pattern Selection Screens ............................ .......................... 201
Selecting Embroidery Patterns/Decorative Alphabet Patterns/
Utility Embroidery Patterns/Bobbin Work Patterns ................202
Selecting Alphabet Character Patterns ....................................203
Selecting Frame Patterns .........................................................205
Selecting Patterns from Embroidery Cards ..............................205
■ About Embroidery Card R eader (Sold Separately) an d
USB Card Writer Module*......... ................... .......................... 205
■ About Embroider y Cards (Sold Separ ately)..................... ........ 205
Recalling from USB Media ......................................................207
Recalling from the Computer ..................................................208
EDITIN G PATTERNS .. ...... ...... .... ....... .... ...... ...... .... 210
■ Key Functions ..................................... ............................ ........ 211
Previewing the Pattern ...........................................................212
Moving the Pattern .................................................................212
Rotating the Pattern ................................................................213
Changing the Size of the Pattern .............................................214
■ Changing the Size and the Den sity of the Patter n . ................. 215
■ Changing the Size by Dragging ..................... .................. ........ 215
Creating a Horizontal Mirror Image ......................................215
Changing Font Type .............................. ..................................216
Editing Letters (Size/Font Type) ..............................................216
Changing the Density (Alphabet Character and Frame
Patterns Only) ........................................................................ 217
Changing the Colors of Alphabet Character Patterns .............218
Changi ng th e Conf igurat ion of Alph abet Characte r Pat tern s
....219
Deleting the Pattern ...............................................................219
Displaying Patterns in the Screen Magnified ...........................220
■ Selecting the Percent of Magnification ........................... ........ 220
Changing Alphabet Character Spacing ....................................221
Separating Combined Character Patterns ...............................221
Changing the Thread Color .................. ..................................222
Creating a Custom Thread Table .............................................223
■ Adding a Color to the Custom Thr ead Table from the Lis t ..... 224
■ Saving the Custom Thread Table to USB media.............. ........ 225
■ Recalling the Custom Thr ead Table data fro m USB media ..... 225
Choosing a Color from the Custom Thread Table ...................226
Find New Color Schemes With the Color Visualizer Function
....227
Designing Repeated Patterns ................................................... 229
■ Sewing Repeated Patt erns ............................ .......................... 229
■ Repeating One Elemen t of a Repeated Patter n ....................... 231
■ Color Sorting Repeated P atterns......... ............................ ........ 232
■ Assigning Thread Mar ks...................... ............................ ........ 232
Embroidering the Pattern Repeatedly ...................................... 233
Duplicating a Pattern ............................ ..................................235
After Editing ............................................................................235
VIEW IN G THE EMBR OID ERY SCRE EN ...... .... ..... .. 236
■ Key Functions ..................................... ............................ ........ 237
COMBINING PATTERN S ...... .... ...... .... ....... ...... .... .. 238
Editing Combined Patterns ..................................................... 238
■ Selecting combined em broidery patterns................................240
Sewing Combined Patterns ......................... ............................ 241
PREPARI NG THE FABRIC.... .... ...... ...... ..... ...... .... .... 242
Attaching Iron-on Stabilizers (Backing) to the Fabric ............ 242
Hooping the Fabric in the Embroidery Frame ........................ 243
■ Types of Embroider y Frames ....... ............................ ...............243
■ Inserting the Fabric ... ................... ............................ ...............244
■ Using the Embroid ery Sheet .......................... ................... ......245
Embroidering Small Fabrics or Fabric Edges .......................... 245
■ Embroidering Small Fab rics................... ............................ ......245
■ Embroidering Edges or Corners ...................... ................... ......246
■ Embroidering Rib bons or Tape................................. ...............246
ATTA CHIN G THE EM BR OIDE RY FR AME ........ .... . 247
■ Removing the Em broidery Frame ................... ................... ......247
CONFIRMING THE PA TTERN POSIT ION........ .... .. 249
Checking the Needle Drop Point With the Embroidery
Foot “W+” with LED Pointer ...................... ............................ 249
■ Adjusting the LED Pointer .............................. .........................249
■ Adjusting the B rightness of the LED Poi nter............................250
Alignin g the Emb roidering Posi tion Using th e Built-In Cam era .. ..
250
Using the Built-In Camera to Align the Embro idering Position
.... 252
Specifying the Embroidering Position With the Sensor Pen .... 254
■ Selecting the Embr oidering Position b y the Pattern Edge ........255
■ Selecting the Embr oidering Position b y the Pattern C enter .....256
Checking the Pattern Position ............................................... 257
EMBROI DERING A PATTERN ......... .... ....... .... ...... .. 259
Embroidering Attractive Finishes ................ ............................ 259
■ Embroidery N eedle Plate Cover .................... ................... ......260
Embroidering Patterns ............................................................ 260
Spool Stand LED ......................................... ............................ 262
■ When Not Using the Spool Stand LED .............................. ......262
Using Appliqués ......................................... ............................ 262
■ 1. Creating the A ppliqué Piece.............. ................... ...............263
■ 2. Sewing the Ap pliqué Position on the Base Fabric. ...............263
■ 3. Affixing the A ppliqué Piece to the Bas e Fabric ............. ......264
■ 4. Embroidering t he Remainder of the Pat tern ........................265
ADJUST MENTS DURING THE EMB ROIDERY
PROCESS ..... ..... ...... ...... .... ....... .... ...... ....... .... ...... .... 266
If the Bobbin Runs Out of Thread ......................................... 266
If the Thread Breaks During Sewing ...................................... 267
Restarting from the Beginning ............................................... 268
Resuming Embroidery After Turning Off the Power ............... 268