Step 4 Checking the pattern
- Click
, then [Design Property].
- Check the sewing order of each pattern and the number of times the hoop position will be changed.
Only the patterns that would be sewn at the current position in the hoop installation order appear in the Design Page, and the embroidering area for the current hoop position is outlined in red.
- The position in the hoop installation order for the currently displayed pattern.
- To display information for patterns at other positions in the hoop installation order, click [Previous] or [Next].
If a pattern is larger than the embroidery area or if a pattern is positioned so that it does not completely fit within an embroidery area, the error message appears. After the pattern causing the error is displayed, select the pattern and change its size or position.
Saving the design
The entire design is saved as a single file (.pes).
If the file size or the number of color changes is larger than the specified number, or if one of the patterns does not completely fit within an embroidery area, the error message appears.
Writing the design to an original card
A design for a multi-position hoop is created by considering the pattern in each hoop installation position as one pattern, then combining them.
Therefore, when this type of design is written to an original card, one multi-position hoop design is saved as a combination of multiple patterns.
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: | This pattern is sewn when the hoop is installed at the top installation position (position a). | ||
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: | This pattern is sewn when the hoop is installed at the middle installation position (position b). | ||
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: | This pattern is sewn when the hoop is installed at the bottom installation position (position c). |
Therefore, the frame installation position sewing order for the pattern shown above is b, a, then c.
Notes on embroidering using the multi-position hoop
- Before embroidering your design, sew a trial sample of the design on a scrap piece of fabric from your design, making sure to use the same needle and thread.
- Be sure to affix stabilizer material to the back of the fabric and tightly stretch the fabric within the hoop. When embroidering on thin or stretch fabrics, use two layers of stabilizer material. If no stabilizer material is used, the fabric may become over-stretched or wrinkled or the embroidery may not be sewn correctly.
For more ways to stabilize large designs, refer to Attaching stabilizer to the fabric
- Use the zigzag stitch for sewing the outlines in order to prevent embroidering outside the outlines.
- For patterns that require the hoop to be installed at different installation positions, design the embroidery pattern so that the various parts of the pattern overlap in order to prevent misalignment while embroidering.
- Overlap
Printing a Design Page for a multi-position hoop
On the first page, a complete image of the Design Page is printed at actual size. (However, for a 130 × 300 mm Design Page, a reduced image of the Design Page is printed.) On the following pages, an image of each design section and its sewing information are printed in the sewing order.
When [Actual Size] is selected:
- An image of the pattern in each design section is printed on a separate page as the corresponding sewing information.
When [Reduced Size] is selected:
- An image of the pattern in each design section is printed on the same page as the corresponding sewing information.