Sewing attributes

The Sew pane on the [Sew setting] tab, available in the Sew Setting Stage, allows you to set the color and sew type of region and outlines.

The sewing attributes that are available depend on the tool selected.

Example 1: When is selected

1. Region color button
2. Region sew type selector

Example 2: When or is selected

1. Line color button
2. Line sew type selector

Sew type

1. Click in a sew type selector.
2. Click the desired sew type.

   Line sew type	Region sew type

3. Click the region or line to apply the sew type setting.
   • To turn off sewing, select [Not Sewn (Line)] from the [Line sew type] selector or [Not Sewn (Region)] from the [Region sew type] selector.
   • If the sewing has been turned off, the regions appear in white or the lines appear as dotted lines.

Specifying sewing attributes

1. Click the [View] tab.
2. Select the [Sewing Attributes] check box in the [Show/Hide] group to display the [Sewing Attributes] dialog box.
   

For region sewing

For line sewing

1. 
   Click to return to the default setting.
2. To Expert mode/To Beginner mode
   Click to switch the mode.
3. 
   Click to load/save the sewing settings.

   Saving frequently used sewing attributes

4. Hide Hint/Show Hint
   Click to switch between displaying and hiding the hint view
5. With each change in the sewing attributes, a preview of the stitching can be checked here.

1. Change the sewing attributes displayed under [Line sew] or [Region sew].

   For details on the different sewing attributes and settings, refer to Line sewing attributes and Region sewing attributes

2. When the line sewing attributes are displayed, click an outline to apply the line sewing attributes to the outline.

   When the region sewing attributes are displayed, click a region to apply the region sewing attributes to the region.

   Saving frequently used sewing attributes

   • Frequently used sewing attributes can be saved together, and recalled when specifying sewing attributes.
   • Perform this operation in the same way that it is performed in Layout & Editing.

     For details, refer to Saving frequently used sewing attributes

Color

1. Click the [View] tab.
2. Select the [Sewing Attributes] check box in the [Show/Hide] group to display the [Sewing Attributes] dialog box.
3. Click the [Color] tab.
   
4. From the [Thread Chart] selector, select a thread color chart or a user thread chart.
   
5. From the list of thread colors, click the desired color.

   For details on the four buttons under the list, refer to Special colors

6. Click the region or outline to apply the color setting.

Creating a gradation

The density of the color can be adjusted at various locations to create a custom gradation pattern.

1. In Expert mode of the [Sewing Attribute Setting] dialog box, select the [Gradation] check box, and then click [Pattern].
   
2. Specify the desired settings in the [Gradation Pattern Setting] dialog box, and then click [OK].
   
   1. To select a preset gradation pattern, click the desired pattern under [Select pattern].
   2. Move the sliders to adjust the density of the gradation pattern.
   3. The preview area shows the setting changes that you make.

      Gradation can be specified if satin stitches, fill stitches or programmable fill stitches have been selected for the region sewing and [Manual straight line] has been selected as the sewing direction.

      An additional color (used for blending in Layout & Editing) cannot be specified with the gradation setting in Design Center.