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3.

Click 

1

, then 

2

, then 

3

.

c

“Image To Stitch Wizard” on page 30 

4.

Click 

1

 to select the circle mask, and then click 

Next

.

c

“Select Mask dialog box” on page 30 

5.

Adjust the size and position of the image. 

1

 indicates the Design Page.

• Move the pointer over a handle, and then, 

while holding down the 

 key and the 

left mouse button, drag the mouse to 
reduce the size of the image.

• Drag the image to adjust its output location.

c

“Set Output Size dialog box” on page 31 
and “Gray Balance / Set Output Size 
dialog box” on page 31

6.

Check the preview of the area to be converted 
then click 

Next

.

7.

Click 

Select from Candidates

.

c

“Photo Stitch 1 Parameters dialog box” on 
page 19 

b

Memo:

Creating beautiful photo embroidery
• The following types of photos are not 

appropriate for creating embroidery 
patterns.

• Photos where the subject is small, such 

as in photos of gatherings

• Photos where the subject appears 

dark, such as photos taken in a room or 
taken with backlighting

• An image with a width and height between 

300 and 500 dots is suitable.

1
2

3

1

b

Memo:

• The size of the embroidery pattern appears 

in the lower left corner of the dialog box. The 
user can change the size freely with this 
display.

• For best results, change the size of the 

embroidery pattern to the sizes listed below.

• Face only: 100 × 100 mm
• Head and shoulders: 130 × 180 mm

S

hift

Embroidery pattern size

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