Creating Embroidery Patterns; Run Pitch; Sew Page - Page 22

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Creating Embroidery Patterns

(1) Sewing Option

(2) Color Option

Detail

Selecting a setting closer to 

Fine

creates more details in the pattern and 
increases the number of stitches. (The 
stitches will be overlapping.)

Run Pitch

When the value is lowered, the sewing 
pitch (stitch length) will be shortened, 
resulting in finer stitching.

Sew Page 
Color
(Available 
only with 
Color, Sepia 
and Gray)

If this check box is cleared, the parts of 
the pattern that are the same color as 
the Design Page will not be sewn.
If it is selected, those parts will be sewn.

Conversion 
Priority

To give priority to creating a pattern as 
close to the original photograph, select 

Stitch Quality

.

To give priority to reducing the number 
of jump stitches, select 

Jump Stitch 

Reduction

.

Image Type

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 

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 
outline

If this check box is selected, line data is 
created from the mask outline.

Color/Sepia/Gray

Auto Select

Select this check box to automatically 
select the thread colors.

Manual 
Select

Appears when the 

Auto Select 

check 

box is cleared.
Click this button to open the 

Manual 

Select

 dialog box.

c

“Memo:” on page 20

Thread Chart

Selects the thread chart for selecting 
the thread color with the Auto Select 
function.

Max. Number 
of Colors

Sets the number of colors selected by 
the Auto Select function.

Mono

Change 
Color

Click this button to display the 

Thread 

Color

 dialog box, where the thread 

colors can be changed.

Color/Sepia/Gray/Mono

Brightness / 
Contrast

The top slider is used to adjust the 
brightness. 
The bottom slider is used to adjust the 
contrast.

Select from 
Candidates

Variations of the image with different 
degrees of brightness and contrast are 
displayed. Click one of the variations, 
and then click OK to apply the settings.

c

7.

 on page 12.

Update 
Preview

Update the previewed image after 
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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