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Creating Embroidery Patterns

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Edit Cross Stitch dialog box

Click a button in (1) to select the type of stitch, 
select a thread color in (2), and then click or 
drag in (3) to edit the stitches.

(1)

Selecting stitches

Selecting stitches to be added/deleted

 (cross-stitches): Specifies a cross-

stitch inside a box.

 (backstitches): Specifies a back stitch 

inside ( 

 or 

 ) or on the edge ( 

or 

 ) of a box.

(2)

Color Option

To change the color, click 

Change Color

to display the 

Thread Color

 dialog box, 

and then click the desired color.
To select the color to be used for a stitch, 

click 

, and then click the stitch to be 

sewn with that color.

(3)

Editing area



For cross-stitches
Clicking a box: Adds one stitch.



For backstitches
Clicking an edge of a box: Adds one 
stitch at the edge.
Clicking a diagonal line in a box: Adds 
one stitch on the diagonal.



For both cross-stitches and backstitches
Dragging the pointer: Adds consecutive 
stitches.
Right-clicking/dragging with the right 
mouse button held down: Deletes one 
stitch/deletes consecutive stitches.

(4)

Zoom

(5)

Display Template

To display the imported image, click 

Display Template

.

(6)

Add mask outline

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

(7)

Cross Stitch Times/Backstitch Times

For the number of times each stitch is to 
be sewn, select 

Single

, 

Double

 or 

Triple

.

(6)

(7)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(1)

(5)

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Note:

If 

Previous

 is clicked to return to the 

Cross 

Stitch Parameters

 dialog box after the 

stitches have been edited, the edited 
stitches are reset to their previous 
arrangement.

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