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CONTENTS
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Designing Repeated Patterns ........................................... 150
Embroidering the Pattern Repeatedly ............................... 152
Previewing the Pattern...................................................... 153
Checking/Editing the Embroidery Pattern
Projected Onto Fabric ................................... 154
Checking the Embroidery Pattern with the Projector ........ 154
Using the Dual Purpose Stylus To Edit the Embroidery Pattern
Projected Onto Fabric (Projector Edit with Stylus)............ 155
Align the Embroidering Position .................. 157
Display the Fabric on the Screen...................................... 157
Using the Embroidery Positioning Sticker......................... 159
Aligning the Pattern and the Needle ................................. 160
Using the Camera View Window ...................................... 161
Adjustments during the Embroidery
Process ........................................................... 162
If the Bobbin Runs out of Thread ...................................... 162
If the Thread Breaks during Embroidering ........................ 163
If It is Difficult to Thread the Needle or Remove the
Embroidery Frame ............................................................ 164
Resuming Embroidery after Turning Off the Power .......... 164
Adjusting Thread Tension............................. 165
Adjusting the Tension of the Upper Thread ...................... 165
Adjusting the Alternate Bobbin Case (with No Color on the
Adjusting Screw) ............................................................... 166
Using the Memory Function
(Embroidery)................................................... 167
Saving Embroidery Patterns ............................................. 167
Retrieving Embroidery Patterns ........................................ 168
Chapter 5 Advanced Embroidery 169
Editing Colors ................................................ 169
Changing the Thread Color............................................... 169
Find New Color Schemes with the Color Shuffling
Function ............................................................................ 169
Thread Color Sorting......................................................... 170
Uninterrupted Embroidering (Using a Single Color).......... 171
Various Embroidering Functions ................. 171
No Sew Setting ................................................................. 171
Changing the Embroidering Order of Combined
Patterns............................................................................. 172
Basting Embroidery........................................................... 173
Embroidering Linked Characters ...................................... 174
Print and Stitch Function................................................... 175
Picture Play Embroidery Function ............... 177
Adjusting the Imported Image ........................................... 177
Selecting the Conversion Method ..................................... 181
Selecting Appropriate Thread Colors and Density............ 183
Appliqué and Couching................................. 184
Creating an Appliqué Piece .............................................. 184
Embroidering the Appliqué Patterns ................................. 187
Using a Frame Pattern to Make an Appliqué .................... 189
Embroidering Couching Patterns ...................................... 191
Embroidering Quilting ................................... 194
Creating Quilting Patterns around a Design ..................... 194
Embroidering a Quilting Pattern Across the Entire Fabric
(Edge-to-Edge Quilt Function) .......................................... 195
Embroidering Quilting Border Patterns (Auto Split
Quilt Sash) ........................................................................ 201
Embroidering Quilting Border Patterns (Semi-Auto Split
Quilt Sash) ........................................................................ 203
Hexagonal Quilting Borders .............................................. 208
Using the Camera to Connect Patterns ....... 212
Embroidering Split Embroidery Patterns........................... 212
Aligning Pattern Edges ..................................................... 217
Using a Mobile App........................................ 225
My Stitch Monitor App....................................................... 225
Artspira App ...................................................................... 225
My Design Snap App ........................................................ 225
Chapter 6 My Design Center 227
About My Design Center............................... 227
Before Creating Designs............................... 227
Create a Stippling Design with the Basic
Procedure....................................................... 227
Key Functions (My Design Center).............. 230
Pattern Drawing Screen .................................................... 230
Using the Stamp Key......................................................... 231
Drawing Lines.................................................................... 232
Drawing Regions ............................................................... 232
Setting the Line Types, Stitch Types and Colors .............. 233
Setting the Brush Types, Fill Stitch Types and Fill
Colors ................................................................................ 234
Using the Select Key ......................................................... 235
Using the Erase Key.......................................................... 235
Using the Size Key ............................................................ 236
Importing Motif Stitch Pattern Data or Decorative Fill
Pattern Data ...................................................................... 236
Stitch Settings Screen .................................. 238
Specifying Individual Stitch Settings.................................. 238
Line and Region Settings .................................................. 239
Specifying Global Stitch Settings ...................................... 241
Create the Pattern Using Scanned Images
or Image Data Files........................................ 241
Using the Scanning Frame ................................................ 241
Scanning the Background Image ...................................... 243
Importing the Background Image ...................................... 244
Create a Pattern with Line Conversion.............................. 245
Create a Pattern with Illustration Conversion .................... 247
Various Embroidering with My Design
Center ............................................................. 249
Decorative Stitching Around a Pattern .............................. 249
When Embroidering with Batting Sandwiched Between
Two Layers of Fabric......................................................... 251
Decorative Stitching Around a Couching Patterns ............ 252
Chapter 7 Maintenance and
Troubleshooting 255
Care and Maintenance .................................. 255
Restrictions on Oiling ........................................................ 255
Precautions on Storing the Machine ................................. 255
Cleaning ............................................................................ 255
Needle Calibration for Camera/Projector .......................... 257
Before Lending or Disposing of the Product...................... 258
Confirming the Machine Number/Serial Number............... 258
Updating Your Machine’s Software ............. 258
Update Procedure Using USB Media................................ 258
Update Procedure Using Wireless LAN Connection ......... 259
Troubleshooting ............................................ 260
Upper Thread Is Too Tight ................................................ 260
Tangled Thread on Wrong Side of Fabric ......................... 261
Incorrect Thread Tension .................................................. 261
Fabric Is Caught in the Machine and Cannot
be Removed ...................................................................... 262
If the Thread Becomes Tangled Under the Bobbin
Winder Seat....................................................................... 263
List of Symptoms............................................................... 264
Error Messages ............................................. 269
Chapter 8 Appendix 271
Specifications ................................................ 271
Stitch Chart .................................................... 273
INDEX ............................................................. 280