Brother Dream Machine 2 Manual

STIPPLING
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hUse a stamp or rectangular frame to 
determine the area to be stitched.
iUse the brush tool keys to select the pattern 
and color of the decorative stitching.
jFill the area to be stitched outside of the 
stamp shape outline.
kSet the line type for the frame and pattern 
to  , and then press  .
* Stitch settings can be adjusted in the stitch settings 
screen. For details, refer to “STITCH SETTINGS 
SCREEN” on page 14.
Note
• If the area is to be drawn by hand, be sure 
to draw a completely...

STIPPLING
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lSpecify the stitch spacing and length in the 
stitch settings screen, and then press  
.
Check the pattern, and then press  .
mEmbroider the stippling around the 
embroidery pattern. 

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Stippling can easily be sewn around an 
embroidery pattern.
aSelect the pattern that stippling will be 
added around.
bPress   in the embroidery edit screen.
Stippling is automatically applied around the 
selected pattern.
To select multiple patterns, refer to “Selecting 
multiple patterns at the same time” on page 46.
cAfter specifying the stitch settings for the 
stippling, press  .
aIf an embroidery frame size is selected, the 
stippling is added within the...

Other Useful Functions
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Various pattern editing functions have been 
improved for easier use.
Additional built-in patterns
20 Exclusive and 30 “Vine” Alphabet built-in 
patterns have been added. For details, refer to the 
Embroidery Design Guide.
Addition of 24 cm × 24 cm frame
The machine has been upgraded to be compatible 
with the embroidery frame (quilt) H 24 cm × 
W 24 cm (H 9-1/2 inches × W 9-1/2 inches).
For details on how to insert the fabric into the 
embroidery frame, refer to “PREPARING THE...

Other Useful Functions
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Combining bobbin work patterns
Bobbin work patterns can be combined and sewn 
together. For details on creating bobbin work, refer 
to “How to Create Bobbin Work” in the Operation 
Manual included with the machine.
aAfter the first bobbin work pattern has been 
selected, press  , and then add the 
second bobbin work pattern.
bPress .
A message appears after sewing is finished for each 
pattern. Complete the operation according to the 
instructions in the message.
Thread color...

Other Useful Functions
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bPress .
* Press   again to check the sorted thread 
colors.
The embroidery color order is rearranged and 
sorted by thread colors.
Press  , then   to cancel color sorting 
and embroider with the original embroidery color 
order.
Adding line feeds and inserting 
new embroidery character 
patterns
■Line feeding
When a line feed is added, the line feed code 
appears in the text box on the right side of the 
screen.
■Inserting
Even after text has been entered, characters can be...

Other Useful Functions
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Character alignment
Each press of   switches between right 
alignment, left alignment and center alignment, in 
that order.
Selecting multiple patterns at the 
same time
Multiple patterns can easily be edited, for 
example, when moving patterns that are 
combined, if they are all selected together.
aPress .
The Multiple Selection screen appears.
bTouch each pattern to select multiple 
patterns.
 Right alignment  Left alignment
 Center alignment 

Other Useful Functions
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cPress   to return to the embroidery 
edit screen.
* Each selected pattern is surrounded with a red box.
Grouping multiple selected 
patterns
If the multiple patterns selected in “Selecting 
multiple patterns at the same time” on page 46 are 
grouped, they can be edited as a single pattern.
aPress   so that it changes to  .
The selected patterns are grouped.
* Press   to ungroup the patterns. If there are 
multiple grouped patterns, the selected pattern 
group is ungrouped....

Other Useful Functions
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Saving/deleting multiple patterns
It may be useful to save all or multiple data from 
USB media, for example, to the machine. The data 
can only be saved to the machine’s memory 
(pocket).
aPress  , and then either select the 
thumbnails of the patterns or press  .
The thumbnails of selected patterns appear in blue. 
To deselect the pattern, either press the thumbnail 
again or press  .
Memo
• When selecting USB media or SD card, 
 is displayed. When   is selected, 
all the...