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Stage 4 (Sew Setting Stage)
Continuing to Stage 4 (Sew Setting Stage)
After editing the outline in stage 3 (Figure Handle stage), continue to stage 4 (Sew Setting stage), where the 
sewing attributes can be set. Use the zooming tools available to display the pattern enlarged or reduced.
Toolbar button: 
1.Click  , or click Stage, then To Sew 
Setting.
→The pattern is displayed in the Design 
Page of stage 4 (Sew Setting stage). 
c“Creating a new Design Page in stage 2 
(Line Image stage)” on page 74“ and 
“Continuing to Stage 3 (Figure Handle 
Stage)” on page 76
Specifying display colors
In stage 4 (Sew Setting stage), the color of the 
Design Page can be set to the color of the fabric, 
and its background can be set to a different color for 
contrast.
1.Click Option, then Design Page Property.
→The Design Page Property dialog box 
appears. 
2.From the Page selector, select the desired 
color for the Design Page.
3.From the Background selector, select the 
desired color for the background.
bMemo:
The preview area allows you to check the 
selected colors.
4.Click OK.
bMemo:
 To return to the default settings, click Default.
 To close the dialog box without applying 
the changes to the settings, click 
Cancel.
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Applying Sewing Attributes to Lines and 
Regions
Region sewing
■Applying sewing attributes to 
regions
1.
Click   on the Tool Box.
→The shape of the pointer changes to 
, and the Sewing Attributes bar ap-
pears similar to the one shown below.
2.If necessary, change the color and sew type.
bMemo:
 You can change the color and sew type 
either before or after applying sewing 
attributes to the region. For more details 
on changing these settings, refer to “Color” 
on page 89 and “Sew type” on page 89.
 You can also use the settings in the 
Sewing Attribute Setting dialog box to 
define other attributes of the sew type. (For 
more details, refer to “Specifying sewing 
attributes” on page 89.) If you do not 
change these settings at this time, the 
current settings will be applied, however 
you can modify them later.
3.Click the enclosed region where you want to 
apply the sewing attributes.
→“Marching lines” appear around the se-
lected region, and the color and sew type 
selected on the Sewing Attributes bar are 
applied to the region.
■Checking the sewing attributes of 
a region
1.
Click   on the Tool Box.
→The shape of the pointer changes to 
.
aNote:
If the attributes cannot be applied to a 
region, go back to stage 3 (Figure Handle 
stage) and make sure that region is closed. 
Edit any broken lines with the Point Edit tool. 
For details on editing the figure handle 
image, refer to “Editing Points in Outlines” on 
page 81.
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2.Right-click a closed region.
→The Sewing Attribute Setting dialog box 
for the selected region appears. 
bMemo:
 An alternate method is to select the menu 
command 
Sew – Setting Attribute, or 
click the Toolbar button indicated below.
 The Sewing Attributes bar shows the color 
and sew type for the selected region. You 
can change the color and sew type at this 
time. For more details on changing the 
color and sew type, refer to “Color” on 
page 89 and “Sew type” on page 89.
3.If necessary, change the settings in the 
Sewing Attribute Setting dialog box.
bMemo:
To return to the default setting, click   at 
the right of the setting.
c“Specifying sewing attributes” on page 89
4.To apply the new attributes to the region, click 
each region where you want to apply the new 
attributes.
5.Click Close to close the dialog box.
Line sewing
■Applying sewing attributes to the 
entire outline1.
Click   on the Tool Box.
→The shape of the pointer changes to 
, and the Sewing Attributes bar ap-
pears similar to the one shown below.
2.If necessary, change the color and sew type.
bMemo:
 You can change the color and sew type 
either before or after applying sewing 
attributes to the outline. For more details 
on changing these settings, refer to “Color” 
on page 89 and “Sew type” on page 89.
 You can also use the settings in the 
Sewing Attribute Setting dialog box to 
define other attributes of the sew type. (For 
more details, refer to “Specifying sewing 
attributes” on page 89.) If you do not 
change these settings at this time, the 
current settings will be applied, however 
you can modify them later.
3.Click the outline where you want to apply the 
sewing attributes.
→“Marching lines” appear along the select-
ed outline, and the color and sew type se-
lected on the Sewing Attributes bar are 
applied to the outline.Sewing Attribute
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■Applying sewing attributes to a 
portion of the outline
1.
Click   on the Tool Box.
→The shape of the pointer changes to 
, and the Sewing Attributes bar ap-
pears similar to the one shown below. 
2.If necessary, change the color and sew type.
bMemo:
 You can change the sew type either before 
or after applying sewing attributes to the 
portion of the outline. For more details on 
changing this setting, refer to “Sew type” 
on page 89.
 You can also use the settings in the 
Sewing Attribute Setting dialog box to 
define other attributes of the sew type. (For 
more details, refer to “Specifying sewing 
attributes” on page 89.) If you do not 
change these settings at this time, the 
current settings will be applied, however 
you can modify them later.
3.Click the portion of the outline where you want 
to apply the sewing attributes.→“Marching lines” appear along the select-
ed portion of the outline, and the sew type 
selected on the Sewing Attributes bar is 
applied to the portion of the outline.
■Checking the sewing attributes of 
an outline
1.
To check the attributes of the entire outline, 
click   on the Tool Box.
→The shape of the pointer changes to 
.
To check the attributes of a portion of the 
outline, click   on the Tool Box.
→The shape of the pointer changes to 
.
2.Right-click the outline or a portion of the 
outline.
aNote:
The color cannot be set separately for a 
portion of an outline. If you change the color, 
the new color will be applied to the entire 
outline of the portion that is clicked.
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→The Sewing Attribute Setting dialog box 
for the selected outline or portion of out-
line appears. 
bMemo:
 An alternate method is to select the menu 
command 
Sew – Setting Attribute, or 
click the Toolbar button indicated below.
 The Sewing Attributes bar shows the color 
and sew type for the selected outline. At 
this time, you can change the color and 
sew type for the entire outline, or the sew 
type for the portion of the outline. For more 
details on changing the color and sew 
type, refer to “Color” on page 89 and “Sew 
type” on page 89.
3.If necessary, change the settings in the 
Sewing Attribute Setting dialog box.
bMemo:
To return to the default setting, click   at 
the right of the setting.
c“Specifying sewing attributes” on page 89
4.To apply the new attributes to the outline or 
portion of outline, click the outline where you 
want to apply the new attributes.
5.Click Close to close the dialog box.
Using the Sewing Attributes bar
The Sewing Attributes bar, available in stage 4 (Sew 
Setting stage), allows you to set the color and sew 
type of region and outlines.
The sewing attributes that are available depend on 
the tool selected in the Tool Box.
Example 1: When   on the Tool Box is selected
Example 2: When   or   on the Tool Box is 
selected
When the pointer is positioned over a button or 
selector in the Sewing Attributes bar, a label 
indicating the name of that element appears. 
■Region sew 
Clicking this button switches on/off sewing for a 
region.
bMemo:
The Region sew button is available only 
when   on the Tool Box is selected.
 When region sewing is switched off, the 
region is not sewn (and you cannot set a 
color or sew type).
1.Click .
This button has two settings:
Sewing Attribute
Region sew: Switches 
on/off sewing for the 
region.page
87
Line sew: Switches 
on/off sewing for the 
line.page
88
Region color, Line 
color: Click this button 
to set the thread color 
for lines or regions.page
89
Region sew type, 
Line sew type: Use 
these selectors to set 
the sew type for lines 
or regions.page
89
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On: The Region color button and the Region 
sew type selector are displayed.
Off: The Region color button and the Region 
sew type selector are not displayed. 
2.Click a region to apply the region sewing 
attributes.
→If the Region sew button has been 
switched on, the color displayed in the 
Region color button and the sew type 
displayed in the Region sew type selec-
tor are applied to the region.
→If the Region sew button has been 
switched off, the color and sew type for 
the region disappear.
c“Color” on page 89 and “Sew type” on 
page 89
■Line sew 
Clicking this button switches on/off sewing for a line.
bMemo:
The Line sew button is available only 
when   or   on the Tool Box is 
selected.
 When line sewing is switched off, the line 
is not sewn (and you cannot set its color or 
sew type).
1.Click .
This button has two settings:
On: The Line color button and the Line sew 
type selector are displayed.
Off: The Line color button and the Line sew 
type selector are not displayed. 
2.Click a line to apply the line sewing attributes.
→If the Line sew button has been switched 
on, the color displayed on the Line color 
button and the sew type displayed in the 
Line sew type selector are applied to the 
line.
→If the Line sew button has been switched 
off, the line is replaced with a dotted line 
and will not be sewn. 
c“Color” on page 89 and “Sew type” on 
page 89
Region sew
Region color
Region sew type
aNote:
The color cannot be set separately for a 
portion of the outline. If you change the 
color, the new color will be applied to the 
entire outline.
Line sew
Line color
Line sew type
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■Color 
Click this button to set the thread color for lines or 
regions.
bMemo:
The Color button appears in the Sewing 
Attributes bar when the Region sew button 
() or 
Line sew button ( ) has been 
turned on.
1.Click the Color button.
→A Line Thread Color dialog box similar to 
the ones shown below appears.
bMemo:
To view a list of only the thread colors, clear 
the View Details check box.
2.From the Thread Chart selector, select a 
thread color chart or a user thread chart.
cFor details on specifying a user thread 
chart or for information on how machines 
handle thread colors, refer to “Editing 
User Thread Color Lists” on page 190.
3.From the list of thread colors, click the desired 
color.
→The new color is displayed on the Region 
color button or Line color button.
bMemo:
 The name of the selected color appears at 
the bottom of the dialog box.
 For details on the four buttons under the 
list, refer to “Special colors” on page 170.
4.Click Close to set the color and to close the 
dialog box.
5.Click the region or outline where you want to 
apply the color setting.
c“Region sew” on page 87, “Line sew” on 
page 88 and “Special colors” on page 170
■Sew type
Use these selectors to set the sew type for lines or 
regions.
bMemo:
The sew type selector appears in the Sewing 
Attributes bar when the Region sew button 
() or 
Line sew button ( ) has been 
turned on.
1.Click in a sew type selector.
→The available settings appear.
2.Click the desired sew type.
→The new setting appears in the selector.
3.Click the region or outline where you want to 
apply the sew type setting.
c“Region sew” on page 87 and “Line sew” 
on page 88
Specifying sewing attributes
Various sewing attributes for lines and regions can 
be set in the Sewing Attribute Setting dialog box.
Toolbar button: 
1.Click   in the Toolbar
→The Sewing Attribute Setting dialog box 
appears.
bMemo:
The region sew attributes appear in the 
Sewing Attribute Setting dialog box when 
 on the Tool Box is selected. The line 
sew attributes appear in the 
Sewing 
Attribute Setting
 dialog box when   or 
 on the Tool Box is selected.
Region sew type Line sew type
Region sew type Line sew type
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Beginner mode:
Expert mode:
bMemo:
 An alternate method is to select the menu 
command 
Sew – Setting Attribute, or 
right-click a region or line.
 The sewing attributes displayed in the 
dialog box depend on the selected sew 
type.
2.To display only basic sewing attributes and 
simpler settings, click To Beginner mode.
To display all of the sewing attributes and 
settings available for the selected sew type, 
click To Expert mode.
bMemo:
 Settings that cannot be selected in 
Beginner mode are retained from the 
previous setting in Expert mode.
 To hide the preview box, click 
Hide Hint. 
To display the preview box, click 
Show 
Hint.
When the Hide Hint button is displayed, 
the preview box is displayed, allowing you 
to view a stitching sample when the pointer 
is moved over the setting. The preview box 
shows the setting changes that you make.
3.If necessary, change the sewing attributes 
displayed under Line Sew or Region Sew.
bMemo:
 In some cases, you may need to scroll 
through the settings, or resize the dialog 
box by dragging one of its corners in order 
to view all of the sewing attributes.
 The method for entering settings varies 
according to the attribute. When entering 
numerical values in Expert mode, click the 
arrow buttons to select the value or enter 
the value directly. In Beginner mode, use 
the slider to change the settings. If   
appears, click the button to return to the 
default setting.
cFor details on the different sewing 
attributes and settings, refer to “Line 
sewing attributes” on page 91 and 
“Region sewing attributes” on page 91.
4.When the line sewing attributes are displayed, 
click an outline to apply the line sewing 
attributes to the outline.
When the region sewing attributes are 
displayed, click a region to apply the region 
sewing attributes to the region.
5.Click Close to close the dialog box.
For line sewing
For region sewing
For line sewing
For region sewing
aNote:
All settings made in the dialog box are 
retained and will be applied regardless of the 
mode, until they are changed.
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■Line sewing attributes
The available attributes differ depending on the selected sew type. In Beginner mode, not all of the following 
attributes appear.
Zigzag stitch
Running stitch
■Region sewing attributes
The available attributes differ depending on the selected sew type. In Beginner mode, not all of the following 
attributes appear.
Satin stitch
Zigzag widthSets the width of the zigzag.
Range: 1–10 mm (0.04–0.39 inch)
Default: 2.0 mm (0.08 inch)
DensitySets the number of lines per millimeter (inch). 
Range: 1–7 lines per mm (25–178 lines per inch)
Default: 4.5 lines per mm (114 lines per inch)
Half StitchSets half stitching on or off.
If one side of the zigzag stitching is dense, a half stitch could 
be sewn automatically to provide a more even density.
Default: Off
On:
Off:
Run pitchSets the pitch of the line sewing.
Range: 1–10 mm (0.04–0.39 inch)
Default: 2.0 mm (0.08 inch)
Run timesSets the number of times that the border will be sewn.
Range: 2, 4, 6
Default: 2
Under sewingSets underlay stitching on or off. Try to use underlay stitching for wide areas, in order to pre-
vent shrinking during stitching. Depending on the shape of the region, however, it may not be 
possible to select this setting.
On: Underlay stitching will be sewn.
Off: Underlay stitching will not be sewn.
DensitySets the number of lines per millimeter.
Range: 1–7 lines per mm (25–178 lines per inch)
Default: 4.5 lines per mm (114 lines per inch)
GradationSets the density gradation setting on or off. 
Available when the type of sewing direction is set to Constant.
Click Pattern to set the gradation pattern. 
Default: Off
For details on this attribute, refer to“Creating a gradation” on page 96.
Direction[Type] Specifies the type of sewing direction.
Constant: Sews at a fixed angle. The angle is specified by the angle setting.
Va r ia b le: Varies the sewing direction according to the object being sewn.
[Angle] Specifies the sewing angle.
Available only when the type sewing direction is
set to Constant.
Range: 0–359 degrees
Default: 45 degrees
Half StitchSets half stitching on or off.
Available when the type of sewing direction is set to Va r i-
able.
If one side of the satin stitching is dense, a half stitch could 
be sewn automatically to provide a more even density.
Default: Off
0° 45° 90°
135°
180°
225°
270°315°
On:
Off:
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Fill stitch
Running Stitch PathSets the running path of the stitching.
Available when the type of sewing direction is set to Constant.
Available settings:
 Inside of region (shortest route)
 Along outline (along the inner side)
 Onto outline (on the outline)
The inside of region setting is available only when the Gradation 
check box is cleared.
Default: Inside of region
Pull CompensationLengthens the sewing region in the stitch pattern’s sewing direction to prevent pattern shrink-
age during sewing.
Range: 0–2 mm (0.00–0.08 inch)
Default: 0.0 mm (0.00 inch)
Inside of region:
Along outline:
Onto outline:
Under sewingSets underlay stitching on or off. Try to use underlay stitching for wide areas, in order to pre-
vent shrinking during stitching. Depending on the shape of the region, however, it may not be 
possible to select this setting.
On: Underlay stitching will be sewn.
Off: Underlay stitching will not be sewn.
DensitySets the number of lines per millimeter.
Range: 1–7 lines per mm (25–178 lines per inch)
Default: 4.5 lines per mm (114 lines per inch)
GradationSets the density gradation setting on or off. 
Available when the type of sewing direction is set to Constant.
Click Pattern to set the gradation pattern and its density. 
Default: Off
For details on this attribute, refer to“Creating a gradation” on page 96.
Direction[Type] Specifies the type of sewing direction.
Constant: Sews at a fixed angle. The angle is specified by the angle setting.
Va r ia b le: Varies the sewing direction according to the object being sewn.
[Angle] Specifies the sewing angle.
Available only when the sewing direction type is
set to Constant.
Range: 0–359 degrees
Default: 45 degrees
Stitch TypeSpecifies the shape of stitching on the edges.
Available settings:  , 
Default: 
Half StitchSets half stitching on or off.
Available when the type of sewing direction is set to Va r i-
able.
If one side of the fill stitching is dense, a half stitch could be 
sewn automatically to provide a more even density.
Default: Off
Running Stitch PathSets the running path of the stitching.
Available when the type of sewing direction is set to Constant.
Available settings:
 Inside of region (shortest route)
 Along outline (along the inner side)
 Onto outline (on the outline)
The inside of region setting is available only when the Gradation 
check box is cleared.
Default: Inside of region
Step PitchSets the pitch of the stitching.
Range: 1–10 mm (0.04–0.39 inch)
Default: 4.0 mm (0.16 inch)
0° 45° 90°
135°
180°
225°
270°315°
On:
Off:
Inside of region:
Along outline:
Onto outline:
Step pitch
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