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Creating and Editing Embroidery Patterns
bMemo:
To quit the operation, click Cancel.
4.Click OK to close the message.
Step 14
Saving the file
Once the embroidery pattern is finished, you may 
want to save it in order to retrieve it later.
1.Click File on the menu bar, and then click 
Save. 
An alternate method is to click the Toolbar 
button indicated below. 
→If the pattern has already been saved at 
least once, the file is saved immediately.
bMemo:
To save the file with a different name, use the 
menu command 
File – Save As instead.
→If no file name has been specified or if the 
file cannot be found, the Save As dialog 
box appears.
2.Select the drive and the folder, and then type 
in the file name.
3.Click Save to save the pattern.
bMemo:
 To quit the operation, click Cancel.
 If a file already exists with the name 
specified in the 
Save As dialog box, the 
following message appears.
 To overwrite the file, click 
Yes. The 
new file name appears in the title bar 
of the Layout & Editing window.
 If you do not want to overwrite the 
existing file, click 
No. You can then 
enter a different file name.
Step 15
Quitting Layout & Editing
1.
Click File on the menu bar, and then click Exit.
→The Layout & Editing window closes.
bMemo:
Layout & Editing can also be closed by 
clicking the close button on the right end of 
the title bar.
aNote:
If the card writer module is not correctly 
connected or powered, or if the original card 
is not inserted or is defective, an error 
message will appear. For more details, refer 
to “Writing an embroidery pattern to an 
original card” on page 195.
Save
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Using Programmable Stitch Creator
Programmable Stitch Creator allows you to design fill stitch and motif stitch patterns that can be applied as a 
programmable fill stitch or motif stitch both in Design Center and Layout & Editing, resulting in more decorative 
embroidery patterns. When applied to enclosed regions, the fill stitch or motif stitch pattern fills the region in a 
tile-like manner. When applied to lines, the motif stitch pattern is repeated along the length of the line. In 
addition, the fill stitch patterns can be applied as an individual stamp to enclosed regions. You can create your 
own fill stitch and motif stitch patterns or use the many stitch patterns provided with this application, with or 
without editing them.
In this section, we are going to edit an existing stitch pattern, and then apply embossing/engraving effects to it.
The complete procedure will take you through the different steps of a normal working session with 
Programmable Stitch Creator and will introduce you to its most important features.
Follow the instructions in this section step by step. If you have to interrupt this exercise for any reason, it is 
recommended to save the file (refer to Step 5, “Saving the edited stitch pattern”, on page 58). You will be able 
to retrieve it later and resume your work.
Step 1
Starting up Programmable Stitch 
Creator
1.
Click , select All Programs, then 
PE-DESIGN Ver.6. Select Programmable 
Stitch Creator.
bMemo:
If a shortcut for Programmable Stitch Creator 
was created, for example, on the desktop, 
double-click it to start up the application.
→The Programmable Stitch Creator window 
appears.
bMemo:
To fill the entire screen with the 
Programmable Stitch Creator window, click 
the maximize button on the right end of the 
title bar.
Step 1Starting up Programmable Stitch Creator page 54
Step 2Opening a programmable stitch pattern page 55
Step 3Drawing lines to edit the stitch pattern page 56
Step 4Applying embossing/engraving effects page 57
Step 5Saving the edited stitch pattern page 58
Step 6Quitting Programmable Stitch Creator page 58
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Step 2
Opening a programmable stitch 
pattern
For this exercise, we will edit one of the 
programmable fill stitch patterns provided with the 
application.
1.Click File on the menu bar, and then click 
Open.
An alternate method is to click the Toolbar 
button indicated below.
→The Open dialog box appears.
2.Select the stitch pattern file wave1.pas in the 
Pattern folder.
bMemo:
If the Preview check box is selected, the 
contents of the selected file will appear in the 
Preview box.
3.Click Open to open the pattern file and to 
close the dialog box.
Menu bar
Toolbar
Tool Box
Work area 
Status bar
Title bar
Maximize button
Close button
Minimize button
Preview window
Open
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bMemo:
 Double-clicking the file name also adds the 
pattern to the work area and closes the 
dialog box.
 To preview the available .pas files in the 
selected folder, click 
Browse. 
In the 
Browse dialog box that appeared, 
click a stitch pattern to select it, and then 
click 
Open (or double-click the pattern) to 
open the file and to close both the Open 
and 
Browse dialog boxes.
 Opening a .pas file (programmable fill 
stitch pattern) automatically selects 
Programmable Fill mode. Opening a .pmf 
file (motif stitch patterns) automatically 
selects 
Motif mode. To change the type of 
stitch pattern to be created, use the 
commands on the 
Mode menu.
→The stitch pattern appears in the work 
area of Programmable Stitch Creator.
 
Step 3
Drawing lines to edit the stitch 
pattern
Now, we are going to draw a lines between the 
displayed ones using the Line tool of the Tool Box.
bMemo:
For this example, we will use the grid setting Medium with which the stitch pattern was 
saved. Grid settings should be selected 
depending on how detailed you want to draw. 
Select the grid setting 
Narrow for more 
detailed stitches and the grid setting 
Wide for 
more simple stitches. For more information 
on the grid settings, refer to “Changing the 
grid settings” on page 222.
1.Click   on the Tool Box. Move the pointer 
over the work area.
→The shape of the pointer changes to 
.
2.Move the pointer to the second vertical grid 
line to the right of the leftmost wave, and then 
click the top edge of the work area. 
bMemo:
The horizontal and vertical lines that you 
draw on the work area always follow the grid. 
The points that you create by clicking are 
inserted at the intersection of the horizontal 
and vertical grid lines, enabling you to draw 
diagonal lines as well. Therefore, regardless 
of where you click, a point will automatically 
be inserted at the nearest intersection. 
3.Move the pointer parallel to the wave, and 
then click the second vertical grid line to the 
right of the corner in the leftmost wave.
bMemo:
To remove the last point that was entered, 
click the right mouse button.
4.Repeat step 3. until you reach the end of the 
wave, and then double-click the bottom edge 
of the work area.
5.Repeat steps 2. through 4. to add another 
wave between the rightmost wave.
aNote:
You can see a preview of the stitch pattern in 
the 
Preview window.
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→The pattern should appear as shown be-
low.
bMemo:
To edit points in the pattern, click   on the 
Tool Box, and then edit the points. (For 
details on moving, inserting and delete 
points, refer to “Editing Points in Outlines” on 
page 81 or go back to Step 10, “Adjusting the 
rays”, on page 50).
Step 4
Applying embossing/engraving 
effects
A stamp can be made by sewing regions of a fill 
stitch pattern with the fill stitch, satin stitch or the 
base stitch set for the embroidery pattern in order 
to create embossing and engraving effects.
In order to do this, the lines of the stitch pattern 
must form closed regions. In our example, the 
lines do not form closed regions, so we will need 
to add enclosing lines.
1.Click   on the Tool Box.
→The shape of the pointer changes to 
.
2.Click the upper-left corner of the work area.
3.Move the pointer along the top edge of the 
work area, and then double-click the upper-
right corner to draw a line along the top edge.
4.Click the lower-left corner of the work area.
5.Move the pointer along the bottom edge of the 
work area, and then double-click the lower-
right corner to draw a line along the bottom 
edge of the work area.
6.Click (Region (engrave)) on the Tool 
Box, and then click the first and fourth wave 
regions.
→These regions appear in red and will be 
sewn with short stitches to give the effect 
of engraving.
7.Click (Region (emboss)) on the Tool 
Box, and then click the second and fifth wave 
regions.
→This region appears in blue and will be 
sewn with no dropped stitches to give the 
effect of embossing.
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Step 5
Saving the edited stitch pattern
In order to apply your edited stitch pattern as a 
programmable fill stitch or as a stamp to a region 
in Layout & Editing or Design Center, you must 
first save it as a .pas file.
1.Click File on the menu bar, and then click 
Save As.
→The Save As dialog box appears.
bMemo:
To overwrite the original file, use the menu 
command File – Save instead.
2.Select the drive and the folder, and then type 
in the file name.
3.Click Save to save the pattern.
bMemo:
 To quit the operation, click Cancel.
 If a file already exists with the name 
specified in the 
Save As dialog box, the 
following message appears.
 To overwrite the file, click 
Yes. The 
new file name appears in the title bar 
of the Programmable Stitch Creator 
window.
 If you do not want to overwrite the 
existing file, click 
No. You can then 
enter a different file name.
Step 6
Quitting Programmable Stitch 
Creator
When you are finished creating stitch patterns in 
Programmable Stitch Creator, you can close the 
application.
1.Click File on the menu bar, and then click Exit.
→If you have saved your file as described in 
Step 5, “Saving the edited stitch pattern”, 
the Programmable Stitch Creator window 
closes immediately.
→If you have made changes to the pattern 
since the last time the file was saved, you 
will be asked whether you want to save 
the changes. Click Yes, and then follow 
the procedure described in Step 5, “Sav-
ing the edited stitch pattern”.
bMemo:
Programmable Stitch Creator can also be 
closed by clicking the close button on the 
right end of the title bar.
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Creating Large-Size Embroidery Patterns
A large-size embroidery pattern can be designed by specifying the size of the pattern, creating the embroidery 
pattern, then automatically dividing the pattern into a size that can be embroidered. By separately 
embroidering each section of the pattern side by side, large-size embroidery can be sewn. In addition, the 
joining edges can be embroidered slightly overlapping in order to blend beautifully.
Some large-size patterns may not be appropriate for use with the split sewing feature. We recommend using 
designs with many small filled areas, such as a bouquet of flowers, lace designs and embroidery created using 
the Photo Stitch function. Since designs with very large filled areas may not align properly due to fabric pull, 
we suggest these types of designs not be used.
In this section, we are going to adapt an existing embroidery pattern for large-size embroidery, and then sew it.
The complete procedure will take you through the different steps of a normal working session with a large-size 
embroidery pattern and will introduce you to its most important options.
Follow the instructions in this section step by step. If you have to interrupt this exercise for any reason, it is 
recommended to save the file (refer to Step 5, “Saving the pattern”, on page 61). You will be able to retrieve 
it later and resume your work.
Designing a large-size embroidery pattern
Step 1
Starting up Layout & Editing
1.
Click , select All Programs, then 
PE-DESIGN Ver.6. Select Layout & Editing 
to open the Layout & Editing window.
bMemo:
If a shortcut for Layout & Editing was 
created, for example, on the desktop, 
double-click it to start up the application.
→The Layout & Editing window appears.
bMemo:
To fill the entire screen with the Layout & 
Editing window, click the maximize button on 
the right end of the title bar.
Designing a large-size embroidery pattern
Step 1Starting up Layout & Editing page 59
Step 2Specifying a Design Page size page 60
Step 3Creating the embroidery pattern page 60
Step 4Checking the embroidering order page 61
Step 5Saving the pattern page 61
Step 6Transferring the pattern to an original card page 62
Step 7Quitting Layout & Editing page 63
Embroidering large-size embroidery patterns
Step 1Attaching stabilizer to the fabric page 63
Step 2Marking the embroidering position page 63
Step 3Hooping the fabric page 65
Step 4Embroidering page 65
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Step 2
Specifying a Design Page size
First, we need to specify the desired size for the 
complete embroidery pattern.
1.Click Option, then Design Page Property.
→The Design Page Property dialog box 
appears.
2.Select Custom Size, and then type or select 
the desired width and height for the Design 
Page. Enter dimensions between 100 and 
1000 mm. For this example, set Width to 230 
mm and Height to 330 mm.
bMemo:
The width and height specified under 
Custom Size determine the exact size of 
the embroidery design.
3.Click in the Section Size (for Hoop Size) 
selector, and then select the size of the 
sections (your embroidery hoop). For this 
example, select 120 × 170 mm (130 × 180 
mm).
bMemo:
 With the Section Size (for Hoop Size) 
setting, the width and height of the 
sections are 10 mm smaller than the 
actual hoop size in order to provide 
space for fine positioning adjustments 
with adjacent sections.
 The preview area shows the setting 
changes that you make. The double 
lines indicate adjoining edges where 
embroidering will overlap.
4.Click OK.
Step 3
Creating the embroidery pattern
For this example, we will use one of the lace 
embroidery patterns provided with the application.
1.Click File on the menu bar, point to Import, 
and then click from File on the submenu.
An alternate method is to click the Toolbar 
button indicated below.
Menu bar
Toolbar
Sewing Attributes bar
To o l  B o x
Wor k a rea
Design Page 
Status barMaximize button
Close buttonTitle bar
Minimize button
Reference Window
from File
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→The Import from File dialog box appears.
2.Select the embroidery pattern file 
Largelace.pes in the Data folder.
bMemo:
If the Preview check box is selected, the 
contents of the selected file will appear in the 
Preview box.
3.Click Import to import the embroidery pattern 
file and to close the dialog box.
bMemo:
Double-clicking the file name also imports 
the pattern into the Design Page and closes 
the dialog box.
→The embroidery pattern appears in the 
Design Page. (To center the embroidery 
pattern within the Design Page, select the 
menu command Edit – Center.)
Step 4
Checking the embroidering order
Before the embroidery pattern is sewn, check the 
embroidering order to see the order that the 
pattern sections are sewn and determine which 
parts of the fabric should be hooped.
The pattern sections are sewn in order from left to 
right, top to bottom.
1.Click Option on the menu bar, and then click 
Design Property.→The Design Property dialog box ap-
pears, and the first pattern section to be 
sewn appears in the Design Page framed 
with a red line. 
bMemo:
 The embroidering order cannot be 
checked while the pattern is selected; 
therefore, be sure to deselect the pattern 
before selecting the menu command 
Option – Design Property. (For details, 
refer to “Selecting patterns” on page 130.)
 The Design Page is automatically zoomed 
in on or zoomed out from to fit in the entire 
window, with the position of the displayed 
pattern section within the embroidery hoop 
installation order indicated at the top of the 
dialog box.
 To display information for other pattern 
sections in the embroidering order, click 
Previous or Next.
 Pattern sections that do not contain any 
stitching will not be displayed.
2.Click Close to close the dialog box.
Step 5
Saving the pattern
Once the embroidery pattern is finished, you may 
want to save it in order to retrieve it later.
1.Click File on the menu bar, and then click 
Save. 
aNote:
Before an embroidery pattern created in a 
custom Design Page is saved or transferred 
to an original card, running stitches are 
added at the edges of the pattern sections 
so that the pattern sections can easily be 
aligned during sewing. This alignment 
stitching appears in the 
NOT DEFINED color 
and cannot be edited. (For more details, 
refer to “Embroidering” on page 65.)
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An alternate method is to click the Toolbar 
button indicated below. 
→If the pattern has already been saved at 
least once, the file is saved immediately.
bMemo:
To save the file with a different name, use the 
menu command 
File – Save As instead.
→If no file name has been specified or if the 
file cannot be found, the Save As dialog 
box appears.
2.Select the drive and the folder, and then type 
in the file name.
3.Click Save to save the pattern.
bMemo:
 All patterns for a divided embroidery 
pattern are saved as a single .pes (version 
6) file.
 Only the sections that contain stitching are 
saved.
 To quit the operation, click 
Cancel.
 If a file already exists with the name 
specified in the 
Save As dialog box, the 
following message appears.
 To overwrite the file, click 
Yes. The 
new file name appears in the title bar 
of the Layout & Editing window.
 If you do not want to overwrite the 
existing file, click 
No. You can then 
enter a different file name.
Step 6
Transferring the pattern to an 
original card
This embroidery pattern can be transferred to a 
sewing machine, where it can be sewn. Transfer 
the embroidery pattern to the sewing machine 
using media of the type used by your machine, for 
example, original cards, floppy disks, 
CompactFlash cards, or USB media. For this 
example, we will transfer the pattern to an original 
card.
1.Insert an original card into the USB card writer 
module.
2.Click File on the menu bar, point to Write to 
Card, and then click Current Design on the 
submenu.
An alternate method is to click the Toolbar 
button indicated below. 
→The following message appears.
Save
aNote:
If a section of the pattern exceeds the 
maximum allowed for the stitch count or 
number of colors, a message appears, 
describing the limitations and asking 
whether or not the pattern should be saved 
anyway. If the embroidery pattern extends 
off the Design Page, a message appears, 
asking whether or not the pattern should be 
saved anyway. If the pattern is saved 
anyway, it must be edited before it can be 
sewn.
aNote:
The original card is inserted correctly when 
you hear it snap into place.
aNote:
If the original card already contains patterns, 
they will be deleted.
Write to Card
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