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Save the font character pattern.
Click File, then Save.
Select the drive and folder, and then type in 
the file name. For this example, type in the 
name “My font1”.
Click Save.
Step 5Creating an embroidery pattern 
using the created font characters
The created font characters can be used in Layout 
& Editing.
Start up Layout & Editing.
Click  , then select All Programs, 
then PE-DESIGN Ver7, then Layout & 
Editing.
Use the created font and type in text.
Click  , and then click  .
Click in the Font selector, and then select 
“My font1”.
aNote:
 Save the font created in the location below. 
The font will not be usable in the Layout & 
Editing if it’s stored in a different folder.
(Drive where PE-DESIGN was installed) 
\Program Files\Brother\PE-DESIGN 
Ver7\My font
 If Layout & Editing has already started up 
when a new character is saved in Font 
Creator, that character will not appear in 
the Font selector list in Layout & Editing. In 
this case, exit Layout & Editing, and then 
start it up again.
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Click in the Design Page.
Type your text, and then click OK.
→The text is displayed in the Design Page.
bMemo:
You can also enter a character by selecting it 
in the character table, then clicking Insert, or 
simply by double-clicking it. This is particularly 
useful if you have to enter accented 
characters that are not available on your 
keyboard.
bMemo:
The font created in Font Creator can be used 
in Layout & Editing. In addition, it can be 
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Creating Custom Stitch Patterns 
(Programmable Stitch Creator)
Programmable Stitch Creator allows you to create and edit programmable fill stitch and motif stitch patterns, 
which can be used in both Layout & Editing and Design Center. More decorative stitch patterns can be 
designed by using these patterns.
This procedure will go through each step of the basic operation.
Step 1Opening a programmable 
stitch pattern
First, we will open the fill stitch pattern to be 
edited. In this example, we will use stitch pattern 
wave1.pas.
Start up Programmable Stitch Creator.
Click  , then select All Programs, 
then PE-DESIGN Ver7, then Programmable 
Stitch Creator.
Open the programmable fill stitch pattern.
Click File, then Open.Select the stitch pattern file wave1.pas in the 
Pattern folder.
Click Open, or double-click the files icon.
Step 1Opening a programmable stitch pattern
Step 2[Case 1] Drawing lines to edit the stitch pattern
[Case 2] Creating patterns (embossing/engraving) for region sewing (Fill/Stamp mode)
[Case 3] Reshaping a single line to create custom stitch patterns (Motif mode)
Step 3Saving the edited stitch pattern
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Step 2[Case 1] Drawing lines to 
edit the stitch pattern
Now, we are going to draw lines between the 
displayed ones using the Line tool of the Tool Box.
Draw the straight lines.
Click .
→The pointer change to look like  .
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.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.
Repeat the previous operation until you reach 
the end of the wave, and then double-click the 
bottom edge of the work area.
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 273.
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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.
bMemo:
To remove the last point that was entered, 
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Repeat the previous operations to add 
another wave between the first and second 
waves on the right side.
Step 2[Case 2] Creating patterns (embossing/
engraving) for region sewing (Fill/Stamp mode)
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.
Draw a line around the work area.
Click .Click the upper-left corner of the work area.
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.
Click the lower-left corner of the work area.
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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.
Apply the embossing/engraving effects.
Click (Region (engrave)) .
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.
Click (Region (emboss)).
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 2[Case 3] Reshaping a single line to create 
custom stitch patterns (Motif mode)
In Motif mode, you can create original stitch patterns 
by changing the shape of a single line. These stitch 
patterns can be applied in line sewing and region 
sewing in Layout & Editing, and region sewing in 
Design Center.
Switch to Motif mode.
Click Mode, then Motif.
Create the pattern.
Click . 
Click the base line between the start point 
(blue square) and end point (red square).→A block square appears.
Drag the point that you want to move to a new 
position. 
The line that moves turns pink when moving a 
point.
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bMemo:
 To move the point horizontally or vertically, 
hold down the   key while dragging it.
 Pressing the arrow keys moves the 
selected point one grid mark in the direction 
of the arrow on the key. If the grid is not 
displayed, the pattern moves a distance 
smaller than the smallest grid interval in the 
direction of the arrow on the key.
 To delete a selected point, press the 
 key.
Shift
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Step 3Saving 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. (In Motif mode, the file is 
saved as a .pmf file.)
For this example, the file is saved as a .pas file.
Save the created pattern.
Click File, then Save.
Select the drive and the folder, and then type 
in the file name.
Click Save.
Quit Programmable Stitch Creator.
Click File, then Exit.
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Creating Large-Size Embroidery Designs
Large-size embroidery designs can be created in Layout & Editing.
This procedure will go through each step of the basic operation.
Step 1Specifying the Design Page 
size in Layout & Editing
First, we will specify the size of the Design Page 
to match the size of the embroidery design.
Start up Layout & Editing.
Click  , then select All Programs, 
then PE-DESIGN Ver7, then Layout & 
Editing.
Specify the Design Page size.
Click Option, then Design Page Property.Select Custom Size, and then type or select 
the desired width and height for the Design 
Page.
The setting range for Width and Height is 
100 mm to 1000 mm (3.9 inch to 39.4 inch).
This setting is to specify the exact width and 
height of a design.
For this example, set width to 230 mm and 
height to 330 mm
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).
Step 1Specifying the Design Page size in Layout & Editing
Step 2Creating the embroidery design
Step 3Checking the embroidering order
Step 4Saving the design
Step 5Transferring the design to an original card
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Click OK.
Step 2Creating the embroidery 
design
For this example, we will use one of the lace 
embroidery patterns provided with the application.
Import the embroidery pattern.
Click File on the menu bar, point to Import, 
and then click from File on the submenu.Select the embroidery pattern file 
Largelace.pes in the Sample\Design folder.
Click Import to import the embroidery pattern 
file.
Step 3Checking the embroidering 
order
Before the embroidery pattern is sewn, check the 
embroidering order to see the order that the 
design sections are sewn and determine which 
parts of the fabric should be hooped.
The design sections are sewn in order from left to 
right, top to bottom.
Check the embroidery design.
Click Option on the menu bar, and then click 
Design Property.
bMemo:
 With the Section Size (for Hoop Size) 
setting, the width and height of the sections 
are 10mm smaller than the actual hoop size 
in order to provide space for fine positioning 
adjustments with adjustment sections. The 
10mm is for overlapping.
 It is not necessary for the 
Section size (for 
Hoop Size)
 to match the Design Page size. 
Select the hoop size to be used for sewing.
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bMemo:
The embroidery order cannot be checked 
while the pattern is selected; therefore, be 
sure to deselect the pattern before trying to 
check the embroidery order.
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