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EasyEdit lets you edit individual stitches. You
simply select them like any other object and move
the needlepoint position as required. You may need
to do this particularly when working with 'stitch'
files which do not contain design outline data. See
Stitch Editing for details.
Advanced digitizing
For the experienced embroidery digitizer, JANOME
Embroidery Software provides a range of advanced
digitizing features to improve the look of your
embroidery as well as cater for different styles of
embroidery.
Object details, fabrics and templates
Embroidery object details include general
characteristics such as size and position, as well as
embroidery-specific characteristics such as stitch
type and density. The particular settings determine
how stitches will be regenerated when you
reshape, transform or scale an object. When you
start a new design, JANOME Embroidery Software
uses default settings or 'values' stored in the fabric
or template. It provides a set of optimized settings
to take into account the type of fabric you are
stitching on.
Embroidery appearance and quality depends a lot
on underlay which serves as a foundation for the
cover stitching. Although it increases the stitch
count, underlay helps to stabilize fabrics and
reduce puckering and pulling especially on larger
designs. Embroidery stitches pull fabric inward
where the needle penetrates. This can cause gaps
to appear in the embroidery. For an object to sew
out correctly, it must have correct stitch spacing,
JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book
Chapter 3 Introduction to Embroidery Digitizing
sufficient pull compensation
suitable underlay for the combination of cover
stitch type, object type, object shape and fabric.
Most designs use the 'Normal' template, but you
can create and use your own. In fact you can save
any combination of settings in a template, such as
favorite stitch or lettering settings. These,
however, will generally be overridden by fabric
settings. See Object Details, Fabrics and Templates
for details.
Advanced digitizing techniques
JANOME Embroidery Software provides specialized
digitizing features to enhance your embroidery.
Use the Cut Hole tool to cut holes in objects in
order to prevent a build-up of stitch layers where
they are not needed. The Fill Holes function fills
holes in selected Parallel Fill objects either by
removing them altogether or by creating new
objects based on the holes in the original object.
See Advanced Digitizing Techniques
Use Feather Edge to create rough edges, to
create shading effects, or to imitate fur or other
fluffy textures in your design. Gradient Fill is an
artistic stitch effect that gradually varies the stitch
spacing between dense and open fill along an
embroidery object. It allows you to easily create
different shading and color effects. See
gradient fill effects for details.
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for details.
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