Viking Designer EPIC User Manual page 128

1. Touch the design appliqué button in embroidery edit to
start a new appliqué. To the right, in the shape menu, you
will find different shapes, letters and numbers to choose
from when creating your appliqué design. Touch a shape
to load it.
2. Touch one of the decorative stitches to load it to the
shape line.
3. To change the size of the appliqué design, touch one of
the scale handles in the corners of the design selection
frame and move your finger on the screen. The touch
function scale will automatically be selected. To rotate
your shape, touch the rotate handle on the screen. The
touch function rotate will automatically be selected.
4. Touch OK to confirm your design appliqué and load to
the embroidery edit window. Touch GO to enter
embroidery stitch out.
Stitch Out
5. The first color block will sew a straight stitch outline on
the base fabric to show where the appliqué will be sewn.
6. Place your appliqué fabric over the outline stitch on the
base fabric. Make sure that your appliqué fabric covers
the outline.
7. The second color block will sew another straight stitch to
secure the appliqué fabric to the base fabric.
8. Trim excess appliqué fabric as close to the stitching line
as possible.
9. The stitches in color block three will cover the raw edges
of your appliqué.
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4. Candlewicking stitch
(narrow)
5. Feathered satin stitch
(narrow)
6. Satin stitch (narrow)
7. Satin stitch (wide)
8 Embroidery
8. Feathered satin stitch
(wide)
9. Candlewicking stitch
(wide)
10. OK, return to
embroidery edit
11. Selection area