Embroidery; Other Items To Consider; A Successful Digitizer; Manual And Run Stitches - ELNA XPRESSIVE 2 User Manual

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addition, good designs not only have visual
appeal, but also run well on the embroidery
machine.

Embroidery

• Determine the fabric that the design will
be sewn on. Fabrics such as crossgrain
and corduroy need special consideration
when punching. Caps also need special
consideration.
• Determine how the design will run. Know
the sewing path and what is sewn on top
of what. Start with the background.
• Choose your thread colors and sequence.
• Try to place Run stitches between regions
so that the Run is covered by stitches that
come later.
• If a punching tool is enabled, you can
press the Spacebar on your keyboard to
toggle between the Run
enabled punching tool. The user can
digitize a run segment and press the
Spacebar again to toggle back to the
previously used punching tool.

Other items to consider

• Are there special customer
specifications?
• Does an outline need to be drawn around
the Fill?
• Does the width of the columns need to be
wider?
• Is the lettering minimum size or larger?

A successful digitizer

• Allows for a "learning curve". You may
need to continue having difficult designs
digitized by an outside source—this is
normal.
• Spends time practicing.
• Has realistic expectations.
• Views designs as basic shapes.
Manual and Run
Stitches

Creating Bean stitches

Use the Run
A Bean stitch is also known as a Three Ply
stitch and is a running stitch where the
machine sews over each stitch three times
before it moves to the next stitch. The result
tool and the
is a heavy running stitch.
tool to create Bean stitches.
To change the properties of your
segment, click the Segment Settings
tool on the ribbon or double-click the
segment. You see the Segment Settings
property pages. Click the appropriate
property page and make the setting
changes.