Brother PE-Design 8.0 Instruction Manual page 103

Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing)
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Region sewing attributes
The available attributes differ depending on the selected sew type.
Satin stitch
To specify underlay stitching, select the check box, and then specify settings for the following attributes.
Use underlay stitching to prevent shrinking during stitching.
Specify the type of underlay stitching to be sewn.
• With text and manual punching patterns
Under
sewing
Density
Select Dense, Medium or Light as the density for the underlay stitching.
Specify the stitch density as the number of threads per
millimeter.
Gradation
Density To specify a gradation (shading) for the density, select the
check box.
This cannot be specified under the following conditions.
• The sewing direction is set to Variable
• Text and manual punching patterns
Click Pattern to set the gradation pattern.
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"Creating a gradation/blending" on page 115.
Edge only
Region only (single layer of zigzag
shaped stitches)
Region only (single layer of piping
stitches)
Edge and region (single layer of
zigzag shaped stitches)
Region only (double layer of zigzag
shaped and piping stitches)
• With other patterns
Single: Sews perpendicular to the
specified sewing direction.
Double: Sews at a 45° and –45° angle
to the specified sewing direction.
Coarse
Off
Fine
On
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