Chapter 13: Multipass Stitching; Example - Brother BES-100E Workbook

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Multipass stitching is used to sew multicolored text more efﬁciently by reducing the number of times the needles

(each of which contain thread of a different color) need to be changed. For example, with the two-color font Col-

legetown, both colors of a character would be sewn before continuing to the next one. This would mean that the

text shown in ﬁgure 67 below would need 12 needle (thread color) changes, instead of two if the

setting was selected to sew all of one color before sewing all of the other.

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NOTE: The placemarker (four red arrows) shows where the sewing of the entire design ends.

To select multipass stitching:

Using the

tool (

Move

appear around the shape.

Click the

Text Properties

Select the

Multipass stitching

Click the

button.

Example

To create the multicolored text shape "TIGERS", then reduce the number of needle (thread color) changes

needed for sewing it:

Click the

Simple Text

dialog box appears.

In the

box, type "TIGERS" (in uppercase letters).

Text

In the

drop-down list, select "Collegetown" (a two-color font).

Font

In the

box, type "1.0".

Size

In the

box, drag the pointer across the all of the text to highlight it.

Text

Select the black thread color from the

drop-down list.

ondary needle

Click the

button. The text appears as shown below and would be sewn from left to right with 12 needle

(thread color) changes.

Using the

Move

Click the

Text Properties

Select the

Multipass stitching

Click the

button. The text would now be sewn with only two needle (thread color) changes, as shown in

ﬁgure 67 above.