3. Drawing Shapes to Create an
Embroidery Design
This section will describe how to draw various shapes and combine them to create an embroidery design.
The Shape tools in Layout & Editing allow you to draw various shapes. Using these tools, we will draw the
stem, leaves, flower and flower pot.
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Step 1
Drawing and moving shapes
Step 2
Duplicating, flipping and moving shapes
Step 3
Specifying hole sewing
Step 4
Applying a pattern to stitching
Step 5
Editing points and modifying shapes
Step 1
Drawing and moving shapes
We will follow the procedure described below to
draw shapes.
1 Select the Shape tool.
2 Specify the thread color and sew type for the
lines.
3 Specify the thread color and sew type for the
regions.
4 Drag the pointer in the Design Page to draw the
shape.
Line color button
Region color button
Region sew type selector
Shape tools
Selected thread color and color name
Tutorial
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Line sew type selector
Thread color palette
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Draw the stem.
(1) Click
, then
(2) Click
to display the color palette.
(3) Click LIME GREEN.
If the desired color is not displayed, move
the scroll bar until it appears.
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