Brother Pe Design 7 Manual

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To display information for the other design 
sections in the emboroidery, click on Next and 
Previous to move back and forth through 
each section.
Check the design, and then click Close.
Step 4Saving the design
Once the embroidery design is finished, you may 
want to save it in order to retrieve it later.
Click File, then Save.
Select the drive and the folder, and then type 
in the file name.
Click Save.
aNote:
Before an embroidery pattern created in a 
custom Design Page is...

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Step 5Transferring the design to an 
original card
By writing a design to a media that can be used in 
your embroidery machine and transferring it to 
your embroidery machine, you can actually sew 
the design. For this example, we will transfer the 
design to an original card.
Insert an original card into the USB card
writer module.
Transfer the embroidery design.
Click File, then Write to Card.
→The following message appears.Click OK.
→The following message appears.
Click OK....

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Sew Types
The sewing attributes for each sew type are first set to their default settings; however, by changing the settings 
of the sewing attributes, you can create custom stitching.
cFor more details, refer to “Line sewing attributes” on page 153 (Layout & Editing).
cFor more details, refer to “Line sewing attributes” on page 218 (Design Center).
cFor more details, refer to “Region sewing attributes” on page 155 (Layout & Editing).
cFor more details, refer to “Region sewing...

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Cross Stitch Concentric Circle Stitch
Radial Stitch Spiral Stitch
Piping Stitch Piping Stitch (motif setting) 
Random Walking Stitch
cFor more details, refer to “Programmable fill stitch” on page 157 (Layout & Editing).
cFor more details, refer to “Programmable fill stitch” on page 221 (Design Center).
cFor more details, refer to “Motif stitch” on page 154 in “Line sewing attributes” (Layout & Editing).
cFor more details, refer to “Motif stitch” on page 159 in “Region sewing...

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Enlarging/Reducing Embroidery Patterns
There are several ways of enlarging or reducing an imported embroidery pattern in Layout & Editing. You may 
choose to scale your pattern with the pointer, or apply the Stitch to Block function, then scale the pattern.
When you normally scale an imported pattern, the number of stitches that will be sewn remains the same, 
resulting in a change of embroidery quality if the size of the pattern is greatly changed. However, by holding 
down the...

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When satin stitching is sewn in a wide area, the stitched area may shrink after sewing, depending on the 
material and the type of thread used. If this happens, switch to this alternate method: Select the fill stitch 
and use stabilizer material on the reverse side of the fabric.
Tips for Importing Images for Design 
Center
Refer to the following when importing images for Design Center.

When scanning illustrations
If the outline is not clear, trace the outline on tracing...

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Removing Sections of Stitch Pattern 
(by Using the Split Stitch tool)
Click   on the Tool Box in Layout & Editing, click a frame around the desired section of the stitch pattern, 
and then double-click to remove the framed section.
cFor more details, refer to “Splitting off parts of a stitch pattern” on page 116.
Creating Beautiful Photo Embroidery

For Photo Stitch
Select a photograph that shows a large 
image. (A photograph with an intricate 
image, for example, one that...

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cFor more details, refer to “Editing User Thread Color Lists” on page 162.
Fonts Suitable for Embroidering

When sewing small fonts
For best results when embroidering designs 
containing small font patterns, follow the 
recommendations described below.
1.Reduce the thread tension to less than what is 
used when embroidering normal designs.
2.Sew at a speed slower than what is used when 
embroidering normal designs.
(For details on adjusting the thread tension 
and sewing speed,...

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Tips and Techniques
Creating Outlined Characters (Using Text 
Converted to Outline Object)
Outlined characters within a shape can be created by applying the Convert to Outline Object command to a 
character of a TrueType font.
1.Use a Shape tool to draw a shape.
cFor more details, refer to “Drawing 
Shapes” on page 118.
2.Select a character in a TrueType font.
3.Right-click the character, and then select 
Convert to Outline Object from the menu 
that appeared.
cFor more details, refer to “Converting...

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Converting Characters (Japanese, Chinese, 
Korean, etc) to Embroidery Patterns
Embroidery patterns can be created from various characters, such as Japanese, Chinese, Korean etc, using 
TrueType fonts.
For this example, we will create an embroidery pattern from Japanese characters.
1.Select a Text tool, and then select a Japanese 
TrueType font (for example, “MS Gothic”).
2.Click in the Design Page where you want to 
enter the text. The Edit Text Letters dialog 
box appears....