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Stitch Creator™ feature
Stitch Creator™ feature
In Stitch Creator™ feature, you can create completely new stitches and adjust every single stitch point.   
Or, customize any of the built-in 9mm stitches to create your own version of that stitch.  Add, erase, mirror 
and move stitch points directly on screen. 
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line will help you to create your stitch. Your stitch can be up to approximately 500mm (20”) long and can 

1.  Stitch selection area
2.  Arrows for scrolling through stitch 
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Stitch Creator™ feature
Open and exit Stitch Creator™ feature
Stitch Creator™ feature can be used in both sewing 
mode and in embroidery mode. To open, just touch 
the Stitch Creator™ feature icon (A) on the option 
bar. To close Stitch Creator™ feature and sew or 
embroider your created stitch or combination, touch 
OK (18) in the top right corner of the screen.
Note: If sewing mode is active and your programmed 
stitch is ready to be sewn, you can also close the active 
function by pressing the foot control, or by pressing the 
start/stop button.
Some stitches cannot be used with Stitch Creator™ 
feature. If you try to select one of these stitches, a 
pop-up will notify you.
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A stitch point is the point where the needle goes 
through the fabric. Stitches are connected by stitch 
points.
Each stitch point is indicated by a dot. A marked 
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selected stitch point is indicated by an outlined 
square.
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or stitch point
To add a new stitch point touch the new stitch point 
icon (6). You can also add an existing stitch from the 
stitch selection area (1) or selection menu (19).
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To select a stitch point, just touch it on screen 
with your stylus. If selecting more than one stitch 
point, the stitches in between will automatically be 
selected as well.
To mark the previous or next stitch point in your 
stitch, use the arrows (12). 
Information about the created stitch is shown 
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stitch point. The second number is the total number 
of stitch points. 
						

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Long touch the multi-select icon to select all stitch 
points at the same time.
To select the stitch points next to the marked stitch 
point, touch the multi-select icon and then touch the 
arrows (12) to select the next stitch point. 
Use the up arrow to select stitch points before the 
marked stitch point and the down arrow to select 
the stitch points after the marked stitch point. 
Note: If selecting stitch points using the up arrow, you 
can deselect them by touching the down arrow.
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If you want to delete a single stitch point, select the 
stitch point and touch the delete icon. If more than 
one stitch point is selected, they will all be deleted 
when touching the delete icon.
Use the long touch function to delete all stitch 
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If you want to duplicate a stitch point, select the 
stitch point and use the duplicate icon to create a 
copy. 
If several stitch points are selected, all stitch points 
will be duplicated and inserted after the marked 
stitch point.
Use the long touch function to get a pop-up where 
you can enter the exact number of duplicates you 
want to insert.
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Touch this icon to insert one single stitch point. The 
two stitch points will create a new stitch.
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When using the zoom icons, the focus will be on the 
marked stitch point.
The distance between the grid lines equals 1mm on 

grid lines will appear. The distance between these 
lines equals 0.5mm. If zooming out, only the edge 
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The selected stitch point(s) will be mirrored side to 
side.
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The selected stitch points will be mirrored end to 
end.
Note: Only enabled if more than one stitch point is 
selected.
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Touch the triple stitch icon and the selected 
stitch(es) will be tripled. 
Note: Only enabled if more than one stitch point is 
selected.7. Mirroring side to side
8. Mirroring end to end
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Stitch Creator™ feature
Touch functions
Use your stylus to make changes directly on screen 

pan and move depending on which touch function is 
activated. You can also use the arrows in the wheel to 
make minor adjustments.
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You can move the selected stitch or stitch points using 
your stylus on the screen or touch the arrows in the 
wheel (15).
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You can either pan using your stylus on the screen or 
touch the arrows in the wheel (15).
Note: You can not pan outside the sewing area, i.e. when 
scale is 100% or less, you can not pan sideways. 
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The number to the left above the wheel (16) shows 
the actual needle position from the center line for the 
marked stitch point.
The number to the right above the wheel (17) shows 
the actual feeding length from the previous stitch 
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Stitch Creator™ feature
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To sew the created stitch touch OK (18) in the top 
right corner of the screen. The stitch will be loaded 
to the mode that was active when entering Stitch 
Creator™ feature; sewing mode or Embroidery edit.
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If sewing mode is active when closing Stitch 
Creator™ feature, your stitch will be loaded to 
sewing mode and is ready to be sewn. 
If selecting another stitch in sewing mode and then 
re-opening Stitch Creator™ feature, your created 
stitch will remain unchanged. Every time Stitch 
Creator™ feature is closed, the stitch will be loaded 
to sewing mode.
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When loaded to Embroidery edit your stitch will 
become an embroidery design. Go to Embroidery 
stitch-out and stitch it out as a regular design.
If a stitch is selected and you re-open Stitch 
Creator™ feature from embroidery mode, the stitch 
will remain unchanged. If no stitch is selected, Stitch 
Creator™ feature will be empty when re-opened, 
ready to create something new. Every time Stitch 
Creator™ feature is closed, the stitch will be loaded 
to Embroidery edit.
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Saving a stitch is done in sewing mode or 
Embroidery edit. Close Stitch Creator™ feature 
by touching OK (18) in the top right corner of the 
screen. 
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In sewing mode stitches created in Stitch Creator™ 
feature are saved the same way as regular stitches. 
Save the stitch by touching the Save options icon 

(a) and personal menu (b). See page 4:9-4:10 for 
more information.
Note: A stitch created in Stitch Creator™ feature cannot 
be saved as a default stitch. The icon (c) will be grayed 
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In embroidery mode the stitch is saved as a design. 
Touch the Save to Personal designs icon (A) and 

See page 8:8 for more information.
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To  u s e  Stitch Creator™ feature in either  
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Stitch Creator™ feature can be used in either sewing 
mode or embroidery mode. A stitch created when 
sewing mode is active will not be available when 
opening Stitch Creator™ feature after activating 
embroidery mode and vice versa. The created stitch 
will not be transferred to the other mode. 
A stitch created when embroidery mode is active 
will become an embroidery design when loaded to 
Embroidery edit and cannot be sewn as a stitch in 
sewing mode. 
A stitch created in sewing mode can be loaded 
manually into Embroidery edit, but will then 
become an embroidery design.
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A stitch created in Stitch Creator™ feature can be 
used as part of a sequence. In sequencing, open 
selection menu and locate your saved stitch. The 
stitch will be inserted at the cursor position in the 
sequence.
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pop-ups
Not an editable stitch
Some stitches are not available to edit in Stitch 
Creator™ feature. Buttonholes, Maxi Stitches, 
stacking stitches, ribbon stitches and four direction 
stitches cannot be opened in Stitch Creator™ 
feature.
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Your programmed stitch can be up to 
approximately 500mm (20”) long. If the sequence 
exceeds the maximum length this pop-up will let 
you know.
The stitch or stitch point you are trying to add will 
make the sequence too long. 
						

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