Chapter 4Character/Decorative StitchesSELECTING STITCH PATTERNS...............................................................................................146■ Stitch Selection Screens....................................................................................................................................... 147Selecting Decorative Stitch Patterns/7mm Decorative Stitch Patterns/Satin Stitch Patterns/7mm Satin Stitch Patterns/Cross Stitch/Utility Decorative Stitch Patterns .............................................................................................................. 148Alphabet Characters ...................................................................................................................................................... 148■ Deleting Characters............................................................................................................................................. 150■ Adjusting the Character Spacing.......................................................................................................................... 150SEWING STITCH PATTERNS ...................................................................................................152Sewing Attractive Finishes ............................................................................................................................................. 152Basic Sewing .................................................................................................................................................................. 152Making Adjustments ...................................................................................................................................................... 153EDITING STITCH PATTERNS ..................................................................................................155■ Key Functions ...................................................................................................................................................... 155Changing the Size .......................................................................................................................................................... 157Changing the Length (for 7mm Satin Stitch Patterns Only)............................................................................................ 157Creating a Vertical Mirror Image ................................................................................................................................... 157Creating a Horizontal Mirror Image .............................................................................................................................. 158Sewing a Pattern Continuously ...................................................................................................................................... 158Changing Thread Density (for Satin Stitch Patterns Only) ............................................................................................. 158Returning to the Beginning of the Pattern...................................................................................................................... 159Checking the Image ....................................................................................................................................................... 160COMBINING STITCH PATTERNS ...........................................................................................162Before Combining .......................................................................................................................................................... 162Combining Various Stitch Patterns ................................................................................................................................ 162Combining Large and Small Stitch Patterns ................................................................................................................... 164Combining Horizontal Mirror Image Stitch Patterns ..................................................................................................... 165Combining Stitch Patterns of Different Length .............................................................................................................. 165Making Step Stitch Patterns (for 7mm Satin Stitch Patterns Only) ................................................................................. 166■ More Examples .................................................................................................................................................... 168USING THE MEMORY FUNCTION.........................................................................................169Stitch Data Precautions ................................................................................................................................................. 169■ Types of Stitch Data that can be Used ................................................................................................................. 169■ Types of USB Devices/Media that can be Used ................................................................................................... 169■ Computers and Operating Systems with the Following Specifications can be Used ............................................ 169■ Precautions on Using the Computer to Create and Save Data ............................................................................. 169■ Trademarks.......................................................................................................................................................... 170Saving Stitch Patterns in the Machine’s Memory ........................................................................................................... 171■ If the Memory is Full............................................................................................................................................ 172Saving Stitch Patterns to USB Media.............................................................................................................................. 173Saving Stitch Patterns in the Computer.......................................................................................................................... 175Retrieving Stitch Patterns from the Machine’s Memory ................................................................................................. 176Recalling from USB Media ............................................................................................................................................. 177Recalling from the Computer......................................................................................................................................... 178