Brother PE-DESIGN NEXT Instruction Manual
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Tutorial 2: Drawing shapes to create an embroidery design
Tutorial 2: Drawing shapes to create an
embroidery design
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.
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.
The sample file for this tutorial can be found at the following location.
Documents (My Documents)\PE-DESIGN NEXT\Tutorial\Tutorial_2
Documents (My Documents)\PE-DESIGN NEXT\Tutorial\Tutorial_2
Step 1
Drawing and moving shapes
We will follow the procedure described below to
draw shapes.
draw shapes.
1
Select the Shape tool.
2
Specify the thread color and sew type for the
lines.
lines.
3
Specify the thread color and sew type for the
regions.
regions.
4
Drag the pointer in the Design Page to draw the
shape.
shape.
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
Shape tools
Line color button
Line sew type selector
Region color button
Region sew type selector
Thread color palette
Selected thread color and color name
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