Brother PE-DESIGN NEXT Instruction Manual

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Applying Sewing Attributes to Lines and Regions
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(2) From the Thread Chart selector, select a 
thread brand or your user thread chart.
(3) From the list of thread colors, select the 
desired color.
(4) Click to switch the mode.
(5) Displays all thread colors being used in 
the embroidery design. When an 
embroidery pattern is selected, a frame 
appears around the colors used in that 
pattern. The same thread colors can be 
specified by selecting them here.
Special colors
(6) NOT DEFINED: If you want to be able to 
manually select the color for a 
monochrome pattern, you can select NOT 
DEFINED
Colors for creating appliqués
You can create appliqués using the following 
three special colors.
(7) APPLIQUE MATERIAL: marks the 
outline of the region to cut from the 
appliqué material.
(8) APPLIQUE POSITION: marks the 
position on the backing material where 
the appliqué must be sewn.
(9) APPLIQUE: sews the appliqué on the 
backing material.
Sew type 
Use these to set the sew type for outlines, inside 
regions, text, and manual punching patterns.
Click in a sew type selector, and then click the 
desired sew type.
 The available settings that appear differ 
depending on the object that is selected.
c
“Line sew  / Region sew” on page 56 and 
“Specifying sewing attributes” on page 58
b
Memo:
Region 2 can only be selected if a gradation 
with a blending effect is specified.
c
“Creating a gradation/blending” 
on page 44
b
Memo:
By using the Applique Wizard, appliqués can 
easily be created.
c
“Tutorial 9: Creating Appliqués” 
on page 153
(7)
(7)
(6)
(8)
(9)
Object type
Line sew type 
settings
Region sew type 
settings
Text 
(built-in fonts 
(025,029), 
custom fonts)
None
Satin,
Fill,
Prog. Fill
(programmable fill)
Text 
(built-in fonts 
(except 025 
and 029), 
monogram 
fonts, 
TrueType 
fonts)
Zigzag
Running,
Triple,
Motif,
Stem,
Candlewicking,
E/V
Text 
(Small font)
None
None
Manual 
punching 
pattern
None
Satin,
Fill,
Prog. Fill
(programmable fill),
Piping,
Motif
Others
Zigzag,
Running,
Triple,
Motif,
Stem,
Candlewicking,
E/V
Satin,
Fill,
Prog. Fill
(programmable fill),
Piping,
Motif,
Cross,
Concentric Circle,
Radial,
Spiral,
Stippling
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