User manual SINGER 141G INSTRUCTION MANUAL

[. . . ] Information in this document is subject to change without notice. The software described in this document is furnished under a license agreement and/or nondisclosure agreement. The software may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of those agreements. No part of this publication and the software may be copied, photocopied, reproduced, translated, or reduced to any electronic medium or machine-readable form without the manufacturer's written permission. [. . . ] In the Command list, select one of the following commands: · · · 5 Select Trim to trim the thread. Select Stop to stop the machine. Select No Command to not add commands. Click OK. Applying lock stitches You can apply predefined and custom lock stitches using the Commands property page. You can apply lock stitches to the start and end of segments. You can also specify the length of start and end lock stitches or create custom lock stitches. The line (lock stitch type) adds 4 stitches in a straight line. Each stitch will match the specified lock stitch length. To apply a lock stitch: 1 2 Select the segment. Click the Segment Settings tool on the ribbon. You see the Segment Settings property pages. In the Lock Stitch - End list, select the type of end lock stitch you want applied to your segment: None Basic Line Click OK. 5 96 Changing a thread color number You can change the thread color of a design by using the property pages rather than the thread palette at the bottom of the Xpressive workspace. The first color in the palette is Thread 1, the second color in the palette is Thread 2, and so on. To change a thread color number: 1 2 Select the segment. Click the Segment Settings tool on the ribbon. You select stitches by clicking on a single stitch or by clicking and dragging to draw a box around parts of the design. With the Lasso Stitch Select tool, you can draw a polygon to fit around parts of the design instead of a box. The spacebar is a hotkey that toggles between stitch editing using the Stitch Select tool and outline editing using the Select tool. Remember to use caution while editing stitches and segments. For more information, see "Editing Stitches and Stitches Groups". Typically, when you add or modify segments in a design, Xpressive will not regenerate stitches for the entire design. The software will, however, generate stitches for the segment being modified unless region carving or line carving requires regeneration. If region carving segments require regeneration, segments affected by region To select stitches using the Stitch Select tool: 1 In the Stitch Edit toolbar, click the Stitch Select tool. To select a single stitch, click the stitch you want. To select multiple stitches, do one of the following: Click and drag to form a rectangle box around the stitches you want to select. 2 3 SINGER XPRESSIVE II User's Guide 99 Click a stitch at the start of your selection. Press Shift on your keyboard while you click the stitch at the end of your selection. To extend the range of selected stitches, press Shift again or Shift+CTRL while you click any stitch outside the range of stitches already selected. Press CTRL on your keyboard while you click each stitch not already selected. [. . . ] System used to measure the running speed of an embroidery machine. SPI Stitches per inch. The imperial measurement for density of stitches. SINGER XPRESSIVE II User's Guide 217 Steil Stitch See Column Stitch. Stitch Bleeding See Bleeding. Stitch Editing Digitizing feature that allows one or more stitches in a pattern to be deleted, lengthened or altered. Stitch Gap The area(s) of a design without stitching, where stitching should have occurred. Stitch Select tool The Stitch Select tool, located in the Stitch Edit toolbar and in the Stitch Edit menu, allows you to work in Stitch Mode. This tool allows you to select and modify individual or groups of stitches. You can select stitches by clicking on a single stitch or by clicking and dragging to draw a box around parts of the design. [. . . ]