Brother PE-DESIGN 8 - Manual (Page 103)

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Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing)
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Region sewing attributes
The available attributes differ depending on the selected sew type.
Satin stitch
Under
sewing
To specify underlay stitching, select the check box, and then specify settings for the following attributes.
Use underlay stitching to prevent shrinking during stitching.
Specify the type of underlay stitching to be sewn.
• With text and manual punching patterns • With other patterns
Density
Select Dense, Medium or Light as the density for the underlay stitching.
Density
Specify the stitch density as the number of threads per
millimeter.
Coarse Fine
Gradation
To specify a gradation (shading) for the density, select the
check box.
This cannot be specified under the following conditions.
• The sewing direction is set to Variable
• Text and manual punching patterns
Click Pattern to set the gradation pattern.
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“Creating a gradation/blending” on page 115.
Off On
Edge only
Region only (single layer of zigzag
shaped stitches)
Region only (single layer of piping
stitches)
Edge and region (single layer of
zigzag shaped stitches)
Region only (double layer of zigzag
shaped and piping stitches)
Single: Sews perpendicular to the
specified sewing direction.
Double: Sews at a 45° and –45° angle
to the specified sewing direction.