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Feature's 01 the Bing,s,,, ,P'rqjessiono;,1 Sew, .. '~a,re' ,Op,ti:on ,1 .• 1

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.dst. and .exp files lcan now be' converted from stitches to blocks, Designs can then be resized and the stitches 'Will recalculate to the new siae. Stitch Typee and Stitch Parameters can also be edited,

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AdcU'tiollal, :FUI ,P,a:tte'i',DS, ~ L:io,e l)'e£'Q.r Stitche:s,

~ 00 additional fill patterns called Line Decor: Stitches" havenew been added to the soRwaflf!.

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La)c:e ,P,a'tterAS,

20 Lace patterns have' also been added to the software.

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Ou.tlilo.e: FiU D,igiUzi.:n,g: Metbod

The new Outline FiU d~gitizmgm!efhod allows for multiple stitch d irectionstobe plotted in one block,

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CIiQ;SS Stitc:h Digit'izi'lI,g :Me't.,od

The P'SWJs rrew Cross SUtch, dilgitiz~ng tool can turn images Into cross stitch designs.

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AutOi IComor Reduc:e ~ F,or' sca,DDiD.g a:nd Bnt,o 'tl'aciQI'imag'e's Auto Color Reduoe changes blocks of an image to one color for easier auto tracing.

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6,I,oek, to Block 'Ool.iclllr IC:baB.g;e:

A new quick and easyway to insert at color stop between blocks.

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Lertte:ring

Stitch type for lettering now can be du~.llged from Satin to Step Satin before :filUng the letters with stitches.

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10. Dir,ect Input 'ofSca:nned Images

The PSW is able to read scanned images" Internet images and images auch as TlF fiWes directly into the software,

II. AbUity,toiD1d,ep:enden'tly' c,boos'E! ,low'" M,e:dium" ,and Higb thr,ea.d tension for each stitch bI'ock.

This new function can be Found in Edit Outline - Stitch Parameters, and can be used to create d:if(:erent tensionJ texture effects with individual blocks.

12. O'tUize the H,oop, FUDc'tion with Images

This visually aids in deciding the size of an image before digitizing,

13. Double' cUc'ks of'the, m,oiuse qOt,," r,e:a,Id" as 'OB'e cUck~

This eliminates the srtua ion on the XL-IOOO wh ~ re a blank step is shown on the screen due to double clicking in he software,

14. AhUility tOil IC.haoge: the B:ae:lkg:ro,und, Colo,I" i:D tb€'!, Embrolidery Simulat,or

This feature makes it possible Q; viaualize exactly how a design ,"rill look on a fabric color.

1 S. B:lock Sti,t;ch ,Diil:le,ctio'D,

The stitch an le of a block can now be seen in th lower righ corner of tbe PSW screen.

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When a desiqr: is loaded that does not include block» of sti'tcnes" such as a .dst or.exp, the p'n)gnun will automatically shous« a di,alog box asking if you UIOtdd lrk,e ,t,o convert stitches ,!o b.locks.

if you say yes, the stitches will be conv,ertect to blocks. TI'tis will en.able you to edit the desrgtl..

2. Cho se the Drive: where the design is located.

3., Choose the ,FUe Type:

4. Choose- the design and click OK,

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5. It d'lslog box \ViU now appear and ask COl!lv€11 stitches ro :block? Click Yes if the design will be edited. If no editing Is to be done" choose No. The design can then be loaded and sewn.

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Tf1€ stitch count will increase when you com_Jert stitch s to b,locks.

P'SW Option 1.1

O'utline Gerreraelon ~ Convert:ing Stitc·hes to Block

Changill,g th,e Size ofa Desig,Il:

Once a design has been loaded and the stitches changed to .blocks,the size of the design can be changed",

1,. Choose Modify:DimensioDs.

2. The Dimensions dialog box will appear and the design will be shown as a white ailhouette.

3. X and Y: represent the height and width in l/lOmm and call, be changed be clicking on the arrOWSQT typing the rrumberin the box.

4. Click on the Lock icon to rnairitain the ratio of the design.

5. To change the design. by a percentage instead of mm, click the left

mouse on the % box. A check mark will appear in the box .. 1000% is. default

120iO/G, .. vill increase the size of the design. by 20%, 70% will decrease the Si7.e of the design by 300%

6.. Click OK to set the sire and stitches. The PSWprograJ,1!1 'VYi.H recalculate thestitches for the altered deaign.

Stitch Types and Stitch Parameters c:an also be utilized to edit designs.

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PS'W,Option 1.1

Digitiz.ing - Additi,onal Complex FlU Pa.tte':rns

Rlhen di"gitffiing there are now 1,0,0 additional Lines Decor Stitches (texU,i,Te) and 2'0 Special (lace appearance} stitches under the Create .Methods Complex ,Fill section. These textured fm's .can be edited under Stitch Parameters to create nUnl€r;OUS effects.

L In the p,sWprograrn dick the left mouse on FHes:N"ew, Dr choose the Net 1 ~ icon in the tool bar,

2. En the Open dialog box choose the drive.

3. Select the FUe Type:: and the desired image.

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4. Choose the Current :M'ethod icon.

5. Choose the Co,mplex: FiU icon.

6. The SUtch Type of the block can be selected at this time by clicking on the arrow by Satin - drop down menu,

7. To select one of the textured fills; dick on L,ines decol:'. To select one of the lace like patterns, dick on Specialli f,;,titch..

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Lines decor has been selected here.

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pre view all the stitch textures.

Digitizin.g ~ A,d,ditioD;al Complex Fnl Patt,erns

8. Choose a Line decol' stitch pattern and a preview of the texture \'v1H appear in the dialog box frame. Click OK.

'9. Click the rightmouse to activate the digitizing function.

10. Toa'utotrace a block hold down the control key on the computer keyboard and click the left mouse on the block to be digitized..

11. Click the right mouse to end the outline function.

12. Input the direction of the segment.

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Mwn using Line decor Stitch. it's best to use a horizontal stitch direction

13. Input the first and last point of the segment. The stitches will now fill In.

14. Use the Embroidery Simulator to preview the design .. ,

The size o] the Line decor or Special stitch patterns can be adjusted using Patter-n Size unde.r Stif£h Parameters.

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.PSW Option 1. 1

Digitiz:i:ng .. Create Method: Ou.tline F:ill

There are n.ow six Create ,Methods for digitizing.

The Outline FiU digitizing meth(.d is used to plot multiple angles of tne stitches within asegn~en.t

1. Open an image to digi tize.

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Click on the Cu:rre.n.t Method icon

3. Choose the OultJhle FiU method.' '~' '~

4. Choose the 8tilteh Type.

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5. Click the light mOluse to activate the digitizing function. In the ]Qwer leftpr.owpt ]"iine it sta1:es.lnputtheoutUne

6. Click the left mouse around a segment of the image to input the refer-ence poin ts +

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A short left m.ouse dick cn~ates curued Unes. A long left nlOuse dick or simutanuously pressing AU and the left mouse creates straight lirws.

F9 deletes the last point.

7.. Click the right mouse to doge the

digitized eegmerrt.

8.. The prompt line states Input the diroction.s

9,. Click the left mouse outside the block area, move the mouse to. create the stitch dire c'tio n. .. Click the left mouse a second time to enter the selected direction; ~gajli malting sure it is outside the block.

.Digi.tizin.g~Create M,ethod: Outline F.iU

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Make sun? the direction lines or inclination lines cut through the sti.tching ar:ea.,

Mo.,ice sure the lines are placed in order from. left to right or right to left Do not cross :the direction lines"

10. Arter all the direction lines are input dick the right mouse to end the inclination function.

It. In the lower left prompt line it states Input the first PO,IR't. CRick the left mouse where you would like the machine to start sewing this segment.

12. The lower leftprompt line now states Input the last block point.

Click the left mouse where you would like the machine to stop sewing this segmen t.

13. The segmentwill now fill with stitches.

PSW Option 1. 1

Sc'anni.,D,g: ,~ Auto Color Reduce

Currently due to the amazing number of colors tfwt are scanned into an imof]>€ file (e.ither black and white or color) the auto trace functiot: may not he able to read all the colors and cannot: automasicailufil: uiitt: stitches. With Auto ,Color R,edu,ce the color blocksare changed to 011e color so Auto Trace will work more effectively. Although this is not specifically a photo program and is not quaranteed to 'work with all p,hotos,it does make scanning some photos and auto tracing possible.

1. Place an image in the scanrier and Glick on scan.

3. Go to Files: Twain Scanner.

2. Close the scanner dialog box.

4. Scan the image. A dialog boxwill appear stating Trali$fefflf19 Data.

5,. Then another dialog box will appear stating Load Imag,e Directly.

6. Click yes.

7. The scanned image will appear on the screen.

8" It's a good idea to save the image before continuing. Click on. FiJ.es: S,ave As"

10. Once the image has been. saved, click on Utilities;. Color Reduction ..

9. The file may be saved in any of the formats listed urider File Type.

1.1. Notice the colors in the image become more solid.

12. 'The image should now autotrace more easily.

13. To restore the image back to the original colors dick on Utilities: Undo Colo,1' Redueti.on. All colors will be restored.

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The same technique can be applied to images, such as clipart and downloaded images from the Iriterriet.

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Edi.ting - Add,itng and Delet'jj,ng Color Stops.

A change color code has been added in the editing operarion jor (LU ojthe creatio Q methods,

Adding Color Stops,

11, Open a design in the PS\V" 2, Select Edit:Edit Outline. 3" Select a. block

4. Press STOP (this is a color change function)

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5. The PSW program will now add a color stop between the selected block and the previous blocks.

Deleting Color Stop's

1. Click on Choices..Stitch Edit

2. Press the Horne key on yQl.!.f' computer keyboard to move to the

beginning of the design.

3. Click on the Binoculars in the top tool bar .. (This is the Move to function)

4. Click on the Stop icon in the small dialog box

5. Click on the arrow icon with the small 6 in the corner. This will move

forward through the stops. in the destgn ..

6. When you reach the stop youwiah to delete, click on the delete icon in the top tool bar"

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PSW Optiron 1. 1

Letteri.ng

PSW now allows you to choose Step Satin stitches to fill letters. Prior to Option .1.1~ letters would automatically he created in a Satin stitch Now you carl select step satin stitching before filling Ute letters.

1. Click on Files: N,ew .

2. In the Open dialog box choose New.

3. In the New dialog box: dick on. OK ..

4. Click on the Lettering icon, then type PSW.

5. Set the lettering height to 500;, use the Block Large font,

6. Select Step' Satin in the stitch type box,

7. Rotate the [etters to fit in the hoop.

S. Click the light mouse teo fill the stitches.

9. Note that the letters have been cr-eated in a Step Satin stitch

10. If you desire the letters can nowbeedited. Click Edit OutHne'.

11. Click Edit Lettedng. to edit the letters. The entire word \,~ti]J be in the block to edit,

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1.2:+ Click Ce'nter Frame to center the word within the frame. tif~'-

ra, To add. underlay to the lettering, dick . ~ . j

Uttering Pa:ra..meters

14. To increase the density of the Idt.ering~ set the density to 4_0.

15. Click OK toa.pply the changes.

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PSW Op,tion 1. 1

Edit:ing - Thr1ead 'T,cns:ion This new'jUnction ,can be found in Edit Ou!li;ne - stitch. Parameters" ,(l.nd can be usoo to Cflea:te difleren~ lIens-ionl t'exwre effects wit'h ,indiuidlud blocks ..

1. Choose Files:Loa,d and selecta digitized design.

3,. Click the ~eft mouse 0[1 the block 'to be edited.

4. Choose St.i,tch Parameters.

5,_ Click the len mouse on the box besjde auto tenaion set.

Tn e tension. Cant now manually be set to ~ow, medium or high. Thia can be don for each individual stitch b~ock.

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PSW Option 1.101

Pull Comperrsat.ion

.Pull compensation. extends and adds additional stitches to the edges of a. blook: to overlap or join an adjacent block: This is used to eliminate gaps or spaces between bloc.ks . .PS~V 1.1 has a new function. under Stitch Parameters that lets you type in. the compensation you would like. thus allowing you to use Autotrace lor more designs.

To Fix an. Exis.ting Design:

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Click on La'ad

In the load dialog box, select a design and, click OK., Click Edit Outline

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Click the mouse on 'the block to be edited

S. Click Stitch Parameters icon

'6., Set the PuO Comp,ensa.tioD to 8

{This number is high to' denwnstrate how the block will extend out. Normally you will use Q smaller number) CHck.OK,

7. Click the right mouse

,8. CEd.;;:, on Embroidery Simulator.

9. Click on the arrow to activate the Simulator.

10. Notice how the block now extends out into the next block.

The stitches W'il.l expand according to th,e stitch dire,etlan.

PSW,Option 1 .. 1

D'igitizi,ng ~ Create Method Cross-Stitches

PSW's new Cross Stitch digitizing tool allows you to d'uplicate a cross stitch de.sigrt a~d sew it' on your XL-1000.

Cr,eating Single Rows of Cross. Stitching using a:n Image:

L Sean or open a cross stitch design in the PSW.

2., Clickthe left mouse on the ·Cu:rrent Method icon and choose the Cross.

Stitch method icon.

3. Select the cross-stitch type.

There are three cross stitch types:

Single Cross - Consists of 7 stitches (within one cross-stitcl1) Double Cross - Consists of 13 stitches (within ort<=? cross-stitch) Triple Cross - Consists of 2 J stitches (within one cross-stitchi

4. Click on the Ruler ~ icon in the left horizontal tool bar and

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measure in mm one of the cross stitches in the image. Click on the Ruler icon once more ito turn the measuring function off.

5. To define the stitch length value, dick Density I size on the top tool bar and set the 'number to the same measurement as the cross stitch

measurement it) number 4.

Or choose ,Parameters;Stit,ch. Change the running stitch length to match the block grid size .. (ie.30), Click OK.

6. Choose Utili.tiesdmage Span to move the starting point of the design to a corner of the first X where you want to start digitizing,

7.Zoo,m in on the area 1:0 be digitized first.

8. You must begin on the X.l<D w.hicn the sta,rt point i.s: flashing. If you did not move it to the right place in Step 7, redo fhe Image Span,

9. C]kk the right mouae on the scr-een to begin the digitizing process.

10 .. Make BI. short dick (J.f the left mouse in the center of the first X.

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Digitizing' ~ Create Method, 'Cross~Stitches

1 L Move the mouse out QIJJ.': box from the ending point.

Define the end point of the cross stitched row wi th a Long left mouse click in. this outside box.

12. Click the right mouse to fill the stitches,

13, •. If you did not end up on one of the corners of the next X you want to digitize, youmust now take a jump stitch to get to that box.

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14. Click on. the Jump Function icon ~ in the left vertical tool bar, then dick on one of the corner points of the next X. Think about how you can make the jump so that it will be easy to dip the threads.

15. Click the right mouse to activate the digitizing function again.

16. Continue on as in previous steps,

1. Follow the previous directions fOF Cross Stitch,

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2. Click the right mouse to activate the d·igiti7.l.ng function, then click the left mouse to begin plotting the rows of cross. sri tell.

Rows can be created horizontally or vertically.

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3. Wheri the rowsare complete, define the exiting point by a long left mouse click,

Remember to extend the row by one box 'With the last left mouse dick. (G)

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