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CORRECTING SHRINKAGE
When created embroidery data is sewn, areas of the embroidery may shrink. If this occurs,
correct the shrinkage.
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Shrinkage
The size of the pattern is enlarged and areas (fill stitches) shrink along the sewing direction.
Since areas shrink while lines (satin stitches) are sewn with the size before shrinking, the lines
and areas are no longer aligned.
In order to prevent this, adjust the length of the lines so that they are in the sewing direction and
are larger than the original data.
1
Display in the pattern-drawing screen the data with shrunken
areas, and then press
. The screen shown at the left
appears.
2
Press
or
beside
.
To lengthen the stitching, press
. To shorten the stitching,
press
.
Each press of
makes the stitching longer by 0.1 mm.
Each press of
makes the stitching shorter by 0.1 mm.
A setting between 0.0 mm and 2.0 mm in 0.1 mm units can be
specified.
Notes
•
Normally, the default setting is used.
•
Continue sewing trial embroidery while making adjustments.
•
The larger the pattern size, the easier shrinkage will occur.
•
Shrinkage is also related to the sewing direction and stitch density of the fill
stitches. Also try adjusting these settings.
←←
Sewing direction
→→
Adjusted data
Each arrow represents a shrinkage
adjustment value (0.1 mm units)
←
Sewing direction
→
Original data
