Brother 2002D owner's manual: Chapter 7 MY CUSTOM STITCH

Chapter 7 MY CUSTOM STITCH

DESIGNING THE STITCH

With the MY CUSTOM STITCH™ function, you can sew designs that you create yourself.

Note

• Stitches that you create with MY CUSTOM STITCH™ can be a maximum of 7 mm (9/32 inch) wide and 37 mm (1-1/3 inch) long.
• Stitches can be designed more easily with MY CUSTOM STITCH™ if you draw the stitch on the enclosed grid sheet first.

1. Draw the stitch design on the grid sheet (part code SA507, X81277-001). ① Start point ② End point ③ Intersection

Note

• Simplify the design so that it can be sewn as a continuous line. For a more attractive stitch, close the design by intersecting lines.
• If the design will be repeated and linked, the start point and end point of the design should be at the same height.

2. Mark the points in the design where the direction of the stitching changes.

3. Determine the x and y coordinates of each of the marked points. This will determine the design of the stitching that will be sewn.

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Stitch 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ↓ 00 12 18 22 23 21 17 14 12 09 06 03 01 03 06 ↔ 00 00 03 06 10 13 14 13 11 13 14 13 10 06 03 Stitch 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 ↓ 12 41 43 40 41 38 35 32 30 32 35 41 45 47 44 ↔ 00 00 04 07 11 13 14 13 10 06 03 00 00 04 07 Stitch 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 ↓ 45 47 50 54 56 55 51 45 70 ↔ 11 13 14 13 10 06 03 00 00

Stitch 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ↓ 00 30 32 32 32 33 35 35 37 35 32 30 30 29 26 ↔ 00 00 01 07 10 12 11 08 12 14 14 11 05 03 08 Stitch 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 ↓ 24 18 13 12 13 10 12 08 12 07 12 06 10 05 10 ↔ 10 13 14 14 12 11 10 09 08 06 06 03 02 00 02 Stitch 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 ↓ 16 19 23 22 17 22 23 19 42 ↔ 01 00 00 06 10 06 00 00 00

Stitch 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ↓ 00 03 05 08 12 17 20 24 27 29 31 32 30 27 24 ↔ 00 05 08 11 13 14 14 13 12 11 09 06 03 01 00 Stitch 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 ↓ 21 18 16 15 15 16 18 21 25 28 33 37 41 43 44 ↔ 00 01 03 05 08 10 12 13 14 14 13 11 08 05 00 Stitch 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 ↓ ↔

Stitch 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ↓ 00 05 04 05 08 07 08 11 11 11 16 11 07 04 00 ↔ 07 07 03 07 07 00 07 07 03 07 07 03 00 03 07 Stitch 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 ↓ 04 07 11 16 21 20 21 24 23 24 27 27 27 32 27 ↔ 11 14 11 07 07 11 07 07 14 07 07 11 07 07 11 Stitch 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 ↓ 23 20 16 20 23 27 32 ↔ 14 11 07 03 00 03 07

ENTERING STITCH DATA

Creating Stitch Data

Note Make sure that the embroidery unit is not attached.

1. Press [Character Decorative Stitch icon] to display the screen at left.
2. Press [MY CUSTOM STITCH™ icon]. ① MY CUSTOM STITCH™ key

① This area displays the stitch that is being created.

② The number beside [vertical arrow icon] indicates the y coordinate of the tip of [pencil icon], and the number beside [horizontal arrow icon] indicates the x coordinate of the tip of [pencil icon].

③ This number indicates the present set point in relation to the entire number of set points in the design.

④ Press this key to display a screen that allows you to change a set point. (Refer to page 7-6 for more details).

⑤ Press this key to select whether one stitch or three stitches are sewn between two points.

⑥ Press this key to erase the last point that has been set.

⑦ Press this key to add the point indicated by [pencil icon].

⑧ Press this key to finish creating the stitch and display the screen that allows you to see the entered stitch. (Refer to page 7-4.)

⑨ Press these keys to move.

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3. Select whether one stitch or three stitches will be sewn between the first two points. To sew one stitch, press [icon: 1 vertical bar, 3 vertical bars] so that it appears as [icon: 1 vertical bar, 3 vertical bars]; to sew three stitches, touch the key so that it appears as [icon: 1 vertical bar, 5 vertical bars].

4. Use the [icon: 9-key directional pad with SET in center] keys to move [icon: pencil] to the coordinates of the first point that was made on the grid sheet (from step 2 on page 7-1).

5. Press [icon: SET] to add the point indicated by [icon: pencil].

6. Repeat steps 3 through 5 for each point that you have drawn on the grid sheet until the stitch design is drawn on the screen as a continuous line.

Note —————————————————————————— If you make a mistake while setting points, press the [icon: DELETE] key to erase the last point set.

7. Once you have finished entering the stitch data, press the [icon: SEWING] key.

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A screen that allows you to see the entered stitch design appears.

• Press this key so that it appears as [icon: repeated stitches] to sew the stitch design repeatedly. Press this key so that it appears as [icon: single star stitch] to sew the stitch design only one single time.
• Press [RE-EDIT] to return to the screen that allows you make changes to the entered data.
• If the stitch design will be repeated and linked, make sure that linking stitches are added so that the stitch designs will not overlap.

① Linking stitches

Note If you have entered points that are too close together, the fabric may not feed properly. Edit the stitch data to leave a larger space between points.

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Editing Stitch Data

1. Press INPUT EDIT.

A screen that allows you to edit the entered stitch design appears.

① Press this key to move backward one point.

② Press this key to move start point.

③ Press this key to move forward one point.

④ Press this key to move end point.

⑤ Press this key to move part of or all of the design. (Refer to page 7-8 for more details.)

⑥ Press this key to insert a point. (Refer to page 7-9 for more details.)

⑦ Press this key to delete the selected point.

2. Make the desired changes to the stitch design.

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■ Moving a Point

1. Press \blacktriangle or \blacktriangledown to move \boldsymbol\nabla to the point that you wish to move.

2. Use \beginmatrix \nwarrow & \uparrow & \nearrow \ \leftarrow & SET & \rightarrow \ \swarrow & \downarrow & \searrow \endmatrix to move the point to the desired position.

3. When finished revising the pattern, press INPUT EDIT so it appears as INPUT EDIT.

4. Press SEWING to go to the sewing screen. (See page 4-9 for instructions on sewing the stitch).

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■ Moving Part or All of the Design

1. Press [▲] or [▼] to move [pencil icon] to the first point of the section that you wish to move.

2. Press [BLOCK MOVE]. The selected point and all points that come after it are surrounded by a box. (This indicates the area that is to be moved.)

3. Press [↑] or [↓] to move the selected section to the desired location.

4. Press [SET]. The selected section has been moved.

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5. When finished revising the pattern, press [INPUT] [EDIT] so it appears as [INPUT] [EDIT].

6. Press (SEWING) to go to the sewing screen (see page 4-9 for instructions on sewing the stitch).

■ Inserting New Points

1. Press [▲], [▲], [▼] or [▼] to move [pencil icon] to point at the beginning of the line that you wish to add a new point to.

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2. Press [INSERT]. A new point is inserted and the ✎ moves to it.

3. Use any of [grid of 9 arrow buttons] to move the point to the desired position.

4. When finished revising the pattern, press [INPUT EDIT] so it appears as [INPUT EDIT].

5. Press [SEWING] to go to the sewing screen. (See page 4-9 for instructions on sewing the stitch).

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CONTENTS 1 — 2 — 3 — 4 — 5 — 6 — 7 — 8 — 9 — Index

MEMORY FUNCTIONS

Storing the custom design

Up to fifteen custom stitch patterns can be stored. Touch MEMORY (it will take approximately 10 seconds for the pattern to be saved). Once the pattern has been saved, the display will return to the previous screen.

Refer to the next page for details on how to retrieve a pattern which has been stored.

CAUTION Do not turn off the power while the "Saving" screen is displayed. Otherwise, you may lose the pattern you are saving.

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See page 4-27 for details on what to do if the pattern cannot be stored because the memory is already full.

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Retrieving a Stitch Design That Has Been Saved

Preparation

If the embroidery unit is attached, remove it. ① Release button

• Turn off the power supply before removing the embroidery unit.

1. Press the Character Decorative Stitch.
2. Press .

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The pocket icon indicates a pocket which has a pattern saved in it. If you press a pocket icon, the pattern which is saved in that pocket will be displayed.

3. Press a pocket icon to select a saved pattern and have it displayed.

① Press this key to delete a saved pattern. ② Press this key to retrieve a saved pattern.

4. Press RETRIEVE to make the selected stitch available for sewing.

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5. The sewing screen for that stitch will then be displayed.

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