Project-in-the-Hoop Assistant

Use the Project-in-the-Hoop Assistant to create an in-the-hoop design.

 

Open the Project-in-the-Hoop Assistant

• In the Create window

  

   of the Control Panel

  

  click > Project-in-the-Hoop Assistant .

• Choose Assistants > Project-in-the-Hoop Assistant.

Use the Project-in-the-Hoop Assistant

Project-in-the-Hoop Assistant

Use the Project-in-the-Hoop Assistant

1. In the Create window

   

    of the Control Panel

   

   click Project-in-the-Hoop Assistant . Alternatively, choose Assistants > Project-in-the-Hoop Assistant.

2. Select a design Category and a Style.

3. If required, enter the Dimensions of your project.

4. Click the View PDF Instructions button to view and print a copy of the PDF stitchout instructions.

5. After you click OK to select the project, read the instructions in the PDF, and view how the project is constructed in the Design Player .

6. Then make any desired customizations to the main design in the work area.
   Note: Ensure that you change only the decorative embroidery, and not the construction stitching. Preserve the order of the sections of the project.

7. Choose Edit > Previous Design (⌘←) and Edit > Next Design (⌘→) to step between the sections of the project, or use Reveal Groups to view the sections in the FilmStrip.

8. Change the color of the construction stitching, and the decoration, to suit your fabric.

9. Choose File > Save to save your project, and then stitch it out in a suitable hoop, following the instructions.

Create a Phone Case Project

1. If required, choose File > New and load an empty work area.

2. Click the Hoop button  and set the hoop size to 260mm x 200mm - Universal Large Hoop 3, and set Orientation to Natural. See Hoop Selection.

3. Click OK to select the hoop.

4. In the Create window

   

    of the Control Panel

   

   click Project-in-the-Hoop Assistant . The assistant opens.

5. In the Category pop-up menu, choose Phone Case.

6. In the Style pop-up menu, choose Multiwave. The phone case style is displayed.

7. Click the View PDF Instructions button. A PDF of the instructions is displayed.

8. Scroll through the document to view the instructions, and if desired print or save a copy.
   Note: To view the instructions again later, reopen the Assistant, choose the same Category, and click View PDF Instructions.

9. Measure the phone, then enter the Width, Height and Thickness of the phone in the number boxes.

10. Click OK to load the project into the work area.
    Note: The hoop is considerably larger than the design. You can use a smaller hoop.

11. Click the Hoop button  and set the hoop size to 240mm x 150mm - Universal Large Hoop 2, with Orientation set to Natural.

12. Below the FilmStrip, click Reveal Groups .
    Note: The project is created as a Group. Use Reveal Groups to customize part of it.

13. Choose Edit > Next Design (⌘→) until the letter A embroidery is selected.
    Note: The thread colors in the Color Select panel in the Design Panel indicate whether a gray structural section, or a red decorative section is selected.

14. Control–click the A embroidery, and choose Edit Lettering in the context menu to view the Letter Properties dialog.

15. In the Letters text box, change the initial to that of the phone’s owner.

16. Click the Font, and in the font list scroll to the Modern Category.

17. Select the font Rian 10-30mm.
    Note: To squeeze more letters into the space, you could select a smaller font, and adjust the lettering shape with the Handles menu.

18. Click OK twice to close the Letter Properties dialog.
    Note: The pink for the letter is too similar to the color of the other stitching. A darker color would work better.

19. Open the Design window

    

     of the Control Panel

    

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20. In the Color Select, double-click the pink for the letter to open the Color Selection dialog.

21. Select a stronger color in the dialog, or use the Colors window .

22. Click OK to view the changed color.

23. Choose Edit > Next Design (⌘→) or the FilmStrip again to select the red MultiWave Fill stitching in the Color Select area.

24. Control–click the stitching, and in the context menu choose MultiWave Fill, and MultiWave Fill 1.
    Note: This is the fill for the bottom part of the phone case.

25. In the MultiWave Fill properties dialog, select (check) Use Motifs, then click the Motif button.

26. In the Motif dialog, select a motif Category and Pattern.

27. Reduce the size of the motif to suit the small size of the phone case, then click OK twice to view your changes.

28. Control–click the stitching, and in the context menu choose MultiWave Fill, and MultiWave Fill 2 to select the fill for the top part of the phone case.

29. In the MultiWave Fill properties dialog, select (check) Use Motifs, then click the Motif button.

30. Select a motif Category and Pattern, and set the size as desired. Click OK twice to close.

31. In the toolbar, click Design Player

    

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32. Play through the design to see how it will be stitched out.
    Note: You can also print a worksheet to view the structure of the project.
    Choose File > Save to save your project, and File > Export to save it for your embroidery machine, then stitch it out.