Yarn

Adding Yarn

Add Yarn  to your design for the Embellishment Attachment, or place an indicator line for sewing with a standard yarn foot. Choose a color and width in the Yarn Selection dialog, then draw yarn lines and shapes, or add a Yarn Gallery design.

Note: Draw or place your line of yarn within the green rectangle on the work area.

Draw a line of yarn with Draw Freehand Line  or Draw Point Line , use Place Shape , or add a design with Insert from Gallery .

Note: Use Edit Points  and Properties or the Context menu to make changes to the yarn. See Edit Points.

Designing with Yarn

Place your yarn lines and designs to work with your Embellishment Attachment. Any yarn should be placed within the green rectangle.

Note: The green rectangle indicates the area accessible to the Embellishment Attachment within the selected hoop. To stitch yarn in a wider area, select a larger hoop.

When designing with yarn, use a continuous line where possible, and plan your start and end before placing your design. Yarn lines cannot be split.

Avoid very sharp corners, and do not use very small loops.

Take care when stitching over another yarn line, depending on the yarn type.

Note: Turnable hoops cannot be used with the Embellishment Attachment.

• Drawing and Placing Embellishments

Draw a Line of Yarn

1. In the Category section of the Embellish tab, select Yarn .

2. Click Draw Freehand Line . The Yarn Selection dialog appears.

3. Select a yarn color and size, then click OK to close the Yarn Selection dialog.
   The pointer changes to the pen pointer 

   

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4. Draw a line for the yarn.

5. Right-click when you have placed the yarn and select "Finish placing line" from the Context menu.

Note: To change the yarn later, use Edit Points and Properties. See Edit Points.

Place Points for a Line of Yarn

1. In the Category section of the Embellish tab, select Yarn .

2. Click Draw Point Line . The Yarn Selection dialog appears.

3. Scroll down and select a yarn color and size, then click OK to close the Yarn Selection dialog.
   The pointer changes to the Point pointer 

   

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4. Click to place points for a line for the yarn.

5. Control–click when you have placed the line, and select "Finish Draw Point Yarn Line" from the Context menu. Draw any other lines.

6. Right-click when you have placed the yarn and select "Finish placing line" from the Context menu.

Note: To change the yarn later, use Edit Points and Properties. See Edit Points.

Draw a Yarn Shape

1. In the Category section of the Embellish tab, select Yarn .

   

2. Click the drop-down arrow to the right of the shapes gallery and select a shape from the list.

3. Click Place Shape . The Yarn Selection dialog appears.

4. Select a yarn color and size, then click OK to close the dialog. The yarn shape is shown.

5. Click and drag on one of the corner handles to enlarge or shrink the shape.
   Note: Hold down Shift to retain the original proportions. Hold down Option to resize from the center.

6. Move the pointer over the shape. The pointer changes to the move pointer

   

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7. Click and drag the shape to the desired position.

Note: To change the yarn later, use Edit Points and Properties. See Edit Points.

Embellish Window

Drawing and Placing Embellishments

Ribbon

String of Beads

Decoration

Editing Embellishments

Decoration Selection

Using and Adjusting Decorations

Yarn Gallery Designs

Yarn Selection