Thread Number
Enter the desired thread number up to 13 characters long. This should be a unique thread number in My Thread Databases.
Thread Name
Enter the desired thread name, which usually a description of the color. The thread name can be up to 29 characters long.
Thread Type
Choose from the following thread types in the pop-up menu:
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Thread Weight
Choose from the following thread weights in the pop-up menu:
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Note: The number in brackets is used to indicate the thread weight in the abbreviation for the Thread Range.
Smooth Blend
Smooth Blend alters the way the colors in the threads change from one to the next.
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If Smooth Blend is selected (checked), the colors are blended across the point where they meet, so that the change from one color to the next is smooth.
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If Smooth Blend is not selected (unchecked), the color change is abrupt between one color and the next.
Color List
The color list shows the colors that make up variegated threads, and the length of each color section in mm. For newly added threads, there will be one color in the list, set to red with a length of 1mm.
Note: Most threads are single-color threads, which are unaffected by this length setting.
Color Blocks
Change the color for the selected color block in the Colors Window. Choose a color for your new thread, or set the first color if it is a variegated thread.
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Click a color block to choose a color for that block in the Colors window.
Variegated Thread
The Variegated Thread options are used for multicolor threads.
Add Color
Add a color to the variegated thread colors.
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Click Add Color
, then click the color block to select the desired color in the Colors Window, and to select the color length.
Color Length
All new colors in a thread are added with a length of 1mm. If desired, change the length from the 1mm default. Enter a length in mm from 1mm to 1000mm.
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Select the number for a color and click the up and down arrows, or enter a number, to change the length of the color along the thread.
Note: Subsequent colors will initially be red (RGB 255, 0, 0), and will use the color length of the color above.
Delete
Delete a color from the variegated thread. There is no confirmation. If there is only one color, it will not be deleted.
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Select the number for a color in the list and then click Delete
to remove it.
Move Up and Move Down
Use Move Up 
and Move Down 
to move colors up and down the list of colors.
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Select the number for a color in the list and then click Move Up
to move it up the list of colors, and Move Down 
to move it down the list of colors.
Preview
Preview your selected colors as an embroidery and as thread.
Quick RGB
Enter the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) values for the color in the Quick RGB number fields. See Red, Green, Blue (RGB) Color Model.