Start the Load Design Wizard

1. Start mySewnet™ Sketch or click New 

   

   . The Design Options page appears.



 

2. Click the desired option. Choose from:
   • Load Picture for a New Embroidery
   • Load Sketch Embroidery
   • Start a New Embroidery with No Picture
   Notice that when you choose an option, the choice is illustrated by the picture.

3. Different pages of the wizard are used by each option, but when creating a new embroidery, you must set the Hoop Size first. Click Next and the Hoop Size page will appear.

If you selected Load Sketch Embroidery the Load Embroidery page will appear.

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Set the Hoop Size



 

The First Thread Color option is only available if you selected Start a New Embroidery with No Picture on the Design Options page.

4. Click Change Hoop to choose a different hoop in the Hoop Selection dialog box. Select the desired Hoop Size and Orientation or use Enter Size to set a specific hoop size. Click OK and the selected hoop will be previewed. If you are loading a picture, the hoop size sets the maximum size for the picture.
   Once the wizard has closed, embroideries of any size may be loaded directly onto the work area.

5. If you chose to Start a New Embroidery with No Picture, click the thread color icon

   

    and choose the desired thread color from the Color Selection dialog box. This will be the first thread color for drawing stitches. There are no more wizard pages when you choose this option, so click Finish and the wizard will close.

6. If you chose Load Picture for a New Embroidery, click Next. The wizard shows the Choose Picture page, followed by the associated picture adjustment pages.

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Choose a Picture

The Choose Picture page only appears if you chose Load Picture for a New Embroidery.



 

7. Click one of:

 • Load a Picture



to select an existing Picture file.

 • Paste picture



to load the picture in the Clipboard Block.

 • From Scanner or Camera



 to obtain a Picture from a scanner or digital camera (for example, if you have your own photograph or picture).

 • Create New Picture



 to create a picture in mySewnet™ Draw & Paint.

 • Edit Picture



 to edit a picture in mySewnet™ Draw & Paint.

8. Select your picture. The picture will appear in the preview pane.

9. Click Next.

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Rotate and Crop the Picture



 

10. If required, rotate the picture to any angle from 0 to 359 degrees. This is useful for straightening scanned pictures.

11. The picture is automatically cropped to remove excess background color. If required, adjust the crop lines to select the desired area of the picture.

12. To select the whole picture, click Select All or double-click the picture.

13. Click Next.

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Set the Picture Size



 

14. Set the height of the picture in mm. The picture may not be made larger than the hoop.

15. Click the Pick Color icon

    

     and click the desired color in the picture to choose the first color for drawing stitches. The nearest thread color is shown in the Color Selection dialog box. Any thread color can now be chosen. Click OK to confirm the thread color choice and the thread sample will show the chosen thread color.

16. Click Next.

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Place Alignment Stitches



 

17. Select the Alignment Stitch Style.

18. If you select Place Crosses on Picture (recommended when the corners of the picture are empty), move the pointer over the picture and the pointer will be a cross

    

     where you may place alignment stitches. Click the points on the picture where you want to add alignment stitches. A blue cross is added to the preview at each point you click.

There is a 5mm boundary inside the edge of the hoop where you may not place cross alignment stitches. This is so the alignment stitches are only placed entirely within the hoop.

19. Click Reset to remove all the cross alignment stitches and start again.

20. If you select Automatic Corners (recommended when the picture fills the rectangular area), crosses are placed on the corners of the picture to show the selection.

Crosses are shown on the corners of the picture in the preview area so that it is easy to see where the alignment stitches will be added. The actual alignment stitches will only be added as corners.

21. If you select None, no alignment stitches will be added.

Some machines have special positioning features which do not require alignment stitches.

22. Click Finish to load the picture into the work area.

Using the Load Design Wizard