Add a New Thread to a My Thread Database
You can add or customize your own thread information.
If you have threads that are not included in the Standard Thread Database, create a new My Thread Database with the name of the manufacturer, thread material and weight. When you add new thread to the My Thread Database, the abbreviation is added automatically.
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Click Add New Thread
and the Thread dialog appears.
Use Copy Thread
, then Edit 
, in a My Thread database to copy an existing thread to use as the basis for a new thread. See Copy an Existing Thread in a My Thread Database.
Before adding threads, check the Preferences for default Spool Size. This is initially set to 1000m, but you may choose your preferred size. -
Enter the Thread Number. The number can be up to 13 characters long. It may include letters, for example to include an abbreviation for the name of the thread range.
If the whole My Thread database is from one new manufacturer, create an appropriate database name and the abbreviation will be added automatically. -
Enter the Thread Name, which is usually a description of the color.
The name can be up to 29 characters long. -
Choose the Thread Type from the drop-down menu.
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Choose the Thread Weight from the drop-down menu.
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Click the color block in Single Color to use the Colors dialog to select a color for your new thread.
See Add a Variegated Thread to create a multicolor thread. -
Click OK to create the thread.
Use the Variegated Thread options for multicolor threads.
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Create a new thread, selecting Variegated Colors instead of Single Color. The default color appears at the top of the list. See Add a New Thread.
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If desired, check Smooth Blend so that the change from one color to the next is gradual.
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Click the color block and select a color from the Colors dialog box.
Alternatively, enter the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) values for the desired color in the Quick RGB fields. -
Click Add Color
to add a color to your variegated thread. Another color block appears. -
Click the color block and change the color as desired.
You can use Copy
to copy the thread RGB values to paste into a spreadsheet or text document. -
Add a third color block and change it to the desired color.
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All new colors in a thread are added with a length of 1mm. 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.
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To change the position of a color in the list, select the color and click Move Up
or Move Down 
to move the color up or down the list. -
To remove a color from the variegated thread, select the number for the color, and click Delete
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Click OK to create the thread.
See Thread Options for more details.