Import Threads From Embroidery
Use Import Threads From Embroidery 
to import custom threads from an embroidery given to you by a friend.
If another user gives you any .vp4 or .vp3 format embroideries they have created, the embroideries may contain custom thread definitions from their My Threads databases that you do not have in your own My Threads databases. You can use the Import Threads From Embroidery function to add another user’s thread definitions to your My Threads databases.
This is also useful if you delete one of your own custom thread definitions and then wish to recover it from an embroidery that used it.
Import Threads from an Embroidery
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Click Import Threads From Embroidery
and an Open dialog box will appear where you can select the desired .vp4 or .vp3 embroidery file.
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Browse to and select the desired .vp4 or .vp3 format embroidery file, and then click Open to import any custom thread definitions that do not appear in your My Threads database.
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If a thread in the embroidery uses the same number and thread database name as one of your threads, you will be asked if you want to overwrite it.
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Select Yes, or Yes to All to overwrite your existing thread definitions, or No, or No to All keep your existing thread definitions.
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When all of the threads have been imported, a message is displayed saying how many threads were added. Click OK to finish.
This message will appear if you import one of your own custom threads, as well as if a completely different thread is imported.
A thread definition gives the name, number, thread type and weight, and the color for the thread (or colors for a variegated thread).
The threads are added to the end of your My Threads list.
When you import a thread list created with Export Threads to Embroidery, the threads will be imported into a My Threads database using the same name as the original database. See Export Threads to Embroidery.
Importing Threads from Other File Types
You cannot add custom thread definitions from any other embroidery file type, because the .vp4 and .vp3 formats are the only embroidery file formats that can contain the full thread information used by the mySewnet™ Embroidery Software.
You cannot import thread definitions directly from mySewnet™ Digitizing (.edo) or mySewnet™ Cross Stitcher (.krz) design files. To import custom thread definitions from one of these file types, create a Husqvarna Viking/Pfaff .vp4 embroidery file from the unmodified design in mySewnet™ Digitizing or mySewnet™ Cross Stitcher, and then import the custom thread definitions from the embroidery.
Use Smart Update to update thread definitions in the Standard Thread Database. You cannot import new standard thread definitions with Import Threads from Embroidery.