DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe Techniques A Step-by-Step Handbook

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1 DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe Techniques A Step-by-Step Handbook

2 DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe Techniques #1 - Design Positioning Select Embroidery Mode Slide on the embroidery unit Touch Ok to Calibrate Touch the Start Menu to open the Extended Tool Bar The Design Menu opens Scroll down and touch design DL_077.vp3 Touch My Hoops. Select DESIGNER Crown Hoop size 260 x 200 Use the stylus on the Ultimate Interactive Screen to drag the design to the upper left corner of the hoop area on the screen Slide on the DESIGNER Crown hoop 260 x 200 with fabric and Tear-A-way stablizer Touch GO! to go to Embroidery Stitch Out Popup appears to remind you to attach the Sensor Q-foot. Attach the Sensor Q-foot and touch OK. Touch Start/Stop to embroider the first design When the design is finished, a pop-up message will appear Embroidery is finished. Clear screen? Touch Cancel to retain the design on the screen 1 - Design Positioning 1

3 Touch Design Positioning Touch Step 1 (the flower icon indicates you are watching your screen, not the hoop) Move the red cursor to the upper left corner of the design to position the first locked point Touch Zoom to Cursor to see the exact point where the design will meet. Use the Control arrows to fine tune the placement. Touch Zoom Options to open a window with zoom options. Touch Zoom to Hoop to view design. Touch Step 2, the cursor is now locked. (The hoop icon tells you to look at your fabric, not the screen) Move the locked point on the screen by using the stylus or the Control arrows. The hoop moves. Watch the hoop move and continue to move the locked point on the screen until the needle is over the lower left hand corner of the embroidered design on the hooped fabric. This is the second locked point Use the arrows to fine tune the placement. Lower the needle into the lower left corner of the first design to check placement. Touch Step 3 Use Zoom +, Pan and the Control arrows to help you as you place the red cursor on the upper right corner of the design on the Ultimate Interactive Screen as shown. 1 - Design Positioning 2

4 Lower the needle into the lower right corner of the first design to check placement. If the needle is in the correct point in the design, touch OK to begin embroidering. If more adjustment is needed, touch Step 4 to rotate design into position. Watch the hoop move and rotate if needed until the needle is above the fabric exactly where you want it. Use the stylus or Control arrows to rotate design into the exact position. Touch OK to go to Embroidery Stitch Out. Touch Start/Stop and embroider the second design. Repeat Design Positioning for more designs in this hooping or re-hoop the fabric and use Design Positioning to match other designs. 1 - Design Positioning 3

5 DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe Techniques #2 - Design Shaping Select Embroidery Mode. Slide on the embroidery unit. Select the DESIGNER Crown Hoop 260 x 200. Touch the Start Menu Button. Touch the Stitch Menu. Select Menu X Specialty Stitches. Two Fixes appear on the screen. Touch and Hold Delete to delete both Fixes. Select X1:10 Touch OK. Touch Design Shaping. Select the square shape. Touch and drag on the screen or use the Control arrows to decrease the size to x Touch the Set Number of Objects icon and enter 84 copies in the pop-up. Touch Select Spacing to open a pop-up where you can choose how the designs should be spread along the shape. To spread the stitches along the baseline, Select Spacing to left justification. Set the spacing to -0,4 Close Design Shaping by touching OK in lower right corner. 2 - Design Shaping 1

6 Slide on the DESIGNER Crown Hoop 260 x 200 with fabric and Tear-A-Way stabilizer. Touch GO to enter Embroidery Stitch Out. Touch Color Functions. Touch Color Block Merge. Touch OK. Touch Start/Stop to begin embroidering the design. 2 - Design Shaping 2

7 DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe Technique #4 -Embroidery Advisor/Designer Majestic Hoop Slide on the embroidery unit Touch Embroidery Touch My Hoops. Select Designer Majestic Hoop 360x350. Touch Start Menu to open Extended Tool Bar. The Design Menu opens automatically. 6 Scoll down and touch design DL_192.vp Touch Start Menu to open Extended Tool Bar. Touch Exclusive Embroidery Advisor Touch the Fabric you want to embroider. Choose Woven Medium. Foot: Indicates which foot to use - Sensor Q-foot. Needle: Indicates what needle to use - Universal 80 Stabilizer: Indicates what stabilizer to use - Tear-A-Way hooped with fabric Embroidery Thread: Indicates what kind of thread to use 40 wt. Bobbin Thread: Indicates what kind of bobbin thread to use 60 wt./70/wt Touch OK to close the Embroidery Advisor. Designer Majestic Hoop Be sure the area around your DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe is clear so the hoop will not hit the wall (or you!) while embroidering 4 -Embroidery Advisor/Designer Majestic Hoop 1

8 Fold a 22 (56 cm) square piece of fabric twice to find the center. Hoop with Tear-A-Way Stabilizer in the Designer Majestic Hoop. Insert hoop clips following instructions included with the Designer Majestic Hoop. Slide on the Designer Majestic Hoop. Touch GO! to go to Embroidery Stitch Out. 16 A pop-up message will come up Embroider all on one side before turning? A check mark in the Yes box is displayed. Touch OK to close pop-up message. If you place the check mark in the No box, the embroidery will stop after each color change so that you can turn the hoop. This can be useful on a very heavily-stitched design that may distort the fabric as it is embroidering. By embroidering both sides as you go, the compensation will be the same on each side, assuring better results. Go to the SET menu, Sewing Settings. Select Automatic Jump Stitch Trim so a check mark appears in the box to turn it on. Touch OK to return to Embroidery Stitch Out. Touch the Start/Stop to begin embroidering The first few stitches will be the alignment stitches in the center at one end of the hoop. 24 When one side of the design is complete, a pop-up message will appear. Turn Hoop Remove the hoop and rotate the hoop 180 degrees. Slide the hoop on. Touch OK. The hoop will calibrate. Embroider the second half of the design. 4 -Embroidery Advisor/Designer Majestic Hoop 2

9 DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe Techniques #5 -Vintage Stitches Select Sewing Mode Touch Start Menu to open Extended Tool Bar. The Stitch Menu opens automatically. Select Menu J Vintage Stitches Select J1:1 Select Woven Medium on your Exclusive Sewing Advisor on the lower tool bar. Foot: Indicates which foot to use - Presserfoot B. Needle: Indicates what needle to use - Universal 80 Stabilizer: Indicates that stabilizer is needed Touch the Quick Help. Touch Stabilizer. A pop-up message will appear. Stabilizer recommendation - Recommends using stabilizer under fabric. Touch OK Snap on the B foot. Thread with 40 wt. rayon embroidery thread on top and bobbin thread in the bobbin. 5 - Vinteage Sitches 1

10 Stitch the selected stitch. Try some of the other stitches or create a new stitch pattern using Programming. To Program Vintage Stitches: Select Program Select a few Vintage stitches to create a stitch program. Select Selective Thread Cutter Function Button. The DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe will stitch one of each of the stitches programmed, cut the threads, and stop. Step on the foot control and sew out the stitch program. Touch Save to My Stitches Touch an empty memory space to save your stitch program to My Stitches. 5 - Vinteage Sitches 2

11 DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe Techniques #6 -Designer deluxe Tools Slide on the embroidery unit Select Embroidery Mode to enter Embroidery Edit. Touch the My Hoops Icon Select the DESIGNER DIAMOND Royal Hoop 360 x 200 Touch the Start Menu to open the Extended Toolbar. The Design Menu will open. Design Selection: Select DL_147.vp3 daffodils. Select DL_045.vp3 birdhouse. Select DL_047.vp3 tree. When loading designs into Embroidery Edit, the last design loaded is selected by default. Touch the embroidery field outside all designs to de-select them. To select one of the designs, you can use the stylus and touch it on the screen or touch Step Through Designs. The selected design has a red line around it. 10 Touch Step Through Designs until your tree is selected Thread Color Change Select Color Edit. On the Color Block List, touch Color 3:8. Touch Thread Color Edit. The Quick Color pop-up appears with 64 different colors. Choose the color you want for your birdhouse. 6 -Designer Deluxe Tools 1

12 Touch OK to close the Quick Color Pop-up. Touch OK to close Color Edit. Select the single birdhouse. With your stylus, drag the birdhouse into position so it is hanging from the hook on the tree. Fine tune the position using the Control arrows. 20 Zoom: Touch Zoom Options. Touch Zoom to Box and drag a box around the birdhouse to see where the house is connecting to the tree After you are satisfied with the placement, touch Zoom to Hoop to return to normal view. Design Grouping: To select the tree and the birdhouse, touch Add/Remove Selection. Select the tree, then touch Add/Remove Selection. Touch Group/Ungroup. 25 A red square will surround the two designs in that group. They will now move together as one design Select the daffodils. Place them near the trunk of the tree. Touch Select All. Touch Group/Ungroup. All the embroideries are now grouped and will move together. Touch Control Center to Center in the hoop. 6 -Designer Deluxe Tools 2

13 Save to My Designs Touch My Designs Touch Rename. Touch and Hold Delete Enter Birdhouse. Touch OK Touch OK Pop-up appears File successfully saved. Hoop your fabric with Tear-A-Way Stabilizer and slide on the hoop. Color Functions: Touch GO! to go to Embroidery Stitch Out. Background Fabric: Touch the Background Fabric to show the background fabric on the Ultimate Interactive Screen. To change the Background Fabric color, touch Background Color. Select a color from the 64 color choices. Select Color Functions. Monochrome: Touch Monochrome to activate monochrome embroidery. All designs are shown in a grey color and the machine does not stop for color block changes. Deactivate monochrome by touching the Monochrome again. 6 -Designer Deluxe Tools 3

14 Color Sort: Color Sort sorts the colors in a design combination to sew all of one color at the same time. To sort the color blocks before embroidering touch the Color Sort Icon. Color Merge Color Merge eliminates the color stops between blocks with identical colors. After Color Merge, the DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe will ignore the color stops between identical thread colors. Do NOT Color Merge this design because you want it to stop for the appliqué placement colors. Touch OK. Begin to Embroider: You are ready to embroider your design. Touch Start/Stop to begin embroidery. 6 -Designer Deluxe Tools 4

15 DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe Techniques #7 -deluxe Selection You have 18 menu s plus alphabets on your DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe Touch Sewing. Touch the Start Menu to open the Extended Tool Bar The Stitch Menus automatically opens. Menu A1 Utility Stitches is the default menu when you turn on your DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe 5 For most stitch menus, there are one or more sub menus. When a menu is highlighted, sub menus are shown To scroll to the next menu, touch the right arrow located at the bottom of the stitch panel. Touch the Start Menu to open the Extended Tool Bar. The stitch menus will appear. Touch Menu G, Children Stitches. 7 - deluxe Selection 1

16 10 Select stitch G2: Touch the STOP Function Button to stitch only one of the stitches. Sew the stitch. Touch Mirror End-to-End to mirror the stitch upside down. Sew the stitch. Touch Mirror Side-to-Side to mirror the stitch left to right. Sew the stitch. The default length 36.0 is shown in black. 18 Touch Stitch Length + to lengthen the stitch to Sew the stitch. 7 - deluxe Selection 2

17 20 Touch Stitch Length to reduce the stitch length to Sew the stitch. Touch Stitch Width. The + is grayed out because the stitch width is already at the widest setting. Decrease the stitch width to 5.0 ALT The controls on your screen can change depending on what stitch you have chosen. Most stitches have the ALT feature to adjust stitch density and/or stitch position When you touch ALT, the Stitch Width and/or Stitch Length controls will change. The arrows beside the ALT icon will indicate which controls are activated when ALT is selected. When the arrow points up, the stitch length becomes density. When the arrow points to the left, stitch width becomes stitch positioning. When both arrows are active, both are activated. Touch ALT. The Stitch Width icon is now Stitch Positioning. Use the + to move the selected stitch to the right and the to move the stitch to the left. Touch ALT to return the control to Stitch Width. Program: You can combine stitches and/or letters and numbers to create stitch programs. Not all stitches are available to program. A pop-up message Not a programmable stitch will notify you if you select an unavailable stitch. 7 - deluxe Selection 3

18 Touch the PROG icon. Touch Stitch Menu to view the stitch menus. Select Menu L Touch right arrow L2 to move to the next menu. Touch L2:33 One stitch will appear Touch Font Menu. 38 Select Brush Line Font. A Character Selection screen will open. Enter a space, your name using upper and lower case letters, then another space Touch Stitch Menu Touch L2:33 Touch Selective Thread Cutter. To close the Program window and sew your programmed stitch, just press the foot control to begin sewing or touch OK and then press the foot control or Start/Stop to begin sewing. 7 - deluxe Selection 4

19 DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe Techniques #8 -Personalize your DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe 1 Touch Start Menu to open Extended Toolbar. SET Menu: 2 Touch SET Menu. 3 Select Machine Settings: 4 Language: Touch the Language icon to view the languages. Select your desired Language by touching it. Graphical Appearance: Touch the Graphical Appearance icon to change the color scheme of the screen Owner s Name: Touch Owner s Name to open the Font Edit window. Touch & Hold Delete to erase any text in the box. Enter your name, using upper and lower case letters. Touch OK. Your name appears in the Owner s Name box. Timer: The Timer displays your DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe s total sewing and embroidery time. Select Timer. A pop-up message asks if you want to reset the Timer. 8 -Personalize your DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe 1

20 12 13 Select OK to reset the timer. Select Cancel to retain current timer setting. 14 Hoop Selection: Touch Hoop Selection. Select the hoops you own from the list provided.when you load a design, the machine will select the most suitable hoop among the hoops you have entered in the hoop selection. Only the hoops you select will be available to be selected Defragment Machine Memory: To optimize the sewing machines performance you sometimes need to do a defragmentation. When defragmentation needs to be done, a pop-up message appears. To Defragment your machine, touch Defragment Machine Memory. It can take up to 45 minutes to complete the Defragmentation. Auto Smart Save: When Auto Smart Save is selected, the machine will save the embroidery design periodically as it stitches out and when you stop the embroidery. NOTE: When Auto Smart Save is activated, it may take longer to enter Embroidery Stitch-Out. You may need to Defragment your machine memory more often. 8 -Personalize your DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe 2

21 17 Thread Manufacturer: Touch to select preferred thread manufacturer. You can select between Gütermann Sulky and Robison-Anton. Color codes from the selected manufacturer will be used when changing colors in a design, or when creating a new design from stitches or fonts in your machine. NOTE: Changing thread manufacturer setting will not automatically convert the colors in existing designs from one thread manufacturer to the other. 18 Tension/Portioning Compensations: If you find that the Thread Tension/Thread Portioning needs to be increased or decreased for most stitches or embroideries, you can change the general setting for embroidering and/or sewing. You may need to adjust the Thread Tension/Thread Portioning controls when you regularly sew or embroider on a special fabric or use a specialty thread Touch Tension/Portioning Compensations. Adjust the slider bars to generally decrease or increase the Thread Tension/ Thread Portioning for all stitches and/or embroidery. Touch OK. Sensor Q-foot for embroidery: The Sensor Q-foot is always recommended for embroidery. When using another type of foot, e.g., the R-foot, deactivate Sensor Q-foot for embroidery. The deluxe Stitch System will then use Thread Tension instead of Thread Portioning. deluxe Stitch System: The deluxe Stitch System has two ways to control the needle thread: Thread Tension and Thread Portioning. When activated, the machine will automatically use Thread Portioning if possible. Depending on your other settings, the machine will automatically use Thread Tension in some cases, e.g., when Free Motion is active. 8 -Personalize your DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe 3

22 23 SELECT SOUND SETTINGS: Sound Settings: You can select specific sounds for your DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe start-up and to alert you at a variety of sewing and embroidery situations. Select the first function sound you want to change. 24 A pop-up message appears listing the sound options for that function. Select the sound you want to play. A check mark appears in the box. You will hear a preview of the sound. Each function can have a different sound. Close the pop-up message by touching OK. User-Defined Sound: You can load your own sound files into the DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe. Select sounds in the.wav format and load them into the DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe File Manager from the USB stick. 25 Touch the sound setting you wish to alter. Find the User-Defined Sound. Touch & Hold the User-Defined Sound check box to enter My Files. Select the sound you want. Select OK. NOTE:When you touch this icon for the first time My Files will open. Find your sound file and touch OK. The name of the loaded sound file is shown next to the icon. 8 -Personalize your DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe 4

23 The sound length for icon acknowledgement, button/ icon disabled alert for warning or attention pop-up messages is maximum of 5 seconds The maximum sound length for Start up and Embroidery Finished is 30 seconds. NOTE: Only PCM encoded WAVE-files can be used. For optimal result the file should be 8-bit mono. Always save your sound files in the My Files folder on your machine. Audio Repeat: When active, the signal for some warning alerts or attention pop-up messages is repeated in intervals until it is cancelled. Volume: You can change the volume using the slider bar. All sounds settings will be affected if the volume setting is changed SELECT SCREEN AND LIGHT SETTINGS: Touch Screen Adjust Occasionally, the Ultimate Interactive Screen may need calibration. 28 Select Screen Adjust to open the calibration screen. Touch the center of each cursor with the stylus to calibrate the screen. 8 -Personalize your DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe 5

24 Lock screen The Ultimate Interactive Screen can be locked to prevent changes in stitches or settings if the screen is bumped. When Lock Screen is activated, the screen is automatically locked when it is inactive for ten seconds. 29 The screen will remain locked until you touch the icon again. A pop-up message will appear indicating the screen is locked. To unlock the screen, select OK on the pop-up message screen. To deactivate Lock screen, go to the SET Menu, Screen and Light Settings and deselect Lock screen 30 Screen Saver When activated, the screen shows the startup screen ten minutes after the last touch. Touch the screen or press any button to activate the screen again Adjustable E LIGHT Adjust the brightness and the color of the Adjustable E LIGHT system on your machine to accommodate all types of fabric and colors and to adapt to the light conditions in your sewing room. Slide the Brightness bar to the right to brighten the light and slide it to the left to make it less bright. Slide the Color bar to the left for a cooler, bluer color and to the right for warmer, redder color. Alert Light When activated, you will get a flashing light at some warning pop-up messages. When the Alert Light is not activated, only the sound alert will be played. Touch OK to close. 8 -Personalize your DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe 6

25 34 Touch Start Menu to open Extended Toolbar. INFORMATION AND INDEX HELP MENU Use the Information and Index Help menu to find sewing and embroidery information. The Information and Index Help menu is a built-in, abridged version of the User s Guide. 35 When you touch the Information and Index Help menu on the Extended Toolbar, you have four options to select from: Index, Category, My Info and Text. Select Index. Browse through the topics using your stylus on the slider bar on the right side of the screen. The left arrow at the lower left corner of the screen returns you to the previous page. The right arrow takes you to the next page Index Touch Start Menu to open Extended Toolbar. Index shows the Help topics in alphabetical order. Category Category shows the Help topics divided into categories following the structure of the User s Guide Table of Contents. My info My Info contains the Owner s name, Serial number/ Machine ID, Software description, Available/Total machine memory. Your name should now show next to Owner s name. 40 Embroidery: Select Embroidery Mode to go to Embroidery Edit Touch the Start Menu to open the Extended Tool Bar. The Design Menu opens automatically. 8 -Personalize your DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe 7

26 Select design DL_021.vp3, a purple flower. Select the DESIGNER Splendid Square Hoop 120 x 120. Slide the hoop on. Embroidery Edit Touch the GO! Icon in the lower right corner of the Ultimate Interactive Screen to go to Embroidery Stitch- Out. Embroidery Stitch-Out The Return to Embroidery Edit icon is in the lower right corner of the Embroidery Stitch Out screen. Touch Return to Embroidery Edit to go back to Embroidery Edit. Touch My Hoops. A pop-up message will appear. 48 Select DESIGNER Crown Hoop 260 x 200. With your stylus, select the design on the Ultimate Interactive Screen. Touch Delete to delete the design. 49 Touch Start Menu to open the Extended Tool Bar. 8 -Personalize your DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe 8

27 50 51 Touch the Font Menu. Select the embroidery font of your choice in size When the Text Edit screen opens, enter the words My Designer in upper and lower case letters Touch OK to exit the Text Edit screen. Touch Start Menu to open the Extended Tool Bar. Touch the Font Menu. Select the same font and size and enter the word Diamond. Touch OK. 58 Arrange the words on the screen by touching and dragging with the stylus or using the Control arrows Touch Start Menu to open the Extended Tool Bar. The Design Menu opens automatically. Select DL_029.vp3, the diamond. 8 -Personalize your DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe 9

28 62 Arrange on the screen with the lettering Touch Select All Touch Control Center Touch Save to My Designs Touch My Files. Your DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe gives your design a default name. Touch Rename to enter a new name for your design. Touch and Hold Delete to remove default design name. On the Character selection screen, enter MY DIAMOND. Touch OK. Touch Create new folder Enter a name for your new folder. Touch OK The new folder appears in My Files. Select the new folder. Touch Open folder Touch OK and your design is saved in that location Hoop fabric with Tear-A-Way Stabilizer in your DE- SIGNER Crown Hoop 260 x 200. Attach the hooped fabric and touch GO! on the lower tool bar to switch from Embroidery Edit to Embroidery Stitch-Out Touch Start/Stop to embroider your design 8 -Personalize your DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe 10

29 DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe Techniques #9 -Taper Stitch Select Angles 1 Select Sewing Mode. 2 The taper stitch automatically tapers the satin stitch for corners and points. It can also be used for satin stitch lettering Touch Start Menu. Touch Menu F, Appliqué Stitches Choose stitch F1:6 Touch Tapering. The default tapering value of the beginning and end of the taper stitch is 60 degrees. Change Beginning taper to 90 degrees. Change End taper to 90 degree. Touch OK to close taper angle screen. Change stitch width to 4.0 Snap on Presser Foot B as recommended on the Ultimate Interactive Screen. 9 -Taper Stitch Select Angles 1

30 Make a fun taper stitch flower quickly and easily Thread with pastel green 40 wt. rayon embroidery thread on top and bobbin thread in the bobbin. Mark on a 6 x 6 (15cm) square of fabric, and 1 up from the lower edge, centered, using your Pictogram Pen. Place Tear-A-Way Stabilizer underneath the fabric. Turn the fabric so the Pictogram Pen mark is at the top of the fabric. Begin sewing from the marked point toward the fabric center. As it begins, the stitch will automatically taper from a point to the 4 mm satin stitch width. Curve stitch slightly as you sew to form a leaf. To form the tip of the leaf, touch the reverse button. This will start the tapering toward the end point. Once the stitch is finished, touch the Selective Thread Cutter function button to cut the thread and pull the top thread to the back. Touch the STOP button to repeat sewing the same tapered satin stitch automatically. 15 Stitch another leaf as shown. 16 Touch the Selective Thread Cutter. 17 Repeat two more times, angling the leaves in the other direction as shown Touch STOP to turn STOP feature off. Touch the Tapering Icon. 9 -Taper Stitch Select Angles 2

31 Change the Beginning taper to 120. Change the End Taper to 120. Touch OK to close taper angle screen. Change the width to 3.0 by touching the Stitch Width minus symbol. 24 Stitch straight up from the starting mark to form a stem Touch Reverse to end taper and stop. Touch the Selective Thread Cutter to cut threads. Change your top thread to pastel pink 40 wt. rayon thread. Select Stitch F1:16. Touch the Tapering Icon. Select Beginning taper 30 Degrees Left. Select End Taper 30 Degrees Right. Touch OK to close taper angle screen. 32 Decrease the Stitch Width to 6 mm. Begin stitching at the end of the stem, and stitch straight up to form a flower petal as shown. 9 -Taper Stitch Select Angles 3

32 33 34 Touch Reverse to finish the taper. Touch the STOP button to repeat sewing the same tapered satin stitch automatically. Touch the Selective Thread Cutter to cut threads. 35 Stitch another flower petal next to the first one as shown Touch STOP to turn STOP function off. Touch the Tapering Icon. Select Begin Taper 30 Degrees Right. Select End Taper 30 Degrees Left. Touch OK to close taper angle screen. 40 Stitch the other side of the flower center. 41 Touch the STOP button to repeat sewing the same tapered satin stitch automatically. 42 Stitch the other side of the flower as before. 9 -Taper Stitch Select Angles 4

33 DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe Techniques #10 -Buttonholes Perfectly Balanced Sensor One-Step Buttonhole 1 The Exclusive SEWING ADVISOR feature will select the best buttonhole and stitch settings for your fabric Fabric should be interfaced and/or stabilized where buttonholes are to be sewn. Select Sewing Mode. On your Exclusive SEWING ADVISOR, touch Woven Medium. Touch Buttonhole B1:2 Bartack Buttonhole was selected. 6 Plug the cord of the Sensor One-Step Buttonhole Foot into the port to the left underside in front of the Adjustable E LIGHT system. Snap on the Sensor One-Step Buttonhole Foot. 7 8 To measure the button to determine the buttonhole size, place your selected button on the buttonhole ruler on the DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe baseplate. Use the + or on the Button size control on the Ultimate Interactive Screen. to set the size of the button in millemeters (mm). 9 Before sewing the buttonhole, line up the white area on the side of the wheel with the white marking line on the foot. Stitch the bartack buttonhole B1: Buttonholes 1

34 Exclusive Sewing Advisor Buttonholes: Your Exclusive Sewing Advisor will select the correct buttonhole for the type and weight of fabric you are sewing. On the Exclusive Sewing Advisor, select Woven Light Select Buttonhole. The recommended Round End Buttonhole B1:4 is displayed on the Ultimate Interactive Screen. It also recommends the Sensor One- Step Buttonhole foot, which needle to use and to use stabilizer. Select Woven Medium. The Bartack Buttonhole B1:2 is selected. Continue selecting the other fabrics in the Exclusive Sewing Advisor and see the how the correct buttonhole is selected for each fabric type and weight. Buttonholes: 16 B1:1 Wide Bartack Buttonhole with extra cutting space. Stitch on medium to heavy fabric Place Sample Here 17 B1:2 Bartack Buttonhole Stitch on medium weight woven fabric. Place Sample Here 10 - Buttonholes 2

35 18 B1:3 Round End/Bartack Buttonhole Stitch on light weight fabric. Place Sample Here 19 B1:4 Round End For blouses and children s garments. Stitch on Light weight fabric Place Sample Here 20 B1:5 Heavy Reinforced Buttonhole Stitch on heavy weight fabric. Place Sample Here 10 - Buttonholes 3

36 21 B1:6 Medium Reinforced Buttonhole. See Users Guide for instructions on sewing a Manual Buttonhole. Stitch on medium weight fabric Place Sample Here 22 B1:7 Medium Reinforced Decorative Buttonhole. Guide for instructions on sewing a Manual Buttonhole. Stitch on medium weight fabric Place Sample Here 23 B1:8 Heirloom Buttonhole for hand look on fine and delicate fabrics. Stitch on Light Weight Fabric. Place Sample Here 10 - Buttonholes 4

37 24 B1:8 Heirloom Buttonhole for jeans buttonhole: Touch increase length and width. Use thick thread. Stitch on denim Place Sample Here 25 B1:9 Rounded Heirloom Buttonhole For hand look on fine and delicate fabrics Stitch on fine fabric Place Sample Here 26 B1:10 Keyhole Buttonhole Square end for tailored jackets, coats etc. Stitch on heavy fabric. Place Sample Here 10 - Buttonholes 5

38 27 B1:11 Tapered Keyhole Buttonhole Tapered end for tailored garments. Stitch on medium to heavy weight fabric Place Sample Here 28 B1:12 Heavy Duty Buttonhole With reinforced Bartacks Stitch on heavy weight fabric. Place Sample Here 29 B1:13 Decorative Fashion Buttonhole For most fabric weights. Place Sample Here 30 B1:14 Leather Buttonhole (Straight Stitch) For leather and suede Place Sample Here 10 - Buttonholes 6

39 31 B1:15 Bound Buttonhole with extra cutting space for bound buttonholes Place Sample Here 32 To make a bound buttonhole: Bound Buttonhole - For all types of fabric Fabric: One piece of chino and one piece of cotton. Cut 2 x 3 (50 mm x 80mm) for the buttonhole. Select: Woven medium on Sewing Advisor. Buttonhole B1:15. Use: Size 80 needle and presser foot A as recommended. Sew: 1. Place cotton piece and chino fabric right sides together and stitch the buttonhole. 2. Cut the buttonhole down the center to 1/4 (6mm) from each end. Cut to the corners at each end to form a triangle as illustrated. 3. Press the end triangles and the sides away from the buttonhole. 4. Pull the cotton through the buttonhole opening to the wrong side. 5. Fold the cotton so the edges of the buttonhole are formed and meet at the center of the buttonhole opening forming a pleat at each and on the wrong side. 6. From the right side, fold back the end of the buttonhole to expose a triangle. 7a. Touch straight stitch A1:2. Set stitch length to 1.5 and stitch across the base of each triangle, catching the pleat of the rectangle to secure it. 7b. Topstitch the buttonhole from the right side in the ditch. The wrong side of a bound buttonhole is finished when the garment facing or lining is slit and hand stitched to the wrong side of the opening Buttonholes 7

40 33 B1:16 Automatic Button Sewing for sewing on buttons. Remove the presser foot or use the Optional Button Foot with Placement Tool presser foot (Part # ). Select the number of stitches on the Button Sew On icon. Place the button underneath the ankle or Button Foot. Move the handwheel to check that the needle will clear the holes. Sew button. Place Sample Here 34 B1:17 Round Eyelet for belts, lacing eyelets and embellishments. Place Sample Here 35 B1:18 Teardrop Eyelet for lacing eyelets and embellishments. Place Sample Here 10 - Buttonholes 8

41 36 B1:19 Oval Eyelet for lacing eyelets, and embellishments. Place Sample Here 37 B1:20 Decorative Fashion buttonhole for most weights of fabrics. Place Sample Here 10 - Buttonholes 9

42 DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe Techniques #11 - Majestic Hoop Embroidery The HUSQVARNA VIKING DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe should be your chosen Embroidery Machine. Be sure your HUSQVARNA VIKING 5D Software is configured with Send 1 direct USB Connection to the DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe. 1 2 Open 5D Embroidery Extra, Open 5D Configure, 3 Touch Stitch. Select Intelligent for Split Method and set the Tolerance to 2. Place a checkmark in Alignment Stitches for Turnable Hoop then click OK. 4 5 Click Hoop. In Hoop Group select HUSQVARNA VIKING DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe. In Hoop Size select 360mm x 350mm Designer Majestic Hoop. Set the Orientation to Vertical and click OK. Click Preferences. 6 Set the Grid Size to 20mm. Leave Remove Overlap When Combining Embroideries checked. 7 Click on the black triangle next to ExpressDesign Wizard and choose Fit to Rectangle Majestic Hoop Embroidery 1

43 8 Starting at the first grid square in from the top left corner, click and drag a box to the lower right first grid square in from the corner. When you release the button, the Express Design Wizard will open. 9 Click Create Express Trace then click Next Click View Picture. In the Directory Browser box, use the Browse to find C:\\5DEmbroidery\Samples\5DEmb\Pics2\Fashion then click OK. Left click to select the flowers found in the 2nd row, 4th column (1CFa09.png) then click Next. No need to Rotate, just click Next. No need to Find Outline because this clipart has very defined lines. Click Next. On the Monochrome Threshold page, slide the slider bar to the left to about 83 to remove the dark black sections of the flowers, then click Next. On the Crop Picture page, the picture is automatically cropped, just click Next. 16 On the Express Trace Options page, leave Quick Trace Light selected and click Stitch Options. Change the Stitch Length to 2.0 mm then click OK Majestic Hoop Embroidery 2

44 17 18 Click Next and the design is created. Do not be alarmed if some of the lines do not look completely visible. There are stitches connecting the entire design. Click Finish. The splitting area in the middle of the Designer Majestic Hoop is always 30 mm. It is best to split thru as little of the embroidery design as possible. Click Preferences. Set the Grid Size to 15 mm then click OK. This will allow you to see the splitting area easily. The first dashed grid line 21 to the left and to the right of the vertical solid center line is the edge of the 30mm splitting area. 22 Click Combine to split the design into the two separate embroidery designs that the Designer Majestic Hoop understands Click the blue color block under the Color Select area and choose a color in the Quick Colors at the bottom of the screen that is completely different than color number 1 (blue) then click OK. This will make it easier to see where the two sides of the design line up when you stitch it out on your DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe. Click Save As and save the design in your C:\\5DEmbroidery\ MyDesigns folder as Majestic flowers.vp3 then click Save. Click Send 1 to send the design directly to your DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe as configured in 5D Configure. Embroider the Design: Hoop fabric and stabilizer in the Majestic Hoop and attach the Majestic Hoop to the DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe Touch GO! to go to Embroidery Stitch Out 28 Touch OK (with Yes selected) to Embroider all on one side before turning Insert a size 90 Topstitch Needle. Thread with 30 wt. cotton thread or 40 wt. rayon thread on top and bobbin thread in the bobbin. Touch START/STOP and embroider the first side of the design Majestic Hoop Embroidery 3

45 When the first side of the design is complete, you will be prompted to turn the hoop Remove the Designer Majestic Hoop from the embroidery arm, turn it around and slide the hoop back onto the embroidery arm.touch on the screen and the embroidery arm will move to adjust for the second side of the design. Because you had Alignment Stitches for Turnable Hoop selected in Preferences in 5D Embroidery Extra, a cross has been added to the center of the overlap area. You can make sure the needle falls in the center of the cross, then press START/STOP to begin embroidering again, or you can use Design Positioning to check that the design is lined up perfectly. To position the second side of the design, touch Design Positioning. Touch Step 1. To set the first locked point, move the red cursor to the visible upper flower section of the design by touching on the screen where the two colors come together. Touch Zoom Options, touch Zoom to Box and drag a box around the red cursor to zoom in. Touch Pan then touch the screen and drag it down until you see the red crosshair in the dark gray section of the screen. Touch and Hold Zoom In all the way to the maximum percentage. Touch Position then use the Control arrows to fine tune the placement of the red crosshair to the exact point on the screen where the two sides of the design will meet. Usually you will see long jump stitches in both colors coming to one exact stitch point. That stitch point is exactly where you want your red crosshair. Touch Step 2. Watch your fabric and needle as you use the Control arrows to move the needle until it is above the matching locked point of the design on your fabric Majestic Hoop Embroidery 4

46 Lower the needle into the upper flower section of the design to check placement. Raise the needle. Adjust again using the Control arrows. Continue to adjust until the needle is exactly above the matching locked point. Touch Zoom Options. Touch Zoom to Hoop. Touch Step 3. Touch your screen to place the new red cursor on the lowest stem section of the design. Touch and Hold Zoom In all the way to the maximum percentage. Touch Pan then touch the screen and drag it up until you see the red crosshair in the dark gray section of the screen as needed. Touch Position then use the Control arrows to fine tune the placement of the red crosshair to the exact point where the two sides of the design will meet. Usually you will see long jump stitches in both colors coming to one exact stitch point. That stitch point is exactly where you want your red crosshair. Touch Step 4 to rotate the design into position on your fabric if necessary. Watch the needle above the fabric as you adjust the control arrows. Lower the needle into the lowest stem section of the design to check placement. If the needle does not go into the exact selected stitch point on the first half of the design, use the stylus or Control arrows to rotate the design into the exact position. When satisfied with placement, touch OK. Touch Zoom Options. Touch Zoom to Hoop to see the entire design. Press and embroider out the second side Majestic Hoop Embroidery 5

47 DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe Techniques #12-8 Way Stitch Borders In Sewing Mode, touch PROG icon. Touch Stitch Menu Select Menu L - Decorative Stitches Select L2:30 Touch Stitch Menu Select T Menu Select Straight Stitch sewn to the right four times. Touch Stitch Menu Select L Menu Select L2:30 11 This is how the stitch appears on the screen. 12 Touch Stitch Menu 12-8 Way Stitch Borders 1

48 Select T Menu Select Straight Stitch sewn to the right four times. Touch Stitch Menu Select L Menu Select L2:30 18 This is how the stitch appears on the screen Touch Stitch Menu Select T Menu Select Straight Stitch sewn to the right four times. Touch Stitch Menu Select L Menu Select L2: Way Stitch Borders 2

49 25 This is how the stitch appears on the screen Touch Stitch Menu Select T Menu Select Straight Stitch sewn to the left four times. Touch Stitch Menu Select L Menu Select L2:30 32 This is how the stitch appears on the screen. 33 Touch Stitch Menu 12-8 Way Stitch Borders 3

50 Select T Menu Select Straight Stitch sewn to the left four times. Touch Stitch Menu Select L Menu Select L2:30 39 This is how the stitch appears on the screen Touch Stitch Menu Select T Menu Select Straight Stitch sewn to the left four times. You can begin sewing directly from Program Mode or touch to save the combination in My Stitches. When you sew out the border, it will connect continuously. Stitch with stabilizer underneath the fabric Way Stitch Borders 4

51 DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe Techniques #13 - Shaping Design Shape: Select Embroidery Mode Touch Start Menu Select DL_058 Touch My Hoops and select your 260 x 200 Hoop. Select Design Shaping Select circle clockwise Use your control key and make the square x Touch the Set number of Objects icon and enter 6 copies in the pop-up. Touch OK to close the window. Touch Start Menu Select DL_066 Select Design Shaping Select circle clockwise 13 - Shaping 1

52 Touch the Set number of Objects icon and enter 6 copies in the pop-up. These flowers will be inserted between the leafes. Touch OK to close the window. Touch Start Menu 17 Select DL_ Select Design Shaping Select circle clockwise Use Control Arrows or drag the squares on the screen until the number reaches 68.7 x Touch the Set number of Objects icon and enter 3 copies in the pop-up. Touch OK to close the window. Touch Save to My Designs. Rename the design by touching the Rename icon. Touch and Hold Delete icon. Name the file DESIGN SHAPE. Touch OK to exit Character Selection Screen. Touch OK to save to My Designs. A pop-up shows that you have successfully saved your embroidery combination. Touch and Hold Delete to delete the design Shaping 2

53 Touch OK to confirm the deletion. Stitch Shape: Touch Start Menu Touch Stitch Menu. Select H Menu - Scallop Stitches Touch and Hold Delete icon to delete the FIX stitches. Select H1:4 Touch OK. Touch Color Edit. Select color 1:1. Touch Thread Color Change. Change the color to purple. Touch OK to close Color Edit. Select Design Shaping Select circle clockwise. Make sure the size is 160x160. Touch the Set number of Objects icon and enter 6 copies in the pop-up. Touch Select Spacing and choose Right Justification and touch OK to close the pop-up. Touch OK to close shaping window. Touch Start Menu 13 - Shaping 3

54 Touch Stitch Menu. Select Menu K - Omnimotion Stitches. Touch and hold Delete icon to delete the FIX stitches. Select K1:10 Touch OK. Touch Color Edit. Select Color 2:1. Touch Thread Color Change. Change the color to blue. Touch OK to close Color Edit. Select Design Shaping Select circle clockwise Touch Select Spacing and choose Right Justification. Touch OK to close the pop-up. Touch the Set number of Objects icon and enter 6 copies in the pop-up. Use Control Arrows or drag the squares on the screen until the number reaches x Touch OK. Touch Start Menu Touch Stitch Menu 13 - Shaping 4

55 Select Menu K - Omnimotion Stitches. Touch and hold Delete icon to delete the FIX stitches. Select K3:41 Touch OK. Touch Color Edit. Select Color 3:1. Touch Thread Color Change. Change the color to pink. Touch OK to close Color Edit. Touch Control Center to center the stitch. Touch Save to My Designs Touch Rename icon to rename the stitch Touch and Hold Delete icon to delete file name. Name the file STITCH SHAPE. Touch OK to exit Character Selection Screen. Touch OK. A pop-up appears showing that the file was successfully saved. Touch and hold Delete icon to delete all designs. Touch OK. Font Shape: Touch My Hoops and select the 360 x 200 hoop Shaping 5

56 Touch Start Menu Touch Font Menu Select Mesa 20. Enter: Friends are the flowers in life s garden! The apostrophe and the exclamation point are in the numbers menu. Touch OK. Select Design Shaping Select shape Touch Rotate Touch in the control center to rotate 90 degrees. Touch Scale. Use the stylus or the control arrows to adjust the boxes so the shape is x Touch OK. Touch Control Center to center the stitch Touch Save to My Designs Touch Rename icon to rename the font. Touch and Hold Delete icon to delete the file name. Name the file FONT SHAPE. Touch OK to save to My Designs Shaping 6

57 DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe Techniques #14 - Quilting in Sewing Mode Piecing with a 1/4 (6mm) Seam allowance: Snap on your Quilters 1/4 Piecing foot P. The presser foot P has distance guideline marks 1/4 (6mm) and 1/8 (3mm) from the needle. Select Straight Stitch A1:2 Place two pieces of cotton quilting fabric right sides together. Align the edge of your presser foot with the edge of the fabric. 5 Stitch a seam with a 1/4 (6mm) seam allowance. NOTE: When using the Quilters 1/4 Piecing foot P use only center needle position straight stitch. 6 On another piece of fabric, place your fabric so that the starting edge of the fabric is aligned with the back red line on the foot and the seam edge with the edge of the foot as shown. This will insure you will start stitching exactly 1/4 (6mm) from the edge of the fabric Quilting in Sewing Mode 1

58 7 Continue stitching and stop when the front red line on the foot is even with the end of the fabric. This insures that you will stop exactly 1/4 (6mm) from the end of the seam. This is helpful in certain types of piecing such as in a Grandmother Flower Garden or any time you need to stop and start 1/4 (6mm) from the ends of the block. 8 Snap on presser foot A. Select E1:1 9 Stitch a 1/4 seam by aligning the edge of your presser foot A with the edge of the fabric. 10 Stippling Stitches: Select E2:26 11 On a 10 (25cm) square of fabric, use your Pictogram Pen to mark a line lengthwise 2 (5cm) in from the right hand edge of the fabric. Mark starting dots as shown 1 (25mm) and 3/8 (1mm) apart, stair stepping up as shown Quilting in Sewing Mode 2

59 Snap on presser foot S. Thread with sewing thread top and bobbin. Align the center red line of the foot with the line marked on the fabric. Stitch several repeats of the stipple stitch and touch STOP. When your DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe stops, check to see that the needle is aligned with the marked line. If not, adjust as necessary. Keep the fabric straight, but let your DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe do the work. Repeat to the end of your fabric. During the last stitch pattern, touch STOP to end the stippling stitch at the end of the pattern repeat. Align the needle with the next marked starting dot. Stitch the next row. Repeat across the fabric. Handlook Quilting Stitch: Select E1:2 Snap on your Quilters 1/4 Piecing foot P Insert a size 90 INSPIRA Topstitch Needle. Thread with Sulky invisible thread on top. Be sure the thread is in the vertical position. Insert a bobbin wound with cotton sewing thread or 35 or 40 wt. rayon thread Quilting in Sewing Mode 3

60 26 On a quilt sandwich made with cotton fabric and cotton batting, stitch a row. If you are not seeing enough of the bobbin thread come to the top, set the thread portioning to a higher number Insert your Edge/Quilting Guide 1 (25mm) from the needle. To insert the Edge/Quilting Guide, loosen the screw on the back of the ankle. Don t remove it, just loosen it enough that the quilting guide can be inserted. Align the curved edge of the Guide along the edge of the fabric. Tighten the screw. Stitch the first row of stitching. Stitch rows of channel quilting 1 apart across your quilt sandwich. Handlook Applique: Fold under 1/4 (6mm) of the edge of a 2 (5cm) square of appliqué fabric. Place the appliqué fabric onto a 4 (10cm) square of base fabric. Select E1: Snap on the presser foot A as recommended. Thread with sewing thread or invisible thread on top and sewing thread in the bobbin Quilting in Sewing Mode 4

61 34 Align the edge of the folded appliqué fabric with the front opening on the presser foot A as shown. Stitch the edge of the square Fold under the opposite edge. Thread with decorative thread on top and bobbin thread in the bobbin. Select E3:56. Stitch the other side of the square Quilting in Sewing Mode 5

62 DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe Techniques #15 - Tapering Menu Z Decorative Tapering Stitches Place Tear-A-Way Stabilizer underneath a piece of woven medium fabric. This will be your practice fabric. Select Z1:1 The Tapering Icon appears on the left hand side of the screen. Touch the Tapering Icon and a window opens for selecting angles for beginning and ending tapering. Select Begin Taper 30 degrees. Select End Taper 30 degrees. Touch OK. Begin stitching. As you sew, you will see the stitch taper from 0 width, out to the full 6.0 width. After 1 (25mm) or so, touch the Reverse Icon or your Reverse Button. The stitch will taper down to a 0 width. Repeat, pivoting the fabric as you go to create a curved line. Select stitch Z1: Touch the Tapering Icon. Select Begin Taper 60 degrees. Select End Taper 60 degrees Tapering 1

63 14 15 Touch OK. Stitch, touching the Reverse Button after the first three repeats of the stitch. 16 Repeat, pivoting the fabric as you stitch to achieve a curved leaflike stitch When you have finished stitching, touch STOP. Your shape is now memorized. You can save it in your Favorite Stitch Menu, if desired. Stitch the sequence again to see how it stops all by itself without your having to touch the Reverse Button. Touch the Tapering Icon. Select Begin Taper 30 degrees. Select End Taper 30 degrees. Touch OK. Stitch, pivoting the fabric as you stitch to achieve a curved leaf-like stitch Select Z1:1. Touch the Tapering Icon. Select Begin Taper Off Tapering 2

64 Select End Taper 60 degrees. Touch OK. Stitch the beginning of your stitch will have a flat, full width end. When you touch reverse, the stitch will taper to 0 width. Adjust the width of your stitch to 3.0. You will see that the whole stitch, including the ends, is narrower. Select Z1:13. Touch the Tapering Icon. Select Begin Taper 30 degrees. Select End Taper 30 degrees. Touch OK. 35 Stitch 36 Touch Mirror Side-to-Side. 37 Notice that the end taper remains the same, only the stitch is mirrored Tapering 3

65 DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe Techniques #16 - Quilting in the hoop 1 Touch Embroidery Mode to toggle to embroidery Thread with sewing thread top and bobbin. Select 150x150 Do-All Quilters Hoop. Touch Start Menu Button Select the Stitch Menu Touch and Hold Delete to remove the FIX stitches. Handlook Quilt Stitch E2:26 8 Increase the Stitch Length to Touch and hold Duplicate. When the keypad opens, touch 2 to create a total of three designs. Touch OK. Move to the left edge of the hoop using Control Arrow to coordinates 0.0 and as shown. 11 If you move too far and the design goes outside the hoop, touch Move to Hoop to bring the design into the hoop and fine tune with the control arrows Quilting in the hoop 1

66 Touch Duplicate. Touch Mirror End-to-End. Using Control Arrows move to coordinates 0.0 and Touch Select All. Touch Duplicate. Move the two highlighted rows of stippling to 0.0 and Touch Add or Remove Selection. The solid red box is now around the third design from the left. Touch Duplicate. Move the last row of stippling to 0.0 and Any hoop size can be filled with stippling by simply adjusting the number of repeats of stitches you enter, and by adding additional rows. Touch Save to My Designs. Select My Files. Touch Rename icon. Touch and Hold Delete icon. Enter STIPPLE, touch OK. Touch OK. Thread with cotton sewing/quilting thread top and bobbin Quilting in the hoop 2

67 Hoop your quilt sandwich (two layers of fabric with batting in between them). Attach your Hoop Touch GO! 31 Select Color Functions. Select Color Block Sort and Color Block Merge Touch OK. Because embroidery tension is designed to pull to the back of the hoop, you may need to adjust your tension/portioning to a higher number. Increase to 3.6. Tip: Test by hooping a quilt sandwich. Leave a long bobbin thread tail. Manually bring up the bobbin thread. This will keep the back of your quilt neat. Do this each time you begin stitching. Stitch the first row of stippling. Remove the hoop from your DE- SIGNER DIAMOND deluxe and check to see if the tension/ portioning is balanced. If not, adjust as needed. Before you begin your next row, snip the bobbin thread, which is easy to do, as the hoop has moved towards you, and bring it up manually as before. Stitch all the rows. Using the concepts you have just learned, try building other quilting designs using the stitches in your DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe. You need to determine how many stitch repeats will fit in your hoop. As you are selecting the stitch, and touching Duplicate, watch at the bottom of the screen. Our hoop is 150mm and when we reached Program Length 147mm we knew we were at the limit of the hoop. Embroidery Designs 29, 30, 77, 89, 90, 91, 99, 100, 101, 102, 105, 108, 144 and 192 which are built into your DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe are excellent designs to use for quilting through a quilt sandwich. Follow the same guidelines for tension/ portioning, and manually bringing up the bobbin thread as you did on the stippling Quilting in the hoop 3

68 DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe Techniques #17 - Design Positioning 1 Touch Embroidery Mode to toggle to embroidery. 2 3 Touch Start Menu. Touch Quick Help Icon. 4 Touch a design to read information about the design file. 5 Scroll down and select DL_ Using your Pictogram Pen, mark lines diagonally from corner to corner on your fabric. The center is where they intersect Design Positioning 1

69 Hoop your fabric diagonally, in your 150mm x 150mm Hoop with Tear-A-Way Stabilizer as shown. If preferred, you can hoop the stabilizer and baste your fabric to the stabilizer. Touch My Hoops and select the 150mm x 150mm hoop. Slide your hoop on to your Designer Diamond deluxe. Touch GO! Touch Design Positioning. You will notice that the cursor is at the first stitch in the design. Touch Center Check to bring the needle to the center of the design. Touch Step 2. We skipped Step 1 because by choosing to bring the cursor to the center, we have already done step 1. Use your arrow keys to bring the needle over your center mark. Touch OK. Touch START/STOP and embroider the first design When your design is complete, touch Start Menu 17 Select DL_ Design Positioning 2

70 18 Re-hoop your fabric so that the new design will just touch the point of the first one as shown Touch Design Positioning Touch Step 1 21 Using your Stylus, touch the top part of the design to place the curser as shown Touch Zoom to Cursor. This icon will automatically zoom in the maximum amount at the point you have selected. Fine tune using your control arrows so that you are right at the top of the design. The numbers at the bottom 0.0 indicate that you are in the center. Touch Step 2. Look at your hoop. Lower the needle into the bottom tip of the first design as shown. Raise the needle slightly and use your control arrows to move into position if you are not right on target Design Positioning 3

71 You may get a pop-up. Touch to put a checkmark in the box, and you can then continue moving and checking as long as the needle is above the fabric level. Touch Zoom Options. Touch Zoom to Hoop. Touch Step 3. Using your Stylus, touch at the bottom of the design. Touch Zoom to Cursor. Use your Control Arrows to bring the curser to the bottom of the design. Touch Step 4 and check that your needle is aligned over your marked line. If not, use your control arrows to adjust until it is. Touch OK. Embroider the second design. 33 Continue embroidering three more of design DL_104 using Design Positioning as before, to position each design to create the arrangement shown Design Positioning 4

72 DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe Techniques #18 - Majestic Hoop Quilt Block We have chosen a quilt design built in to your DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe. When choosing other designs, remember, that in order to use Design Positioning, to check your position after embroidering the first side, you need to have some room, to move the design. You cannot have a design that completely fills the Majestic Hoop. We recommend at least 20mm of space, around the design on all sides, to enable you to position as needed. Touch Embroidery Mode to toggle to embroidery. Touch Start Menu Select DL_100.vp3 Touch OK. Touch My Hoops, select 360 x 350. Touch Grid icon to turn on the grid. 10 Line up the design in the upper left hand side of the hoop as shown. Touch Zoom In and continue touching it until you are zoomed in to 170% or more. Additional grid lines automatically appear. Your Fine Tune Position Numbers on the bottom right hand of the screen should read Touch Zoom Options Majestic Hoop Quilt Block 1

73 Touch Zoom to Hoop Your design is still highlighted as is indicated by the red square around it. Touch Duplicate icon to duplicate your design. Move the new design to Use your zoom, and grid lines to help you position the design, then use your Control Arrows to fine tune the position of your design. Repeat step 12 twice to place two more designs at and You now have four perfectly positioned quilt designs Touch Save to My Designs Touch My Files Touch Rename icon Touch and Hold Delete icon. Enter Majestic Hoop Quilt. Touch OK to close the naming window and OK again to save the design Majestic Hoop Quilt Block 2

74 22 23 Hoop your fabric with two layers of Tear-A-Way Light Stabilizer in your Majestic Hoop. Be sure to use your clips. If you are quilting through a finished quilt, you can hoop the quilt sandwich as long as it uses a fairly thin cotton batting. NOTE: We are using a quilting design, comprised of straight stitches. If you are using a design that has fill stitches, and dense stitching, you need to use appropriate stabilizer for the design. For a dense design, that would be several layers of regular weight Tear-A-Way or Cut-A-Way. Touch GO! 24 When prompted Do you want to stitch out all of one side first? Touch OK If you are embroidering through a quilt sandwich, thread with bobbin thread to match your top thread. Bring up the bobbin thread to the top of your fabric. Increase your tension/portioning a few clicks for a balanced stitch. Stitch the first side of your design. When the first side is complete, remove your hoop and turn it to attach it on the opposite side. We are going to use Design Positioning to check the second side of our design, and also to match up the next repeat. We don t really need to check the second side, because our designs are not dense, so compensation should not be a problem, and our designs don t actually touch. 28 Learning to do this will help you use it in other designs where the alignment is more crucial. We need to pick the point that we are going to match to. Because we used the grid, and placement numbers, we know our designs are exactly the same distance apart. So, measure two identifiable points in the design. As you can see, we chose where the petals intersect and it measured 1 3/4. We next measured over 1 3/4 to the right. Make a cross hair there, and repeat for the flower above as shown Majestic Hoop Quilt Block 3

75 29 30 Touch Design Positioning Touch Step 1 31 Locate the point we are matching on the Screen of your DESIGN- ER DIAMOND deluxe. Place your red cursor over that point Touch Zoom to Cursor and fine tune the placement of the red cursor on the design on the screen. Touch Step 2. This is where we will check our position on the fabric in the hoop. If all is well, your needle should be right over your mark. Lower the needle and check if it is over the mark. If it isn t right on, then use the control arrows to align the needle with the mark on the fabric. You may get a message if your needle is too low. You can choose to allow a lower needle position if you get this message. Touch Step 3. Locate the point on the other flower. Touch Step 4 and check your position on the fabric. Touch OK to close the Design Positioning window. Embroider the second half of the design. When you get the Message: Embroidery is finished, Clear Screen? Touch X Majestic Hoop Quilt Block 4

76 39 To place the second set of designs, we will use Design Positioning again. We know that our designs are 1 3/4 apart. Using a ruler, mark a line down as shown, from the previous designs vertically (the length of the runner) Then measure down 1 3/4 as shown, to create a horizontal mark Touch Design Positioning Touch Step 1 43 Place the red cursor on the screen as shown, on the flower. This point corresponds with the mark we made on our fabric Touch Zoom to Cursor and fine tune the placement of the cursor on the DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe screen. Touch Step 2. Use the control arrows to move the needle so it is over the cross mark you made on the fabric. We can t check the other mark we made until we stitch the second side. As long as your center line is lined up with the center line of the hoop, your design will be correct. Just touch OK to close and accept the changes you made in Design Positioning Majestic Hoop Quilt Block 5

77 If you get the message that your design is outside the hoop area, touch Zoom to Hoop. You can see how much outside the hoop you are. If it is only a stitch or two, touch Step 2 and use your control arrows to move it a couple of clicks back into the hoop. If you are a long way outside the area, you will need to re-hoop and repeat the Design Positioning. When the first side is complete, rotate the hoop and touch OK. Our marks are now on the bottom of the hoop, towards us. Touch Design Positioning. Touch Step 1 53 Place the red cursor as shown, on the Screen of your DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe As before, touch Zoom to Cursor and fine tune the placement of the red cross. Touch Step 2 and move if necessary so your needle is over the mark you made on your fabric. You should be very close to the mark. Finish stitching the embroidery. Using the techniques you learned here, you can quilt a full quilt if desired, or quilt a runner as we did Majestic Hoop Quilt Block 6

78 DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe Techniques #19 - Designer Smocking Smocking can be done either in sewing mode or embroidery mode on you DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe. 1 Smocking in Sewing Mode: Touch Start Menu 2 Your Smocking stitches are in menu D:2, stitches D:30 to D:35. They are designed to be programmed together, or used alone. 3 4 Try a few combinations on a scrap backed with INSPIRA Tear-A- Way stabilizer. Because they will be sewn on an uneven, pleated or gathered surface, it is best when smocking in sewing mode to stick with rows of stitches that don t have to match. If you want to do more intricate patterns, that require the peaks to match, you are better to do it in embroidery mode. Here are a few combinations we liked: This is one row of D2:30, one row of D2:35 at a 7.0 Stitch Width and one row of D2:30. This uses twin needles. 5 6 Touch SET Menu Touch Sewing Settings Designer Smocking 1

79 Touch Twin Needle and select 3.0. Touch OK: Touch Start Menu. Touch Information Menu Touch Index (A-Z) Touch T and look for instructions on threading with a twin needle. 13 It is one row of D2:30, a second of D2:30, the center is D2:32 and then two more rows of D2: Smocking in Embroidery Mode: Smocking in Embroidery Mode is preferable when a more intricate pattern is desired. The stitches stay straight, and the rows lined up perfect. Here are several sequences we liked. Toggle to Embroidery Mode Touch My Hoops. Select the 360 x 200 hoop. Touch Start Menu. Touch Stitch Menu Designer Smocking 2

80 Select D Menu. Touch right arrow to go to D2. Touch and Hold Delete to remove the two FIX stitches. Touch OK. Touch D2:35. Touch and hold Duplicate and enter 11, for a total of 12 repeats of the stitch. Touch OK. Touch OK. Touch Grid to bring up the background grid. Move your design to 0.0 and 3.0. Touch Duplicate to duplicate the design. Touch Mirror Side-to-Side. Move the design to 0.0 and Touch Select All Touch Group. It is now one grouped design. Touch Duplicate to duplicate the design. Move to 0.0 and Designer Smocking 3

81 Touch Duplicate to duplicate the design. Move to 0.0 and Touch Start Menu. Touch Stitch Menu. Select D Menu. Touch right arrow to go to D2. Touch and Hold Delete to remove the two FIX stitches Touch OK. Touch D2:30. Touch and Hold Duplicate. Enter 71 (360, size of hoop divided by 5.0, size of design plus the one that is already on the screen) for a row to fill the hoop. Look at the bottom of the screen and you will see Program Length 360 which is what we want. Touch OK to close the Program window. Move to 0.0 and Touch Duplicate. Move to 0.0 and Touch Duplicate. Move to 0.0 and Designer Smocking 4

82 Touch Step Through Designs four times to go to the first small row. Touch Add/Remove Selection once to highlight it. Touch Step Through Designs to select the next small row. Touch Add/Remove Selection to add the second. Touch Step Through Designs to select the next small row. Touch Add/Remove Selection to add the third. Touch Group to group the three small rows together. Touch Duplicate. Move to 0.0 and Touch Select All. Touch Group. It is now one grouped design. Touch Save to My Designs. Touch My Files. Touch Rename. Touch and Hold Delete to delete the name that is there Designer Smocking 5

83 68 69 Name the design smocking. Touch OK to close the naming window and OK again to save the design. 70 Embroider: Hoop INSPIRA Tear-A-Way stabilizer in your 360mm x 200mm hoop Touch OK to go to Embroidery Stitch-Out. Touch Baste in hoop. The needle goes to the back of the hoop, on the right side. This is the far right side of the design. Position the stabilized pleated strip on top of the Tear-A-Way stabilizer, centered side to side with the needle approximately 1/2 to 3/4 from the end of your pleated fabric. Baste the strip in place. Remember, you can baste using your foot control instead of START/STOP when you want to control the speed Colors 1 and 2 stitch the center diamonds. Colors 3 and 4 stitch the right hand row of diamonds. Color 5 stitches the first small row to the right of the center. Color 6 stitches the far right small row. Color 7 stitches out the center right hand row. Color 8 stitches the far left small row to the left center. Color 9 stitches the far right small row. Color 10 stitches out the center right hand row. Colors 11 and 12 stitch the left hand row of diamonds. When your DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe asks you Embroidery Finished, Clear Screen? touch CLOSE. When the design is complete, DO NOT remove the basting. Remove the fabric from the hoop and trim away the excess stabilizer next to where the next design will begin Design Positioning would not work well in this instance because our design completely fills our hoop from top to bottom. We would be able to move the design from side to side, but not from top to bottom. Instead we are going to use our basting to match up our next repeat of the design. Hoop INSPIRA Tear-A-Way stabilizer and place your hoop in your DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe. Lower the needle into the corner of the basting, from the first design. Lower the foot and raise the needle. Baste the fabric in place Designer Smocking 6

84 DESIGNER DIAMOND DELUXE Techniques #20 - Designer Edging Stitches 1 Edging stitches enable you to create your own trims and laces! They are easy and fun, and you can create beautiful colored trims you couldn t find at the store! You can even make little tassels! Some of the Edging Stitches are: Cut a strip of cotton fabric 2 x width of fabric using your rotary cutter and mat. This is important for the D Menu heirloom stitches. They need a nice clean edge to be stitched on. Thread with 40 wt. Rayon Embroidery thread on top and bobbin thread in the bobbin. Snap on your B Foot. Place two strips INSPIRA Tear-A-Way Light stabilizer underneath the strip of fabric. The Tear-A-Way Light is stable enough to support the stitching but will tear away easily without disturbing the stitches Designer Edging Stitches 1

85 7 8 9 Touch Start Menu Touch Stitch Menu Select the D Menu 10 Select D3:49-66 and try out the different edging stitches. Align the edge of your B Foot with the edge of the fabric as shown Place two strips of INSPIRA Aqua Magic Stabilizer underneath the fabric and stitch a few more. We found our best stitch out was attained with two layers of Aqua Magic Stabilizer. NOTE: Because these border stitches D3:49-66 have a forward and backward row of stitching on the edge, when washed, these stitches will be loose and give picot edge. If you want a more defined stitch, apply fray blocking liquid along the edge of the stitch and allow to dry before washing. Touch Start Menu Touch Stitch Menu Select the N Menu, menu 3. Select N3:60. This needs to be sewn on a finished edge Designer Edging Stitches 2

86 Touch Mirror Side-to-Side Fold a piece of fabric in half lengthwise. Place on four layers of Aqua Magic Stabilizer. If you look at the photo, you will see that two layers were not enough. The fabric and stitching was tunneling. A water soluble stabilizer is necessary for this stitch to enable the tassels to fringe. 19 You can also see that they are not stitching out quite even on our machine. Because of the way this stitch is formed, it will show up balance irregularity to this specific stitch. If the balance of this stitch needs to be adjusted, here s how To adjust the balance on a stitch, touch Start Menu. Touch SET Menu 20 - Designer Edging Stitches 3

87 22 Touch Stitch Settings. We touched the + to make the drawing of the stitch on the screen look like the stitch on our fabric Touch OK. Your stitches should now be even. If they are not, you can adjust accordingly. H3:42 and H3:43 are decorative stitches. They look nice on borders. Try several rows of H3:42 or H3:43 with N3:58 or N3:59 in between Designer Edging Stitches 4

88 DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe Techniques #21 - Specialty Stitches Menu 1 Select Sewing Mode Touch Start Menu to open Extended Tool Bar. The Stitch Menu opens automatically. Select Menu X Specialty Technique Stitches. Specialty Techniques are stitches that require an optional accessory foot. 6 Let s look at what we have now. Stitches 1 through 10 are Candlewick stitches. 7 8 Touch Quick Help Touch Stitch X1: Specialty Stitches Menu 1

89 9 You get the pop-up with the information, including the part number, for the foot that you are required to use to sew the chosen stitch Snap on your Specialty Candlewick Foot # Thread with 40 wt. rayon thread on top and bobbin thread in the bobbin. Mark six lines 1 (2.5cm) apart on fabric. Place one layer of INSPIRA Tear-A-Way Stabilizer underneath the fabric On the first line, stitch a row of candlewick stitches. Select another candlewick stitch (1 through 10) and stitch on the sixth line. Touch Quick Help Touch Stitch 16. The Three Hole Yarn Foot # is called for in the Pop-Up. Thread your Three Hole Yarn Foot with a different color yarn in each of the three holes using the yarn threader provided. Stitch on the second line. Select stitch 17 and stitch on the third line. 20 Select stitch 18 and stitch on the fourth line Select stitch 19 and stitch on the fifth line. Fold over one end of your fabric to the right side, to form a double 1/2 hem Specialty Stitches Menu 2

90 Touch Quick Help Touch Stitch 11, 12, 13, 14 or 15. Snap on your Left Edge Topstitch Foot # as directed. Align the edge of the fold in the tunnel on the underside of the foot. Stitch the hem in place. Fold a piece of INSPIRA Aqua-Magic stabilizer so there are four layers, about 1 (2.5cm) wide. Stitch #16 on the Aqua-Magic. Rinse out the stabilizer and you will have a free standing cord! 21 - Specialty Stitches Menu 3

91 DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe Techniques #22 - Free Motion Stitching 1 When stitching free motion on your DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe you have two choices, Free Motion Floating or Free Motion Spring Action. Which one you select depends on the foot you are using. The following feet require Free Motion Floating: 2 R Foot Clear Open Toe Free-Motion Foot # Free Motion Guide Foot Yarn Couching Feet Set # # Free Motion Stitching 1

92 The following feet require Free Motion Spring Action: Sensor Q-Foot Open Toe Free Motion Spring Foot # To set your DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe for Free Motion: In Sewing Mode, Touch Free Motion Technique icon. In the pop-up choose either Free Motion Floating or Free Motion Spring Action. NOTE: When sewing with Free Motion the machine will automatically use Thread Tension instead of Thread Portioning. Free Motion Floating: Free Motion Floating allows the foot to float just above the surface of the fabric. When you begin sewing at a slower speed, the foot will hop up and down as the stitch is formed. As you stitch more quickly, the foot goes into floating mode and stays there. It is possible to adjust the height at which it is floating above the fabric. This is called the Pivot Height. 6 To adjust the Pivot Height: Touch Free Motion Technique icon in Sewing Mode. 7 8 When choosing Free Motion Floating in the pop-up, the Pivot Height adjustment is visible. The default is set at 0. Touch the + to raise the foot up, further away from the fabric. Touch the - to move the foot down, closer to the fabric. Because fabric thickness varies, you may need to adjust the Pivot Height. If you see the fabric bouncing and your thread is breaking, touch the - to lower the foot. If your foot is clamping down too hard on the fabric making it difficult to move, touch the + to raise it up giving the fabric more clearance to move Free Motion Stitching 2

93 9 Free Motion Spring Action: Free Motion Spring Action allows the foot to hold the fabric taut as the stitch is being formed and rise up after the stitch has been made. You will find that the Pivot Height is not active when Free Motion Spring Action has been chosen because it is not applicable. Which to Use? The choice to use Floating or Spring Action is largely a personal choice when doing basic free motion stitching. 1. The Sensor Q-foot is useful when working on thick, fabrics or layers of fabrics. Always use this foot when sewing with Free Motion Spring Action. The spring action holds the fabric taut as the stitch is being formed. The Sensor Q Foot is designed to be used either in free motion sewing or in embroidery. 2. The R Foot is the basic Free Motion foot that comes with your DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe The Clear Open Toe Free Motion Foot is an optional accessory that is very useful when the floating position is desired and you need to follow a line. The open toe in the front gives the best visibility The Free Motion Guide Foot has a grid, making it easy to do echo quilting. The large surface of the foot keeps the fabric down, out of the way of the needle when using a puffy batting The Yarn Couching Feet are specialty feet for couching yarn. 6. The Open Toe Spring Foot is used the same as the Sensor Q Foot, but is open in the front making it easier to see Let s Sew: Insert a size 90 INSPIRA Quilting Needle Free Motion Stitching 3

94 Thread with cotton thread top and bobbin. Make a quilt sandwich from two layers of cotton fabric with batting between them. Snap on your R Foot. Touch Free Motion Technique icon in Sewing Mode. 16 Choose Free Motion Floating in the Free Motion Technique pop-up Select A1:2. When sewing free motion, you are moving the fabric. Run the machine moderately fast. You may want to touch the START/STOP and slow your DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe down one notch. Then sew with the foot control fully depressed to have an even speed. Begin with long thread tails both top and bobbin. Tap your foot control once to lower the needle and bring it back up. This allows you to bring your bobbin thread to the top. Hold the thread tails and stitch in place for a few stitches. Stop and trim the tread tails. 20 Then begin by stitching back to front, then side to side. Practice loops and even write your name! You are controlling the stitch length by how you move the fabric. Practice for consistent movement of the fabric and speed of the machine Free Motion Stitching 4

95 DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe Techniques #23 - Designer Cutwork 1 Cutwork on your Husqvarna Viking DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe can be done two different ways. The first, is to cut out the area, using your small scissors that came with your DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe. The Second is to use Cutwork Needles. You can only use the cutwork needles on designs that were digitized for use with the Cutwork Needles. Traditional Cutwork: Traditional cutwork designs use these symbols to indicate that they are cutwork designs. 2 The first symbol is showing that the area to be cut will first be stitches. The second is showing the fabric being cut. The third is showing the cut area, satin stitched. Heavy Weight water soluble stabilizer such as INSPIRA Aqua-Magic is the preferred stabilizer. Your DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe has two cutwork designs. They are 40 and 95. On the Classic Collection CD, there are also these cutwork designs, 28, 29, 104, 105, 107 and Touch Embroidery Mode to toggle to embroidery. Touch Start Menu. Touch File Manager Touch Built-In Designs 23 - Designer Cutwork 1

96 7 Touch List View 8 Select DL_127.vp Touch OK. Touch My Hoops. Select 100 x 170 Midsize Hoop. Hoop fabric with INSPIRA Aqua Magic Stabilizer. Thread with 40 wt. Rayon Thread on top and bobbin thread in the bobbin. Stitch Color 1, Dark Red. 15 Color 2 will outline the areas to be cut. You will see the symbol between colors 2 and 3. This indicates that after color 2 stops, cut out the fabric (NOT the stabilizer) before beginning color Designer Cutwork 2

97 16 Color 3 satin stitches the left side of the design and straight stitches the areas to be cut on the right side of the design. 17 Color 4 satin stitches the right side of the design and straight stitches the areas to be cut in the center. 18 Color 5 completes the satin stitching. 19 Cutwork Using the Cutwork Needles: There are four needles in each Husqvarna Viking Embroidery Cutwork Needle Kit. The needles are color coded #1 red, #2 yellow, #3 green and #4 blue. The embroidery designs you use with INSPIRA Cutwork Needles must be digitized for use with the needles. You cannot use them with cutwork designs that have not been digitized for INSPIRA Cutwork Needles. This symbol will be on the embroidery package or download page telling you that it has been digitized for use with these needles Designer Cutwork 3

98 20 Fabrics: Most fabrics that are suitable for traditional cutwork will work with the Embroidery Cutwork Needle Kit. The ideal fabric is a woven, natural fiber fabric such as cotton or linen. Knits work well, if stabilized. See Fabric Preparation below for details. Try stitching a sample embroidery before starting on your actual project. On some fabrics, the needles may snag the fabric as they cut. The needles will last a long time depending on the fabric used and other factors, especially when used with natural fiber fabrics. Individual replacement needles are available if one gets damaged or dull. The part number # is for a replacement package containing the four different needles. The part number # is for the Embroidery Cutwork Needle Kit which contains needles, CD with instruction movie and 5 designs, Multi Purpose Tool and instruction to get you started. 21 Fabric Preparation for stretch fabric: Any fabric that stretches needs to be stabilized before beginning your embroidery. This includes any fabrics like T-Shirt Knit, as well as fabrics like Denim which have a certain amount of give, due to the way it is woven. Any fabric with lycra in it needs to be stabilized. To stabilize the fabric: 1. Place the glue side of INSPIRA Light & Soft Fuse-On stabilizer on the wrong side of the fabric. 2. Press with a dry iron to fuse in place. Hooping: 1. Select the hoop appropriate for the size of the embroidery design Select the appropriate INSPIRA Stabilizer for the design and fabric. Heavy weight water soluble stabilizer is the best choice for most cutwork. It disappears completely from the back of the fabric. Cut-Away for knits or a Tear-A-Way for wovens can also be used. Hoop the stabilizer with your fabric. The first stabilizer used will be cut cleanly away by the Cutwork Needles. The final stabilizer used, after the cutwork needles cut the fabric should be water soluble so it does not leave any frizzy edges sticking out of the satin stitching. 3. Slide your hoop onto your embroidery unit Designer Cutwork 4

99 23 Stitching: 1. For an even better result it is recommended that you use the Straight Stitch Plate and Sensor Q-foot when stitching designs with INSPIRA Cutwork Needles. The straight stitch plate gives better support during stitching and gives a more distinct cut and improved results, especially on fabric with high fiber strength. 2. Use the hole in the Multi Purpose Tool to insert the needle 24 Symbols: There are some new symbols that you will see in the cutwork design booklets. 25 This is the symbol you will see indicating the design has been digitized for Cutwork Needles This symbol indicates that water soluble stabilizer is required. This symbol indicates that this color will stitch the outline of the areas to be cut. This symbol indicates that now is the time to cut inside the stitched area if you are not using INSPIRA Cutwork Needles. (For some particularly delicate fabrics, you may want to trim the fabric manually. Test the design on your fabric first to assure the best results.) Needle #1 is color coded red, #2 is color coded yellow, #3 is color coded green and #4 is color coded blue This symbol indicates that INSPIRA Cutwork Needle is to be inserted now. The color indicates which needle to use. Only two needles may be used, or all four may be used depending on the design. The instructions will tell you which ones to use throughout the design Designer Cutwork 5

100 * This symbol indicates it is time to add INSPIRA Aqua Magic Water Soluble Stabilizer underneath. Slide one layer of Aqua Magic Stabilizer underneath the embroidery hoop. The bobbin thread is attached, so be sure it is pushed out of the way to allow the stabilizer to lay flat. This symbol indicates it is time to trim any remaining threads and remove the cut fabric. (Note that there is one color change stitched after the fabric is cut, BEFORE you remove the cut pieces. This is to stitch the cut area to the new stabilizer, before the cut pieces are removed.) This symbol indicates you are to finish your embroidery. This symbol reminds you to clean the bobbin area after each embroidery design. Indicates that this is a design that cannot be rotated or mirrored. 37 Embroider: Touch Embroidery Edit to toggle to embroidery Touch Start Menu Touch File Manager Touch Built-In Designs Touch List View 42 Select DL_127.vp Designer Cutwork 6

101 Touch OK. Touch My Hoops. Select 120mm x 120mm hoop. Hoop fabric with INSPIRA Aqua-Magic Stabilizer in your 120mm x 120mm hoop. Attach your Sensor Q-foot # Snap on your Straight Stitch Plate # Thread with 40 wt. Rayon Thread on top and bobbin thread in the bobbin. Select Design 1 from the CD that was included in your Cutwork Needle Kit. Slide on your hooped fabric. Touch GO! On the Ultimate Interactive Screen, you see color 1, (2238 RaRa 40) Robison Anton 40 wt. rayon Stitch color 1. Color 2, is different. It says 1 InCu Ne indicating Cutwork Needle #1, which has a red top. Use the hole in the Multi Purpose Tool to insert the red topped #1 needle. Stitch color 2. Insert Cutwork Needle 2 with the yellow top. Stitch Color 3. Even though the areas are now cut, don t remove the cut fabric yet. Replace your regular needle. Thread with color 4, Robison Anton 40 wt. #2300. Slide an additional piece of INSPIRA Aqua-Magic Stabilizer underneath the hoop. Stitch color 4 which will baste the stabilizer in place. Stitch color 5. This color stabilizes the cutwork areas by stitching around the outside, and stitching the open area to the new stabilizer. Color 6 stitches the satin stitch. Rinse out the stabilizer in warm water, and enjoy your cutwork! 23 - Designer Cutwork 7

102 DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe Techniques #24 - Combinding Built-In Designs 1 Touch Embroidery Mode to toggle to embroidery Touch Start Menu. Touch File Manager. Touch Built-In Designs. Touch List View Select DL_70.vp3 Touch OK to select the design. Touch My Hoops. From the drop down list, select 260 x 200. Touch Design Shaping. Select Circle Clockwise Touch Set Number of Designs and enter seven designs. Drag the white boxes and use the control arrows to bring the circle into 50.0 and Touch OK to close Design Shaping. Touch Start Menu Combinding Built-In Designs 1

103 Select DL_072.vp3 Touch Zoom Options Touch Zoom to Box Touch and drag a box around the flower. Move the center design into place in the center of the flower by touching move to center. Touch Select All Select Group Touch Zoom Options Touch Zoom to Hoop Touch Save to My Designs Touch My Files Touch Rename Touch and Hold Delete Enter FLOWER1. Touch OK to close the naming window. Touch OK to save the design. Touch and Hold Delete to remove the design from the screen Combinding Built-In Designs 2

104 33 34 Do you want to delete all the designs? Touch OK. Touch Start Menu 35 Select DL_071.vp Touch Design Shaping Select Circle Clockwise Touch Set Number of Designs and enter seven designs. Drag the white boxes and use the control arrows to bring the circle into 55.0 and Touch OK. Touch Duplicate. Touch in the center of the Control Arrows to center the new design. Touch Rotate Rotate to 26 by touching the right arrow key. Touch Start Menu Select DL_073.vp3 Touch Zoom Options 24 - Combinding Built-In Designs 3

105 Touch Zoom to Box Touch and drag a box around the flower. Touch Position Move the center design into place in the center of the flower by touching Move to Center Touch Select All Select Group Touch Save to My designs Touch Rename Touch and Hold Delete Enter FLOWER2. Touch OK to close the naming window. Touch OK to save the design. Touch and Hold Delete to remove the design from the screen 61 Using the information you have just learned, create the other three flowers and name them FLOWER3, FLOWER4 and FLOWER Combinding Built-In Designs 4

106 62 Create the Border: Touch Start Menu 63 Select DL_069.vp Touch My Hoops From the drop down list, select 260 x 200. Touch Design Shaping Touch Shape Touch Set Number of Objects and enter eight objects in the window. Adjust the white boxes and use the control arrows to fine tune to 69.9 and Touch OK to close Design Shaping. Touch Save to My designs Touch Rename Touch and Hold Delete Enter BORDER. Touch OK to close the naming window. Touch OK to save the design Combinding Built-In Designs 5

107 DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe Techniques #25 - Omnimotion Stitches Omnimotion Stitches are sideways feed stitches that enable you to make stitches up to 54.6mm wide instead of the standard 7mm stitch width. Your Omnimotion stitches are in menu K. Some of the Omnimotion stitches, are designed to stitch only once and have a STOP programmed into them. You can tell which ones they are because they come up as a single design, not a row of designs, and the STOP is lit Omnimotion stitches need to be sewn with either the S foot or the Clear View S-Foot (# ). These feet are very wide, and will enable your DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe to feed properly. Omnimotion stitches are suitable for sewing on a strip of fabric that will then be inserted into a quilt or garment. They can be sewn on a garment, for example down a blouse front, provided the garment is relatively light weight and there are no seams or linings that will be in the area where the stitching will be. Omnimotion stitches are NOT suitable on bulky items such as finished quilts or quilt tops, or jackets with linings etc. If you want to use Omnimotion stitches on larger items, sew them in embroidery mode, which supports the bulk of the fabric and enables them to feed accurately because of the embroidery arm. Omnimotion Stitches in Sewing Mode: When sewing one of the Omnimotion stitches in sewing mode, begin by marking a line, using your Pictogram Pen, down the strip of fabric where it will be sewn. The beginning point of a design is not necessarily the center. If you look at our leaf design which we will stitch first, you will see the black dot indicating the start point of the design is to the right of center. Cut your strip of fabric wider than the finished project will require so you can re-cut the strip of fabric after the stitching is complete, centering the stitching. Touch Sewing Mode to toggle to Sewing Mode. Touch Start Menu. Touch Stitch Menu Omnimotion Stitches 1

108 Touch Menu K - Omnimotion Stitches Touch K1:4 Snap on your S Foot or Clear View S-Foot. Place INSPIRA Tear-a-Way Stabilizer underneath the fabric. Thread with 40 wt. rayon thread on top and bobbin thread in the bobbin. Place your fabric under your presser foot so that your needle will enter on the marked line. Touch STOP. Stitch the first leaf. Check to be sure that your needle is on the marked line. If not, carefully adjust the fabric so the needle will enter the marked line. If you make this small adjustment often, you won t see it. If you sew four repeats and see you are way off, then correct, it will be noticeable. Continue stitching touching STOP after each design. Many Omnimotion stitches program together very nicely. Touch PROG. Touch K1:16 Touch K1:7 Touch STOP. Insert an INSPIRA size 90 Topstitch Needle. Thread with 30 wt. cotton thread on top and bobbin thread in the bobbin. On a different strip of fabric with Tear-A-Way Stabilizer underneath the fabric, and your line marked, stitch a row of flower and leaves. Because we programmed in the stop, your DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe will stop automatically between each repeat of the stitch Omnimotion Stitches 2

109 Omnimotion Stitches in Embroidery Mode: Touch Embroidery Mode to toggle to Embroidery Mode. Touch Start Menu. Touch Stitch Menu. Touch Menu K - Omnimotion Stitches. You will see that there are two FIX stitches automatically placed. One at the beginning and one at the end. The cursor is highlighting the first one in red, and you are ready to choose your stitch. Touch K1:14 Touch K1:7 Touch K1:13 Touch K1:7 Touch K1:16 Touch K1:7 Touch K1:15 Touch K1: Omnimotion Stitches 3

110 39 40 Touch K1:9 Touch K1:7 41 You can see that the program length is 344mm shown at the bottom of the screen. We want our strip of fabric to fit in the 360 x 200 hoop, so that will be perfect To see what the whole program will look like, touch Horizontal preview. A box comes up showing the stitches in a horizontal row. Touch Zoom to All to fit the whole program in the window as shown. Touch OK to close the preview window. Touch OK to close the programming window. Hoop Tear-A-Way Stabilizer in your 360 x 200 Hoop. Slide the hoop onto your DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe. Touch GO! Touch Baste in Hoop. Place your fabric strip on the stabilizer and baste it in place. Thread with a 30 wt. Blendable Thread. Stitch out your combination of Omnimotion stitches. When you get the message: Embroidery is Finished Clear Screen, touch OK Omnimotion Stitches 4

111 Next we will stitch an Omnimotion Stitch using Shaping: Touch My Hoops. Select the 360x200 Hoop. Touch Start Menu. Touch Stitch Menu. Touch Menu K - Omnimotion Stitches. Because we are going to use Shaping, we don t want the FIX Stitch at the beginning and end of the stitch so touch and hold Delete to delete both FIX stitches. Select K2:20 Touch OK to close the programming window. Touch Design Shaping. Selet shape. Touch Rotate Touch 90. Increase the number of stitches to eight by touching Set Number of Objects icon. Touch Scale. Touch in the center of the control box to unlock proportions. This allows you make it longer, and narrower. Use the arrows to change the size to and Omnimotion Stitches 5

112 Touch OK to close the Shaping window. Hoop INSPIRA Tear-A-Way Stabilizer in your 360mm x 200mm hoop. Slide on your Hoop. Touch GO! Touch Baste in Hoop. Place your fabric strip on the stabilizer and baste it in place. Touch GO! Because they are separate stitches, there will be a Jump Stitch Cut between each design. If desired, touch SET Menu. Touch the box next to Automatic Jump Stitch Trim to deselect. Stitch the wavy strip. When you get the message: Embroidery is Finished Clear Screen, touch OK. Touch Start Menu. Touch Stitch Menu. Touch Menu K - Omnimotion Stitches. Touch and hold Delete to delete both FIX stitches. Select K3:43 Touch OK to close the programming window. Touch Design Shaping Omnimotion Stitches 6

113 Select shape. Touch Rotate Touch 90. Touch Set Numbet of Designs and enter eight in the window. Touch Scale. Touch in the center of the control box to unlock proportions. This allows you make it longer, and narrower. Use the arrows to change the size to and 0.0. Touch OK to close the Shaping window. Hoop INSPIRA Tear-A-Way Stabilizer in your 360mm x 200mm hoop. Slide on your Hoop. Touch GO! Touch Baste in Hoop. Place your fabric strip on the stabilizer and baste it in place. Touch GO! Because they are separate stitches, there will be a Jump Stitch between each design so touch SET Menu and select Automatic Jump Stitch Trim. We stitched each design in a different color. If you want to stitch them all the same color, touch STOP to turn off the color stops. Stitch out the strip Omnimotion Stitches 7

114 DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe Techniques #26 - F Menu Appliqué Stitches F1 Appliqué Stitches Menu has a variety of stitches designed to do different types of appliqué. Some of the stitches are there as a convenience, such as the straight and zig zag stitches so that you can combine or choose them without going back to the A Menu. F1:9 is a decorative buttonhole you might like to use on your appliqué projects. Satin Stitch Appliqué: F1:3, F1:4 and F1:5 are satin stitches. They are formed differently than a standard zig zag. One stitch goes from left to right, then the next stitch travels. A regular zig zag travels on every stitch and isn t as satiny looking. Cut out a heart from cotton print. The heart is the perfect shape to practice appliqué because it has inside and outside corners, and curves. Place the cut heart on a piece of plain cotton. Pin or hold in place with Temporary Spray Adhesive. Place INSPIRA Tear-A-Way Stabilizer underneath the fabric. Select F1:4. Be sure your Sewing Advisor is set to Woven Medium. Thread with 40 wt. Robison Anton Rayon Thread on top and bobbin thread in the bobbin. Snap on your Clear B Foot. Align the fabric so that you are beginning at the point of the heart. Most of the stitch should be on the heart. The right swing of the needle should just go off the right hand edge of the heart as shown. The fabric needs to feed by itself, so you should not be helping it at all. The stitches should lay one right next to the other without space between them, and without overlapping. If necessary, adjust the stitch length one notch at a time until you have a nice stitch. As you approach the curve, sew slowly and move the fabric steadily and continuously around the curved area. This will result in nice, smooth stitching. Stitch approximately ¼ past the inside corner at the top center of the heart. Touch Needle Stop Down. The needle needs to stop on the left. Tap your foot control to move the needle to the left, if it has stopped in the right hand position F Menu Appliqué Stitches 1

115 12 Your needle is now down in the fabric and the presser foot is floating just above the fabric in Pivot position. Turn the fabric 90 so you are ready to start up the next side. You will begin by going over the end of the previous stitching. 13 At the end, stitch over the beginning stitches to the point of the heart and touch FIX. This will tie off the stitches so they don t unravel. 14 Select F1:13 15 Touch Mirror Side-to-Side. 16 Using the techniques you just learned, stitch around another heart using this grass satin stitch. 17 Using the same techniques, stitch around another heart using F1:14. This stitch has texture on both sides of the stitch F Menu Appliqué Stitches 2

116 18 The last heart will be stitched with F1:20. This stitch is a bit trickier. It stitches back and forth several times. When you reach the inside top corner, stop, and touch Stitch Restart. Pivot the fabric, and begin stitching down the other side. Hand Look Applique: Hand Look Applique was originally done by hand, turning under the raw edges of the fabric and blind stitching the shape in place. Sometimes a heavier contrasting thread was used and a blanket stitch was used instead of the invisible blind stitch. F1:11, F1:12, F1:15, F1:17, F1:18 and F1:19 can all be used for hand look appliqué To do Handlook Applique, the edges of the fabric need to be finished in some manner. One method is to place a fusible web such as Steam-A-Seam 2 on the back of the fabric, and fuse the appliqué shape in place. This prevents the raw edges of the fabric from fraying. Another method that we will use is to trace the appliqué shape onto a light weight interfacing. Begin by tracing four heart shapes onto a light weight fusible interfacing. 23 Place the traced interfacing onto the right side of print fabric. 24 Select F1:1, straight stitch. Stitch around the heart shape. 25 Repeat for all four hearts. 26 Trim around the hearts using your Pinking Shears. This will grade the curves quickly and easily. Clip into the inside corner F Menu Appliqué Stitches 3

117 27 Trim out the center of the heart so that there approximately ⅜ of interfacing left. 28 Turn and press so that the interfacing is not showing on the right side of the heart. You now have four hearts with finished edges. Doing it this way keeps the fabric soft and flexible. Fusing the hearts in place can leave them stiff Pin them onto a background fabric. 31 Select F1: Thread with smoke colored invisible thread on top and bobbin thread in the bobbin. Place INSPIRA Tear-A-Way Stabilizer underneath the fabric. 34 Stitch around the heart. The straight stitch portion of the stitch should be on the base fabric and only the left swing of the needle should come over onto the heart shape, forming a pick stitch. 35 Select F1:15. This stitch is very similar to F1:11. The difference is that F1:11 has two stitches in between the pick stitch. This one has only one. 36 Stitch around the next heart. Compare the two and decide which one you like best F Menu Appliqué Stitches 4

118 37 Select F1:17 38 On the top, thread with sewing thread to match the background color of your heart and bobbin thread in the bobbin. 39 Stitch around the next heart. The stitches should just sew off the edge of the heart, with most of the stitching being on the heart. This stitch is very secure and gives just a hint of an outline to the heart. It would be a good choice on a baby blanket that would be washed a lot. 40 Select F1:18. With sewing thread still in place, stitch around the last heart. This stitch has a defined outline stitch that will stitch just outside the heart, framing it nicely Place the large heart on lightweight sew in interfacing. 43 Select F1:1, straight stitch. Stitch around the heart shape Trim as before, turn and press. 47 Place the heart right sides together onto the print fabric. Place on a base fabric with INSPIRA Tear-A-Way stabilizer underneath. Thread with a contrasting 40 wt. rayon thread on top and bobbin thread in the bobbin. This stitch recommends a wing needle. This makes a very pretty appliqué for an heirloom project. You can stitch with a wing needle or with a regular needle. Stitch around the heart. The stitch goes back and forth several times resulting in a heavier blanket stitch look F Menu Appliqué Stitches 5

119 Tapered Satin Stitch Applique: Stitches F1:6 and F1:16 give you a nice tapered point. While these two options are the most often used, you have more options. Select F1:6. Adjust the Stitch Width to 6.0 On the paper side that does not remove easily, trace two large hearts onto Steam-A-Seam 2. Remove the un-traced paper side. Place the traced hearts on the wrong side of the heart fabric. Press lightly without steam. Cut out on the marked lines. Remove the paper backing. Place on base fabric and press with steam to fuse in place. Thread with 40 wt. rayon embroidery thread on top and bobbin thread in the bobbin. Touch Tapering. The tapering menu will open. Our heart point is a 45 angle. So we will choose Begin taper 45 right justified. Choose End taper 45 right justified as shown. 60 Begin stitching at the point of the heart. Stitch around the edge, pivoting as before at the inner corner. 61 As you approach the beginning point, when the left swing of the needle meets the beginning taper, touch the Reverse Button. Stitch until your DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe stops. You now have a nicely mitered point on your heart F Menu Appliqué Stitches 6

120 62 F1:7 and F1:8 are decorative stitches that can be used as appliqué stitches. Cut a square and place it on a base fabric. Choose F1:8. 63 Thread with 40 wt. rayon thread on top and bobbin thread in the bobbin. Place INSPIRA Tear-A-Way stabilizer underneath the fabric. Stitch so one square is on the fabric and one is off the fabric. The raw edge will be down the center of the stitch. 64 On another square, touch F1:7. 65 Touch Mirror Side-to-Side. 66 Stitch so that the straight edge of the stitch is just off the raw edge of the fabric. 67 On a third square, select stitch F1: Adjust the stitch length to 5.0 and the stitch width to Stitch so that the right swing of the needle just goes off the edge of the appliqué fabric. This gives the effect of a blanket stitch, but the narrow satin stitch finishes the raw edge of the fabric F Menu Appliqué Stitches 7

121 DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe Techniques #27 - H Menu Scallop Stitches The H menus (1, 2 and 3) have a variety of different scallop stitches with many different uses and techniques. Some are Omnimotion stitches, some are satin stitches and some are straight stitches. Omnimotion Scallop Stitches H1:1 through H1:15, H1:17 and H1:18 are all Omnimotion Stitches. That means that they feed sideways as well as backwards and forwards. These stitches can be used to finish an edge, and can be trimmed up to. Thread with 40 wt. rayon thread top and bobbin. Snap on your S Foot. Cut a strip of fabric 3 x 20. Using your Pictogram Pen, mark a line down the center of it. Select the stitch of your choice, from H1:1 through H1:15, H1:17 and H1:18. Touch STOP. 9 Align the center red mark on the foot with the marked line on the fabric Stitch the first repeat. The stitch should finish with the center red line on the foot, even with the marked line. If it isn t on the line, adjust as necessary. Apply Fray Blocking liquid just below the stitching so it will seep into the edge of the thread. Allow to dry. Trim carefully, just outside the stitching line 27 - H Menu Scallop Stitches 1

122 Smaller Satin Stitch Scallop Stitches: H1:16, H2:19 to H2:33 and H2:36 are all smaller satin stitch scallop stitches. These stitches can be used to finish an edge, and can be trimmed up to. Snap on your B Foot. Remain threaded with 40 wt. rayon thread on top and bobbin thread in the bobbin. On another 3 x 20 strip, using your Pictogram Pen, mark a line down the center. Align the red mark on your B Foot with the marked line and stitch the stitch of your choice down the strip. Keep the red mark on the foot aligned with the marked line as you sew. Apply Fray Blocking liquid just below the stitching so it will seep into the edge of the thread. Allow to dry. Trim carefully, just outside the stitching line. Straight Stitch Scallops: H2:34 and H2:35 are straight stitch scallops. They will give you a turned, finished edge. Cut a strip of cotton 4 x 20. Fold in half lengthwise, right sides together. Select either H2:34 or H2:35. Note the presser foot called for on the Ultimate Interactive Screen. Thread with sewing thread top and bobbin. Align the edge of the foot with the fold in the fabric. Stitch the length of the strip. Trim approximately ⅛ from the stitching. Clip into the points, turn and press. The remaining stitches on the H3 menu are decorative scallop stitches and are not designed to finish an edge. They are used like any other decorative stitch H Menu Scallop Stitches 2

123 DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe Techniques #28 - Tapering in the hoop Select Embroidery Mode. Slide on the embroidery unit Touch OK to Calibrate. Touch My Hoops. Select hoop 120 x 120. Touch the Start Menu to open the Extended Tool Bar. Touch Stitch Menu. Select Z Menu - Decorative Tapering Stitches. Select stitch Z1: Touch Stitch Length to decrease the stitch length to Touch and Hold Duplicate icon. 12 Enter 9 to get a total of 10 copies in the pop-up Tapering in the hoop 1

124 Touch Tapering. Select Begin Taper 45 degrees left justified.. Select End Taper 45 degrees left justified. Touch OK to close. Touch OK to toggle to Embroidery Edit. Touch OK in the pop-up that appears Touch Rotate. Touch in the Control Center. Touch Position. Use your stylus to drag the design upwards, outside the hoop area. Touch Move to Hoop. The design will move to the top of the hoop. Touch the Start Menu to open the Extended Tool Bar. Touch Stitch Menu. Select Z Menu. Select Z1: Touch Stitch Length to decrease the stitch length to Tapering in the hoop 2

125 Touch and Hold Duplicate icon. Enter 5 to get a total of 6 copies in the pop-up and touch OK. Touch Tapering. Select Begin Taper 45 degrees left justified.. Select End Taper 45 degrees left justified. Touch OK to close. Touch OK to toggle to Embroidery Edit. Touch OK in the pop-up that appears. Use your stylus to drag the design to the top left, outside the hoop area. 37 Touch Move to Hoop. The design moves to the left side of the hoop. Make sure that both designs are attached to each other to make a corner Touch Select All. Touch Control Center to center the designs in the hoop. Touch Duplicate. Touch Rotate. Touch twice in the Control Center Tapering in the hoop 3

126 43 44 Touch Position. Touch Control Center to center the design in the hoop You need to save design #113 that comes with your Classic Collection CD on an USB embroidery stick. Insert the USB embroidery stick in the upper port on your machine. Touch the Start Menu to open the Extended Tool Bar. Touch File Manager. Touch External device icon and browse to find the saved design on the USB embroidery stick. Select the design and touch OK or Touch and Hold to load the design to Embroidery Edit. Touch Resize icon. Resize the design until the number reaches approximatley 55.0 x Touch Retain fill Type Touch OK to close. Position the design to 0.0 x Touch the Start Menu to open the Extended Tool Bar. Touch Font Menu. Select Mesa 12. Write Made with and touch OK. Position the design to 16.0 x Tapering in the hoop 4

127 Touch the Start Menu to open the Extended Tool Bar. Touch Font Menu. Select Mesa 12. Write LOVE with capital letters and touch OK. Position the design to 0.0 x Touch the Start Menu to open the Extended Tool Bar. Touch Font Menu. Select Mesa 20. Write 2011 and touch OK. Position the design to x Touch Save to My Designs. Touch Rename icon. Touch and Hold Delete. Enter Mydesign. Touch OK. Touch OK. Touch GO! to toggle to Embroidery Stitch-Out. Touch Color Functions. Select Color Block Sort in the pop-up and touch OK. Touch START/STOP to begin embroidering the design Tapering in the hoop 5

128 DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe Techniques #29 - Design Stitch out Order Select Embroidery Mode. Slide on the embroidery unit Touch OK to Calibrate. Touch My Hoops. Select hoop 120 x 120. You need to save design #39 that comes with your Classic Collection CD on an USB embroidery stick. Insert the USB embroidery stick in the upper port on your machine Touch the Start Menu to open the Extended Tool Bar. Touch File Manager. Touch External device icon and browse to find the saved design on the USB embroidery stick. Select the design and touch OK or Touch and Hold to load the design to Embroidery Mode. Touch Resize icon. Resize the design until the numbers reaches approximatley 88.0 x Touch OK to resize and close the pop-up. Touch the Start Menu to open the Extended Tool Bar Design Stitch out Order 1

129 Touch Font Menu. Select Palace Script 20. Enter MRL (or your own initials) and touch OK. Touch Color Edit. Select color 2:2 in the Color Block List. Touch Thread Color Edit. Choose a light green color in the pop-up. Touch OK. Touch Control Center to place the monogram centered in the hoop Touch Group/Ungroup. Touch twice outside the hoop to deselect everything. Touch Step through Designs until the letter R is active with a red box around it. Touch Resize. Resize the letter R until the numbers reaches approximatley 40.0 x Touch OK. As you can see in the picture the letter R is placed on top of letter M Design Stitch out Order 2

130 30 Touch Move Design Backward. 31 Now the letter R is placed under letter M as shown in the picture Touch GO! Touch Color Functions. Select Color Block Merge. Touch START/STOP to begin embroidering the design Design Stitch out Order 3

131 DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe Techniques #3 - Special Sewing Techniques Select Sewing Mode Select Woven Medium on the Exclusive Sewing Advisor. Touch Start Menu to open the Extended Tool Bar Select the X Menu, Specialty Stitches Select stitch X1:4 Your Ultimate Interactive Screen shows you all the information you need to sew: Suggested needle type :Universal Suggested needle size: 80 Stitch selected: X1:4 Note: A 90 Topstitch needle can be used for 30 wt. or 12 wt. thread This symbol means that an optional foot is required. Touch the Quick Help then touch the stitch. A pop-up message will appear suggesting which optional presser foot should be used with this stitch. For stitch X1:4, the pop-up message says: Candlewicking stitch - Requires optional candlewicking foot part number Touch OK. The stabilizer recommendation tells you that you need to use stabilizer. 3 - Special sewing techniques 1

132 The black dot shows where the stitch will start. Snap on your Specialty Candlewicking Foot Thread with 40 wt. rayon thread on top and bobbin thread in the bobbin. Place Tear-A-Way Stabilizer underneath your fabric. Stitch the Candlewicking Stitch. Try some others. Stitches X1:1 through X1:10 are Candlewicking stitches. Experiment with candlewicking stitches using different weight threads. Suggestions for different thread weights: 40 wt. rayon on top, matching color sewing thread or bobbin thread in the bobbin. 30 wt. cotton on top matching color sewing thread or bobbin thread. Use 90 Topstitch needle. 12 wt. cotton on top, matching color sewing thread or bobbin thread. Use 90 Topstitch needle. Edging Stitches: X1:11 through X1:15 are stitches designed to be used with the Left Edge Topstitch Foot # Touch the Quick Help Touch X1:11. A pop-up message appears that says: Edging Stitch Requires optional Left Edge Topstitch Foot (Part number ). Touch OK Snap on the Left Edge Topstitch Foot. Fold a double 1/2 (12 mm) Hem to the right side and press. 3 - Special sewing techniques 2

133 28 Place the fabric under the foot with the bulk of the fabric to the left. Align the fold edge with the red mark on the foot. Stitch a hem. The stitch will form a decorative picot trim that extends over the edge of the folded fabric. ALT button The ALT button appears on most stitches on the Designer Diamond deluxe. The ALT feature lets you adjust the position of the stitch from left to right. 29 Select stitch X1:1 The ALT button appears on the screen next to Stitch Width. Touch the ALT button. Touch or + on the Stitch Width button to move the whole stitch from side to side for accurate stitch placement. Note: The stitch must be less than 7.0 mm wide to use the ALT function. Reduce stitch width if needed to activate the ALT function. Stitch Positioning: Select Stitch Menu F. Select stitch F1:11. Touch Stitch Width + to 6.0. The stitch width number changes to red. Watch the stitch change on the Ultimate Interactive Screen. The sideways stitches of the appliqué stitch get wider. 30 Touch to reduce the stitch width to the default 2.0. The default number is displayed in black. Touch ALT. The circle around ALT turns red indicating it is active. Touch the Stitch Width +. The sideways stitches of the stitch remain the same as the stitch position moves to the right. Try this with stitch F1:15 and stitch F1: Special sewing techniques 3

134 DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe Techniques #30 - Shaping Design Angle Select Embroidery Mode. Slide on the embroidery unit. Touch OK to Calibrate. Touch My Hoops. Select Majestic hoop 360x350. Touch the Start Menu to open the Extended Tool Bar. Touch Font Menu. Select Clarendon Enter number 1 to 12 in a row Touch OK to toggle to Embroidery Edit. Touch Group/Ungroup Shaping Design Angle 1

135 Look at the bottom of your screen, it says that you have 15 designs on the screen. Touch twice outside the hoop to deselect the numbers. We need to group the numbers 10, 11 and 12. We start to group number 10. Touch number 1 to select. Touch Add/Remove Selection. Touch number 0 with your stylus or touch Step Through Designs one time. Touch Add/Remove Selection. Touch Group. This makes number 1 and 0 grouped and you can see that there is a red box around number 10 to verify that they are selected as one. Now we need to group 11 and 12. Touch Number 1. Touch Add/Remove selection. Touch number 1 with your stylus or touch Step Through Designs one time. Touch Add/Remove Selection. Touch Group/Ungroup. Touch number 1. Touch Add/Remove Selection Shaping Design Angle 2

136 Touch number 2 with your stylus or touch Step Through Designs one time. Touch Add/Remove Selection. Touch Group/Ungroup. Look at the bottom of your screen, it says that you now have 12 designs on the screen. Touch Select All. Now you can see as illustrated in the picture that number 10, 11 and 12 are grouped. Touch Design Shaping. Select Clockwise circle. Touch Select Design Angle. This makes the numbers stand straight up in the circle. Touch Rotate. Rotate the design to 210 degrees. Touch OK to close Design Shaping. Touch Color Edit. Touch Select All. Touch Thread Color Edit. Choose black color (or a color you like) Shaping Design Angle 3

137 Touch OK. Touch OK to close Color Edit. Touch the Start Menu to open the Extended Tool Bar. Design Menu opens automatically. 47 Scroll down and choose design DL_126.vp Position the butterflies to 7.0 x Touch Duplicate. Touch Mirror Side-to-Side. Position the design until the numbers reaches 7.0 x Touch GO! to toggle to Embroidery Stitch-Out. 53 A pop-up appears Embroider all on one side before turning? with a check mark in the Yes box. Touch OK Touch Color Functions. Touch Color Block Merge. Touch OK. Touch START/STOP to begin embroidering the design Shaping Design Angle 4

138 DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe Techniques #31 - Shaping Side Positioning Select Embroidery Mode. Slide on the embroidery unit. Touch OK to Calibrate. Touch My Hoops. Select hoop 200x200. You need to save design CC_098.vp3 that comes with your Classic Collection CD on an USB embroidery stick. Insert the USB embroidery stick in the upper port on your machine. Touch the Start Menu to open the Extended Tool Bar. Touch File Manager. Touch External device icon and browse to find the saved design on the USB embroidery stick. Select the design and touch OK or Touch and Hold to load the design to Embroidery Edit. Touch Design Shaping. Touch Clockwise Circle. Touch Set Number of Objects Shaping Side Positioning 1

139 14 Enter 11 copies in the pop-up and touch OK Touch OK to toggle to Embroidery Edit. Touch Control Center to center the design in the hoop. 17 Touch Duplicate. 18 Touch Control Center to center the second design in the hoop Touch Design Shaping. Touch Select Side Positioning. Touch Rotate 90 degrees CW in the pop-up. Touch OK to close the pop-up. Use your stylus to scale the circle until the number reaches 50.0 x Touch OK to close Design Shaping. Touch Control Center to center the design in the hoop Shaping Side Positioning 2

140 Touch GO! to toggle to Embroidery Stitch-Out. Touch Color Functions. Touch Color Block Sort. Touch OK. Touch START/STOP to begin embroidering Shaping Side Positioning 3

141 DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe Techniques #32 - Shaping Line Positioning Select Embroidery Mode. Slide on the embroidery unit. Touch OK to Calibrate. Touch My Hoops. Select hoop 240x150. Touch the Start Menu to open the Extended Tool Bar. Touch Stitch Menu. Touch Menu M - Crafting Stitches. Touch stitch M1:3. Touch OK. Touch the Start Menu to open the Extended Tool Bar. Touch Stitch Menu. Touch Menu M - Crafting Stitches Shaping Line Positioning 1

142 Touch the right arrow to toggle to M2. Touch Stitch M2:28. Touch OK to toggle to Embroidery Edit. Touch Color Edit. Touch the first block in the color block list. Touch Thread Color Edit. Choose a green color to the leaf and touch OK. Touch the second block in the color block list. Touch Thread Color Edit. Choose a red color to the flower and touch OK. Touch OK to toggle to Embroidery Edit. Touch Select All. Touch and Hold Duplicate to open a pop-up. 26 Enter 9 to get a total of 20 copies and touch OK. 27 You can look at the bottom of your screen to verify the total designs you have on your screen Shaping Line Positioning 2

143 Touch Select All. Touch Design Shaping. Touch Clockwise circle. Touch Select Side Positioning. Touch Rotate 90 degrees CCW in the pop-up and touch OK. Use your stylus to scale the design or touch the arrows - fine tune in the Control, until the number reaches 57.0 x Touch OK to toggle to Embroidery Edit. Touch the Control Center to position the design in the center of the hoop Touch Duplicate to make a copy of the design. Touch Design Shaping. Touch Select Line Positioning. Touch Placed on line in the pop-up and touch OK. Touch OK to toggle to Embroidery Edit. Use your stylus or the Control to position your design until the numbers reaches x Shaping Line Positioning 3

144 Touch Duplicate. Touch Design Shaping. Touch Select Line Positioning. Touch Placed below line and touch OK to close the pop-up. Touch OK to toggle to Embroidery Edit. Use your stylus or the Control to position your third design until the numbers reaches 91.3 x Touch the centered design to activate Touch Rotate and rotate the design to 22 degrees. Touch Position to activate. Place the design centered between the other two designs, approximatley 23.0 x 0.0. Touch GO! to toggle to Embroidery Stitch-Out. Touch Color Functions. Touch Color Block Sort and touch OK in the pop-up to close. Touch START/STOP to begin embroidering your design Shaping Line Positioning 4

145 DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe Technique #33 Shaping/Line Positioning Wreath By Marie Duncan Learn about Shaping and Line Positioning while creating a holiday wreath. Before beginning, save designs cc_121.vp3 and cc_122.vp3 from the Classic Collection Sampler Disk onto your USB Embroidery Stick. 1. Select Embroidery Mode 2. Slide on Embroidery Unit. 3. Touch to Calibrate. 4. Touch My Hoops. 5. Select DESIGNER Majestic Hoop 360 x Touch Start Menu to open the Extended Tool Bar. 7. Touch File Manager. 8. Touch External device icon and browse to find cc_121.vp3 and cc_122.vp3 on the USB embroidery stick. Select both designs. 9. Touch. 10. The two designs will load onto the screen. Touch twice outside the design area to deselect the designs. 11. Select the bell cc_122.vp3 to highlight it. 12. Open Design Shaping. 13. Touch Clockwise Circle. 14. Touch Set Number of Objects KSIN Luxembourg II, S.ar.l. DESIGNER, DESIGNER DIAMOND DELUXE, VIKING and 5D are trademarks of KSIN Luxembourg II, S.ar.l. HUSQVARNA is a trademark of Husqvarna AB. All trademarks used under license by VSM Group AB.

146 15. Enter 4 in the pop-up and touch. 16. Scale is active. Drag the corner boxes in and use the arrows on the control center to make the circle smaller. Set to and Touch to toggle to Embroidery Edit. 18. Select the mistletoe cc_121.vp Open Design Shaping. 20. Touch Clockwise Circle 21. Touch Set Number of Objects. 22. Enter 4 in the pop-up and touch. 23. Touch Select Line Positioning. 24. Touch Placed below line and touch to close the pop-up. 25. Touch to toggle to Embroidery Edit With the design still highlighted, touch Rotate. 27. Rotate the design to Touch Select All. 29. Touch Group. 30. Rotate is already selected KSIN Luxembourg II, S.ar.l. DESIGNER, DESIGNER DIAMOND DELUXE, VIKING and 5D are trademarks of KSIN Luxembourg II, S.ar.l. HUSQVARNA is a trademark of Husqvarna AB. All trademarks used under license by VSM Group AB.

147 31. Rotate the design to 21. This will allow the DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe to split the design between the elements rather than through the middle of the bell. 32. Hoop your fabric with two layers of Tear-A-Way stabilizer in the Majestic Hoop at the same angle as you rotated the design. The easiest way to do that is to save the design to your USB embroidery stick and open it in your 5D Software. Then print it out. 33. Touch to toggle to Embroidery Stitch-Out. 34. Touch Color Functions. 35. Touch Color Block Sort and Color Block Merge. 36. Touch to embroider the design KSIN Luxembourg II, S.ar.l. DESIGNER, DESIGNER DIAMOND DELUXE, VIKING and 5D are trademarks of KSIN Luxembourg II, S.ar.l. HUSQVARNA is a trademark of Husqvarna AB. All trademarks used under license by VSM Group AB.

148 Pictograms By Marie Duncan Pictograms have been present on HUSQVARNA VIKING sewing and embroidery machines for many years. They are satin stitch elements that can be combined together to create decorative designs. The end result looks like many of our embroidery designs. While they can be done in embroidery mode, they can also be done in sewing mode. We will show you how to create the same design both in your 5D Embroidery Software as well as in sewing mode on your HUSQVARNA VIKING DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe Sewing and Embroidery machine. Sewing Mode: 1. Touch to toggle to sewing mode. 2. Touch. 3. Touch and select C1 Pictogram Stitches. 4. Touch C1:5. 5. Touch Duplicate. 6. Touch Mirror End to End. 7. Touch. 8. Touch. 9. Adjust the stitch length to Thread with yellow 40 wt. rayon thread on top and bobbin thread in the bobbin. 11. Snap on your B Foot Place Tear-A-Way stabilizer underneath your fabric. 13. Stitch one repeat of the design. This is the flower center. 14. Adjust the stitch length to Thread with pink thread on top and bobbin thread in the bobbin. 16. Begin at the edge of the flower center and stitch the first petal. 17. Repeat stitching the remainder of the petals. This is how the original Pictogram stitches were formed KSIN Luxembourg II, S.ar.l. 5D, DESIGNER DIAMOND DELUXE and VIKING are trademarks of KSIN Luxembourg II, S.ar.l. HUSQVARNA is a trademark of Husqvarna AB. All trademarks used under license by VSM Group AB.

149 Embroidery Mode: 1. Touch to toggle to Embroidery mode. 2. Touch. 3. Select the 200mm x 200mm Quilter s Hoop. 4. Touch Start Menu. 5. Touch Stitch Menu. 6. select C1 Pictogram Stitches. 7. Touch and hold to delete the FIX stitches. 8. Touch C1:5. 9. Adjust the length to Touch Duplicate. 11. Touch Mirror End to End. 12. Touch. 13. Touch Color Edit. 14. Touch the black color 1: Touch Change Thread Color. 16. Select a yellow. 17. Touch to close the Thread Color Change window. 18. Touch to close the Color Edit window. 19. Touch Start Menu. 20. Touch Stitch Menu. 21. Select C1 Pictogram Stitches. 22. Touch and hold to delete the FIX stitches. 23. Touch C1: Touch C1: Touch Mirror End to End. 26. Touch. 27. Drag the petal away from the center. 28. Touch Color Edit. 29. Touch the black color 1: Touch Change Thread Color KSIN Luxembourg II, S.ar.l. 5D, DESIGNER DIAMOND DELUXE and VIKING are trademarks of KSIN Luxembourg II, S.ar.l. HUSQVARNA is a trademark of Husqvarna AB. All trademarks used under license by VSM Group AB.

150 31. Select a pink. 32. Touch to close the Thread Color Change window. 33. Touch to close the Color Edit window. 34. Touch and hold Duplicate and enter the number Touch. 36. Touch Zoom. 37. Touch Zoom to Box. 38. Drag a box around the flower center and the flower petals. 39. Touch twice outside the flower area to deselect the petals. 40. Touching one petal at a time to select the individual petals, arrange the petals around the flower center. 41. Zoom to hoop. 42. Touch Select All 43. Touch Group. 44. Touch Start Menu. 45. Touch Stitch Menu. 46. Select C1 Pictogram Stitches. 47. Touch and hold to delete the FIX stitches. 48. Touch C1: Touch C1: Adjust the stitch length to Touch Mirror End to End. 52. Touch. 53. Touch Color Edit. 54. Touch the black color 2: Touch Change Thread Color. 56. Select a green. 57. Touch to close the Thread Color Change window. 58. Touch to close the Color Edit window. 59. Touch Start Menu. 60. Touch Stitch Menu. 61. Select H2 Menu. 62. Touch and hold to delete the FIX stitches KSIN Luxembourg II, S.ar.l. 5D, DESIGNER DIAMOND DELUXE and VIKING are trademarks of KSIN Luxembourg II, S.ar.l. HUSQVARNA is a trademark of Husqvarna AB. All trademarks used under license by VSM Group AB.

151 63. Select H2: Touch. 65. Touch Color Edit. 66. Touch the black color 3: Touch Change Thread Color. 68. Select a green. 69. Touch to close the Thread Color Change window. 70. Touch to close the Color Edit window. 71. Touch. 72. Touch Mirror Side to Side. 73. Move the two stem pieces together. 74. Touch the leaf to select it. 75. Touch and hold and enter the number Touch. 77. Touch the screen two times to deselect. 78. Select the leaves one at a time and arrange the leaves by the stem as shown. 79. Touch Select All 80. Touch Group. 81. Touch and hold and enter the number Touch. 83. Touch the screen two times to deselect. 84. Select one petal at a time, arrange as shown, mirroring as needed KSIN Luxembourg II, S.ar.l. 5D, DESIGNER DIAMOND DELUXE and VIKING are trademarks of KSIN Luxembourg II, S.ar.l. HUSQVARNA is a trademark of Husqvarna AB. All trademarks used under license by VSM Group AB.

152 5D Embroidery Software 1. Click on Hoop. 2. Under Hoop Group select HUSQVARNA VIKING DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe. 3. Under Hoop Size select 200mm x 200mm Quilter s Hoop. Set the Orientation to Vertical. 4. Click OK. 5. Click on the Motif tab. 6. Under Group, select HUSQVARNA VIKING. 7. Under Category select C1 Pictogram. 8. Under Pattern select Click Apply. 10. Click Copy. 11. Click Paste. 12. Drag the pasted stitch over near the original one in the center of the hoop. 13. Slide the Zoom slider to approximately 188%. 14. Click on the Design Tab. 15. Click Rotate 90º twice. 16. Move the rotated stitch next to the original one creating an oval Click Combine All. You now have the first element of our design! 18. Click Zoom to Fit. 19. Click on ColorSort. 20. Click on the blue thread color. Change to Robison-Anton Click OK. 22. Click Duplicate four times. 23. Bring the five petals close together in the center of the hoop. 24. Slide the Zoom slider to approximately 100%. 25. Click on one of the petals. Change the color to Click OK. 27. Using one of the corner squares, draw in the petal to be more of a circle to become the center of the flower. 28. Arrange the petals around the flower center as shown, using the circles to rotate as needed. 29. Click Combine All. 30. Click ColorSort. 31. Click Zoom to Fit KSIN Luxembourg II, S.ar.l. 5D, DESIGNER DIAMOND DELUXE and VIKING are trademarks of KSIN Luxembourg II, S.ar.l. HUSQVARNA is a trademark of Husqvarna AB. All trademarks used under license by VSM Group AB.

153 32. Click the Motif tab. 33. Category C1 Pictogram should still be selected. Select pattern 5, click Apply. 34. Select pattern 7, click Apply. 35. Bring the two patterns near one another. 36. Click on Zoom In. Drag a box around the two patterns. 37. Be sure that the mirror arow is visible. If not, zoom in closer. Mirror the smaller pattern 5 left to right. 38. Drag it over next to pattern Click on pattern 7, hold down the Control key and click on pattern 5. They will now both have boxes around them. 40. Click on the Design Tab. 41. Click the drop down arrow next to Combine All. 42. Click Combine Selected. 43. Click on the combined leaf and click ColorSort. 44. Zoom to Fit. 45. Click on the blue color and change the color to Robison-Anton Click OK. 47. Click on the Motif Tab. 48. Under Group, select HUSQVARNA VIKING. 49. Under Category select H2 Scallop. 50. Under Pattern select Click Apply. 52. Click on the Design Tab. 53. Click Rotate Click on the blue color and change the color to Robison-Anton Click OK. 56. Click Duplicate. 57. Move the two scallops closer together, then click on Zoom In. Drag a box around the lower scallop. 58. Be sure that the mirror arow is visible. If not, zoom in closer. Mirror the scallop left to right. 59. Arrange below the first scallop. Position next to the flower as shown 60. Click on the top scallop. 61. Hold down the Control Key and click on the bottom scallop. 62. Click the drop down arrow next to Combine All. 63. Click Combine Selected 64. Click on the leaf to highlight it. 65. Click Duplicate seven times KSIN Luxembourg II, S.ar.l. 5D, DESIGNER DIAMOND DELUXE and VIKING are trademarks of KSIN Luxembourg II, S.ar.l. HUSQVARNA is a trademark of Husqvarna AB. All trademarks used under license by VSM Group AB.

154 66. Arrange the leaves as shown. 67. Click Combine All. 68. Click ColorSort. 69. Click Duplicate five times. 70. Mirror side to side by clicking on the arrow. 71. Arrange as shown. Click Combine All. 72. Click ColorSort. 73. Click on Save As and save the design as Pictograms Combined KSIN Luxembourg II, S.ar.l. 5D, DESIGNER DIAMOND DELUXE and VIKING are trademarks of KSIN Luxembourg II, S.ar.l. HUSQVARNA is a trademark of Husqvarna AB. All trademarks used under license by VSM Group AB.

155 HUSQVARNA VIKING DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe Technique 35 Specialty Embroidery Techniques By Marie Duncan Learn about the specialty embroidery techniques in your HUSQVARNA VIKING DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe sewing and embroidery machine. We will explore two of the many different special technique embroidery designs that came with your HUSQVARNA VIKING DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe, THREAD VELVET embroidery and Yarn Couching. THREAD VELVET embroidery is a technique pioneered by HUSQVARNA VIKING that builds up layers of thread, which will then be cut using a special surgical type of seam ripper after the embroidery is complete, creating a velvet texture. Here are some tips to ensure optimum results when doing THREAD VELVET embroidery. Use 40 wt. Robison-Anton rayon embroidery thread. Cotton or polyester threads will not bloom as nicely and won t have the soft, velvety texture that rayon produces. Use an INSPIRA Size 90 topstitch needle or INSPIRA Size 90 embroidry needle. Thread velvet builds up layers of satin stitches and a needle with a larger eye will help prevent broken needles and thread shredding. If thread breakage occurs, slow down the speed of the machine. ALWAYS use your Sensor Q-foot. Because of the hopping nature of the Sensor Q-foot, it allows the bulk of the thread velvet layers to stitch smoothly, without any problems or distortions. Use the colors recommended or, a similar combination. For example if the colors recommended are light and medium rust, substitute light and medium pink in the same order. Usually, two completely different colors such as red and blue don t come out well, but try a test and you just may like it! When the embroidery is complete, place it on a flat surface such as a cutting mat and cut through the top layers using a specialty seam ripper like the Havel Ultra Pro Seam Ripper ( ). You can tell the portions of the embroidery to be cut because they are satin stitched with a straight stitch just inside the edge as shown. If the embroidered item is going to be washed, apply fray blocking liquid or fabric glue on the wrong side of the embroidery and allow to dry. Your THREAD VELVET embroidery will fluff up and bloom by itself, from the humidity in the air. If you want to speed up the process, hold a steam iron over the top (don t touch the iron to the threads) and steam it instant gratification! 2011 KSIN Luxembourg II, S.ar.l. DESIGNER DIAMOND DELUXE, THREAD VELEVT, VIKING and INSPIRA are trademarks of KSIN Luxembourg II, S.ar.l. HUSQVARNA is a trademark of Husqvarna AB. All trademarks used under license by VSM Group AB.

156 Yarn Couching is another specialty embroidery technique pioneered by HUSQVARNA VIKING. Here are some tips to ensure optimum results when doing yarn couching. Yarn Couching requires a special foot. The Yarn Couching Feet Set ( ) contains two feet, one with a 1mm opening and one with a 2mm opening. Use a yarn that is firmly twisted and smooth textured. Anything with loops or slubs will get stuck. The best way to choose a yarn is to take the feet with you and test the yarn in the foot. It should fill the opening, but flow freely without getting hung up. Use a thread that matches the yarn or an invisible thread on top. The objective is to see the yarn, not the stitches. The Yarn Couching Feet are floating feet, not hopping feet like the Sensor Q-foot. Be sure to deactivate the Sensor Q-foot setting in the Set Menu when using the Yarn Couching Feet. The Yarn Couching Feet can also be used free motion. Thread the same as for embroidery and stitch free motion. Sewing Supplies: 12 long x 20 wide piece of linen INSPIRA Tear-A-Way Stabilizer wt. Robison-Anton rayon embroidery thread Bobbin thread Yarn Let s Embroider: 1. Toggle to Embroidery mode. 2. Touch My Hoops. 3. Select the 360mm x 200mm. 4. Touch Start Menu. 5. Open File Manager. 6. Touch Built-in Designs. 7. Touch List View. List view enables you to toggle between seeing the actual embroidery picture and the design number. In this case, since you are choosing by number, it is easiest to use list view. 8. Select designs 198, 58 and KSIN Luxembourg II, S.ar.l. DESIGNER DIAMOND DELUXE, THREAD VELEVT, VIKING and INSPIRA are trademarks of KSIN Luxembourg II, S.ar.l. HUSQVARNA is a trademark of Husqvarna AB. All trademarks used under license by VSM Group AB.

157 9. Touch. 10. Tap the screen twice outside the boxes to deselect the designs. 11. Leave design 198 centered in the hoop. 12. Touch Step through Designs to highlight design 58 (the pink one) 13. Move to the lower left as shown. 14. Touch Move Design Forward twice. 15. Touch Rotate. 16. Bring it around so the stem is towards the center of the brown leaves as shown. 17. Touch Position and use control arrows to fine tune the placement. 18. Touch Duplicate. 19. Move the duplicated design to the right side of the hoop. 20. Touch Mirror Side-to-Side. 21. Rotate as neccesary and Move to final position following the picture. 22. Touch Step through Designs to select design Touch Move Design Forward once. 24. Rotate as neccesary and Move to final position following the picture If desired, touch Save to My Designs. 26. Touch. 27. Touch and hold Delete. 28. Enter yarn and velvet. 29. Touch to close the popup window KSIN Luxembourg II, S.ar.l. DESIGNER DIAMOND DELUXE, THREAD VELEVT, VIKING and INSPIRA are trademarks of KSIN Luxembourg II, S.ar.l. HUSQVARNA is a trademark of Husqvarna AB. All trademarks used under license by VSM Group AB.

158 30. Touch to save the design. 31. Hoop fabric and two layers of tear-a-way stabilizer in your 360 x 200 hoop. 32. Thread with 40 wt. Robison-Anton rayon embroidery thread on top and bobbin thread in the bobbin. 33. Slide on the hoop and touch. 34. Embroider the first two colors which are the leaves. Then embroider the third color which is the stem. 35. Next to colors 4 and 5 in the Embroidery Design booklet that comes with your HUSQVARNA VIKING DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe sewing and embroidery machine you will see a symbol couching colors.. This means that those last two colors are yarn 36. Remove the Sensor Q-foot and re-attach the ankle. 37. Because the Yarn Couching Feet are sensor feet (floating) and not hopping like the Sensor Q-foot, you need deactivate the Sensor Q-foot for embroidery. Open the Set Menu and Machine Settings Remove the check mark beside. 38. Follow the directions below to stitch the last two colors. Prepare the machine for yarn couching: 1. Thread the machine with thread that matches the yarn, or with invisible thread. 2. Attach the proper yarn guides for your machine to the notches under the handles on the rear side of the machine (fig. 1) 3. Pull out as much yarn as you need from the ball of yarn and puddle it as shown in fig Place the yarn in the yarn guides (see fig. 2). It is very important that the yarn runs easily while you are sewing. You might need to guide the yarn through the yarn guides to make sure that it does not get twisted KSIN Luxembourg II, S.ar.l. DESIGNER DIAMOND DELUXE, THREAD VELEVT, VIKING and INSPIRA are trademarks of KSIN Luxembourg II, S.ar.l. HUSQVARNA is a trademark of Husqvarna AB. All trademarks used under license by VSM Group AB.

159 5. Choose yarn couching foot 1 or 2 depending on the size of the yarn. 6. Thread the yarn from above, through the hole in the foot using the yarn threader (see fig. 3). 7. Snap on the foot. 8. Lower the speed on your HUSQVARNA VIKING DESIGNER DIAMOND deluxe sewing and embroidery machine. 9. Hold the yarn end and start embroidering. 10. When the embroidery is complete you can either cut the yarn ends or thread them onto a double eyed needle and pull them to the back of the fabric. 11. The remainder of the colors are the THREAD VELVET. 12. Reactivate the Sensor Q-foot for embroidery. Open the Set Menu and Machine Settings Place the check mark beside. 13. Remove the ankle and attach the Sensor Q-foot. 14. Stitch, choosing colors that compliment your yarn couched design KSIN Luxembourg II, S.ar.l. DESIGNER DIAMOND DELUXE, THREAD VELEVT, VIKING and INSPIRA are trademarks of KSIN Luxembourg II, S.ar.l. HUSQVARNA is a trademark of Husqvarna AB. All trademarks used under license by VSM Group AB.