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1. PY MRE RE YY YESS aS ae e ie ani ite POE SSS SE SPOS OT a a a a A a A D BERNINA Cross Stitch Onscreen Manual 19 CHAPTER 3 CROSS STITCH EDITING BERNINA Cross Stitch provides techniques for editing cross stitch designs including moving rotating and mirroring stitch blocks You can erase stitches as well as change colors and stitch types of selected areas You can clone a selection for re use as a rubber stamp and fill large areas with motifs or special composite stitches You can also edit stitches to create combinations of partial crosses comprised of multiple colors This section provides details of cross stitch editing features Selecting and locking stitches A 2 2 2 2 2222222222222 2 Caution You cannot select cross stitches In order to edit an area of a design you must outside the hoop first select it BERNINA Cross Stitch providesa number of ways to select cross stitches It also To select cross stitches with Select lets you lock cross stitches and or outlines so Object or Polygon Select that they are not moved or edited by accident gt With the Select Object tool selected simply drag a bounding box around the area to be Selecting cross stitches with Select Object or Polygon Select N Use Select Object Design toolbar to select a single stitch or block of stitches E Use Polygon Select Design toolbar to sel2. Mirrored horizontally Mirrored vertically Tip To mirror the complete design select Arrange Mirror Horizontal Mirror Vertical Chapter 3 Cross Stitch Editing Special editing techniques BERNINA Cross Stitch provides a number of editing techniques which are especially helpful for cross stitch digitizing You can clone a selection for re use as a rubber stamp and fill large areas with motifs or special composite stitches You can combine fractional cross stitches in a variety of ways You can also add a cross stitch border or a single line border or both to areas of a design Rubber stamping fills 2 Use Rubber Stamp Design toolbar to clone stitches Clone a selection for re use as a rubber stamp and fill large areas with motifs or special composite stitches To rubber stamp fills 1 Click the Select Object icon and select the area to be cloned 2 Click the Rubber Stamp icon The selected area is copied and attached to the pointer 3 Click to place the stamp as many times as you want es 4 ets 0000 e 525 ts 095 S el gt t 202 50505 Motif created to make border Press Esc or select another icon to turn off Rubber Stamp BERNINA Cross Stitch Onscreen Manual 25 Creating combination stitches Use Pencil Design toolbar to add combina tion stitches P Quarter half and three quarter cross stitches can be
3. gt If you want a perfect circle press Enter twice If you want an ellipse mark a third reference point and press Enter The circle or oval is filled or outlined depending on the stitch type selected Full cross border Full cross fill Three quarter cross fill Half cross fill Digitizing rectangles L Use Rectangle Design toolbar to draw and digitize rectangles or squares The Rectangle tool provides a quick way to digitize filled or unfilled rectangles or squares To digitize a rectangle 1 2 Click the Rectangle icon Select a color from the Color palette See Selecting stitch colors for details Select an Outline or Fill stitch type See Selecting cross stitch types for details Mark rectangle origin then rectangle corner Press Ctrl and mark corners to digitize a Square The square or rectangle is filled or BERNINA Cross Stitch Onscreen Manual 16 Chapter 2 Cross Stitch Essentials outlined depending on the stitch type selected 5 Note Depending on the stitch type you select you can set the direction of the stitch See Creating combination stitches for details Cross stitch Fill stitches border Single line border Digitizing open and closed shapes Use Closed Curve Design toolbar to draw and digitize closed shapes 6 Use Open Curve Design toolbar to draw and digitize open shapes You can create freeform outlines or borders using the Open Curve icon
4. Cross Stitch Editing Tip Click again in the selection to add another line of stitches inside the first line No border D Single line border s Double cross border Tip To combine a cross stitch with a line border select Full Cross stitch type and Flood Fill then select Single Line and Flood Fill again BERNINA Cross Stitch Onscreen Manual 27 ADVANCED CROSS STITCHING The BERNINA Cross Stitch Design Window also lets you import pictures to use as backdrops or for automatic digitizing You can also create special cross stitch lettering This section provides details of advanced cross stitch features Including automatic digitizing and lettering Digitizing with backdrops Bitmap images can be inserted or scanned into BERNINA Cross Stitch for use as digitizing backdrops You can digitize backdrop images automatically using Auto Stitch Use solid color bitmaps to make suitable color blocks for cross stitches Tip If an image needs to be resized or rotated it is best to do so during scanning Scaling afterwards may distort the image Inserting bitmap images 4 Use Load Picture Picture toolbar to open a E picture Use Scan Picture Picture toolbar to scan your artwork You can insert bitmap images of various formats for use as digitizing backdrops CHAPTER 4 To insert images Click the New icon A new file opens Click Picture mode to open a picture Click Load Picture Th
5. You can create freeform filled shapes using the Closed Curve icon Select an outline stitch for unfilled shapes and a fill stitch for filled shapes To digitize an open or closed shape 1 Click Open Curve or Closed Curve 2 Select a color from the Color palette See Selecting stitch colors for details 3 Select an Outline or Fill stitch type See Selecting cross stitch types for details 4 Mark reference points on your design Left click for sharp corners and right click for round corners 5 Press Enter The shape is filled or outlined depending on the stitch type selected Marked reference points Single line outline stitch with Open Shape Full cross outline stitch Single line Full cross outline fill stitch stitch withclosed with Closed Shape Shape Area filling color blocks d Use Area Fill Design toolbar to fill a closed shape or color block with stitches Fill closed areas with stitches using Area Fill You can also use the tool to change the color and stitch type of Full Cross outlines Note The Area Fill tool only works on the cross stitch layer It will not work with bitmap images used as backdrops To area fill a color block 1 Select a color from the Color palette See Selecting stitch colors for details 2 Select a Fill stitch type See Selecting fill stitches for details 3 Click the Area Fill icon 4 Click within a closed area BERNINA Cross
6. select Tile 5 Click OK Viewing stitches as crosses or tiles igi Click Crosses General toolbar to show 4 stitches as colored tiles or cross stitches There are two display modes for BERNI NA Cross Stitch crosses or colored tiles When you change to tile mode you see the same result as when you import a bitmap into the Design Window BERNINA Cross Stitch Onscreen Manual 9 To view stitches as crosses or tiles 1 Select Design mode 2 Click the Crosses icon Any digitized areas are shown as crosses or lines for line borders 3 Click again to show stitches as colored Squares Cross stitches shown as colored squares Stitches shown as crosses 47 4 FECES P4 CAL FEOF 4 44 t Stitches shown as crosses Fractional stitches shown as colored squares Viewing design information The Status Bar provides design information such as individual stitch information approximate stitch count and thread usage as well as the zoom factor of the design Full Cross Fill X Threads 2 Color eu X 45 Y 60 Insert 0 Z1 Pointer coordinates Stitch count Zoom factor Chapter 2 Cross Stitch Essentials In BERNINA Cross Stitch design size is controlled by the fabric count The more stitches per inch for example the smaller and more compact the resulting design You can also adjust the density of individual cross stitches by stitching them once twice o
7. Stitch Onscreen Manual 17 Chapter 2 Cross Stitch Essentials The shape is filled in the selected stitch type 2 Select the cross stitch ART file type from and color Digitized using Auto Colors changed using Digitizer Area Fill Caution Area Fill will not work within single outline shapes and some shapes with angled sides may not fill correctly Handling cross stitch design files Cross stitch designs have their own ART file format This can be read by BERNINA Embroidery Software You can also combine ART with designs in other formats Saving cross stitch designs Use Save General toolbar to save cross stitch files Save your design early and often Use the ART extension for saving cross stitch files To save a cross stitch design 1 Select File gt Save If this is the first time you have saved the design the Save As dialog opens The file is saved as an ART file the Files of Types list 35 save Design Savein jj CrossStth gt Ely Name Date modif Type Size QuitedComedGTARX Filename auitedCome2GT 7 Save astype atata aosan v Cancel Note You can only save in ART format 3 Type a new name for the design and click Save Using cross stitch with BERNINA9 Embroidery Software You need to close and save any cross stitch designs as ART then open them in BERNINA Embroidery Software later To use cross stitch with BER
8. TOU Wen Mss X cross stitches from a colored area of a picture Omit Background Select to omit the background color Using Magic Wand you can create cross stitch fills from colored sections of a picture Magic Th Its display in th results display in the preview pane Wand works with both fill stitches and outlines Maximum Number of Colours Maximum Number of Colours C Unlimited Omit Background oe ery ae To digitize with Magic Wand Restricted Restricted 1 Prepare your image as necessary Mapped Image 7 colors Use a third party paint program to clean up the image 2 In Picture mode load a picture See Inserting bitmap images for details 1 Unlimited maximum Restricted maximum colors selected colors selected 6 Click OK BERNINA Cross Stitch Onscreen Manual 31 In Design mode click Magic Wand Select a cross stitch type Select a color from the palette oo A Q Click a colored block in your picture All areas of that color are digitized in the selected color Area selected Selected area digitized EA Note The Magic Wand selects and digitizes all blocks of that color from your picture You can change the stitch type and color later if you want A N Digitizing cross stitch letters Use Lettering Design toolbar to add letters to your design Right click Lettering to open the Font dialog As with BERNINA Embroider
9. and the corresponding stitches per mm value will be updated 3 Click OK 15 stitches per inch 10 stitches per inch 15 stitches per 25 4 mm 10 stitches per 25 4 mm Setting the stitch density threads Use Threads list Stitch and Color bar to set the stitch density You can adjust the density of any cross stitch by stitching it once twice or three times The number of crossovers correspond to the values 2 4 and 6 in the Threads list You can change these values at any time If you make a design smaller to fit inside the hoop stitches may be stacked on top of each other and pull the fabric You can avoid this problem by reducing the number of crossovers Chapter 2 Cross Stitch Essentials to single 2 threads for both fills and outlines You can also use a thinner weight thread v Tip If you cross stitch a design where every square has a stitch remember to baste and stabilize the fabric To set the stitch density gt Select a value from the Threads list The value 2 corresponds to a single stitch 4 is double while 6 is triple This is represented on screen by line thickness Thread count 6 Thread count 2 Tip When you move your mouse over the stitch a tool tip will tell you the type and color of stitch used Selecting cross stitch types BERNI NA Cross Stitch provides the full range of cross stitch types which you can use to create outlines and fills of any color You can also
10. color palette 2 Select a color Select a color from the color palette to apply to newly digitized areas gt Select a stitch block then select a color to change its color r Fill x Full Cross Threads 2 Color X 45 Y 60 Insert 07100 Color palette cis can Stitches will be digitized in the selected color Tip You can drag the Select Thread dialog and place it anywhere in the Design Window Searching and assigning threads You can search for a thread by code or description and assign it to a selected design color slot The supplied charts represent the brands of threads that BERNINA Cross Stitch Supports Each chart has a range of colors associated with it The code brand and description of each color is displayed so that you can easily find them in a craft or sewing shop You can select colors by shade or by number Select the thread chart for the brand of thread you have at home or just select a chart which has colors you like Caution The representations of commercial thread charts are approximate and the thread chart uz chat computer simulations are not intended to exactly match the identified thread color To search and assign a thread 1 Select Settings Thread Colors The Thread Colors dialog opens Thread Colors Threads in Design 25 Thread Code Brand Description Default Default Blue Default Red Default Yellow Defau
11. cross stitches are comprised of a vertical and horizontal stitch The stitches can be worked diagonally across the canvas or in a horizontal or vertical line Upright cross stitch pattern Double cross stitch Double cross stitch is two full cross stitches stitched at 902 on top of each other A double cross stitch resembles a star It is generally used in a scattered fashion or worked into a row to form a decorative border 8 xXx APANA DA VA DZA DA DA DZA DZA Y AANZA DA VA DZA DZA VA DZA DZA N APANA DA DZA DZA DA DZA DZA DZA AANA NA DA DA DA DA DZA ZA Y ANADA NZA VA DA DZA VA DZA DZA N Double cross stitch pattern RAR ANNAN ae ALA LLLA Chapter 1 Introduction to Cross Stitch Typically the top thread of the bottom cross is the stitch which lies at 1359 to the horizontal and the top thread of the overlapping cross is the horizontal stitch Elongated cross stitch Elongated cross stitch consists of two equal length stitches that cross to form an X There are two types gt elongated horizontal cross stitch elongated vertical cross stitch Elongated horizontal cross stitches are only half the height of normal cross stitch and elongated vertical cross stitches are only half the width of normal cross stitch x Elongated cross stitch pattern DUO IG QODODODODODU ROOD RAAAAAAAAAAK Y Y BAZ MAAAAAAAAARARAAG S 4 AVV DE
12. stitch types outline and fill An outline stitch can be a single run or a line of cross stitches A fill can be any of the cross stitch types You can pre set stitch type length and the number of times each stitch is sewn This section describes the use of the cross stitch Design Window techniques for manual cross stitch digitizing and cross stitch design file handling Opening BERNINA Cross Stitch xa Click Cross Stitch Edit toolbar to launch the Cross Stitch application Cross stitch design involves a different digitizing technique to ordinary embroidery design For this reason the cross stitch application has its own Design Window which you open from within BERNINA Embroidery Software To open BERNINA Cross Stitch 1 Run BERNINA Embroidery Software 2 Select Embroidery Canvas 3 Click the Cross Stitch icon BERNINA Cross Stitch Onscreen Manual 6 The BERNINA Cross Stitch Design Window opens Chapter 2 Cross Stitch Essentials Title bar Menu bar Fie Mem e Arange satinas Window General toolbar moewa amp amp amp amp Deel lt Mode tabs 5 6 _ h Gd AE 4 A Picture Design 4 amp toolbar changes A with selected x mode Q ed Stitch and Color bar P Cutline o Single Line Fill gt x Full Cross Threads zt Color km Status line X 10 Y 64 0 Z043 Picture and Design mod
13. the image See Arranging and Transforming Objects for details To scale and transform bitmap images 1 Insert the image See Inserting bitmap images for details Click the Select icon Click the image Eight resize selection handles appear around the image Click and drag these to scale the image as you would any other object See Scaling objects for details ea a Resize handles Transform handles 4 Click the image again Eight transform selection handles appear around the image Click and drag these to rotate or skew the image as you would any BERNINA Cross Stitch Onscreen Manual 29 other object See Rotating objects and Skewing objects using click and drag T A eM Resize image Transform image Digitizing pictures automatically Digitize the entire backdrop image automatically using Auto Stitch Alternatively using Magic Wand you can create cross stitch fills from colored sections of a picture Digitizing with Auto Stitch Use Auto Stitch Design toolbar to automati E Digitize the entire backdrop image automatically using Auto Stitch You can change the stitch type manually later as required v Tip You can also select blocks of color in your picture to stitch using Magic Wand See Digitizing with Magic Wand for details To digitize with Auto Stitch 1 Prepare your image as necessary Use a third party paint program to clean up the image cally create cross stitc
14. 5 Design Properties gt Thread Colors 14 Fabric Count 10 Font 32 Open 8 18 28 Options 7 8 Select Fill Style 12 Double cross stitch 3 BERNINA Cross Stitch Onscreen Manual 37 Elongated cross stitch 3 Eraser tool 23 Fabric Count dialog 10 Fill tool 12 fills cross stitch 1 find threads 14 Font dialog 32 French knot cross stitch 3 Full cross stitch 1 General toolbar Copy 22 Crosses 9 Cut 22 Grid 7 Hoop 8 Paste 22 Picture 29 Save 18 Grid tool 7 Half cross stitch 2 Hoop tool 8 hoops automatic centering 8 images reshaping 29 scaling 29 inserting bitmaps images 28 Lettering tool 32 Load Picture tool 28 Magic Wand tool 31 Mini cross stitch 2 Mirror Horizontal tool 25 Vertical tool 25 mixing your own thread colors 15 Open Curve tool 17 Open dialog 8 18 28 Options dialog 7 8 Outline tool 11 Paste tool 22 Pencil tool 15 26 picture mode tab 7 Picture tool 29 Picture toolbar Load Picture 28 Scan Picture 28 Polygon Select tool 20 Rectangle tool 16 reshaping bitmap images 29 Rotate 90 deg CW CCW tool 24 Rubber Stamp tool 25 Save tool 18 scaling BERNINA Cross Stitch Onscreen Manual Index bitmap images 29 Scan Picture tool 28 searching for threads 14 Select Fill Style dialog 12 Select Object tool 20 Setting cross stitch orientation 12 Stitch and Color bar Fill 12 Outline 11 T tab design mode 7 picture mode 7 thread colors mixing your own 15 t
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17. ERNINA or its authorized dealers within the warranty period and they will be replaced free of charge You are responsible for the cost of shipping and insurance and bear the risk of loss damage and misplacement of the products The purchaser relies on their own skill and judgement in selecting the software for their own use and assumes the entire risk as to the results and performance of the software Subject to warranties and conditions imposed by law BERNINA International AG expressly disclaims all other warranties and conditions whether express or implied including without limitation warranties and conditions of merchantability fitness for a particular purpose title and non infringement BERNINA International AG specifically does not warrant that the software will meet the purchaser s requirements or run without interruption or error or appear precisely as described in the accompanying documentation LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law in no event will BERNINA International AG or its developers officers employees or affiliates be liable to you for any consequential incidental or indirect damages including damages for loss of business profits business interruption loss of business information and the like whether foreseeable or unforeseeable arising out of the use of or inability to use the software or accompanying security device and cable and accompanying documentation regardless of
18. NI NA Embroidery Software 1 Start BERNINA Embroidery Software 2 Select File Open The Open dialog opens Look in pu e QuittedCornerl GT ARX Recent Places QuiltedCorner2GT ARX File name QuiltedComer2GT ARX V Preview Files of type artista Cross Stitch Files ARX x Cancel 3 Select ART files from the Files of Type list 4 Select your file BERNINA Cross Stitch Onscreen Manual 18 Chapter 2 Cross Stitch Essentials Click Open The cross stitches display as they will be stitched s KAA JE gt gt stale Zack x PS Fs J ys DC gt tar es gt I gt Lx Ko x gt ose Aen eee 4 x C X 4 mee 2 2 9 3 II QC D6000Q0 x1 20007 e t ve T NUS XC ee XJ AAA AY L 34 Lh MUR 0 Oe eee Dw S et pete e ete wie gt 94 a ae LA Ak x QN P 6 XC 2 s ad Qo oO 5 wu 4o x EX 4 QC o 20 200 gt OUR ou UR E Cm JS OO os 00900 s Law A 7 000 303 FO YA ste 06060506060 Nf ee ee OO ore See rer tet wt 966 T sx x3 ee DO E 254 9 te 252 faf e fet MENSIS
19. RE y n 4 rata es 252 299 ata C et C o Cc e r teta T C 2 C e e 0 E 2 Co 1 AA French knots French knots were originally a hand stitch used for a raised look for embellishment in Europe It was traditionally used in whitework with very exclusive cotton and fine silk threads French knots can be used in combination with cross stitch or outline stitch French knots cross stitch pattern BERNINA Cross Stitch Onscreen Manual 3 Use french knots for eyes door knobs dots for flower pistols or in the place of beads used in hand work designs e g ornaments on a Christmas tree to dot the letter i Use it as an outline border Try it with colorful metallic or variegated threads French knots are better sewn in larger grids Cross stitch borders Cross stitch can be used as an embroidery outline or border You can also combine cross stitching with other stitch types to achieve special effects You can make outlines with Single Line or Full Cross stitches or a combination of both for a denser border A Single Line outline is treated by the software as a border while a Full Cross outline is treated as a fill This is important if you need to delete a border because a single line can be deleted as a single object while a full cross stitch border cannot Single line border Single Line stitches are only used to create bor
20. Stitch Design Window Title Dar es5 BERNINA Cross Stitch Design Menu f Xy File Edit View Arrange Settings Window General toolbar gt n o Mode tabs gt pcw Design Picture Design toolbar changes with selected mode Pek 2 R A Ah x e CJ Stitch and Color bar Dutline Single Line Fill Full Cross Threads 2 gt Color Eum Status line X 10 Y 64 Inset 0 2043 BERNINA Cross Stitch Onscreen Manual 33 Appendix A BERNINA Cross Stitch Quick Reference Guide BERNINA Cross Stitch menu bar The BERNINA Cross Stitch window menu bar contains the pulldown menus described below Some are also available as toolbar buttons Note Standard Windows Alt key shortcuts apply Use the Alt key with the letter underlined in the menu To cancel an operation press Esc twice File menu Command Description New Open new empty design Open Open design Close Close current Design Window Save Save current design Save As Save current design to with a different name location or format Design Prop Add comments about design for printing erties on worksheet Recent File List most recently used files Select to List open a file Exit Close all open designs and exit BERN INA9 Embroidery Software BERNINA Cross Stitch program Edit menu Command Description Undo C
21. an only add dimension to the design with shades of colors For this reason most cross stitch designs use many more colors than machine embroidery This section provides an overview of the various cross stitch types Types of cross stitch Cross stitches are created on a matrix of Squares or pixels Any part of the square can be stitched from the edges to the diagonals The full range of cross stitches is listed below Full Cross Upright Cross Three Quarter Double Cross Cross Elongated Verti Half Cross cal Cross Elongated Hori Quarter Cross zontal Cross zi PPS XX x Mini Cross French knot Cross stitch fills When using cross stitch as a fill you can select from any of the cross stitch fill types Full cross stitch Full cross stitches are made up of two equal length stitches that cross at the center to form an X The overall effect of the fill depends on which stitch in the X lies underneath or on BERNINA Cross Stitch Onscreen Manual 1 top You can also mix and match for special effects Full cross stitch pattern A Three quarter cross stitch A three quarter stitch is most often created by stitching a quarter stitch followed by a half stitch A different effect is achieved by stitching the half stitch first and anchoring it with the quarter stitch o o 060606660 1222022020220 944444443 12220200000 Three quarter cross s
22. ancel last command Redo Re apply cancelled commands Cut Delete selection and places it on clip board Copy Copy selection to clipboard Paste Paste contents of clipboard to Design Window Duplicate Duplicate selection and place it on cur rent selection Delete Delete selection without placing it on clip board Select All Select all objects in design Deselect All Deselect all selected objects in design Command Description Insert insert a fractional cross stitch in the same square as other fractional stitches as long as they are not on top of each other Outlines Lock or unlock outline stitches for editing Crosses Lock or unlock cross stitches for editing View menu Command Description By Color Show only selected colors in design Show 1 1 Show design at correct size Show All Show whole design Zoom Box Zoom selected area to full window size Redraw Redraw design Grid Show or hide grid and sets grid size and spacing Crosses Show stitches as colored tiles or cross stitches Picture Show or hide background picture Hoop Show or hide hoop and sets hoop size and position Measure Measure design size Arrange menu Command Description Center Design Move design to the center of the hoop Mirror Horizon Mirror selected object s horizontally tal about center Mirror Vertical Mirror selected object s vertically about center Settings menu Command Thread Colors Fabric Count Descripti
23. bar Zoom Out 2X Same as View gt Zoom Out 2X Show All Same as View gt Show All Show 1 1 Same as View gt Show 1 1 Command Description New Same as File gt New t Open Same as File gt Open Save Same as File gt Save A Cut Same as Edit gt Cut Copy Same as Edit gt Copy Paste Same as Edit gt Paste Undo Same as Edit gt Undo cu Redo Same as Edit gt Redo Grid Same as View gt Grid Hoop Same as View gt Hoop 59 Picture Same as View gt Picture 3 Crosses Same as View gt Crosses Zoom Box Same as View gt Zoom Box a a en Picture toolbar Command Description Select Select pictures in Design Win ture dow Us Load Picture Insert picture in Design Window e i i Scan Picture Scans picture into BERNINA Embroidery Software BERNINA Cross Stitch Onscreen Manual 35 Command Dim Picture Appendix A BERNINA Cross Stitch Quick Reference Guide Description Dim or brighten picture to show stitches more clearly in design mode lk Save Picture Save picture after editing Design toolbar Command Select Object Ge all PT G th 1 A A E eI II OG 353 6 Polygon Select Lettering Values Mirror Hori zontal Mirror Verti cal Hotate 90 CCW CW Magic Wand Open Curve Closed Curve Draw and digitize closed shapes Circle Oval Rectangle Auto Select Pencil Eraser Auto Sti
24. combined to make crosses comprised of multiple colors You can also combine mini crosses elongated vertical or horizontal crosses and outline stitches See Cross stitch variations for details To create combination stitches 1 Select Edit Insert Insert is ticked in the menu With Insert ticked you can add more than one stitch to a square Otherwise a new stitch replaces the existing stitch Tip When Insert is selected the Status bar displays Insert Otherwise it shows Overwrite 2 Selecta stitch type See Selecting fill stitches for details 3 Select a color from the color palette See Selecting stitch colors for details 4 Click the Pencil icon 5 Click where you want the stitch to be inserted X Click top left corner to insert a mini cross 4 Then click top right corner to insert a 1 2 cross Then click bottom right corner to insert a 1 4 cross Chapter 3 Cross Stitch Editing Note If you do not have Insert selected the whole stitch will be replaced 6 Repeat as many times as needed Adding borders to selected areas Add across stitch border or a single line border or both to selected areas of a design To add borders to a selected area 1 Select the Outline icon 2 Click the Area Fill icon and click inside an area A line of outline stitches is added around the edges of the selection BERNINA Cross Stitch Onscreen Manual 26 Chapter 3
25. control the orientation of fractional cross stitches to create different patterning effects Selecting outline stitches Use Outline Stitch and Color bar Outline C for outline stitches BERNINA Cross Stitch Onscreen Manual 11 Chapter 2 Cross Stitch Essentials SingleLine Select an outline stitch from the Out line Stitch list There are two types of outline stitch Single Line and Current Cross Stitch Select a cross stitch type before selecting Current Cross Stitch To select an outline stitch 1 Click the Outline icon 2 Select a stitch type from the Outline Stitch list New stitches will be digitized as single lines or crosses If you are using Current Cross Stitch the currently selected cross stitch type applies See Selecting fill stitches for details Single line Cross stitch outline outline atat Lv Note Depending on the stitch type you select you can set the direction of the stitch See Setting cross stitch orientation for details Selecting fill stitches Use Fill Stitch and Color bar for fills Click Fill Stitch Stitch and Color bar to open the Select Stitch dia log Fill X Full Crass Fill stitches are all cross stitches Choose from amongst the following types Full Cross Three quarter Cross Half Cross Quarter Cross Mini Cross Upright Cross Double Cross Elongated Vertical Cross and Elongated Horizontal Cross See Cross stitch fil
26. cut paste 22 design files 18 design information 10 design mode 7 digitizing areas 31 digitizing circles 16 digitizing closed shapes 17 digitizing lines 15 digitizing open shapes 17 digitizing pictures automatically 30 digitizing rectangles 16 double cross 3 editing stitches 20 elongated cross 3 Eraser tool 23 erasing stitches 23 fill stitch 12 fills 1 French knot 3 full cross 1 grid settings 7 half cross 2 hoop settings 8 letters 32 locking stitches 20 Magic Wand 31 mini cross 2 mirroring stitches 25 moving stitches 24 opening 6 outlines 11 pencil tool 15 picture mode 7 quarter cross 2 rotating stitches 24 rubber stamp 25 Rubber Stamp tool 25 Saving designs 18 selecting cross stitch types 11 13 selecting stitch color 13 selecting stitches 20 selecting stitches with Auto Select 21 setting orientation 12 setting stitch density 11 showing stitches 9 three quarter 2 types 1 upright cross 3 using with artista 18 variations 4 Crosses tool 9 Cut tool 22 Design mode tab 7 Design Properties dialog Thread Colors 14 Design toolbar Area Fill 17 Auto Select 21 23 Auto Stitch 30 Circle 16 Closed Curve 17 Eraser 23 Lettering 32 Magic Wand 31 Mirror Horizontal 25 Mirror Vertical 25 Open Curve 17 Pencil 26 Pencil tool 15 Polygon Select 20 Rectangle 16 Rotate 90 deg CW CCW 24 Rubber Stamp 25 Select Object 20 dialogs Auto Stitch Image 30 Color 7 1
27. ders or add details The single line can be placed on any side of the square Click on the side you want to place the line You can place a single line border on one side or all four sides of the square The single line border can be placed in a square which already has a cross stitch in it Full cross border Full crosses can also be used as a decorative outline stitch If you use full cross as a border it will be the same cross stitch type as selected in Chapter 1 Introduction to Cross Stitch the Fill stitch type list You can change this by changing the Fill stitch type The orientation of fractional cross stitches can be varied to create different patterning effects You do this directly pixel by pixel or by setting a fill stitch orientation You can also combine fractional cross stitches in a variety of ways See also Types of cross stitch Three quarter cross stitches Quarter and three quarter cross stitches can be used to create rounded edges See also Cross stitch fills yy WN A Half cross stitches Half cross stitches can be used to give objects an airy look You can also use half cross stitches to make a full cross stitch with two colors See also Combination stitches Combined to X make two color Two half full cross crosses BERNINA Cross Stitch Onscreen Manual 4 Quarter cross stitches Quarter and three quarter cross stitch can be used to smooth rounded
28. e Open dialog opens Es Open n za Look in d Images Name p Date taken Tags Size hi duck bmp 4 m Filename duck bmp H 130 x 138 pixel 256 Colors 8 bit Files of type graphics ee 72x 2 dpi Windows Bitmap BMP ver 3 Preview File 18 Kb Mem 52 Kb 4 Select a folder from the Look I n list 5 Select a file type from the Files of Type list e g BMP BERNINA Cross Stitch Onscreen Manual 28 6 Select the file you want to insert Tip Select the Preview checkbox to preview the selected file 7 Click Open 8 Move the picture so it fits inside the hoop or change the hoop size See Changing hoop settings for details Note Areas outside the hoop will not be stitched Viewing or hiding bitmap images d Click Picture General toolbar to show or hide the picture You can show or hide a bitmap backdrop temporarily while you digitize in Design mode To view or hide bitmap images Click the Picture icon to show the image Click it again to hide the image 2 B E HER ME HESSEN Show picture d LT Hide picture Chapter 4 Advanced Cross Stitching Scaling and transforming bitmap images You can scale and reshape images once they are loaded into BERNINA Cross Stitch However if an image needs to be resized or rotated it is best to do so during scanning Scaling afterwards may distort
29. ea Full cross Ns Fractional stitches Cross SS S stitches CAAA SS SN An32323222117 Erasing fills and single lines Use Eraser Design toolbar to erase fills and single lines Use the Eraser tool to remove stitches The eraser will remove either fill stitches or single line borders depending on the stitch type selected Cross stitched borders are treated as fill stitches Caution You cannot select and erase stitches outside the hoop To erase a fill or single line 1 Click the Eraser icon 2 Select Fill on the Stitch Color bar BERNINA Cross Stitch Onscreen Manual 23 3 Click and drag the cursor across the stitches to be removed Only fill stitches are removed Any single line borders remain Drag cursor over stitches to erase Only fill stitches erased single line borders remain Tip You can also erase cross stitches by selecting them and pressing the Delete key 4 Select Outline on the Stitch Color bar 5 Click anywhere on a single line The line is removed Any cross stitches are not erased a Click line to erase Line erased Note A single line border is removed click Transforming stitch blocks BERNINA Cross Stitch lets you perform various transformations on selected blocks of cross stitches You can move them rotate them ina clockwise or counter clockwise direction You can also mirror blocks of cr
30. ect irregular areas or shapes The Select Object and Polygon Select tools work in a similar way to BERNINA Embroidery Software The difference is that in BERNINA Cross Stitch you work with stitch blocks or areas rather than design objects BERNINA Cross Stitch Onscreen Manual 20 Chapter 3 Cross Stitch Editin gt With the Polygon Select tool selected mark reference points around the area you want to select and press Enter C s 53500 o 53000 02006 5560000 000000 OOOO OOOO 5000000 O00000 DOO000C OOOO 3560000000 556000000 DOGO0000C DOGO0000C 20006006000 2000600000 229069900009 2290609000 0690009090 50000000000 DOGO000000C DOGO000000C 56060000000 56060000000 006900906 OOOO UGE 50006006000 50006006000 000609006 000609006 260000000 2606000000 DO0000C DO0000C 5660000 Do0000 000000009 56600000 DOO00Q DO ERES IEEE wquhuHu hdhp Xuhuhuhuh VETE e canon AN GI Pigg uam MU eere si REM Ae M DE EINE M y E NE DOO xus 96000 r 560 XX etate utut RRR 200000000 390529090906 e 56000600000 X500 000 tt ete ta ttt NS FO 1 DOO tat 505090529050505 090500
31. edges You can also use quarter cross stitch to make a full cross stitch with up to four colors See also Combination stitches Click here to start in this corner Full cross stitch made up of four quarter cross stitches Mini cross stitches Use mini cross stitch for details such as eyes or for a denser look in parts of your design Combined to make four mini Four mini full cross crosses Elongated cross stitches Vertical and horizontal elongated cross stitches are made up of two equal length stitches that cross to form an X They fill either the left right top or bottom of the square 99 A AA A XK KK Elongated cross stitch patterns Combination stitches Quarter half and three quarter cross stitches can be combined to make crosses comprised of Chapter 1 Introduction to Cross Stitch multiple colors You can also combine mini crosses elongated vertical or horizontal crosses and outline stitches Combined 1 4 1 2 and 3 4 crosses Combined fractional Combined elongated 2 vertical or horizontal crosses d and mini crosses Combined colored outlines 85 Combined outlines and crosses BERNINA Cross Stitch Onscreen Manual 5 CHAPTER 2 CROSS STITCH ESSENTIALS In BERNINA Cross Stitch you can add cross stitches either to an entire design or selected areas Or you can place them individually There are two
32. es Pictur Click the Picture tab to load a picture to be used as a template Desiar Click the Design tab to edit and add Design stitches BERNINA Cross Stitch uses two window modes Picture mode and Design mode Use Picture mode to open or scan a picture to use as a template for stitching Edit your picture in Picture mode then select Design mode to edit your stitches or go directly to Design mode to add stitches without using a template To see your design in Artistic mode open the design in BERNINA Embroidery Software See Using cross stitch with BERNINA Embroidery Software for details Changing grid settings E Click Grid General toolbar to show or hide the grid Right click to open the Grid dialog Use the Options Grid dialog to change grid settings Show or hide the grid Show major lines when grid is on Set the grid spacing Change the color of major and minor lines w v v vw To change grid settings 1 Right click the Grid icon BERNINA Cross Stitch Onscreen Manual 7 Chapter 2 Cross Stitch Essentials The Options gt Grid tab opens Grid Background Hoop Grid Select Show 2 Show Major Lines Major Lines Major Grid Spacing Enter crosses D eeebeweemies o f crosses to fit in grid Grid Colors Major Lines Edit Edit line colors gt a 2 Select the Show Grid checkbox to show grid lines 3 Select Show Major Lines to show ma
33. escription Click to mix colors 3 Click Mix The Color dialog opens Hue TN Sat 240 Green 255 ColoriSolid Lum 180 Blue 128 Add to Custom Colors Custom colors 5 Red 25 Click to open color spectrum 4 Click Define Custom Colors to open the color spectrum 5 From the Basic colors table select a color that closely matches the color you require 6 Click and drag the cross hairs on the color spectrum to get the exact color you require 7 Drag the slider on the right of the color spectrum to adjust color brightness The HLS and RGB values appear in the bottom right hand corner of the Color dialog Enter these values directly to define exact colors 8 When you have mixed the required color click Add to Custom Colors 9 Click OK The new color appears in the Color preview box Digitizing with cross stitches BERNINA Cross Stitch provides techniques for digitizing single stitches or lines of stitches filled and unfilled rectangles or circles or filled and unfilled closed free form shapes You can also create free form outlines or borders The Area Fill feature lets you fill closed shapes or color blocks with stitches Digitizing single stitches or lines Use Pencil Design toolbar to draw a single stitch or line of stitches You can digitize a single stitch or line of stitches Depending on the stitch type you select you must also
34. ettings Options BERNINA Cross Stitch Onscreen Manual 2 Select the Background tab gengseeeeesegessesessesesessseses Background Color Edit dit color NON elect fabric Display C pattern Center or tile fabric pattern in Design Window Select background color or fabric 3 Select the Design Window background type Color uses the selected color Fabric uses an image of a fabric 4 Select a color or fabric to use To select a background color click Edit Select a color from the Color dialog and click OK Basic colors EI ey mI BI E ETE E i E S NN EH SE Eee I Select background color Custom colors m m m mNENMN m m m EEE ee Define Custom Colors gt gt _Cencel_ Chapter 2 Cross Stitch Essentials To select a fabric click Browse Select a fabric type from the Open dialog and click Open mem Look in Ji Fabrics amp e Be 164x167 R Name Date taken Tags Size ths Sah aida bmp Li hatch bmp m blue knit bmp he leather brown bmp chambray bmp he red tshirt bmp E corderoy bmp J satin bmp i Lemp toweling bmp File name denim bmp Files of type Bitmaps bmp v Cancel Select background fabric You can center or tile the fabric bitmap in the Design Window If the bitmap is large enough to fill the entire window select Center Otherwise
35. h designs from pictures Chapter 4 Advanced Cross Stitching 2 n Picture mode load a picture See Inserting bitmap images for details 3 In Design mode click the Auto Stitch icon and click the image The Auto Stitch dialog opens Specify maximum colors Select to omit background color Select thread chart Select image mapping method Auto Stitch Image ap Image To Maximum Number of Colours Current Palette Unlimited Omit Background WRestricted nf miim meth d Madeira 40 10 Actual Image Mapped Image 7 colors 4 Select to map the picture colors to Current Palette Only colors in the current palette are used BERNINA Cross Stitch Onscreen Manual 30 Chapter 4 Advanced Cross Stitching Specific Thread Chart Only colors ina The picture is digitized You may need to selected thread chart are used touch up some areas manually Current Palette Specific Thread Specific Thread Restricted Colors Chart CSD Chart Isacord 40 fashion colors 5 S 4 colors selected Unlimited maximum colors selected 5 Specify the maximum number of colors to be used Unlimited Thread colors will be Note Auto Stitch is disabled if no picture is allocated according to the number of wate colors in the palette selected in the first dialog Digitizing with Magic Wand Restricted Enter the number of colors Use Magic Wand Design toolbar to create
36. hreads finding 14 searching for 14 Three quarter cross stitch 2 tools on Stitch and Color bar 36 Upright cross stitch 3 38
37. jor grid lines 4 Enter the number of crosses to fit between the major grid lines 5 Click Edit to change the color of the major and minor lines Color Ex Basic colors Select line color iem Define Custom Colors gt gt cnc 6 Select from the available colors or define your own Click Define Custom Colors to mix your own colors from the color wheel 7 Click OK Changing hoop settings T Click Hoop General toolbar to show or hide the hoop Right click to open the Hoop dialog You can show or hide the hoop change the hoop size and center the design in the hoop To change hoop settings 1 Right click the Hoop icon The Options gt Hoop tab opens Grid Background Hoop Select Display Hoop Hoop artista 130 x 100 xl Select hoop gt type Position Automatic Centering Design is not centered until it is saved 2 Select the Display Hoop checkbox 3 Select a hoop type from the list Note Automatic Centering is always on To make a group of stitches sit on one side of the design digitize some temporary stitches on the other side 4 Click OK Changing background colors and fabrics In BERNINA Cross Stitch you can change the background color of the Design Window to match the color of your fabric Or you can select a background fabric for more realistic previews and presentations To change the background color or fabric 1 Select S
38. ls for details To select a fill stitch 1 Click the Fill icon 2 Click or right click the Fill Stitch button Tip If you want the Select Stitch dialog to remain open right click Fill Stitch button Outline Single Line v Fill Full Cross Threads 2 vf X 45 Y 60 Insert Fill Stitch button The Select Stitch dialog opens Select Stitch 3 Choose a stitch type Stitches will be digitized in that stitch type The Select Stitch dialog closes 4 Depending on the stitch type you select you can set the direction of the stitch See Setting cross stitch orientation for details A Variety of cross stitch N fill effects Setting cross stitch orientation You can control the orientation of fractional cross stitches to create different patterning effects When digitizing individual stitches BERNINA Cross Stitch Onscreen Manual 12 you do this directly pixel by pixel When digitizing a fill you do so via the Select Fill Style dialog The method is the same See Types of cross stitch for details 255 Select Fill Style 639 Select the quadrants to be filled Click in the quadrant to be filled To set cross stitch orientation create three quarter cross stitches click the corner where you want the quarter stitch to be gt To create half cross stitches click the corner where you want your stitch to start Click here to
39. lt Cyan Default Sand Default Dark Green Default Dark Blue on CD On amp wh Select 8 Madeira 40 v Assign Madeira 40 Black 1001 Madeira 40 Chrome Code or L 1002 Madeira 40 Steel Gray descri ptio n 1003 Madeira 40 Silver Gray 1010 Madeira 40 Apollo Gray matched E 1011 Madeira 40 Constellation Gray Enter search y Code stri ng Description Select thread criterion Select a thread chart from the Thread Chart list Select the thread criterion to search on Code or Description Code is the identification number of a thread color in a brand In the Search field enter the first few characters of the required code or description The system searches for the closest match and displays them in the thread color list Select a color slot in the Threads in Design panel and click Assign Click OK to close BERNINA Cross Stitch Onscreen Manual 14 Chapter 2 Cross Stitch Essentials Note Selected color settings only apply to the current design and are part of the design properties As such they are saved with the design Mixing your own thread colors You can change the color that displays for a particular thread or create new thread colors using the Color dialog To mix your own thread colors 1 Click Edit in the In the Thread Colors dialog 2 The Edit Thread dialog opens Edit Thread Thread Colour Cade Default Green Brand D
40. make a stitch Click here to make a stitc To create quarter cross stitches click the corner where you want your stitch to start Click here to start in this corner Chapter 2 Cross Stitch Essentials gt To create mini cross stitches click the corner where you want your stitch to start 4 Click here to place a stitch in this corner To create elongated cross stitches click the corner where you want your stitch to start Click here to place stitch on this side Em m KOX PS lt Selecting cross stitch colors BERNINA Cross Stitch allows you to set up an unlimited number of color slots New objects are digitized using the currently selected color You can change color before or after digitizing BERNINA Embroidery Software also lets you manage the thread colors in your Color Chart Select from a range of commercial thread charts Adjust the exact number of colors in the Color Chart as required Add extra slots as required Selecting stitch colors oa Use Color Palette Stitch and Color bar to select a stitch color Color You can select stitch colors from the Color Palette before digitizing or apply a new color to selected areas BERNINA Cross Stitch Onscreen Manual 13 Chapter 2 Cross Stitch Essentials To select a stitch color 1 Click or right click the color palette to open it Tip If you want the Select Thread dialog to remain open right click the
41. n Crosses is ticked in the menu cross stitches can be moved Likewise when Outlines is ticked outlines can be moved BERNINA Cross Stitch Onscreen Manual Chapter 3 Cross Stitch Editing 2 Select an area and click and drag to move stitches Selected design contains outline and fill cross stitches S SCC 7 Edit gt Crosses not selected area dragged only outlines move 3 Select Crosses or Outlines again to uncheck it and lock all crosses or outlines Simple stitch editing BERNINA Cross Stitch lets you change the color or stitch type of selected stitch blocks at any time You can also remove stitches at any time Tip BERNINA Cross Stitch lets you change the thread colors of an existing design You can also mix your own colors to more closely match the required design colors See Selecting cross stitch colors for details Copying cutting and pasting stitch blocks Use Copy General toolbar to copy selected stitch blocks to the clipboard y Use Cut General toolbar to cut selected stitch blocks to the clipboard Use Paste General toolbar to paste copied stitch blocks from the clipboard You change copy cut and paste selected stitch blocks at any time The difference is that in BERNINA Cross Stitch you work with stitch blocks or areas rather than design objects See also Rubber stamping fills To copy cut and paste stitch blocks 1 Select the stitch block to c
42. on Assign thread colors for use in design Set number of stitches per inch or mm Select background fabrics and colors Adjust settings for display window Calibrate screen Set scanner options Fabric Display Options Display Setup Scanner Setup BERNINA Cross Stitch Onscreen Manual Appendix A BERNINA Cross Stitch Quick Reference Guide Window menu Command Description Cascade Display any open windows in a cas caded or stair stepped fashion Tile Horizon Display any open windows in a hori tally zontally tiled non overlapping fash ion Tile Vertically Display any open windows in a verti cally tiled non overlapping fashion 1 Title of Open Choose from a list of open windows Window titles in the order in which they are stacked Help menu Command Description Help Topics List online help topics Online Manual Open User Guide in Adobe Acrobat PDF format BERNINA Cross Stitch Mode tabs There are two Mode tabs in the BERNINA Cross Stitch window Different modes display different toolbars BERNINA Cross Stitch window toolbars Mode menu Load edit and save picture as a back E ground for embroidery design Embroidery shapes are not shown Create and modify embroidery Design designs Show embroidery shapes as well as pictures The BERNINA Cross Stitch window contains the toolbars described below Some are shortcuts to the pulldown menu commands General tool
43. opy or cut See Selecting and locking stitches for details 2 Click the Copy or Cut icon The selected area or areas are copied to the clipboard 3 Click the Paste icon The duplicate area is pasted over top of the selected area BERNINA Cross Stitch Onscreen Manual 22 4 Click and drag to move the pasted stitch block Tip Duplicate and rotate blocks of stitches to make patterns See Transforming stitch blocks for details Changing stitch block settings Use Auto Select Design toolbar to change the color or stitch type of selected stitch blocks You can change the color and or stitch type of selected stitch blocks at any time To change stitch block settings 1 Use Auto Select to select the color block s See Selecting cross stitches with Auto Select for details Chapter 3 Cross Stitch Editing Tip Hold down Ctrl to select multiple blocks 2 Select a new color from the palette The selected color fills the selection area The area remains selected Stitch block selected OOO e OOO 505 e 2 s Q2 Q 0905 e OO 2525 OO 2 e e 05 2 Se 0 Q 000 006 90909090 909092 OOO OOO e e 3 Select a new stitch type from the Stitch toolbar The selected stitch type fills the selection ar
44. oss stitches either horizontally or vertically Chapter 3 Cross Stitch Editing Moving blocks of cross stitches You can move blocks of cross stitches at any time To move a block of cross stitches 1 Select the stitch block to move See Selecting and locking stitches for details 2 Click and drag them to a new location Area selected OV RRR BE KKK KKK EE RRRA Rotating blocks of cross stitches Use Rotate 90 CW CCW Design toolbar to rotate selected stitches Click to rotate clock wise Right click to rotate counter clockwise X You can rotate blocks of cross stitches in a clockwise or counter clockwise direction Duplicate and rotate blocks of stitches to make patterns To rotate a block of cross stitches 1 Select the stitch block to rotate See Selecting and locking stitches for details BERNINA Cross Stitch Onscreen Manual 24 2 Click the Rotate 90 CW CCW icon Mirroring blocks of cross stitches Click Mirror Horizontal Design toolbar to mir ror selected stitches horizontally Click Mirror Vertical Design toolbar to mirror selected stitches vertically d You can mirror blocks of cross stitches either horizontally or vertically To mirror a block of cross stitches 1 Select the stitch block to mirror See Selecting and locking stitches for details 2 Click the Mirror Horizontal icon
45. r three times Setting the design size You set cross stitch design size by adjusting the fabric count This actually changes the scale of your finished design The more stitches per inch for example the smaller and more compact the resulting design A Caution A common problem with cross stitch designs is that they pull especially with smaller closely packed stitches Cross stitch designs tend to pull in a uniform way with gaps usually forming in straight lines Sometimes holes appear giving the impression of missing stitches See also Setting the stitch density To set the design size 1 Select Settings gt Fabric Count The Fabric Count dialog opens Fabric Count Ea Fabric Count Enter stitches 4 4o stitches per inch per inch Enter stitches ZEE mm 0 y stitches per mm Update OK Cancel 2 Select a fabric count option inches or millimeters Number of stitches per inch The fewer stitches per inch the bigger the resulting design BERNINA Cross Stitch Onscreen Manual 10 Number of millimeters per number of stitches Because a cross stitch is bigger than a millimeter you can adjust the mm and stitch settings in relation to each other The higher the mm value or smaller the stitch value the bigger the design Tip By clicking Update you get an immediate conversion of any values you have entered For example change the stitches per inch value click Update
46. set the stitch direction See also Creating combination stitches To digitize a single stitch or line 1 Click Outline and select an Outline stitch type BERNINA Cross Stitch Onscreen Manual 15 If you are using Full Cross the currently selected cross stitch type applies See also Selecting fill stitches Select a color from the color palette See Selecting stitch colors for details Click the Pencil icon Click a square to make a Single stitch or click and drag the pencil to make a line Note Press Ctrl and drag to draw straight vertical lines k a 4 a a at al XL E d LB I XA Single stitches and lines XT A A XT z z X X X H H ctw ke P 4 PN 4 E f V E bd v Tip You can also use the Pencil tool to create combinations of partial crosses comprised of multiple colors See also Creating combination stitches Digitizing circles e Use Circle Design toolbar to draw and digi tize ovals or circles The Circle tool provides a quick way to digitize filled or unfilled circles To digitize a circle 1 2 Click the Circle icon Select a color from the Color palette See Selecting stitch colors for details Select an Outline or Fill stitch type See Selecting cross stitch types for details Mark the center point then mark a point on the circumference Chapter 2 Cross Stitch Essentials
47. tch Description Select a single stitch or block of stitches Select irregular areas or shapes Create lettering and change let tering properties Same as Arrange gt Mirror Hori zontal Same as Arrange gt Mirror Verti cal Rotate selected objects in 90 increments Click to rotate counter clockwise Right click to rotate clockwise Digitize single shape in design Draw and digitize open shapes Draw and digitize ovals or cir cles Draw and digitize rectangles or squares Select a single color block or an undigitized area Draw single stitch or line of stitches Erase cross stitches Digitize picture automatically This process is different to BERNINA Embroidery Soft ware as it converts pixels to cross stitches Command Area Fil Rubber amp Stamp Description Fill closed shape with stitches Clone selection for re use as rubber stamp BERNINA Cross Stitch Onscreen Manual 36 Area Fill tool 17 ARX file types 18 Auto Select tool 21 23 Auto Stitch Image dialog 30 Auto Stitch tool 30 backdrops digitizing with 28 bitmap images reshaping 29 scaling 29 Circle tool cross stitch 16 Closed Curve tool 17 Color dialog 7 15 Copy tool 22 cross stitch adding borders 26 area filling 17 Auto Select tool 21 Auto Stitch 30 automatic digitizing 30 borders 4 changing background colors and fabrics 8 changing stitch color 23 combination stitches 5 26 copy
48. the basis of the claim and even if BERNINA or an authorized BERNINA representative has been advised of the possibility of such damages Some states or jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of incidental consequential or special damages so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you TERMINATION Your License to use the BERNINA Embroidery Software is effective as long as you comply with the terms and conditions of the License Agreement This License will terminate automatically without notice from BERNINA International AG if you fail to comply with any of the terms of the License Agreement You may terminate this License at any time by returning the BERNINA Embroidery Software and all copies thereof the dongle security device cable and all accompanying documentation to BERNINA International AG CONTACT If you have any questions please contact your BERNINA distributor or BERNINA International AG CH 8266 Steckborn Switzerland Tel 41 52 762 11 11 Fax 41 52 762 16 11 Rev 1 May 2009 INTRODUCTION TO CROSS STITCH CHAPTER 1 Cross stitching is a popular technique for filling large areas with low stitch counts It can also be used for outlines and borders It is suitable for homeware tablecloths children s clothes and folk designs Cross stitch is sometimes combined with applique Unlike machine embroidery where designs are enhanced with different stitch types angles and effects in cross stitch you c
49. titch pattern Note The long arm of the three quarter stitch can go either or directions Frequently a quarter stitch and a three quarter stitch of different colors share a single square Mix and match their positions to give different effects 2522555 2 999499099499 9094994999 9094994999 RTT RRL Mixtures of quarter and a three quarter stitches Chapter 1 Introduction to Cross Stitch Half cross stitch A half stitch is simply a diagonal stitch that looks like or like X Half stitches are usually used for shadows and background shading The stitch can start from any corner Sometimes two half stitches of different colors are used to make one full cross stitch Half cross stitch pattern Half cross can go in either direction depending on the effect you want to achieve For example half cross used to represent feathers would slant in the direction of the feathers themselves Quarter cross stitch Quarter stitches are used to stitch more intricate patterns Quarter cross stitch pattern Mini cross stitch Mini cross stitches are two equal length stitches that cross at the center to form an X but they only fill quarter of the square Use mini cross BERNINA Cross Stitch Onscreen Manual 2 stitch for details such as eyes or for a denser look in parts of your design A A i Mini cross stitch pattern Upright cross stitch Upright
50. y Software BERNINA Cross Stitch lets you add lettering to a design by typing it directly in the Design Window In BERNINA Cross Stitch use the Font dialog to select font size and style Select either outline or fill to digitize letters Once typed you cannot edit letters Each letter is treated as a stitch block v Tip Use Creative Cross to add lettering objects to your cross stitch design See BERNINA Onscreen Manual for details Chapter 4 Advanced Cross Stitching To digitize cross stitch letters 1 Right click the Lettering icon The Font dialog opens Font Font Font style Size Arial Reaul 12 Select font 7 E c 58 O Black Ital Cancel style size 0 E AJEA from list Hy AvantGarde Bk BT Bold Ir AvantGarde Md BT Ir BankGothic Md BT Effects Sample Strikeout DAS AaBbYyZz Color NS gt Soit Westem Y Select a font style and size from the lists Click OK Click the start point in the Design Window Type the letters and press Enter abc abc Letters with fill stitches Letters with outline stitches Tip To edit letters use Auto Select with the Ctrl key to select Then change the stitch type or color as required BERNINA Cross Stitch Onscreen Manual 32 APPENDIX A BERNINA Cross STITCH QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE This Quick Reference Guide details all menu options and toolbars available in BERNINA Cross Stitch BERNINA Cross
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