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DesignShop V9 Appliqué Webinar Guide DesignShop V9 Appliqué Webinar Guide

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Appliqué / Tackle Twill - Sewing Process

Appliqué or Tackle Twill designs are designs that are specifically digitized for using fab-ric instead of stitches to fill in an area of a design. Usually a pattern is needed and there are many techniques used to make an appliqué pattern. Below is the process for sewing appliqué on the embroidery machine.

The Appliqué Sewing Process

#1 The appliqué locater stitch (outline stitch) is sewn on the fab-ric. If an appliqué stop is pro-grammed, the machine will stop sewing between the color changes.

#3 The appliqué tack down stitch is sewn next. This can be a column or a walk ele-

ment. This stitch is used to hold the fabric down.

#5 The appliqué cover stitch is sewn after the tack down stitch. This is usually a satin

stitch. (if the tack down stitch is not turned off).

#6 Appliqué complete

#2 The appliqué fabric is placed on top of locater stitch (spray adhesive can be

used to hold fabric in place).

#4 Tackle Twill look! The cover stitch is turned off.

Locator Stitch Appliqué Fabric

Tack down Stitch

Cover Stitch

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1.Hoop Fabric to sew the Appliqué

2. Place the hoop on the machine

3. The 1st stitch to sew is the appliqué locater stitch. .

4. If an appliqué command is inserted in the color sequence, the machine will stop and fame forward. Place the appliqué

fabric exactly on top of the locator stitch.

5. The next stitch to sew is the tack down stitch. This holds the fabric in place

6. The cover stitch will sew next

The Appliqué Sew Process on the AMAYA

7. Final sew out!

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Locator Stitch (sews 1st)

Tackle Twill Stitch (sews 2nd on top of locater stitch)

Example 1: Tackle Twill Design

Example 2: Appliqué Design (basic design NOT using DS Appliqué feature)

1. Locator Stitch (color 1

2. Tack down Stitch (color 2)

3. Cover Stitch (color 2)

Process 1. Locater Stitch is sewn on garment 2. Machine will stop and frame forward (if appliqué stop is programmed)

3. Fabric letters are placed on top of locater stitch 4. Press start on AMAYA machine keypad 5. Frame will move back to sew position and Tackle Twill stitch will tack down fabric

An appliqué command is in-serted between the 1st and 2nd color change . This will

force the machine to stop and the frame will come forward.

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Object Properties: Appliqué (DesignShop Pro & Pro+)

Appliqué: General

Background Type (fabric) The background simulates the appliqué fab-ric, choose from the below choices

• None • Solid Color (default) • Cross Hatch • Graphic—Allows for a scan of the mate-

rial

Color Change Enabled

This is the appliqué stop at the embroidery

machine. After the locater stitch is sewn,

the machine will stop stitching (if the Appli-

qué stop was programmed in).

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Appliqué: Tackdown Stitch

Object Type: Column • This is the type of stitch that will tack

down the fabric to hold it in place.

Column Width • How wide the column will be. The de-

fault is 30 points Inside / Outside • Use the slider bar to set how much of

your column is offset on the inside of the element and how much in on the outside of the element

80 % of the stitch is on the inside of the heart and 20% of

the stitch is on the outside of the stitch.

After the appliqué fabric is in position, the edges are tacked down.

Object Type: Walk • This is the type of stitch that will tack

down the fabric to hold it in place •

Walk Stitch Offset • The inset of the stitch. The default is –15

The walk stitch is inset is -15 points from the edge of

the appliqué out-line.

After the appliqué is in position, the edges are tacked down.

OR

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Appliqué: Cover Stitch

80 % of the stitch is on the inside of the heart and 20%

of the stitch is on the outside of the stitch.

Column Width • How wide the column will be. Default is

40 points.

Inside / Outside • Use the slider bar to set how much of

your column is offset on the inside and how much in on the outside

For a clean finish, the edges of the appliqué are hidden with cover stitching.

Appliqué Outline (Walk) - Also know as the locator stitch

Outline (Walk) The outline is the appliqué locater stitch. The material is cut to the same size as this line. This allows you to position

the appliqué piece accurately on the fabric. • Stitch Type • Stitch Length

Object Properties for Outline, Tackdown and Cover Stitches

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Appliqué Tackdown (Top Stitching)

Appliqué Cover (Top Stitching)

Tackle • Used mostly for numbers on sports

items / sports uniforms Satin • Used for appliqué designs. This type of

stitch is almost always the cover stitch Zigzag • Used for appliqué designs

E Stitch

Tackle • Used mostly for numbers on sports

items / sports uniforms Satin • Used for appliqué designs as the cover

stitch Zigzag • Used for appliqué designs E Stitch • Used for appliqué designs

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Appliqué Lettering Conversion (DS Pro and Pro+)

Change Element Type • Input letters

• Right click and choose “Operations”

then “Change Element Type” (or hold down the control key and click on the appliqué tool)

• Choose Appliqué and “replace” • Appliqué properties are now avail-

able

Appliqué Custom Shapes (DS Pro an d Pro+)

Other Appliqué Techniques

Custom Shapes • Select Appliqué Input Tool

• Select Automatic Custom

Shape Input Tool • Choose Shape, click and hold to

drag shape to view window • Appliqué properties are now avail-

able

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Corners—Miter • Type 1—mostly used for Appliqué. This

type ends the corner in a point and has a more finished overlap.

• Type 2—mostly used for Tackle Twill

Type 1 Type 2

Object Properties - Miter Effect (DS Pro and Pro+)

Save Appliqué Outline (DS Pro and Pro+) This feature will automatically save the appliqué cutline to a separate file if the appliqué is cre-ated using DesignShop software. • Create an auto appliqué • Click on File • Click on “Save Appliqué Outline” • Type file and click on Save

• Save as ofm or exp file types to sew on fabric. This is a nice way to sew the patterns

for the exact shape. Send this to the AMAYA machine and sew on the appliqué

fabric. Then cut out this exact shape. • Save as eps or exp to send to a plotter or cutter

Auto Appliqué vs. Manual Appliqué 1. When a design is digitized with DesignShop using the Appliqué auto feature you have

the ability to change any of the appliqué properties. 2. When a design is digitized using another type of software, the appliqué properties will

not be present (ie; Dakota Collectibles designs).

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Change a design element to an appliqué element (DS Pro and Pro+) • This works best is the element is larger with not much detail.

• Select the element to be the appliqué • Right click and choose “Operations” then “Change Element Type” • Choose Appliqué • Click on “Replace” • The element is now an appliqué object • There may be some minor editing that needs to be done.