Printing

A design template showing the design at full size and with registration marks can be printed. Just choose print from the File menu.

Applique Print

On the left are common options for printing templates. This includes 3D and crosshairs which mark the center of the design for hoop placement. Also you can choose not to print design information (Design Only).

Applique printing with Essentials and StitchArtist

Several options have been included for use with Applique. See the Applique section for images and a description of using the Applique.

‘Selected Colors only’, which can be used with machines that will scan and cut – by printing only an outline, you could make it easier for those machines to scan the shape you need.

When printing an applique for hand-cutting you probably want to turn the ‘Print Applique Outline’ mode on so that you have a clean, dark line to cut on.

The ‘Print Stitches’ option is used to only print a background image, for use with creating a photograph as an applique via printable fabric or transfer fabric. There, you want to print the image, not the stitches which will be applied over top.

‘Print Applique’ is a setting that turns on printing of a selected Simulated Fill or photograph (on the applique tab of the Color Window.

And ‘Mirror’ is useful for transfer paper as the image will be reversed.

Other Printing Options

‘Print Color Sequence’ adds a separate page with all the colors, see the following images:

The template can be previewed before sending the output to the printer. Below is a sample template with a monogram surrounded by a frame. Note the registration marks.

The second page of the worksheet displays size, stitch and color counts, and a list of the colors used in the design with approximate thread requirements.

Worksheet pg 2

Printing preferences, found in the Program Preferences window.