The “Cross Stitch Tool” creates shapes with voided areas . This is useful when  you  have multiple layers of objects and do not wish for multiple layers of stitching or for a single layer that has no stitching in one or more areas

1. Go to the drop down menu File and click on NEW.

(This file can be found at: {cd romdrive}:\Lessons\ or

C:\ProgramFiles\G7Solutions\Click2Stitch\Lessons\.

2. Select the "Backdrop Tool" using the left mouse button.

3. Select DigP-QS-09-cross-stitch_holebox.jpg using the left mouse button.

(This file can be found at: {cd romdrive}:\Lessons\ or

C:\ProgramFiles\G7Solutions\Click2Stitch\Lessons\.

4. Click on “Open” using the left mouse button.

5. Go to “Zoom” and select “To Fit” with your left mouse button.

6. Click on “Cross Stitch” with your left mouse button.

7. Click the left mouse button on the blue dot number 1.

8. Click the left mouse button on the blue dot number 2.

9. Click the left mouse button on the blue dot number 3.

10. Click the left mouse button on the blue dot number 4.

11. Click the left mouse button on the blue dot number 5.

12. Press the “H” key on your keyboard.

Pressing the “H” key allows you to place holes within the complex fill.

13. Click the left mouse button on the blue dot number 7.

14. Click the left mouse button on the blue dot number 8.

15. Click the left mouse button on the blue dot number 9.

16. Click the left mouse button on the blue dot number 10.

17. Press the “H” key on your keyboard.

18. Click the left mouse button on the blue dot number 12.

19. Click the left mouse button on the blue dot number 13.

20. Click the left mouse button on the blue dot number 14.

21. Click the left mouse button on the blue dot number 15.

22. Press the “H” key on your keyboard.

23. Click the left mouse button on the blue dot number 17.

24. Click the left mouse button on the blue dot number 18.

25. Click th e left mouse button on the blue dot number 19.

26. Click the left mouse button on the blue dot number 20.

27. Click the rightmouse button on the purple dot number 21.

28. Click the left mouse button on the green dot number 24.

29. Click the left mouse button on the red dot number 25.

30. Click the left mouse button on the “Backdrop” icon to turn off the backdrop.

31. You have just digitized your first Cross Stitch with voids.

The next 6 steps are for reference only. We encourage you to familiarize yourself with all the properties you can control with the functions described above.

32. Click on the “+” to expand the object within the first color using the left mouse button.

33. Click on the “Complex Fill” object using the left mouse button.

34. Click on the “Properties” icon with your left mouse button.

35. Looking at the properties, you can control each objects attributes within the design.

Cross Stitch properties

You can set the:

A. Size

B. Overlap (pt)

C. Repeats

36. Commands properties

You can set the:

A. Color

B. Start command:

       1. Normal (will sew).

       2. Jump (travel stitch).

       3. Trim (force trim at start).

       4. Stop (color change at start).

       5. Frame out (move the pantograph to the top middle point at start).

C. End command:

       1. Normal (will sew).

       2. Jump (travel stitch).

       3. Trim (force trim at start).

       4. Stop (color change at start).

       5. Frame out (move the pantograph to the top middle point at start).

D. Tie in:

       1. None (No lock down stitch).

       2. Basic (The lock down stitch will be added to the beginning of the object and will                     appear to sew back and forth in a straight line).

       3. Triangular (The lock down stitch will be added to the beginning of the object and                    will appear to sew back and forth in a triangular patterns).

E. Tie off:

       1. None (No lock down stitch).

       2. Basic (The lock down stitch will be added to the beginning of the object and will                    appear to sew back and forth in a straight line).

       3. Triangular (The lock down stitch will be added to the beginning of the object and                    will appear to sew back and forth in a triangular patterns).

37. Transform properties

You can set the:

A. Width (mm) (Size the object by measurement or percentage).

B. Height (mm) (Size the object by measurement or percentage).

C. Maintain aspect ratio (Changing the Width or Height, with this checked on, it will keep the objects aspect ratio perfect).

D. Regenerate stitches (When editing the object, the object will always regenerate new stitches when checked).

E. Rotate (Rotate object by degrees).

F. Flip horizontal (Will flip the object horizontally).

G. Flip vertical (Will flip the object vertically).