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This project uses Fancyworks Studio, an easy to use lettering, editing, and digitizing home embroidery software combined with time-saving hooping techniques featured from If You can Hoop It, You Can Embroider It, Book 1 Gift Items.

Both software and book are available at www.creativeseries.com.

Tools and Supplies

Embroidery Software Instructions

Insert Fancyworks Studio CD into your computer’s CD-ROM drive and install software following the on-screen instructions.

Open Fancyworks Studio software. In the Menu Bar under System & Unit of Measurements, select Millimeters and click OK. Click on the Open Design icon. Locate Caroler1.fws on the Creative Series CD. Click Open.

Turn stitches on by clicking on the Display Stitches icon. If you want to change the colors in the design, press the SHIFT and click on the color you want to change in the bottom color boxes. Click on the Select New Color icon. The Select Color from Threadchart window will open. Choose a thread color, click OK.

Click on Add Design to Recipe Box . A Design Information pop-up window will appear. Enter the thread colors and product numbers for the type of thread you will be using (i.e., Isacord 1140). Follow the sew out sequence chart on the right as a guide. Save changes. Print Information as a reference for embroidery sew out sequence.

Click on the Save Design icon. Save the design in the file format for your embroidery machine and place it in a folder you use to store your embroidery designs that are then sent to your embroidery machine. Using your embroidery software for your embroidery machine, load the design into your embroidery machine.