Edit stumpwork

Once you have created your stumpwork, you can always go back and edit it. A common requirement is to add wirelines for more support. This is simply achieved. Sometimes, you might want to edit a stumpwork sub-design as a whole, changing object sequencing, stitch colors, types, densities, and so on. This too is simply carried out.

Add wirelines

This scenario involves digitizing additional wirelines. Additional wirelines provide more shape to a piece than a simple border wire. They can be added as you create the stumpwork or added to an existing stumpwork sub-design.

• Create stumpwork borders from existing embroidery or digitize manually as preferred.
• Before selecting stumpwork elements and clicking Create Stumpwork Sub-design, select the Digitize Wireline tool. Alternatively, if the stumpwork sub-design already exists, first click Open Stumpwork Sub-design to open it in its own design window.
• Digitize additional wirelines as you would any open object. The software automatically creates the wire placement tracks, wire tackdown and cover stitching.
  
• Sequence objects you want to include in the Resequence docker.
  

• Select all objects and click Create Stumpwork Sub-design. If you are editing a stumpwork sub-design, save and return to the base design.
  

Edit stumpwork

Once the Create Stumpwork Sub-design function has been applied, the resulting stumpwork resides on a separate ‘layer’ to the base design. Stumpwork objects can be edited as standalone designs.

• Select the stumpwork object you want to edit.
• Click Open Stumpwork Sub-design. The stumpwork design opens in a separate design window.

• Edit stumpwork borders via the Cutwork docker – e.g. add or remove stabilizing runs or cutting lines.

• Click arrow button to access object properties for each included stumpwork component. Edit properties such as wire gauge, satin cover width and offsets.
  

  

• Digitize other objects as desired. Use the Digitize Wireline tool to insert wirelines for extra support and shape. 
• Use the Cut Closed Stumpwork Border to cut a selected closed-stumpwork border to leave an opening for wire ends.
• Sequence objects in the Resequence docker as preferred.
• Use the Design Settings > Background and Display Colors comand to specify a fabric type if you are creating stumpwork with fabric and wire.
  
• Close the stumpwork design to return to the base design. Save changes as prompted.
  

Visualize stumpwork

• Use the Show Designs droplist on the View toolbar to show or hide stumpwork objects within a design.
  
• The worksheet preview shows the entire stumpwork design in preview but only the base design in the Color Sequence.
  
• To print out a worksheet for the stumpwork portions of a design, open the stumpwork object in its own window and preview it there.