Hi I have both the 700E & PE Lite. when using the PE lite placing a name & design, when the name sews out it's not very good, but if I enlarge & embroider a name straight from the machine it's Ok. I really don't know a lot about the PE lite,  if I enlarge the name it doesn't seem to sew out properly, so maybe it doesn't change the stitch count to match, any ideas please?

Hi Pat, I haven't got a photo yet to show you, I practiced on an old facewasher first,  as I was doing it for a friend on expensive towels, I have gone over the facewasher in different places to try different sizes,   { the othere sizes using the brother no 1 card, were fine, so i used that for the towel }so it's a bit of a mess to photogragh, hard to see. But it misses about 2mm here & there if I go over it again it misses in the same places. I wondered whether it was when I enlarged the name in PE design lite that I was losing some stitches. As I don't understand a lot about PE design lite, just brought it..I should read the book shouldn't I ?I will do another later today & get a photo. thanks for your help.Marls

Hi yes my husband & I always say, "when all, else fails, read the 'destuctions' ", yes will check the stiitches out. the  trouble is the older facewahsers are thinner than a new towel.I use solvy on top but a mid strength tearaway underneath, {that tearaway is  what the shop sold me for towels } so if I used the washaway stabilizer would I have to wash the towels before giving?

I'm sorry I hope I'm not wasting your precious embroidery time..thanks again Marls33

Hello.

I have a Brother PE-400D with PED Basic and a Brother Innov-is 4000D with PE-Design.  My PED Basic, cannot change any sizing.  However, the PE-Design, I am able to change sizing to a certain degree and certainly move it around.

I am not familiar with the Brother 700E and PE-Lite.  I do know after much reading for my Innov-is 4000D, that the Brother manual is very easy to follow along.  It is very clear....I too, am the last to hit the manual but once I did, Ah Dah!  I even contacted Brother's Help Line with my Innov-is.  I was blown away on how this young man spent the time with me and explained the issue so well.  So, if you are really stuck on a problem, give their Customer Support a call.  It ends a lot of frustration.

Good Luck and enjoy your Brother 700.

Joan/NJ

I utilized my PE-Basic with my PE-400D machine.  The PE-400D only had a 4 x 4 embroidery field; therefore, only "spun my wheels" in resizing. 

Joan/NJ

Hi.  Thanks for the explanation on the PE Lite.  I thought it may have been a newer version of the PED Basic.  So when the terminology "Lite" is utilized, some of the neat features of the PE Design are missing?!!!  Luckily the PE Design came with my second machine...quite expensive on its own.  Your dilemna with the circle/oval and text can be done with the PE Design.  Snoopy PE; Australia has different machines!  I don't believe they are in the states.  My PE is Winnie the Pooh.

Austraila has very large quilting and embroidering communities.  But, seriously, when you are stuck on these Brother machines, the Brother website offers the Customer Support Group who are fabulous.  They will take the time to walk through the problem with you.  I only called once, but it was a good experience.  These are my first Brother machines and totally satisfied.

Joan/NJ

Good Morning Marls-As it turns out, I was just working with a cut away that had to have some stitches "erased."  It was a shirt that I was unhappy with the design and I wanted to merely change it. 

When I originally cut away the original stabilizer, I left about 1" (25 cm) around the design.  I then used an upside spoon to hold down the stitching and tear away what was left.  The needle had pierced the paper making it weakened.  A few times I had to use scissors, but generally, it did come off by pressing (holding and protecting) the embroidery stitches with the spoon and tearing away the weakened stabilizer.

It was time consuming, but I did not want stabilizer around the design.  I like my back to look (nearly) as good as the front.  I trim off all jump stitches and starts and endings of a color.

When I went to erase the stitches (with Peggy's Stitch Eraser which is NOT mailed outside of the USA), that stabilizer was neatly and compactly inside of the satin stitching.  I was pleased with what I found because I knew my work was successful.  The cut away was still doing is job very well!

I have been speaking with others about monogramming and I have learned that Ann's monograms have long been considered the benchmark for quality and excellence in stitching of monograms.  Those monograms are called "Alphabets" on ATG.  The underlay and the satin stitching needs to be digitized properly for excellent results. 

While the following has some narrow areas, you can see how the thick and narrow areas are stitched differently. 

I am hoping that someone who is really good at digitizing would come forward and do a blog discussing the intricacies of digitizing.  I understand that anyone can 'learn' to digitize; however, to 'master' digitizing requires a lot of time and commitment.

Pat, The Avid Embroiderer

Hi Pat I did another name today & took notice. I couldn't see anywhere in the PE design Lite where it shows the stitches when I enlarged. I enlarged to 20 mm using the no 2 font. I didn't stretch the text by the corners used the toolbar sizing.. I used the heaviest cut away stabilizer I had here & solvy on the top.

Here is the photo, I hope it come through ok. Maybe someone who used the PE Design Lite, can add their thoughts too.. thanks Marls33

uh oh I don't know how to add the photo.. help !

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Hi Pat, Thankyou for that, I have printed the upload instructions  it out & will keep for future ref..you can see the rose has embroidered well, but the text is missing stitches..My name was enlarged to 30mm & was text number 2 in PE Desigh Lite,..This is satin stitch, should I be using 'fill' stitch ..Sew type has Satin or Fill stitch. If I  use the No 1 brother card on my machine & do the same size it embroiders  well. so I think it could  be the pe lite or something I'm not doing right. Just reading the book & there's a "Density" setting to set the number of lines per  millimeter. Range 1.0- 7.0 lines per mm wonder if they should be altered when I enlarged the pattern ? guess I need some lessons.  If I learn something new each day it's a bonus.. thanks  for any ideas..Marls                                                                                                                                                                                          

Good morning Pat, thankyou for your input, that makes me feel a lot better about doing a towel for someone else..I like to do the curved writing as if it's not quite straight at least it doesn't show. I just did the ATG 4 outline roses & they turned out lovely. I'm learning more about the PE Design Lite as I go along. I will sit & study the instruction book. Love to read all the forums & have picked up some lovely ideas..I looked at all the photos yesterday, took me ages & the sewing rooms were all terrific. I share my sewing room with my husbands computer desk etc.. &  I have my computer in another room with a single bed.

Thankyou again & bye for now ~~~Marls