Floriani...The Name That Means Beautiful Embroidery!

Software LessonBy Tamara Evans

Passion for Paisley Borders

Floriani...The Name That Means Beautiful Embroidery!2

Off the Border Paisley Pillow : Software LessonBy Tamara Evans

The following software lesson uses the Floriani Embroidery Suite Pro platform. Floriani Total Control Professional may also be used.

Part A – Create a Placement Template To ensure perfect placement and sizing on the fabric for the bag front and back, it is necessary to create a template.

Step 1 – Measure the design area

Measure the design area of the runner, inside of the decorative trim.

Step 2 – Create a rectangle

Open a new design in software. Select a light color for the background from the thread colors. Select the Artwork tool then select Rectangle. Draw a rectangle in the design area. In the properties box, check the Fill box and then Apply. Select the Transform tab. Deselect Maintain aspect ratio. Change the size of the rectangle to the width and height of the runner. Apply.

Part B – Create the Design Layout Step 1 – Merge design onto templateSelect File>Merge. Select design 98669815. Select Open.

When the design is merged, right click and select Group.

Floriani...The Name That Means Beautiful Embroidery!3

Right click to select copy. Right click to select Paste.

Select the Flip Vertical icon.

Move the flipped design down below the original about ½" below the first design. Right click on the ruler bar, convert the measurements to Metric.

Step 2 – Resize the designs

Rotate the design 90° by selecting the rotate icon twice. In the properties menu, deselect the Maintain aspect ratio option. Change the width and height of the selected design to 200mm.

(Note – if a 200mm square hoop, or larger, is not available, the designs need to be separated for stitching.)

Step 3 – Fill the template

Copy and paste the design set and move it to the right side.

Copy and paste the set again. This time separate the set into the two individual designs. Move one to each end as shown. Align all designs down the vertical center and distribute the placement manually.

Floriani...The Name That Means Beautiful Embroidery!4

Project and step-by-step instructions created by Tamara Evans

for RNK Distributing.

Part C – Create the Stitch Files and TemplatesStep 1 – Save the embroidery filesSelect the left design. Right click and select Copy. Select the New File icon. Right click on the new page and select Paste.

Select File>Save as. Name the file paisleyleft and save in the proper format for the embroidery machine.

Step 2 – Print design templateSelect File>Print. Print template of the design on plain paper.

Repeat this step for the right side paisley of the runner layout and save it as paisleyright in the proper machine format. Print a template.

Step 3 – Save center designsSelect one of the two center designs. Right click to select Copy.

Select the New File icon. Right click on the new page and select Paste.

Save the file as paisleycenter in the proper machine format for your machine. Print two paper templates of this design since it repeats on the runner.

Step 4 – Trim templatesTrim the excess paper from each of the templates. Fold the template in half along the crosshairs. Cut a v out of the center. This allows you to mark the center of the design without moving the template off the fabric.

Refer to the Professionally Paisley Project for printable instructions.