Thread colors

Use Customize Design > Design Information to view design information such as size and number of stitches. Add comments to print on worksheet.

The Thread Colors tab displays the color sequence and stitch counts for each design ‘element’. Elements equate to color changes. Each can be named for easy identification.

Data is extracted from the design file and, apart from the Element column, cannot be modified.

Field	Description
Filename	File name of the selected design. This will often be a number or alphanumeric format for easy cataloging.
Title	Defaults to filename. Add a more descriptive name for easy searching. This name appears on the approval sheet or worksheet.
Stitches	Indicates total stitch count for design.
Colors	Indicates number of thread colors involved in the design.
Colorways	Number of colorways in the design.
Colorway	Use the droplist to change colorways, if available. When choosing a different colorway, the thumbnail and stop sequence list are updated.

The table at the bottom lists all color changes in the design as they will appear on the production worksheet. It provides the following details:

Field	Description
Stop #	The machine stop corresponding to the color change.
Color	Indicates color slot number of the color in color palette.
Element	User-defined name to identify each color block. Double-click to activate the field.
Stitches	There is a stitch count for each element in the design. You can show this as a discrete stitch count or a cumulative stitch count.
Length	Meterage of thread required per color.
Code	Color code as registered in the thread chart.
Name	Color name appearing in thread chart.
Chart name	Brand name of thread chart used.
Thickness	A: Normal embroidery thread (approx. denier 40) B: Thicker than normal (approx. denier 30) C: Finer than normal (approx. denier 80) D: Very fine (approx. denier 100)