Chenille Supplement

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Chapter 1
Introduction to Chenille

There are several models of

EmbroideryStudio, some of which have
additional capabilities. These can be
purchased as add-on ‘Elements’. The
Chenille add-on includes special
chenille embroidery capabilities for use
with chenille or combination lockstitch
systems. These include chenille
embroidery machine formats, chenille
stitch types and effects, and chenille
object properties. The digitizing methods
used for chenille work are the same as
those used for regular embroidery.
The Chenille add-on Element can be
used in any of these contexts:
 For use with dedicated chenille
machines capable of producing chain
and moss stitching with chenille stitch
patterns – square, double square,
coil, and island coil.
 For use with combination machines
capable of both chenille and lockstitch embroidery stitching. In this
context, moss and chain can only be used in chenille mode, but
chenille stitch patterns – square, double square, coil, and island coil –
can be used in both.
Modern chenille machines equipped with multiple loopers and automatic
color-change capabilities produce chenille embroidery more efficiently
than earlier mechanical machines. With chenille-capable design software
such as EmbroideryStudio, it is possible to exploit these machines to the
maximum of their commercial potential, and appeal to both popular as
well as custom apparel and fashion markets.

Refer to the EmbroideryStudio Reference Manual for more information on

basic procedures.

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Background
Chenille fabric dates back to 18th century France and refers to velvety
fabric with the characteristic ‘chenille look’. The material is made on a
special loom similar to ones used in carpet manufacture.

The yarn is typically made from cotton but can also be made with
synthetics. Turned in the light, the fabric takes on a lustrous, glossy
appearance. Today it is typically associated with soft fuzzy sweaters,
bedspreads and bathrobes. These are made on the same principle as
chenille embroidery.

Chenille embroidery
Like the fabric, chenille embroidery is made from loops of yarn creating
a soft, fuzzy appearance. It is one of the most commonly recognized
types of embroidery. It is commonly used for sweatshirt emblems. It is

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often combined with regular embroidery for decorated apparel such as
sports and woolen jackets. It is also widely used with children’s apparel.

Chenille also finds applications in home decor, from pillow covers to sofa
throws. Because of its heavier thread, chenille is not generally used for
small intricate designs. Chain stitch, however, can appear in more
delicate work.

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Chenille machines
There are many types of chenille machine, including machines for taping,
cording and sequins as well as those with two needles for four-thread
stitching.

Some machines can combine both chenille and lockstitch embroidery in

the same design. Such machines are generally capable of automatic color
changes and trims. They may also be capable of automatic chenille
needle height control for different depths of pile. Other derivations of
chenille are produced on multihead machines using special attachments
to sew down looped yarn or cord.

Chenille stitching
In the context of embroidery, ‘chenille’ generally refers to embroidery
done with yarn instead of thread. Because of its bulk, chenille is not

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 generally used for small intricate designs. However, chenille machines
can employ a variety of threads and needle sizes for different effects.

Moss stitch fill

Chain stitch border

Chain stitch fill

All chenille machines produce two basic stitch types, referred to as ‘moss’
and ‘chain’. Moss stitching, which gives chenille is characteristic look, is
the loop stitch used in fills to create a sense of depth. It can produce a
wide variety of effects ranging from low, compact to high, plush stitching.
Chain is traditionally used for outlines and more delicate work. It can also
be used on its own to create schiffli-like lacework.
With combination machines, patches and emblems often combine moss
and chain stitch with standard lockstitch embroidery. Automation has
made this type of work simpler and cheaper to produce.
True chenille embroidery is made using a single, continuous yarn worked
into the material and raised in a loop or pile. Conversely, lockstitch
machines use a top thread and bobbin thread in combination. Chenille
backing, usually felt, is softer than regular embroidery.

Thread
Needle

Looper

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 In contrast to lockstitch needles, chenille needles have a hook instead of
a threaded eye. Yarn is pulled up one loop at a time by a looper housed
below the needle plate.

Chenille design considerations

Chenille designs look best at larger size because of yarn thickness and
the relative size of moss and chain stitching. Detail can be added by
over-sewing with standard embroidery. Chenille sometimes employs
multiple strands of yarn for distinctive looks and textures.
Until recently chenille design was a specialist technique. In reality,
digitizing for chenille is easier than regular embroidery. In general, design
areas are filled more simply and registration tolerances are broader. The
Chenille add-on supports a wide range of chenille work and provides:
 Constant stitch length in all objects, for consistent smooth appearance
 Ability to control shortcut angles
 Variable width coil stitching
 Gaps at the ends of columns automatically filled with coil stitching
 Special ‘compound chenille’ objects which can include any kind of fill,
with up to six offset borders in any combination of chain and moss
stitching.
Designing and digitizing for chenille is similar to regular embroidery, with
these differences:
 Chenille is limited in its ability to achieve intricate detail, but it is
possible to achieve elaborate designs using color, texture and
dimension.
 It is important to map out the design, as you would with normal
embroidery, so as to minimize jumps.
 Chenille shapes generally consist of a fill with one or more offsets of
chain and sometimes moss stitching. The border is needed to hold the
fill inside the shape. Wherever possible, use ‘compound chenille’
objects which include their own offset outlines.
 Otherwise, chain stitching should be used to act as ‘tie-ins’ and
‘tie-offs’ to stop moss stitching from unraveling.
 Chenille stitching is thicker than the lines in your digitized design so
you need to recognize and compensate for this. For instance, chain
stitching is digitized as a single run. On screen, it appears like a
regular run stitch.
 Because chenille yarn is thicker than normal thread, it is critical to
avoid yarn pile-up caused by overlapping stitches, particularly chain
stitches.
 Similarly, small clusters of stitches are not suitable for chenille work
because of yarn thickness. They may cause yarn breakage or holes in
the fabric. Avoid shapes with sharp angles.

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 Chenille embroidery primarily ‘pushes’ or expands, unlike the
‘pull-push’ factor in traditional embroidery. Large designs require a
cutaway backing to compensate for this.
 Overlocking is used to prevent chain stitches unraveling. You need to
manually insert a chain for Barudan and Melco chenille machines.
Tajima machines can change automatically from moss to chain if the
machine has this option enabled.

Note You should first become familiar with general EmbroideryStudio

techniques before employing chenille-specific techniques.
EmbroideryStudio has a certain design philosophy but once you
understand it, similarities between individual functions become obvious.
See the EmbroideryStudio Reference Manual for details.

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Chapter 2
Chenille Basics

To start using Chenille, you need to know basic procedures, such as

starting up, opening and creating designs, selecting chenille machine
formats, and saving and exporting design and machine files.

This section provides an overview of the chenille terms and concepts as

they relate to the Chenille add-on Element. For an essential introduction
to EmbroideryStudio software concepts, refer to the EmbroideryStudio
Reference Manual.

Chenille with EmbroideryStudio

In EmbroideryStudio, you use a single design window for both chenille
and standard lockstitch embroidery. In addition, with the Chenille
add-on activated, there is a dedicated Chenille template, a Chenille

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 toolbar with chenille-specific stitch types and machine functions, and a
dedicated tab on the Object Properties docker.

Chain Needle Height

View by
Chain/Moss

Moss Compound Chenille

Compound chenille
settings for chenille
objects

Chenille stitch types

The two basic stitch types created by all chenille embroidery machines
are ‘moss’ and ‘chain’. In EmbroideryStudio, Moss and Chain are treated
as machine functions which can be interpreted only by dedicated chenille
or combination machines.

Moss stitch fill

Chain stitch border

Chain stitch fill

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 Moss stitch

Use Chenille > Moss to create a looped pile look. Right-click to adjust
settings.

Chenille Moss produces a looped stitch which provides dense cover. It is

used in filled areas to create depth. This stitch produces the typical raised
stitching associated with chenille work. It can be stitched using different
needle heights – lower for outlines and higher for fill. It works best with
simple shapes.

Moss stitch

Chain stitch

Use Chenille > Chain to create flat stitches traditionally used as a border or
outline for moss stitches. Right-click to adjust settings.

Chenille Chain produces a decorative style of stitching resembling the

links of a chain. It is used for outlining and bordering designs as well as
in monograms. It can be used to produce a more delicate look.

Chain stitch

Tip In conjunction with chain stitching, a design typically builds in height

from the edges to the middle.

Chenille fills
EmbroideryStudio provides a number of stitch styles typically associated
with chenille work – Square, Double Square, Coil, and Island Coil.
Stitch angles have no effect on any of these fill types. Other stitch types

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 can also be used if you have a combination machine capable of producing
both chenille and regular stitching.
Double Square Square

Coil Island Coil Coil

Coil direction
For some machines, best results with Coil are achieved by sewing in a
counterclockwise direction because when you sew in a clockwise
direction, you are adding more twist to the yarn causing it to become
tighter, distorting the moss stitch loops. Refer to your machine handbook
for details.

Ideal loop Extra-twisted yarn loop

Compound chenille

Use Chenille > Compound Chenille to automatically digitize chenille

shapes with offset borders. Right-click to adjust automatic offset borders.

Use Traditional Digitizing > Complex Fill to digitize filled shapes with a
single stitch angle. Right-click for settings.

For chenille work with EmbroideryStudio, you mainly use Complex Fill
in combination with Compound Chenille to digitize objects – even
narrow ones – with built-in offset chain or moss borders. Compound
chenille objects typically consist of 1-3 chain runs around the shape, 1-3
moss runs of a lower height, and a fill of Island Coil, Double Square or

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 Square stitch. Compound objects can be scaled or transformed as a
single object.

Because offsets are used so frequently, Chenille digitizers have to apply

some thought and special techniques to their work. As much as possible,
chenille designs should be planned to use Complex Fill together with
Compound Chenille. The advantage of compound chenille is the
tie-in/tie-off. However, if your machine supports it, you can use regular
embroidery to stitch a few tie-off stitches on the end of the chenille
object.

Other chenille considerations

In addition to basic and decorative chenille stitch types and effects,
Chenille allows you to control the following settings.

Needle height

Use Chenille > Needle Height to control height of loop formed when sewing
moss stitch as well as width of chain stitch.

On some chenille machines, needle height can be set to control the loop
size formed when a machine sews moss stitch.

You may use different needle heights for different areas of color. Or
between fills and borders – lower for borders, higher for fills. When using
Compound Chenille, you can change needle heights of each offset. The
needle height setting has less effect on chain stitches although it does
affect width.

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If you intend to use loops of varying height, always adjust needle height
rather than stitch length. Even though stitch length affects loop height,
it is easier and more accurate to adjust needle height. Normally, it’s best
to use default settings. Do a test run on the machine to check the
outcome. Then, if necessary, adjust needle heights.

Tip With some machines, needle height can also be adjusted on the
machine. In practice, it is more common to adjust there rather than in
the design.

Scaling
As with lockstitch designs, any chenille design created in
EmbroideryStudio can be scaled. Stitches are automatically recalculated
from object outlines. Densities are preserved and there are no gaps or
heavy over-stitching. Compound Chenille objects are recalculated
together with their offset outlines.
When old chenille designs are read from stitch data – e.g. Melco EXP,
Tajima or Barudan disk – the EmbroideryStudio Stitch Processor converts
them to objects. However, it does not fully recognize Coil and Square
stitching. These will be converted to a series of Run stitch objects. This
limits the scalability of these old designs to ±5-10%. However, old
designs can be readily stitch-edited and sections re-digitized if required.
See the EmbroideryStudio Reference Manual for details.

Trims
Few chenille machines have an automatic thread trim mechanism as
connecting threads are under the fabric and are not visible. In this case,
digitize all shapes and lines of the same color sequentially in order to
minimize manual trims. This will reduce stitchout time. Be careful how
you connect from one spot to another. Avoid long connecting stitches
which may pull previous stitching and require trimming. Typically, most
objects will include a chain run before the fill to tie-in, and another chain
run after, to tie-off.

Jumps
Jump(M) functions cause frame movements without needle penetrations.
The use of jumps is not recommended because the pulling effect on the
fabric during a jump may distort the design, especially if the fabric is thin.
To avoid long connecting stitches, plan carefully the order in which you
digitize shapes and lines. Use chain stitch rather than jumps when
traveling across a shape filled with moss stitching as chain stitch will be
hidden beneath moss stitching. Use Jump only if there is a significant
contrast in colors, particularly if the current stitch is of a lighter color
where the yarn may show through.

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Corners
Avoid corners with an angle smaller than 60° as this can cause a machine
fault or loop stitching may be changed to chain. EmbroideryStudio
automatically adds an extra stitch to avoid sharp corners within objects,
including manual stitch objects. If you round off sharp corners in runs
and complex fills, you can avoid both sharp angles and small stitches.
However, sometimes an extra stitch causes chain stitches to swell, giving
a poor finish.

Tip Use Smart Corners to achieve smooth, even placement of stitches,

and eliminate gaps in your design. Smart Corners can be used with
Square stitch and Coil for Column C objects. See Smart Corners in the
EmbroideryStudio Reference Manual for details.

Stitch length
Stitch length should be constant for the same thread type throughout a
design. If stitch length varies, the height of moss loops and width of chain
loops will also vary, causing uneven embroidery. The chenille machine
pulls up the same length of yarn for each loop according to the current
needle height setting. Even though stitch length affects loop height, it is
easier and more accurate to adjust needle height. If you intend to use
loops of various height, adjust the needle height rather than stitch
length. See Adjusting needle heights for details.
Select a stitch length for a design according to yarn thickness, fabric
thickness, and required density. Using inappropriate stitch length may
cause yarn breakage, needle breakage, or damage to the fabric.

Note If the yarns in use are of the same type, the lengths of chain and
moss stitch are different. The following table gives an indication of
appropriate values.

Rayon Cotton
Thread type Miki wool Woolly yarn Softaine G
300d/2P thread #12
Chain stitch 2.0-3.0 mm 2.5-3.5 mm 1.8-2.2 mm 2.3mm 2.0mm
length
Moss stitch 1.5-1.7 mm 2.0-2.2 mm 1.6mm 2.1mm 1.7mm
length
Moss stitch 1.5mm 1.8mm 1.7mm 1.5mm 1.8mm
spacing

Tip These values may vary depending on the fabric used. When you use
a new thread and fabric combination, sew a test design first using the
above values as an initial guide.

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Creating designs for chenille machines

Use Fill Stitch Types > Square to create open straight parallel fills.
Right-click for settings.

Use Fill Stitch Types > Double Square to create grid fills. Apply closed
shapes. Right-click for settings.
Use Fill Stitch Types > Coil to stitch narrow shapes or columns where each
stitch traverses the column width. Right-click to adjust settings.

Use Fill Stitch Types > Island Coil to fill large Complex Fill objects with
concentric rows of coil stitching, simulating the circular motion of
hand-chenille embroidery. Right-click to adjust settings.

While the chenille fill patterns – Square, Double Square, Coil, and
Island Coil – are typically used with chenille designs, they can also be
used as decorative lockstitch pattern types. However, lockstitch machines
can’t produce actual chenille chain or moss stitching. In order to use
these patterns to create chenille designs, you need to use the dedicated
Chenille template.

Machine files & formats

Different embroidery machines speak different languages. They have
their own control commands for the various machine functions. Before
you can stitch a design, it must be in a format which can be understood
by the embroidery machine. When you select the Chenille template
upon opening the software, the machine format will switch to the default
chenille machine. Chenille stitch types – Moss and Chain – can only be
used with a chenille machine format.

Machine files
There is no chenille-specific machine file format as such. Upon output,
EmbroideryStudio will translate chenille stitch types – Moss and Chain
– into machine functions that can be understood by the selected
machine. Each machine requires its own machine file format. Typically:

Machine type File type Purpose

Tajima DST For pure chenille machines
TBF For combination chenille and normal embroidery
(including sequin)
Barudan DSB For pure chenille machines
U?? For combination chenille and normal embroidery
(including sequin)
Melco EXP For pure chenille machines

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 TBF and U?? are newer formats intended for combination chenille
machines. Upon export, machine head assignments are automatically
encoded in the machine file.

Standard machine formats

EmbroideryStudio supports Tajima – both the old TMCE-100 and new
TMCE-600 models – Barudan and Melco chenille machines. Explicit
support is provided for these machine types:
 Tajima TBF
 Tajima TMCE-100
 Tajima TMCE-600
 Barudan FDR-II Chenille Combination
 Barudan Chenille
 Barudan FDR-II Twin Sequin Chenille Combination
 Barudan FDR-3
 Barudan FDR-3 Chenille Combination
 Melco Chenille

Note If a design was created as a chenille design, you need to select the
associated machine format when opening the file in order to display the
chenille functions correctly.

Starting a new chenille design

Use File > New to start a new design with the chenille template.

When you start EmbroideryStudio, a new file – Design1 – is automatically

created ready for you to start digitizing. By default, Design1 is based on
the NORMAL template. Use the CHENILLE template to create new chenille
designs.

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 To start a new chenille design
 Start EmbroideryStudio and select CHENILLE as your template.

Select Chenille
template

Select machine
format

Save to Chenille
template

 Alternatively, with the design window already open, select File > New
From Template to access the dialog.
The Chenille template defaults the system to chenille values. If you
are using a different machine, you can select and save to the Chenille
template via this dialog. You can also change machine format at any
time on a design-by-design basis via the Design menu.
 Select your preferred machine format from the droplist.
Finished designs can be sent direct to most chenille machines, or
saved to your preferred chenille machine file format. See Changing
machine formats for details. See also Modifying a template in the
EmbroideryStudio Reference Manual for further details.

Custom machine formats

If your machine is different, you can customize machine format settings.
For example, different models of the same embroidery machine, may
require different values for the same functions. You have three options:
 Modify the format for a specific design, creating a custom format to
use only with that design. See Customizing formats for specific
designs for details.
 Modify one of the standard formats provided. Obviously, you would
only do this if you no longer needed the original values. See Modifying
standard formats for details.

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  Create a new format, based on the original, and make it available to
all designs. See Creating custom formats for details.

Opening or reading chenille designs

Use Standard > Open to open an existing design.

Use Legacy Features > Embroidery Disk to open designs from or save to
proprietary embroidery disk formats.

Chenille designs can be saved to native EMB as well as machine file

formats. Chenille files open in EmbroideryStudio like any other EMB
design. When you read a chenille machine file, it is converted to EMB
format. The chenille functions appear in the converted design in the same
way as they are stored in the machine file or on paper tape. When
reading a chenille design from stitch data – e.g. Melco EXP, Tajima or
Barudan disk – Stitch Processor converts stitches to objects. However,
it does not fully recognize Coil and Square stitching. These will be
converted to a series of Run stitch objects. This limits the scalability of
these designs to ±5-10%. However, old designs can be readily
stitch-edited and sections re-digitized if required.

Tip There is no chenille-specific machine file format as such. However, if

a design was created as a chenille design, you will need to select the
associated machine format when opening the file in order to display it
correctly.

To open or read a design

 Open a chenille design from DOS or embroidery disk as follows:

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 Click the Open icon or select File > Open. Open your EMB chenille
design file like any other native design file.

 To open a chenille machine file, choose a specific machine file

format from the droplist or choose ‘All Machine Files’.

Options available for

machine formats

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  If your chenille design is saved to proprietary disk, select
Embroidery Disk from the Legacy Features toolbar and choose
your format from the dialog.

Open embroidery disk

and choose a
proprietary format
Options available for
machine formats

 If you are opening a machine file, the Options button is activated.

Chenille designs cannot be automatically distinguished from lockstitch
designs. You need to tell the system which machine format you are
using.

Tip In Tajima TMCE-600, all Chenille stops are interpreted as color

changes.
 Select a chenille machine from the Machine Type list and click OK.
See the EmbroideryStudio Reference Manual for further details.

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Outputting designs for chenille
Chenille designs can be saved to native EMB format or exported as
machine files. They can be output to embroidery floppy disk, punched to
a paper tape or sent directly to embroidery machine connected to the
computer. Select the correct machine format before outputting the
design. Upon output, EmbroideryStudio translates chenille stitch types –
Moss and Chain – into machine functions that can be understood by
machine. Most chenille machine files are encoded in DOS format. Some
older style files are encoded in proprietary embroidery disk formats.

Disk type Melco format Barudan format Tajima format

DOS Melco EXP Barudan 2HD Tajima T01
Barudan S-FMC Tajima DST
Embroidery Melco Barudan Tajima

Check the following values before sending the design.

Machine type Format Check...

Melco Melco EXP
Barudan Barudan Jump stitch length is within 4mm.
Tajima TMCE-100 Tajima DST Shortcut angle is set to 60°
Tajima TMCE-600 Tajima DST Shortcut angle is set to 60°

Saving chenille designs

Use Standard > Save Design to save the current design. Right-click to
open the Save As dialog.

EmbroideryStudio supports Tajima – both the old TMCE-100 and new

TMCE-600 models – Barudan and Melco chenille machines. As with
lockstitch designs, all information about a chenille design is stored in the
native EMB file format, regardless of machine format. This makes it easy
to write designs to different formats.

To save a chenille design

 Click the Save Design icon. If this is the first time you have saved the
design, the Save As dialog opens. Alternatively, choose File > Save

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 As. File type will default to the latest EMB, but you can save to
previous versions via the Save as type droplist.

Exporting chenille designs

Use Legacy Features > Embroidery Disk to open designs from or save to
proprietary embroidery disk formats.

While chenille design files are saved to native EMB format, this cannot be
read by machine. You can export designs to local disk, embroidery disk,
or even punch them to paper tape.

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To export a chenille design
 To export a chenille design as a machine file, select File > Export
Machine File.

 To save a chenille design to a proprietary embroidery disk, choose

Legacy Features > Embroidery Disk > Save As.

Select proprietary
disk format

Tip Once a design is complete, you can output to any supported

embroidery machine without changing the original machine format. If
a selected machine format does not support a particular function in the
design – either automatically or manually inserted – it is simply

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 ignored. To change the original format, see Changing machine
formats.

Sending chenille designs to machine

Use Standard > Send to Connection Manager to connect to supported

machines via proprietary machine software.

Use Legacy Features > Send to Stitch Manager to send a design to any
supported embroidery machine without changing the original design
format.

Chenille designs can be sent directly to an embroidery machine if

connected to the computer. Newer machines use USB or Wired-Wireless
network connections. EmbroideryStudio supports these connections via
the Connection Manager. Older-style machines generally use serial
port connections. EmbroideryStudio supports connection to these
machines via the Stitch Manager. See the EmbroideryStudio Reference
Manual for further details.

Select machine
format

Select the correct machine format before sending the design. See
Creating designs for chenille machines for details. Check the following
values before sending the design.

Note Machine Manager and its operations are described in a separate

Machine Manager Supplement.

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Chapter 3
Digitizing for Chenille

You can digitize chenille objects using regular input methods – traditional
and graphical. Most objects are digitized with Complex Fill in
combination with Square or Coil for smaller objects, Double Square or
Island Coil for larger objects. Use these stitch patterns in combination
with both chenille Moss and Chain for outlines or fills. Run stitch is
typically used with chain for borders.

Wherever possible, Compound Chenille is used with Complex Fill to

add up to six offset run borders automatically. Borders are added either
before or after the fill, to hold the fabric in place and provide clear edge
definition for shapes. You can digitize manually by creating multiple
objects – one for the fill and one or two for the border. However,
Compound Chenille provides the easiest way to do so.

Digitizing chenille objects

As mentioned in the introduction, digitizing for chenille is easier than
regular embroidery. In general, design areas are filled more simply and
registration tolerances are broader. The Chenille add-on supports a wide
range of chenille work. Concepts to keep in mind:
 Chenille work involves only two stitch types – Chain and Moss.

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  Chenille work usually involves a combination of two basic fill stitch
patterns – Square and Coil, single or double.
 For chenille work, you mainly use Complex Fill in combination with
Compound Chenille to digitize objects – even narrow ones – with
built-in offset chain or moss borders.

Chenille stitch types & patterns

Use Chenille > Chain for decorative stitching resembling links of a chain –
used for outlines and borders as well as monograms.
Use Chenille > Moss to create dense cover using looped stitch typical of
chenille raised stitching – best with simple shapes.

To qualify as a ‘chenille object’, a digitized shape must have Chain or

Moss applying. These are added to an object as machine functions. As
such, these stitch types cannot be displayed in TrueView. In addition,
Compound Chenille can be used with Complex Fill to create
‘compound chenille’ objects. As well as having a chain or moss fill stitch
type, these objects include their own built-in chain or moss offset
outlines.

Chenille fill patterns

Use Outline Stitch Types > Square to create open borders or columns of
even width for an open ‘toothed’ effect. Right-click for settings.

Use Fill Stitch Types > Square to create open straight parallel fills.
Right-click for settings.

Use Fill Stitch Types > Double Square to create grid fills. Apply closed
shapes. Right-click for settings.
Use Outline Stitch Types > Coil to Use to create borders or columns of even
width for an open ‘coil’ effect. Right-click to adjust settings.

Use Fill Stitch Types > Coil to stitch narrow shapes or columns where each
stitch traverses the column width. Right-click to adjust settings.

Use Fill Stitch Types > Island Coil to fill large Complex Fill objects with
concentric rows of coil stitching, simulating the circular motion of
hand-chenille embroidery. Right-click to adjust settings.

Chenille work usually involves a combination of two basic fill stitch

patterns – Square and Coil. For larger areas, density can be increased
using – Double Square and Island Coil. The pattern you use depends
on object shape, size and the effect you want to achieve. Borders for both
open and closed objects can be created with Coil outline or Square
outline stitching.

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Chenille input methods

Use Traditional Digitizing > Complex Fill to digitize filled shapes with a
single stitch angle. Right-click for settings.
Use Traditional Digitizing > Column A to create columns of varying width
and stitch angle. Right-click for settings.

Use Traditional Digitizing > Column B to create asymmetrical columns of

turning stitches, where opposite sides are different shapes. Right-click for
settings.
Use Traditional Digitizing > Column C to digitize columns or borders of
fixed width. Right-click for settings.

Use Traditional Digitizing > Digitize Run to create row of single stitches
along a digitized line.

Use Chenille > Compound Chenille to automatically digitize chenille

shapes with offset borders. Right-click to adjust automatic offset borders.

You can digitize chenille objects manually using practically any input
method, including Freehand. However, for chenille work, you will mainly
use Complex Fill in combination with Compound Chenille to digitize
objects – even narrow ones – with built-in offset moss or chain borders.
You can also use some graphic tools in combination with Compound
Chenille, including – Closed Shape, Rectangle, Ellipse, and Basic
Shapes.
Other input methods can be used to digitize chenille objects with chain or
moss stitching. For instance, Column A/B objects can be used with
variable width Coil stitching, while complex fill objects will default to
Island Coil.

Column A/B with coil

Complex fill with island coil

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 Similarly, Column C objects can be used with variable width stitching.

Column C with coil

Bear in mind however, that Column A, Column B and Column C do not

produce automatic borders with Compound Chenille so these need to
be added manually. This makes scaling more problematic as gaps
between borders and fills will change. Also, while the effect of variable
width coil looks artistic on screen, it may be better used for lockstitch.
Moss stitching is dense and covers the fabric entirely. Thus Island Coil
fill is generally the preferred pattern.

Note While you can use Turning Complex with Compound Chenille,
stitch angles have no effect. Similarly Column A/B stitch angles have no
effect on chenille stitching. They may be used when combining chenille
with regular embroidery.

Chenille runs & borders

To stitch single-line borders manually, you typically use Digitize Run
with Chain stitching. Moss can also be used. Chenille Run stitches are
similar to lockstitch Run except that stitch length should be constant.
One or two offset run-arounds provide a clear edge for filled areas and
help to secure chenille fill stitching. Other graphic input methods can be
used. You may also digitize additional chenille borders with Column C in
combination with Coil and Moss stitch. If your machine supports it, you
may combine chenille with regular stitching – e.g. to tie-off chenille
objects.

Tip Use Backtrack and Repeat to reinforce outlines while specifying

the direction of the stitching. See the EmbroideryStudio Reference
Manual for details.

Digitizing for chenille

Use Traditional Digitizing > Complex Fill to digitize filled shapes with a
single stitch angle. Right-click for settings.

Use Traditional Digitizing > Digitize Run to create row of single stitches
along a digitized line.

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 Use Chenille > Compound Chenille to automatically digitize chenille
shapes with offset borders. Right-click to adjust automatic offset borders.

Digitizing chenille objects involves the same techniques as regular

lockstitch embroidery with the addition of chenille stitch types – Moss
and Chain – chenille fill types – Coil and Square – and usually
Compound Chenille.

To digitize for chenille

1 Open a new file or design using the Chenille template and select a
machine format. See Creating designs for chenille machines for
details.
2 Choose an input method – graphical or traditional.
 For fills, Compound Chenille will work with Complex Fill plus
some graphic tools – Closed Shape, Rectangle, Ellipse, and
Basic Shapes. Compound Chenille is toggled on by default. This
will automatically generate a traditional chenille object with offset
outlines.
 For outlines, Digitize Run method will work with Moss and Chain.
Turn off Variable run length and set a suitable stitch length. This
value determines the size of chain or loop, depending on the
chenille stitch type you use.

Adjust nominal
stitch length
Turn off variable
run length

3 Choose a chenille stitch type.

Chenille stitch For...

Moss Looped stitching
Chain Flat stitching and borders

4 For filled shapes, choose a chenille fill pattern:

Fill pattern To fill...

Coil Curved columns or narrow shapes.

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 Fill pattern To fill...
Square Shapes diagonally, or horizontally and vertically (similar to
tatami).
Double Square Large shapes with two layers of straight lines.
Island Coil Large shapes with spiral stitches.

5 Digitize the shape:

 Left-click for corner points
 Right-click for curve points.

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Coil outline

Square fill

Island Coil

Square outline Double Square Coil

Tip If you make a mistake, press Backspace to delete the last

reference point. Press Esc to undo all new reference points. Press Esc
again to exit digitizing mode.

Visualizing & checking chenille stitching

Use Chenille > View by Chain/Moss to view chenille objects in special

mode to allow easy identification of chain and Moss elements – lockstitch
in green, chain in blue, moss in red.

The two basic stitch types created by all chenille embroidery machines
are ‘moss’ and ‘chain’. In EmbroideryStudio, Moss and Chain are treated

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 as machine functions which can be interpreted only by dedicated chenille
or combination machines. Chenille objects cannot be viewed in TrueView
but they can be viewed in a special viewing mode which allows easy
identification of chain and moss elements. The design displays using only
the first three colors in the color palette where Color 1 = lockstitch
elements, Color 2 = chain elements, and Color 3 = moss elements.

To check for chain/moss digitizing errors

 Click the icon to activate Chain/Moss display or select View > View
by Machine Function > Chain/Moss.

View by Chain/Moss

Check chenille
functions

Chain/Moss view

Moss stitch
Chain stitch

 Use the Stitch List to check machine functions in the design.

 To travel by machine function, click/right-click the Travel by
Function tool. Alternatively, press Ctrl + Page Up or Ctrl + Page
Down. The needle point will stop at every jump, trim, and color
change in the design.

Note TrueView does not display chain and moss stitching. However,
it can still be useful to give an impression of the design when viewed
at a small zoom factor (less than 1:1).

Creating chenille fills

Chenille work usually involves a combination of four fill stitch types –
Coil, Square, Double Square and Island Coil. The stitch type you use

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 depends on input method as well as object shape, size and the effect you
want to achieve.

Double Square
for large shapes

Island Coil for

texture

Chain stitch for

outlines

Square for
narrow shapes

Coil for narrow

shapes of varying
width

Coil and Island Coil are traditional forms of Chenille fill. They are both
stitched in spirals. To fill columns or narrow areas, Coil is typically used
with with moss stitching. As an alternative, use Square for the same
purpose. Large areas can filled with Island Coil together with moss
stitching. This fill type is designed to mimic hand-made chenille
embroidery. Alternatively, large areas can be filled with moss stitching
using two layers of square stitching called Double Square. Unlike Coil,
stitches are generated along straight lines. Stitch angles have no effect
on any of these fill types.

Digitizing with coil

Use Outline Stitch Types > Coil to Use to create borders or columns of even
width for an open ‘coil’ effect. Right-click to adjust settings.

Use Fill Stitch Types > Coil to stitch narrow shapes or columns where each
stitch traverses the column width. Right-click to adjust settings.

Coil is equivalent to Satin in regular embroidery. Stitches are generated

in spirals. Stitch length is consistent even over different widths. Coil is
suited to narrow shapes or columns where each stitch traverses the width
of the column. Stitches are generated along curved lines and coils

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generate consistent stitch length even over different widths. This
produces a smooth finish which does not unravel easily.

Column C + Coil

Column B +
Coil

Column A + Coil

To digitize with coil stitch

 Choose a chenille stitch type – Chain or Moss – and select Coil.
 Choose an input method and start digitizing. The same boundary can
be used to generate coil fills or outlines.

 Press Spacebar or Enter after digitizing the shape. Coil stitching can
be generated with either closed or open ends:
 Press Spacebar to generate open-ended coil stitching. This is
useful for joining objects.
 Press Enter to generate closed-ended coil stitching.

Press Spacebar for open coil Press Enter for closed coil

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  Double-click the object to access object properties.
Coil spacing

Stitch
length Adjust coil
stitch settings

Coil width

 Normally there is no need to change stitch length for chenille work.

2mm is standard. For moss stitching, it may be adjusted for thread
thickness.

Stitch length: 2mm Stitch length: 5mm

Tip If you intend to use loops of different height, adjust needle height
rather than the stitch length. This method is easier and more accurate.
See Adjusting needle heights for details.
 Adjust coil spacing for a looser or tighter looking chenille. Usually, you
will do so in combination with width to achieve the desired chenille
look.

Coil spacing: 5mm Coil spacing: 10mm

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 Note The Smart Corners effect can be used with Coil for Column C
objects. See Smart Corners in the EmbroideryStudio Reference
Manual for further details.

Digitizing with island coil

Use Fill Stitch Types > Island Coil to fill large closed objects with concentric
rows of coil stitching, simulating the circular motion of hand-chenille
embroidery. Right-click to adjust settings.

Large areas can be filled with moss stitching using Island Coil fills.
Island Coil is probably the most popular chenille fill because it simulates
the circular motion of hand-chenille embroidery. Stitch angles have no
effect.

Tip Use Compound Chenille to generate automatic offset borders. See

Compound Chenille for details.

To digitize with island coil stitch

 Choose Moss and select Island Coil fill.
 Choose an input method and start digitizing – e.g. Complex Fill.

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  Double-click the object to access object properties. You can set the
Island Coil stitch length, coil width, coil spacing, coil height and coil
overlap. Use smaller stitches for tight curves.

Coil width
Coil height

Coil overlap

Stitch length Coil spacing

 As for Coil, there is generally no need to change stitch length for

Island Coil. 2mm is standard. For moss stitching, it may be adjusted
for thread thickness.
 Similarly, depending on preference, you may juggle spacing and width
values for more or less dense chenille look. Width is set as a
percentage of coil spacing value. The smaller the value, the tighter the
coils.

Coil width: 50% Coil width: 100%

 Adjust coil height as desired. The height value corresponds to the size
of each loop.

Coil height: 9mm Coil height: 5mm

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  Adjust the coil overlap as desired. This controls the spacing between
loops and thus fill density.

Coil overlap: 2mm Coil overlap: 1mm

Digitizing with square stitch

Use Outline Stitch Types > Square to create open borders or columns of
even width for an open ‘toothed’ effect. Right-click for settings.

Use Fill Stitch Types > Square to create open straight parallel fills.
Right-click for settings.

Square is similar to Tatami and is suitable for narrow objects digitized

typically with Complex Fill. To fill columns or narrow areas, use Square
fill with Moss stitch. You can fill areas diagonally, or on the horizontal and
vertical. Stitches are generated along straight lines. Stitch length is
consistent even over different widths.

Column C + Square

Column B +
Column A + Square Square

To digitize square stitch

 Choose a chenille stitch type – Chain or Moss – and choose Square.

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 Choose an input method and start digitizing. The same boundary can
be used to generate square fill or square outline.

 Double-click the object to access object properties. You can set values
for stitch length and spacing as well as stitch angle.

Stitch spacing

Stitch
length

Stitch angle

 Juggle stitch length and spacing to create the desired effect. The
spacing value is the space between stitch lines. Stitch length is the gap
between needle points.

Stitch Spacing: 2.5mm Stitch Spacing: 5.0mm

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  Adjust stitch angle/s via object properties or with the Reshape tool.

Note The Smart Corners effect can be used with Square stitch for
Column C objects. See Smart Corners in the EmbroideryStudio
Reference Manual for further details.

Digitizing with double square

Use Fill Stitch Types > Double Square to create grid fills. Apply closed
shapes. Right-click for settings.

Double Square is the most common fill stitch used in chenille work. It
is suitable for large closed areas filled with Moss. Stitch angles have no
effect on this stitch type. It is made up of two layers of Square stitch.
The angle of the first layer of stitches is defined by object properties.
Typically, the second layer of fill is perpendicular to the original fill with
45° and 135° used.

Tip Use Compound Chenille to generate automatic offset borders. See

Compound Chenille for details.

To digitize with Double Square

 Choose Moss stitch type and select Double Square fill.

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 Choose an input method such as Complex Fill and start digitizing.
See also Digitizing chenille objects.

 Double-click the object to access object properties. You can adjust

stitch length, spacing and angle of the second Double Square layer.

Stitch Stitch
length spacing

 Juggle stitch length and spacing to create the desired effect. The
spacing value is the space between stitch lines. Stitch length is the gap
between needle points.
 Adjust stitch angle/s via object properties. The angle of the first layer
is defined by Complex Fill object properties.

Angle of first Angle of first

layer: 0º layer: 45º

Adjust angle of
first layer

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  Access the Double Square properties to adjust the angle of the
second layer. By default, the angle of the second layer is 90º to the
first.

Angle of second
layer: 45º

Adjust angle of
second layer

Adjusting needle heights

Click Chenille > Needle Height to set needle height values.

The needle height controls the height of the loop formed by the chenille
machine when it is sewing a moss stitch, and the width of the chain
stitch. Some machines allow needle height control only at the machine.
The Melco chenille machine uses 26 different needle height positions,
which are designated ‘A’ through ‘Z’. Height ‘A’ is the lowest - 0.0100’,
‘Z’ is the highest - 0.3225’. Each successive letter is 0.0125’ higher than
the preceding letter. The actual needle height measurement is a distance
from upper surface of the needle plate to the inside of the needle hook.
You can insert Needle Height functions and select the positions during
digitizing. The Melco tape file format has specific codes assigned to each
needle height position.

To adjust needle heights

 Click the Needle Height icon. The Needle Height dialog opens.

 Select a needle height value from the list and click OK.

Note While stitching a design, the Melco chenille machine will

automatically change the needle height according to your selection. To
use the needle heights selected in the design, select the Explicit

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 checkbox in the Machine Format Values dialog. See Adjusting
needle heights for details.

Converting complex fill to chenille

Use Traditional Digitizing > Complex Fill to digitize filled shapes with a
single stitch angle. Right-click for settings.
Use Chenille > Compound Chenille to automatically digitize chenille
shapes with offset borders. Right-click to adjust automatic offset borders.

You can convert a complex fill object to a chenille using Compound

Chenille. This will add offset borders and a chenille fill. Multiple offset
runs are generated automatically from the same boundary as the fill.

To convert complex fill to chenille

1 Select the Complex Fill object.
2 Click the Chain or Moss icon.
3 Select a chenille fill stitch type – Square, Double Square or Island
Coil.
4 Click the Compound Chenille icon. Offset borders and a chenille fill
are added to the object. See also Compound chenille settings.

Complex Fill With Compound Chenille

object – automatic borders
generated around shape

Combining chenille & lockstitch designs

Chenille designs can be converted to any machine format, including
lockstitch machines. This is useful when you wish to combine regular

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embroidery and chenille embroidery in a single design. Combined chenille
and lockstitch design can be output to machine from a single file.

To combine chenille and lockstitch designs

 Plan your chenille and lockstitch design.
 Select a combination machine format via the Design menu.

Select
combination
machine format

 Design you design using a combination of chenille and lockstitch stitch

types.
 When using a machine that supports both lockstitch and chenille, you
can easily interchange lockstitch and chenille objects by selecting or
deselecting chenille stitch types – Chain or Moss.

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Chapter 4
Compound Chenille

Chenille objects need to have a border to contain the stitches within the
shape and provide clearer edge definition. The Compound Chenille tool
enables multiple offset borders to be automatically generated before and
after the fill area stitching. Offset runs can be set to stitch with either
moss or chain, at specific offsets and at specific needle heights. When a
compound object is scaled, offsets maintain all their values. Only objects
digitized with Complex Fill can use Compound Chenille.

The Compound Chenille tool can automatically generate up to three

offset borders both within and/or outside the shape. Offset moss or chain
stitching generated within a shape can be used to define it, while outside
offset moss or chain stitch may used as a highlight.
This section explains how to create automatic chenille using the
Compound Chenille feature, as well as change stitch settings to obtain
the best results.

Creating compound chenille

Use Compound Chenille with Complex Fill to digitize up to three offset
borders. Offsets provide a clear edge for filled areas. Compound
Chenille generates multiple offsets automatically using the fill boundary.
You can set up to three offsets before and after the fill, each with their

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 own settings including offset distances, as well as chain, moss and needle
height.

Object boundary

Chain offsets outside object

boundary (negative values)

Moss offsets inside object

boundary (positive values)

Square fill stitch

Digitizing compound chenille borders

Use Chenille > Chain to create flat stitches traditionally used as a border or
outline for moss stitches.

Use Chenille > Moss to create a looped pile look.

Use Chenille > Compound Chenille to automatically digitize chenille

shapes with offset borders.

Compound Chenille allows you to:

 Generate up to three offsets before the fill
 Choose to include or exclude fill
 Generate up to three offsets after the fill.

Fill and offset borders Fill only, no borders Borders only, no fill

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Tip You can also digitize Compound Chenille borders around existing
objects created with other input tools by excluding the fill stitching.

To digitize a chenille border

1 Open a new file or design using the Chenille template. See Creating
designs for chenille machines for details.
2 Select Chain or Moss stitch and click the Compound Chenille icon.
3 Select a chenille fill type – Square, Double Square or Island Coil.
4 Digitize the boundary using a closed shape tool such as Complex Fill.
 Click to enter corner points.
 Right-click to enter curve points.

Tip Use the prompts in the prompt line to help you digitize. If you
make a mistake, press Backspace to delete the last reference point.
Press Esc to undo all new reference points. Press Esc again to exit
digitizing mode.
5 Press Enter to close the shape.
6 Mark entry and exit points on the boundary.
7 Define the stitch angle by digitizing two points.

Tip To minimize segments and gaps in your embroidery, place the

entry and exit points opposite each other on the outside boundary.
Then define the stitch angle so it is perpendicular to the line between
entry and exit points.

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 8 Press Enter. Free shapes generally stitch out in several segments,
joined by travel runs. However, all segments and boundaries are part
of the same object.

Setting border properties

With Compound Chenille, you can set up to six offsets – three before,
and three after the fill. It is common for a chenille object to have a chain
border with a moss fill. With chenille, there is no such thing as a ‘tie-in’
or ‘tie-off’. Normally you run a chain border first to act as a tie-in. Moss
stitch is not so effective – threads can come loose. After the fill, a chain
border is again applied to act as a tie-off. As well as holding chenille
objects in place, borders also provide edge definition and embellishment.
The number you add depends on the size of object – the bigger the
object, the more borders can be added. You have independent control
over offset distance, stitch type – chain or moss – as well as needle
height.

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To set border properties
 Select a Compound Chenille object and right-click the icon. The
Object Properties > Compound Chenille docker opens.

Select before or
after fill

Specify offset 1

Specify offset 2

Specify offset 3

 Set the ‘before fill’ offsets as required:

 Set a stitch type for each: Chain’, ‘Moss’, or ‘None’ (no offset). The
first, and possibly only offset, is usually stitched with Chain, others
with Moss.
 Set an offset distance: use positive values to generate offsets
within the object, negative values to generate offsets around the
object.

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  From the droplist, set a needle height for each offset. This
determines the height of loop formed when sewing moss stitch, and
affects the width of chain stitches.

Offset 1.5mm
outside outline

Object outline

Offset 1.5mm inside

outline

 Repeat the operation for ‘after fill’ offsets as required. Again:

 Set a stitch type for each. The first, and possibly only offset, is
usually stitched with Chain. This helps ‘tie-off’ the chenille object.
 Set an offset distance for each.
 Set a needle height for each.
 Optionally, enter a Fill Offset value.

Adjust fill offset

Fill Offset sets the gap between the digitized boundary and fill area.
It is always measured from the object boundary, not from the last
offset. Use a positive value to move the fill within the boundary, a
negative value to offset outside the boundary.

Fill Offset Fill Offset

Distance: 2.5mm Distance: 0.0mm

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 Tip Color changes can be manually inserted between fill and offsets.

Compound chenille settings

The Compound Chenille docker allows you to:
 Set the number of overlapping stitches between offset runs.
 Change run stitch direction, clockwise or anti-clockwise.
 Set offset stitch length – both chain and moss.
 Set offset needle height for machines which support it.
 Exclude stitch fill altogether.

Overlapping stitches
The Overlapping Stitches setting allows you to set the number of
overlapping stitches between offset runs. This shifts connectors between
offset runs by a few stitches to prevent stitch buildup at the joins. Also,
connectors are less visible if they are not in one line.

Two overlapping stitches

Enter number of
overlapping stitches

Run stitch direction

You can set the run stitch direction for offset borders.

Select run direction

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The correct stitching direction is important for moss borders. When
stitching out, the yarn should not loosen due to any counter-twisting
effect. Instead, it should be more tightly twisted. When purchasing yarns,
some embroiders check the twisting direction to make sure it is right for
the machine.

Offset stitch length

You can adjust stitch length for both chain and moss offsets.

Ajdust stitch length for

both chain and moss

Stitch length should be constant for the same thread type throughout a
design. If stitch length varies, the height of moss loops and width of chain
loops will also vary, causing uneven embroidery. The chenille machine
pulls up the same length of yarn for each loop according to the current
needle height setting.

Note If you intend to use loops of varying height, always adjust needle
height rather than stitch length. Even though stitch length also affects
the loop height, it is easier and more accurate to adjust needle height.
See Adjusting needle heights for details.

Offset needle height

Needle Height controls are available for each offset. If you intend to use
loops of varying height, always adjust needle height rather than stitch
length. Even though stitch length also affects the loop height, it is easier
and more accurate to adjust needle height. Needle height has less effect
on chain stitches although it does affect width. See also Other chenille
considerations.

Set needle height

for each offset as
required

Borders without fills

The fill in a compound chenille object is included by default. However, you
can choose to include or exclude it and just use offset borders. You might,

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for example, want to exclude the fill when creating a common chenille
border around multiple chenille objects.

Untick to exclude fill

altogether

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Chapter 5
Chenille Lettering

The Chenille add-on Element allows you to create special chenille

lettering. The chenille fonts provided with the software can be scaled and
recolored like other fonts. Or you can create your own.

Adding lettering to chenille designs

Click Toolbox > Lettering to enter text on screen. Right-click to enter text in
the docker and adjust settings for embroidery lettering.

Use Chenille > Moss to create a looped pile look. Right-click to adjust
settings.

The Chenille add-on Element includes dedicated chenille fonts. These

fonts can be scaled and colored like regular fonts. By their nature,

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however, chenille fonts are digitized for relatively large applications –
anywhere between 2" (50mm) and 6" (150mm).

Add chenille lettering as you would regular lockstitch lettering. Select a

chenille font via the Lettering docker. Chenille fonts are tagged with the
prefix ‘CH’.

Select chenille
font

Chenille fonts can be used like regular fonts except that they must
employ the ‘As Digitized’ joining method. Some are digitized with Coil fill,
others with Double Square. If you break chenille lettering into its

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 component letters, you will find each one is a compound chenille object
with a single chain and two moss offsets before the moss fill.

Moss fill

If you check the Stitch List, you will see again that each letter is stitched
with its own chain and moss stitching.

Scaling chenille lettering

Some chenille fonts are made to suit a particular letter size and one type
of thread (thickness) only. The size of these fonts cannot be successfully
varied by more than 5-10% from that recommended. It is not
recommended that you change the stitching values (stitch length,

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 spacing, etc) of these fonts at all. Other chenille fonts have been
designed for use within certain size ranges and of these some Double
Square fonts allow object properties such as stitch length, spacing and
offsets to be varied. See Chenille font samples for size recommendations
for each chenille font.

Using other fonts with chenille

You can, with some effort, use standard embroidery fonts and even
TrueType font for chenille lettering. Font letters are usually digitized with
Column A so you cannot automatically add borders with Compound
Chenille. You need to add a border either manually or by generating
offsets. For instance, let’s say you want to create chenille lettering with
a regular block font and coil fill. Each letter would quickly unravel without
traditional chenille chain and moss outlines.

You could attempt to use the Simple Offsets to generate outlines and
turn them into chain runs. However, as shown here, you are likely to end
up with a single outline around the entire lettering object.

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A solution can be found by increasing letter spacing before generating
simple offsets. However, there is a problem in that the offsets are
generated as separate objects following the lettering.

Lettering object
followed by generated
outlines

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 The lettering object must be broken apart and everything resequenced.

Break apart lettering

and resequence

For addtional embellishment, you could generate other offsets around

the entire object – e.g. Column C with Coil and Moss.

Chenille font samples

A selection of standard fonts is included, both Coil and Double Square
filled fonts. Chenille fonts can be used like regular fonts except that they
must employ the ‘As Digitized’ joining method. By their nature, chenille
fonts are digitized for relatively large applications – anywhere between

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 2" (50mm) and 6" (150mm). They are not suitable for, say, a chest
pocket. The table lists the Chenille fonts with their recommended size
ranges:

Recommended Sizes
Font Sample Min Max
ins mm ins mm
CH 2Color 2 50 5 125
Numbers

CH 2inch 2 50 2 50
Pennant Script

CH 3inch 3 75 3 75
Pennant Script

CH 3.5inch 3.5 87 3.5 87

Shadow Nos

CH 6inch 6 150 6 150

3D-Block

CH Chenille 2 50 6 150
Block

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 Recommended Sizes
Font Sample Min Max
ins mm ins mm
CH Playbill 4 100 6 150

CH Prince 2 50 6 150
Athletic

CH Square 2 50 6 150
Block

CH Tall 3 75 4 100
Pennant Script

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Chapter 6
Changing Machine Formats

Different embroidery machines speak different languages. They have

their own control commands for the various machine functions. Before
you can stitch a design, it must be in a format which can be understood
by the embroidery machine. When you select a machine format, Chenille
translates the commands that were applied during digitizing into machine
functions that can be understood by the machine.
If you select the CHENILLE template when opening a design, the machine
format will default to a chenille machine. You can change machine
formats at any time. Finished designs can be sent direct to a Melco
chenille machine, or stitched on Tajima and Barudan chenille machines.
This section describes how to change machine formats as well as how to
customize machine formats to meet your machines’ requirements.

Changing machine formats

Once a design is complete, you can output to any supported embroidery
machine without changing the original machine format. Explicit support
is provided for these machine types:
 Tajima TBF
 Tajima TMCE-100
 Tajima TMCE-600
 Barudan FDR-II Chenille Combination
 Barudan Chenille
 Barudan FDR-II Twin Sequin Chenille Combination
 Barudan FDR-3
 Barudan FDR-3 Chenille Combination
 Melco Chenille
If a selected machine format does not support a particular function in the
design – either automatically or manually inserted – it is simply ignored.

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 To change machine formats
 Select Design > Select Machine Format.

Current machine
format

Select machine
format

 Select the required chenille machine format from the list.

 To check the settings for the selected format, click Settings. See
below for details.
 Click OK.

Modifying machine formats

If your machine is different, you may need to modify the machine format
settings. For example, if you have different models of the same machine
type, different functions may require different values. You have three
options:
 Modify the format for a specific design, creating a custom format to
use only with that design.
 Modify one of the standard formats provided. Obviously, you would
only do this if you no longer needed the original values.
 Create a new format, based on the original, and make it available to
all designs.

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Customizing formats for specific designs
Use this feature if you intend to modify machine format values for a
specific design without changing the original format. Select Design >
Machine Format Settings.

Adjust both standard

and advanced
settings

Format name
cannot be changed

Modify values

Adjust format settings as required. A new machine format is created for

the particular design. It is automatically named after the original machine
format together with the design name – e.g. Melco - Design1. This
appears in the Select Machine Format dialog and is saved with the
design.

Modifying standard formats

If the standard machine values are incorrect for your particular machine,
you can change them. From the Select Machine Format dialog, select
a machine format to modify.

Select machine
format to modify

Access format
settings

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 Click Settings to access the format settings. Adjust format settings as
required. The new settings are saved with the selected format and are
available to all new designs.

Format name
cannot be changed

Modify settings

Creating custom formats

If you don’t want to overwrite standard machine formats, you can create
a new format, based on an original, and make it available to all designs.
Select Design > Select Machine Format and select a machine format
on which to base the new format.

Select machine Create new

format format based on
selected

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 Click Create. The Machine Format Settings > Standard tab opens.

Enter a name for

the format

Modify settings

Enter a name for the new format. Overwrite the default – e.g. ‘Chenille
Combination-1’. In the Comment field, enter any information that will
help you identify the format – e.g. ‘No Trim’. Adjust machine format
settings as required. The new format appears in the Available Machine
Formats list.

Custom machine
format Click to remove
format

Note You can’t remove standard formats but you can remove custom
machine formats from your system when they are no longer required.

Machine format settings

Different machines require different settings. When you select a machine
format, only fields relevant to the selected machine format will appear.
You have three options:
 Modify the format for a specific design, creating a custom format to
use only with that design.
 Modify one of the standard formats provided. Obviously, you would
only do that if you no longer need the original values.

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  Create a new format, based on the original, and make it available to
all designs.
To modify settings, access the Machine Format Settings dialog. Typical
modifiable values are maximum and minimal stitch and shortcut angle
values. Chenille shortcut filters are provided to avoid small stitches and
sharp changes in stitch direction during chenille stitch generation. These
filters operate only on chenille stitch types and have no effect on
lockstitch stitch types.
Chenille machines have the same machine format values as standard
lockstitch, except for the following:

Machine Additional values

Melco Chenille Minimal Stitch, Shortcut Angle, Needle Height Explicit value
Tajima TMCE-600 Minimal Stitch, Shortcut Angle
Tajima TMCE-100 Minimal Stitch, Shortcut Angle, No Boring
Maximum frame movement is 4.0mm

The Advanced tab lets you set additional machine format options. Again,
available settings depend on the selected machine format. You can set
color change sequence, and insert special codes for the start or end of a
design.

Warning Only change settings if you are familiar with the codes used
by your embroidery machine.

Minimal & maximal stitch values

The chenille stitch length settings avoid small stitches during chenille
stitch generation. This filter operates only on chenille stitch types and has
no effect on lockstitch stitch types. That is, unless the format pertains to
a combination machine. In that case, you can set values independently
for lockstitch and chenille.

Minimal and maximal

stitch length settings

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 In the Minimal Stitch field, enter the smallest stitch to allow when
outputting to the selected machine. The Maximum Stitch value depends
on the tape code used by your machine:

System Value
Binary 12.7 mm
Ternary 12.1 mm

Shortcut angle values

Some chenille machine types require that the angle between one stitch
and the next is not very sharp – e.g. Tajima chenille machines require it
to be at least 60º. The Chenille Shortcut Angle setting avoids sharp
changes in stitch direction during chenille stitch generation.

Adjust shortcut
angle

This filter operates only on chenille stitch types and has no effect on
lockstitch stitch types. Chenille automatically applies the shortcut angle
to all cover stitches inside an object. However connections between travel
stitches and offsets and fills are not always checked. Also, the shortcut is
not applied to connecting stitches and jumps between objects.

Tip A design checker is provided to identify chenille Shortcut Angle

violations. The design checker is activated by hot key Ctrl+K. The stitch
cursor will jump to the first stitch which violates the Shortcut Angle.
You must correct this problem by stitch editing. Press the hot key
combination again for the software to detect any problems further into
the design.

Note Non-EMB embroidery format chenille designs can be

shortcut-checked when opened into EmbroideryStudio by clearing the
Outlines/Objects checkbox.

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Color-change values
Chenille machines interpret ‘Color Change’ functions in the design either
as a Needle Number or Stop functions on the machine.

Color change settings

in combination
machine

The following rules apply:

 Single-needle machines simply stop when a Color Change or Stop
function is encountered.
 Some multi-needle machines default to the next color without
stopping.
 Some multi-needle machines support direct needle addressing.

Function Purpose
Stop Stop functions allow the operator to manually change threads.
They are generally used with machines that only have one
needle. Stop functions are sometimes combined with Jump
functions to indicate color changes.
Color Change For those machines that support them, Color Change functions
tell the machine to move to the next needle whenever a CC
function is encountered. The machine must have the correct
thread colors loaded according to the production worksheet.
Needle Number For needle addressing machines, each color ‘slot’ on the color
palette corresponds to a needle number. Needle Number
functions are sometimes combined with Jump functions to
indicate color changes.

For needle addressing machines, you need to specify how many needles
or loopers are on the machine. Or both, in the case of combination
machines. This tells the machine how often it needs to stop for the
operator to change threads. For example, for a design with 15 colors to
be stitched out on a machine with five needles, it must stop after every
three color changes in order for the operator to change threads.

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 Other settings may include:

Setting Purpose
Use group Some machines can group two heads together so you can
addressing stitch a design using needles from both heads. For example, if
a machine has two heads and nine needles per head, the
machine moves the hoop from the first head under the second
head, which allows you to stitch 18 colors without a manual
change.
First CC required Some machines require a First CC code to initialize the
machine and bring the head back to the first color change
needle position.
Return to start This returns the needle to the start of design, preparing the
machine for the repeat run.

Trim functions
Trim functions in chenille are basically the same as lockstitch. The
difference is the absence of tie-ins and tie-offs due to mechanical
limitation of the chenille head. With some machine formats you can
specify how to format and interpret trim commands. Some machines
understand specific trim codes. Other machines interpret multiple jumps
as a trim command.

Select to output
trim functions

Specify number of
jumps to trim

Machines without an automatic trimmer may not know how to interpret

trim commands, and may even shift the design when a trim code is
encountered. For these machines you need to deselect the Output trims
checkbox so that trim functions are ignored when the design is stitched.

Note If you deselect the Output Trims checkbox, the trim functions are
not removed from the design but simply ignored for the selected machine
format.

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Needle height
On some chenille machines, needle height can be set to control the loop
size formed when a machine sews moss stitch.

With some machines, needle height can also be adjusted on the machine.
Thus you can choose whether to use heights specified in the design or
not. Clear the checkbox if you want to select needle heights manually on
the machine.

Check to use the

needle heights
specified in the design

Setting borer functions

Some embroidery machines are equipped with a borer. The borer often
replaces one of the needles.

Enter borer
Color change settings offset
in combination
machine

Borers are often ‘knife’ attachments where the cutting position is offset
12mm from the main needle. You need to specify the needle position of
the borer and its offset value.
 If your machine automatically enters an offset when a Borer In
function is encountered, enter an offset of 0mm.
 If your machine requires an offset value, enter an offset of
12.0mm.

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Color-change sequence
Some machines cannot interpret Color Change commands unless they
form part of a ‘color change sequence’ made up of Empty Jumps and
Empty Stitches before and after each Color Change command. Check
the requirements of your machine to determine whether you need to
enter color change sequence values.

The color-change sequence in

Stitch List corresponds to
sequence defined in the
machine format settings.

In the Advanced tab, the Color Change Sequence panel reads from
top to bottom, in the order the codes appear in the sequence. The first
two fields show the number of Empty Stitches and Empty Jumps to
insert before the Color Change command. The other fields show the
Empty Jumps and Empty Stitches to insert after the command.

Start/end of design sequence

In addition to any End of Design function, some machines require extra
Empty Stitches and Empty Jumps in order to stitch the start and end of
a design. Other machines require a Stop function. Depending on the
machine type, you may also require commands to initialize the machine
or trigger the frame out exit after stitching. Remember that these fields
show the number of extra codes you want to insert in addition to the
default values.

Specify extra codes to

insert in addition to
default values

When starting with chain stitching, an empty stitch (non-data) code will
automatically be inserted at the start of the design. When starting with

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 moss stitching, an empty stitch (non-data) and a stop code will be
automatically inserted at the start of the design.

Warning Do not digitize two Empty Stitches at the beginning of the

design, as this will affect registration. Avoid using Empty Stitches
elsewhere in the design. Other Tajima chenille values are the same as the
standard lockstitch Tajima machine values.

Checking control commands

If you change the machine format of a design that contains manual
machine functions, you may need to check whether the functions are
compatible with the new format. Generally, functions that cannot be
performed by the machine are simply ignored. If an ignored function was
inserted on an Empty Stitch or Empty Jump, the stitch or jump is
automatically removed. Sometimes, however, functions may not be
correctly translated. For example, trim commands may be
misinterpreted, as some machines use trim codes, and others a sequence
of jumps.

Note If a function is not available in the new machine format, the word
Ignored appears in brackets after the function name.

To check control commands

 Travel to the position of the machine function.
 Alternatively, use the Stitch List to identify and select a given machine
function.
The machine function name appears in the Prompt line. Extra
information may appear in brackets after the function name – e.g.
needle number.

Outputting to Tajima chenille machines

Tajima chenille machines have three functions – Chain, Moss and Color
Change. The Tajima code system does not have specific codes assigned
to these machine functions; each Tajima chenille machine uses different
combinations of empty stitch and stop codes to indicate these machine
functions. Chenille provides machine formats for both Tajima chenille
machines.
There are two types of Tajima chenille machine – TMCE-100 and
TMCE-600. The newer Tajima TMCE-600 machine only uses single stop
codes for switching between chain and moss stitching. The old ‘multistop’
TMCE-100 machine uses different combinations of multiple stop codes
and empty stitch codes for the chain, moss and needle height functions.

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 If you intend to stitch a design on one of these machines, make sure that
you select the ‘Tajima Chenille multi-stop’ machine format. The chain,
moss and needle height functions will be automatically converted to the
correct combinations of empty stitch and stop codes.

Change Change Machine setup for

From To Function codes
color needle height needle height
Chain 3 7 Chain stop -
Chain 7 3 Chain stop set new height
Chain 3 3 Chain stop-empty-stop set new height 2
Chain 7 7 Moss stop-stop -
Chain 3 7 Moss stop-stop-stop- -
stop
Chain 7 3 Moss stop-stop set new height
Chain 3 3 Moss stop-stop-stop- set new height 2
stop
Moss 3 7 Moss stop-stop -
Moss 7 3 Moss stop-stop set new height
Moss 3 3 Moss stop-stop-stop- set new height 2
stop
Moss 7 7 Chain stop-stop -
Moss 3 7 Chain stop-empty-stop -
Moss 7 3 Chain stop set new height
Moss 3 3 Chain stop-empty-stop set new height 2

The Tajima TMCE-S chenille machine only uses single stop codes for
switching between chain and moss stitching. These machines cannot
distinguish between the functions, so you need to select a function for
each stop at the machine, in the same way as you select needle numbers
for color stops. If you are using one of these machines, select the Tajima
chenille TMCE-600 machine format. Each chain, moss and needle height
function will be output as a single stop code.

Condition file
When using TMCE-600 format and saving a design as a DST file, a
condition file (*.cc0) is saved alongside the design. This file contains
information that the machine can read so that the setup process is
partially automated.

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Index

A adding lettering 53 L
combining with lockstitch 42
alphabet samples 58 Legacy Features toolbar
opening 18
angles 14 Embroidery Disk 18–22
opening multiple 18 Send to Stitch Manager 24
scalability 13 length
dialogs stitch 14
B Save As 21, 23 lettering
borders Digitize Run tool 27, 28 adding to chenille designs 53
adding offsets before fill 47 Double Square chenille 53
adjusting second layer angle 39 lettering objects
adjusting stitch values 39 scaling 55
C
Chain stitch 10
Chain tool 10, 26, 45 E M
Chain/Moss View 31 Embroidery Disk tool 18–22 machine formats 61
chenille existing designs, opening 18 checking 72
adding lettering 53 machine functions
Compound Chenille 11 checking control commands 72
digitizing manually 25 F Tajima Chenille 72
Chenille alphabets 53 machines
file, condition file (*.cc0) 73
chenille lettering 53 outputting to Chenille
Fill Offset Distance 49
Chenille machines machines 21, 24
Fill Stitch Types toolbar
outputting designs 21, 24 supported chenille machines 72
Coil 15, 26, 32
supported machines 72 Moss tool 10, 26, 45, 53
Double Square 15, 26, 39
Chenille template
Island Coil 15, 26, 35
using 15
Chenille toolbar Square 15, 26, 37
Chain 10, 26, 45 fill stitching N
Compound Chenille 11 needle height 12
Compound Chenille 11, 27, 29,
Fills adjusting 41
42, 45
Double Square 15, 26, 39 Needle Height tool 12, 41
Moss 10, 26, 45, 53 Square 15, 26, 37 new designs, New tool 16
Needle Height 12, 41 fills
View by Chain Moss 30 creating with Coil 31
Coil creating with Island Coil 35
adjusting stitch values 32 formats O
Coil tool 15, 26, 32 setting machine formats 61 object properties
using for fills 31 changing stitch type 29
Column A tool 27 objects
Column B tool 27 converting to chenille 42
Column C tool 27 H digitizing chenille objects 25
combining chenille and lockstitch height scaling lettering objects 55
designs 42 adjusting needle height 41 offset borders
Complex Fill tool 11, 27–28, 42 needle 12 adding before fill 47
Compound Chenille 11 Open tool 18
digitizing 45 Outline Stitch Types toolbar
tool 11, 27, 29, 42, 45 I Square 26, 37
condition file (*.cc0) 73 Island Coil outlines
control commands, checking 72 tool 15, 26, 35 Square 26, 37
corners 14 using for fills 35 outlining 10
Overlapping Stitches 50

D J
designs jumps 13

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S
samples of chenille alphabets 58
Save As dialog 21, 23
Save tool 21
scalability of designs 13
scaling lettering objects 55
second layer, adjusting for Double
Square 39
Send to
Stitch Manager tool 24
sharp corners 14
Square tool 26, 37
Standard toolbar
New 16
Open 18
Save 21
Send to Connection Manager 24
stitch length 14
Stitch Manager
Send to Stitch Manager tool 24
stitch types
Chain 10
changing 29
selecting 29
Square 26, 37
stitch values
adjusting Coil 32
adjusting Double Square 39
adjusting Straight 37
stitches
selecting a stitch type 29
stitching designs
Send to Connection Manager
tool 24
Send to Stitch Manager tool 24
Straight
adjusting stitch values 37

T
Tajima Chenille machine
functions 72
templates
using the Chenille template 15
thread type and stitch length 14
Traditional Digitizing toolbar
Column A 27
Column B 27
Column C 27
Complex Fill 11, 27–42
Digitize Run 27, 28
Trim 13
trims 13

V
View by Chain Moss tool 30

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