pfaffies-digest           Saturday, 29 March 1997      Volume 01 : Number 1226

From: "Marian Suggs" <erimar@loop.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Mar 1997 23:31:32 -0800
Subject: Re: PFAFF: Tie Offs

Tie-offs don't occur magically. When you are setting the stitches for your 
design, be sure that you set three or four stitches right on top of each 
other** at the beginning and end of each color change.  You also need to 
do this before and after "jumps" to disconnected areas of the same color 
(unless you are using running stitches that will be covered later in the 
sewing). If you are building your design in one-color sections for later 
assembly, be sure each section starts and ends with those three or four 
tie off stitches at the beginning and end. 

Since I tend to get caught up in watching the design come to life, I try 
to check my design for tie offs by hitting HOME and then using the right 
arrow key to be sure that I have set those stitches at the appropriate 
place. FINAL check -- SEW OUT A SAMPLE!  You will know if you need 
more tie off stitches. Have a pencil and paper handy and note down 
anything that needs a fix before you call your design completed. Then go 
back to the computer and put in the stitches that make your efforts 
perfect. 

Hope this helps.....

Marian in Arcadia CA
mailto:erimar@loop.com