Thread OrderChange color order
How to change the color order in a DST file
Open the DST below and use the arrows beside each stop: Move up and Move down change the order it sews in. Download, and the file sews in your new order.
A move is refused when the two stops stitch over the same spot, because the one sewn later would end up underneath.
Run sheet
| Stop | Thread | Needle | Stitches | Before you start it |
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What happens in the file
The stops are written in the new order with a color change between each. When a stop moves, the needle travels to it with short travel stitches, the same way it moves between parts of a design now.
Worked example
The sample flower on this page has 8 stops in three threads: green (stem and two leaves), pink (three petals) and gold (bee and center). Try moving the gold center (stop 8) above the top petal (stop 7): it is refused, because the center sews on top of the petals. The bee (stop 2) moves freely past the petals, since it only touches the stem.
Questions
Why put a color first?
To sew a background or a tack-down first, to start with the thread already on the machine, or to finish with an outline on top.
Can I force a refused move?
No. The page keeps overlapping parts in order so what shows on top stays the same. Edit those in a digitizing program.
Does it change the colors my machine shows?
A DST file carries no colors, so your machine shows its own. Use the run sheet to know which spool each stop needs.