Thread OrderMerge color stops
How to merge colors and remove a color change
To remove one color change, merge the stop into the stop above it. On the workbench below, press Join above on that stop: both now sew as one stop in the thread above, and the color change between them is gone.
To merge every stop of a thread at once, set the colors and press Join same threads.
Run sheet
| Stop | Thread | Needle | Stitches | Before you start it |
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When to merge by hand
When a design uses two shades you sew with one spool, or a digitizer split one color into two stops. Join above merges them even if their colors differ; the joined stop takes the thread of the stop above.
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). Stops 4 and 5 are the left leaf and the right petal. Join above on stop 5 makes one stop that sews both in green, and the file goes from 7 color changes to 6. That is how to fold a stray color into the one before it. To keep each color, use Join same threads instead: 7 changes become 2.
Questions
Does merging delete stitches?
No. Only the color change between the two stops is removed; every stitch stays.
Can I merge stops that are not next to each other?
Move one next to the other first with Move up or Move down, then Join above. A move is refused where stitches overlap.
How do I go back?
Undo all returns to the order in your file.