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Embird Embroidery Software Tutorial

Embroidery design colors refer to the thread colors used in an embroidery design to bring it to life on fabric. In the context of embroidery, each color in the design corresponds to a specific thread that will be used by the embroidery machine to stitch the design. Colors are an essential part of the design process, and selecting the right colors can significantly impact the overall look and quality of the embroidered piece.

1 - Run "Embird"; it will start in "Manager" mode.

2 - Use the "Drive", "Folder", and "Files" boxes located on the right panel at the side of the screen and choose the folder with embroidery designs.

3 - Click the left mouse button on the file name of the design that you want to display (number 1 in Picture No. 1). After selecting your design, click the left mouse button on the "View File" button (number 2 in Picture No. 1). The design will be displayed on the middle panel. Below this area, there is a bar that contains boxes with design colors.

4 - Move the mouse pointer to the box containing the color that you want to change and click the right mouse button (number 3 in Picture No. 1).

1. View design, right-click color box

5 - Select the "Choose Color from Catalog" command from the pop-up menu that appears on the screen (Picture No. 2).

2. Select "Choose Color from Catalog" command

6 - You can choose the new color in the thread catalog that appears on the screen. In this example, we have chosen thread no. 1065 from the "Madeira Rayon" catalog (Picture No. 3). Click the "OK" button to confirm the color selection.

3. Choose new thread

7 - After choosing the new color, click the "Apply Color Changes" button that appears below the color boxes (Picture No. 4).

4. Apply color changes

8 - The design will be displayed with the new color. Now you should see the difference between the design displayed with the previous color and the new color - compare pictures 1 and 5.

9 - Repeat steps 4 to 7 if you want to change other design colors or the color of the background.

10 - The color changes are not permanent unless you save the new color palette. If you want to discard the color changes and restore the previous colors, click the "Restore Color Palette" button (arrow 2 in Picture No. 5).

11 - Click the "Save Color Palette" button if you want to save the new color palette (arrow 1 in Picture No. 5).

5. Save color palette

Searching for Color in Thread Catalogs

12 - Move the mouse pointer to the box containing the color that you want to change and click the right mouse button.

13 - Select the "Find Color in Catalog" command from the pop-up menu that appears on the screen (Picture No. 6).

6. Select "Find Color in Catalog" command

14 - The dialog box will appear on the screen, containing the results of the search. Click the "Cancel" button to close this box, or choose the new color and click the "Choose selected color" button (Picture No. 7).

7. Choose new thread

15 - After choosing the new color, click the "Apply Color Changes" button that appears below the color boxes (Picture No. 8).

8. Apply color changes

16 - The design will be displayed with the new color. Now you should see the difference between the design displayed with the previous color and the new color - compare pictures 1 and 9.

17 - Repeat steps 12 to 15 if you want to change other design colors or the color of the background.

18 - The color changes are not permanent unless you save the new color palette. If you want to discard the color changes and restore the previous colors, click the "Restore Color Palette" button (Picture No. 9).

19 - Click the "Save Color Palette" button if you want to save the new color palette.

9. Restore color palette

20 - Click the "Search for thread numbers on Internet in AI mode" button (Picture No. 10) if you want to find other list of thread numbers, based on live data obtained by AI on Internet, which might be more actual.

10. Click the "Search for thread numbers on Internet in AI mode" button

11. Results of AI Search are shown in Internet browser

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