Design Repeats & Pattern Arrangements

A Schiffli design can be repeated horizontally as many times as can fit across the frame. With larger designs, needles can be selectively disengaged, thereby increasing the needle spacing to 2, 3, 4, etc, inches. This is called a ‘design repeat’. A related technique, pattern arrangements, is used by digitizers to save digitizing time. Lacework especially is made up of a few patterns which are repeated many times.

When creating new designs, the software provides control over design repeats and caters for various types of machine. With ES Schiffli you can view any number of full or part repeats to see how they inter-connect. A Print Repeats function for the Production Worksheet is available so your customers do not need to wait for design samples.

You can also save digitizing time with pattern (ABC) arrangements. Pattern arrangements mean that only the design elements to be repeated are digitized. The design file contains only the information needed to show how the design is to be repeated or mirrored.

This section describes how to prepare artwork for your design, set up design repeats and pattern arrangements for lace and emblem designs.