Design thread colors

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Use Docker > Design Information to view and modify design details prior to design approval or stitchout.

The Thread Colors tab displays the color sequence and stitch counts for each design ‘element’. Elements equate to color changes. The tab also provides thread usage estimates which may be used for costings as well as production requirements.

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Data is extracted from the design file and, apart from the Element column, cannot be modified.

Field

Function

Filename

File name of the selected design. This will often be a number or alphanumeric format for easy cataloging.

Title

Defaults to filename. Add a more descriptive name for easy searching. This name appears on the approval sheet or worksheet.

Stitches

Indicates total stitch count for design.

Colors

Indicates number of thread colors involved in the design.

Colorways

Number of colorways in the design.

Current colorway

Use the droplist to change colorways, if available. When choosing a different colorway, the thumbnail and stop sequence list are updated.

The table at the bottom lists all color changes in the design as they will appear on the production worksheet. It provides the following details:

Field

Function

Stop #

The machine stop corresponding to the color change.

Color

Indicates color slot number of the color in color palette.

Element

User-defined name to identify each color block.

Stitches

There is a stitch count for each element in the design. You can show this as a discrete stitch count or a cumulative stitch count.

Length

Meterage of thread required per color.

Code

Color code as registered in the thread chart.

Name

Color name appearing in thread chart.

Chart

Brand name of thread chart used.

Thickness

A: Normal embroidery thread (approx. denier 40)

B: Thicker than normal (approx. denier 30)

C: Finer than normal (approx. denier 80)

D: Very fine (approx. denier 100)

Related topics...

3Name design elements

3Assign thread colors

3Thread usage estimates

3Modify thread details

3Other general options