Hello everybody,

I have an older machine that doesn't have any fancy stuff, but this is what I do. I draw a straight line across the top stabilizer. I print out the design and it shows the center of the design with a +, so then I line up the design on the stabilizer, then poke a hole through the +, I then line up the second part on the same line and poke a hole through the +, so then I know where the centre is of each section. Put the hoop in the machine and line the needle up with the first +, when done, rehoop and line the needle up again with the second +. This has always worked well for me, even if I am doing more than one design on the fabric.
Hugs Jerri

It might help to know what software you have so someone with that version can help you better. I don't have decent software so I figure out how many letters will fit in the hoop of the size I want and align them with the grid and then center. Print out the templates. Line the templates up and mark very carefully. This is like matching a split design up.

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by capoodle 04 Feb 2013

Read below you have a Brother 950 but some cuties have additional digitizing software.

Welcome to you Joketje. I wonder if you mean that you must learn how to do "precise positioning". Usually you would sew some of your design, re-hoop, then move the needle until it matches where you need to begin the next bit. When you re-hoop, you must leave a little bit of you previous stitching just inside the hoop, so that you know exactly where to begin. Good luck

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by pennyhal 05 Feb 2013

When I do this, I draw a line on the fabric where I want the text to be. That way, when I rehoop, I know that I have the line centered and it'll continue to go straight across.

by Joketje 11 Feb 2013

Thank you, this is what I mean :-)
to get the text on the same line and so

Welcome to Cute!
I think you are talking about splitting a design. There are a few Cuties that know how to help you. There may be some other posts about it too. What machine do you have?

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by Joketje 04 Feb 2013

Thank you Rescuer :)
I have a brother 950

by rescuer 04 Feb 2013

Several Cuties know a lot more about this than I do. Keep checking back. It only takes about 24 to 48 hours (usually) to get an answer here on Cute.

Hi and welcome to Cute.When using text I use my PEdesign softwear to get all the text straight and of the correct length to fit into the frame.

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by Joketje 04 Feb 2013

Thank you Asterixsew :-)
But what I mean is when you want it bigger than the frame is, but you want it to look like it is made out of one frame.
I know to make two in PEdesign, but I want to let it look like it is made in one frame.
hope you understand what I mean :)