Patent ID: 8061284
Filing Date: 2011-11-22
Classification: D05B,D05C,D05D

Abstract:
1. An Apparatus for stitching a stippling pattern comprising: an embroidery size input means for inputting a size of embroidering area of an object where a pattern is embroidered, a pattern memory for storing therein at least one unit patter data including stitch data for a unit pattern having predetermined vertical and lateral lengths, a pattern selecting means for selecting the stitch data for the unit pattern from the pattern memory means, a pattern number calculating means for calculating out the number that is an integer of the vertical and lateral lengths of the unit pattern to be stitched in accordance with the size of embroidering area of the object where the pattern is embroidered, the calculation being made on the basis of the size of embroidering area of the of the object where the pattern is embroidered and the predetermined vertical and lateral lengths of the selected unit pattern, a magnification calculating means for calculating out the enlarging/reducing rates respectively of the vertical and lateral lengths of the unit pattern in compliance with the size of embroidering area of the of the object where the pattern is embroidered, the calculation being made on the basis of the number of the vertical and lateral lengths of the unit pattern calculated out at the pattern number calculating means and the size of embroidering area of the of the object where the pattern is embroidered, a stitch modifying means for enlarging/reducing the stitch data of the unit pattern in vertical and lateral directions in accordance with the enlarging/reducing rates in the vertical and lateral directions which are calculated at the magnification calculating means.