Good news: it is both! Again a multimedia tutorial with a printable workbook where you will find the step-by-step instructions of all techniques shown and explained in the movies. But this time on the CD you will also find some ready-to-make projects, with digitizing tips, sewing instructions, and printable patterns included! So an instant way to apply your new digitizing skills in fun projects that will make great gifts and will inspire and dare you to digitize and to explore the various techniques!

Again: both! If you're a beginner digitizer and new to PE-Design/Palette you will love the clear step-by-step instructions in the printable Workbook and the movies showing and explaining how to use PE-Design/Palette version 5.

And, if you're an experienced digitizer and already have my previous PE-Design 4 CD-Book you will love the new techniques described in the printable book and shown in the movies. Many of the old techniques shown in the previous version 4 CD-Book will still work in the software, so with the new techniques in the new Version 5 CD-Book you will sort of "double" your skills.

It will be great to grow along with the software: PE-Design/Palette started back in 1996 already as a great digitizing program and has over the years grown into the current fully professional digitizing suite that version 5 is. The CD-Book is the tutorial that marches along with the software, and by combining some techniques resulting in surprising effects, the tutorial sometimes steps ahead of the software too :-) So let the new CD-Book "walk you through" the digitizing techniques.

No, the new PE-Design 5 CD-Book is not an upgrade: it's a standalone tutorial and projects CD for version 5 of PE-Design/Palette. You don't need a previous CD-Book to be able to use this new PE-Design 5 CD-Book. Suitable for beginners as well as advanced digitizers. If you already own the previous CD-Book, the new CD-Book will double your skills and the new techniques, designs and projects will let you grow along with the software and get everything out of it.

If you have the PE-Design/Palette version 4 embroidery software, you should buy the PE-Design4 CD-Book. Click here for info about that version. If you have PE-Design/Palette version 5, then this PE-Design 5 CD-Book is for you. For information about the CD-Book for Version 6 and 7 of the PE-Design/Palette software, click here. All versions of the CD-book are standalone versions. Versions 4, 5 and 6/7 are all available for purchase.

TABLE OF CONTENTS PE-Design 5 CD-Book

Movies with voice-over will show and tell you how to work with PE-Design. The most important parts of the lessons in the book are covered in movies.

The book itself can be printed from the CD-rom. In the book you will find everything that you see in the movies, plus even more detailed step-by-step instructions showing the best settings to use. The designs used in the exercises are on the CD-rom too.

The book starts with the PE-Design basics and advances smoothly on to lessons how to create cutwork designs and how to create freestanding lace! In every lesson you will be creating another design. Artwork, pem-files and also the finished designs are included.

LESSON 1 - PE-DESIGN BASICS

1.1 LAYOUT & EDITING, THE HEART OF PE-DESIGN
1.2 DESIGN CENTER, FOR DESIGNS WITH PERFECT OUTLINES
1.3 PROGRAMMABLE STITCH CREATOR, TO CREATE YOUR OWN FILLS AND MOTIFS
1.4 SAVING YOUR DESIGNS, WRITE TO CARD
1.5 IMPORT FROM CARD

LESSON 2 - AUTO PUNCH

2.1 AUTO PUNCH - QUICK STEPS
2.2 AUTO PUNCH - STEP BY STEP EXPLAINED

LESSON 3 - A BIT OF EDITING AND CHANGING THE SEWING ORDER

3.1 A BIT OF EDITING - QUICK STEPS
3.2 CHANGING THE SEWING ORDER - QUICK STEPS
3.3 A BIT OF EDITING - STEP BY STEP EXPLAINED
3.4 CHANGING THE SEWING ORDER - STEP BY STEP EXPLAINED

LESSON 4 - SHADING

4.1 SHADING - QUICK STEPS
4.2 SHADING - STEP BY STEP EXPLAINED

LESSON 5 - DRAWING (MANUAL PUNCHING) IN LAYOUT & EDITING

5.1 USING THE LINE TOOLS AND MANUAL PUNCHING TOOLS
5.2 SHORTCUTS FOR THE LINE TOOLS AND MANUAL PUNCH TOOLS

LESSON 6 - CROSS STITCH SAMPLER

6.1 DRAWING A CROSS STITCH SAMPLER IN L&E
6.2 CROSS STITCH SETTINGS
6.3 FINISH THE SAMPLER

LESSON 7 - AUTO CROSS STITCH

7.1 AUTO CROSS STITCH - STEP BY STEP
7.2 AUTO CROSS - EDIT THE RESULTS

LESSON 8 - CROSS STITCH IN DESIGN CENTER

8.1 DESIGN CENTER BASICS - STEP-BY-STEP
8.2 SOME NOTES ABOUT CROSS STITCH IN DESIGN CENTER
8.3 "BACKSTITCH" OUTLINES IN L&E

LESSON 9 - DESIGN CENTER: REDWORK

9.1 REDWORK - STEP BY STEP

LESSON 10 - APPLIQUE

10.1 APPLIQUE - STEP BY STEP
10.2 EMBROIDER THE APPLIQUE DESIGN

LESSON 11 - HOLE SEWING

11.1 LAYOUT & EDITING - SET HOLE SEWING
11.2 AUTO PUNCH AND HOLE SEWING
11.3 DESIGN CENTER - CANCEL HOLE SEWING - SHADING

LESSON 12 - TEXT BASICS

12.1 TEXT BASICS - STEP BY STEP
12.2 KERNING
12.3 CHANGE COLOR, SIZE AND STYLE OF INDIVIDUAL CHARACTERS - A LITTLE EXAM
12.4 TRANSFORM EFFECT
12.5 TEXT ON A PATH
12.6 MONOGRAMMING

LESSON 13 - TTF: TRUE TEXT FUN

13.1 HOW TO INSTALL TRUE TYPE FONTS
13.2 HOW TO USE TRUE TYPE FONTS - OUTLINED TEXT
13.3 TTF: TRUE TEXT FUN - CONVERT TO OUTLINE OBJECT - EZ
13.4 TTF: TRUE TEXT FUN - CONVERT TO OUTLINE OBJECT - ADVANCED
13.5 TEXT ON A BACKGROUND LAYER - A LITTLE EXAM
13.6 PULL COMPENSATION
13.7 TRUE TYPE FONTS - DINGBATS

LESSON 14 - PROGRAMMABLE FILLS

14.1 CREATE A PATTERN
14.2 APPLY THE NEW FILL STITCH

LESSON 15 - MOTIF STITCH (AS OUTLINE PATTERN)

15.1 CREATE A TRIPLE STITCH
15.2 USING THE TRIPLE STITCH

LESSON 16 - MOTIFS AS FILL STITCH

16.1 CREATE A MOTIF TO USE AS FILL STITCH FOR LACE
16.2 CREATE A MOTIF TO USE AS "UNDERLAY"

LESSON 17 - PHOTO STITCH

17.1 CREATING A DESIGN WITH PHOTO STITCH 1 - COLOR
17.2 EDITING THE PHOTO STITCH 1 DESIGN

LESSON 18 - CREATING A THREAD CHART

18.1 CREATE AND USE YOUR OWN THREAD CHART

LESSON 19 - MORE PHOTO STITCH

19.1 PHOTO STITCH IN GRAYSCALE
19.2 PHOTO STITCH 1 - MONO
19.2 PHOTO STITCH 2 - MONO
19.3 PHOTO STITCH 2 - COLOR

LESSON 20 - CUTWORK

20.1 CUTWORK BASICS
20.2 CREATING A CUTWORK DESIGN - "EYELET"
20.3 CREATING A CUTWORK DESIGN - "RICHELIEU"
20.4 EMBROIDER > CUT > STABILIZE > EMBROIDER

LESSON 21 - LACE

21.1 LACE - THE "EASY" WAY
21.2 FREESTANDING LACE - BASICS
21.3 FREESTANDING LACE - STEP BY STEP
21.4 EMBROIDERY TIPS FOR LACE
21.5 HOW TO "LOCK" YOUR DESIGN SO IT CAN'T BE EDITED ANYMORE

LESSON 22 - HEIRLOOM EMBROIDERY

22.2 FLOWERS, DOTS AND BOWS
22.3 WING NEEDLE AND TRAPUNTO DESIGN

LESSON 23 - ENTRY / EXIT POINTS

23.1 ENTRY / EXIT POINTS BASICS
23.2 EDITING THE ENTRY/EXIT POINTS
23.3 NOTES ABOUT ENTRY/EXIT POINTS

LESSON 24 - TEXTURE

24.1 TWO LAYERS OF STITCHES
24.2 FEATHERED EDGE TRICK FOR THE OUTLINE
24.2 FEATHERED EDGE LAYER

LESSON 25 - STITCH BASED / OBJECT BASED

25.1 RESIZING EXISTING DESIGNS
25.2 FEATHERED EDGE PATTERN APPLIED TO A LETTER

LESSON 26 - CUSTOMIZING EXISTING DESIGNS

26.1 ISOLATING A PART OF AN EXISTING DESIGN

LESSON 27 - SPLITTING A PHOTO STITCH DESIGN INTO LAYERS

27.1 SPLITTING THE PHOTO STITCH DESIGN INTO LAYERS

LESSON 28 - SPLITTING DESIGNS FOR THE MULTI-POSITION HOOP

28.1 MULTI-POSITION HOOP BASICS
28.2 LARGE TEXT FOR THE MULTI POSITION HOOP - A BREEZE IN VERSION 5
28.3 SPLITTING DESIGNS - STITCH BASED
28.4 SPLITTING DESIGNS - VIA STITCH TO BLOCK

LESSON 29 - OOPS!

29.1 "UNEXPECTED FILE FORMAT" - MORE ABOUT FILE TYPES
29.2 DOWNLOADED A *.DST DESIGN AND COLORS ARE ALL WRONG
29.3 REGION IN LAYOUT & EDITING (CLOSE PATH) WON'T FILL
29.4 IF REALISTIC PREVIEW TAKES FOREVER
29.5 HOW TO CHANGE THE LOOK OF REALISTIC PREVIEW
29.6 IF CROSS STITCH TAKES FOREVER
29.7 "PLEASE CHANGE THE REGION POSITION OR SEWING DIRECTION!"
29.8 "INVALID PAIR WAS SELECTED"
29.9 IF POINT EDIT TOOL DOESN'T WORK
29.10 SEWING ATTRIBUTES BUTTON "GREYED" OUT?
29.11 CARD WRITER MODULE PROBLEMS
29.12 PROGRAM SHUTTING DOWN - RAM ISN'T THE SAME AS FREE DISK SPACE!
29.13 CHECK FOR UPDATES
29.14 UPDATES OR UPGRADES

For all projects digitizing tips, the designs, sewing instructions and actual size patterns are included on the CD-rom. Besides special slide show presentations are given for Paper Piecing, Assembling the Nautical Quilt, and Applique.

PROJECT 1 - BOOKMARK
PROJECT 2 - BUTTERFLY COLLECTION
PROJECT 3 - GOLF CLUB COVERS

PROJECT 4 - GLASSES CASE

PROJECT 5 - WALLHANGER
PROJECT 6 - KITCHEN DECORATION
PROJECT 7 - "REDWORK" SHOE BAG
PROJECT 8 - SKI SCARF
PROJECT 9 - NAUTICAL QUILT
PROJECT 10 - LACE ORNAMENTS