Method and System for Stacked Stitch Patterns

Abstract

A system and method for receiving a selection of a first stitch pattern, operating a sewing machine to sew the first stitch pattern onto a material, receiving a selection of a second stitch pattern and operating the sewing machine to sew the second stitch pattern onto the material, wherein the combination of the first stitch pattern and the second stitch pattern create a stacked stitch pattern on the material.

1 . A method, comprising:
 receiving a selection of a first stitch pattern;   operating a sewing means to sew the first stitch pattern onto a material;   receiving a selection of a second stitch pattern; and   operating the sewing means to sew the second stitch pattern onto the material, wherein the combination of the first stitch pattern and the second stitch pattern create a stacked stitch pattern on the material.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 receiving a selection of a further stitch pattern; and   operating the sewing means to sew the further stitch pattern onto the material, wherein the further stitch pattern is combined with the first and second stitch pattern to create a further stacked stitch pattern on the material.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the sewing means is a computerized sewing machine. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the second stitch pattern overlaps the first stitch pattern. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the first and second stitch patterns are selected from a plurality of pre-programmed stitch patterns stored in a computer memory. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 prompting a user to change a first thread used for sewing the first stitch pattern to a second thread used for sewing the second stitch pattern.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 adjusting a parameter of the first stitch pattern, wherein the parameter includes one of a length of the first stitch pattern, a width of the first stitch pattern, a starting stitch of the first stitch pattern, a thread color of the first stitch pattern and a thread type of the first stitch pattern.   
     
     
         8 . A stacked stitching system, comprising:
 a user input element configured to receive a first selection of a first stitch pattern and a second selection of a second stitch pattern;   a processor executing a set of instructions corresponding to each of the first and second selections received by the user input element; and   a sewing element being controlled by the processor based on the set of instructions to sew the first stitch pattern onto a material and sew the second stitch pattern onto the material, wherein the combination of the first stitch pattern and the second stitch pattern create a stacked stitch pattern on the material.   
     
     
         9 . The stacked stitching system of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 a memory storing sets of instructions corresponding to each of a plurality of pre-programmed stitch patterns, wherein the first and second stitch patterns are included in the plurality of pre-programmed stitch patterns.   
     
     
         10 . The stacked stitching system of  claim 8 , wherein at least a portion of the second stitch pattern overlaps the first stitch pattern. 
     
     
         11 . The stacked stitching system of  claim 8 , wherein the user input element further receives an adjustment instruction for one of the first and second stitch patterns and the processor adjusts the set of instructions corresponding to the one of the first and second stitch patterns to adjust at least one of a length of the first or second stitch pattern, a width of the first or second stitch pattern, a starting stitch of the first or second stitch pattern, a thread color of the first or second stitch pattern and a thread type of the first or second stitch pattern. 
     
     
         12 . The stacked stitching system of  claim 11 , wherein the processor adjusts the other one of the first and second stitch patterns based on the adjustment instruction received for the one of the first and second stitch patterns. 
     
     
         13 . The stacked stitching system of  claim 9 , further comprising:
 a user output element to display a representation of each of the plurality of pre-programmed stitch patterns stored in the memory for user selection.   
     
     
         14 . The stacked stitching system of  claim 13 , wherein the user input element is further configured to receive input corresponding to stitch patterns used to create a new stacked stitched pattern, the memory is configured to store new instructions corresponding to the new stacked stitch pattern and the user output element is configured to display a representation of the new stacked stitch pattern based on the user's selection of displaying the representation of the new stacked stitch pattern. 
     
     
         15 . The stacked stitching system of  claim 9 , wherein the memory stores at least one corresponding stitch pattern for the first stitch pattern and a user output element further displays the at least one corresponding stitch pattern based on the user selection of the first stitch pattern. 
     
     
         16 . The stacked stitching system of  claim 13 , wherein the user output element further displays the stacked stitch pattern to the user prior to the sewing element sewing the first and second stitch patterns, the display of the stacked stitch pattern being modified based on adjustments entered by the user in the user input element for at least one of the first and second stitch patterns. 
     
     
         17 . A non-transitory computer readable storage medium including a set of instructions that are executable by a processor, the set of instructions being operable at least to:
 receive a selection of a first stitch pattern;   operate a sewing means to sew the first stitch pattern onto a material;   receive a selection of a second stitch pattern; and   operate the sewing means to sew the second stitch pattern onto the material, wherein the combination of the first stitch pattern and the second stitch pattern create a stacked stitch pattern on the material.   
     
     
         18 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 17 , wherein the set of instructions are further operable to:
 receive a selection of a further stitch pattern; and   operate the sewing means to sew the further stitch pattern onto the material, wherein the further stitch pattern is combined with the first and second stitch pattern to create a further stacked stitch pattern on the material.   
     
     
         19 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 17 , wherein the computer readable storage medium and the processor are included as components of the sewing machine. 
     
     
         20 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 17 , wherein at least a portion of the second stitch pattern overlaps the first stitch pattern.