Shape Options

Draw a Shape

Fill

Use a Cross Fill  to draw an area filled with crosses, or a Pattern Fill  to draw an area filled with a selected pattern. Use No Fill to create an outline only.

Cross Fill

Use Cross Fill

to draw an area filled with crosses.

Note: To use a cross type other than Full Cross inside the shape, select the desired cross type from the Cross Basic Category of Fill Patterns.

To Draw a Cross Fill Shape

• Select Cross Fill

  

   in the Create window

  

  , then use Place Shape

  

  , Freehand Shape

  

   or Point Shape

  

  to draw a cross fill shape.

Pattern Fill

Use Pattern Fill

to draw an area filled with the selected Pattern Fill.

Note: Select a pattern for the Pattern Fill in the Pattern window

 of the Control Panel

. See Select a Pattern.

To Draw a Pattern Fill Shape

• Select Pattern Fill

  

   in the Create window

  

  , then use Place Shape

  

  , Freehand Shape

  

   or Point Shape

  

  to draw a pattern fill shape.

No Fill

Use No Fill

to create an outline without a fill.

Note: If both No Outline

 and No Fill

 are selected, the Shape options are dimmed.

To Draw an Outline with no Fill

• In the Create window

  

  , select one of the Outline options, then select No Fill

  

  . Use Place Shape

  

  , Freehand Shape

  

   or Point Shape

  

   to draw an outline with no fill.

Fill Color

Use this color for the fill in shapes using Cross Fill

.

Note: Select the colors for a Pattern Fill

 in the Pattern window

 of the Control Panel

. See Select a Pattern.

To Select a Fill Color

• Click the Fill color thread sample and choose a color from the pop-up palette. Use Add Color

  

  to select a color in the Color Selection dialog, or Pick Color 

  

   to select a color from the background picture.

Outline

Use Backstitch Outline

 to draw shapes as a standard backstitch outline, or Cross Outline

 to draw shapes as an outline of crosses. Use No Outline

 to create a fill area with no outline.

Backstitch Outline

Use Backstitch Outline

 to draw shapes as standard backstitch outlines. The shape is added to the design as a series of standard backstitch lines that are connected at the corners of the shape. The backstitch is drawn in the currently selected Outline color.

To Draw a Backstitch Outline Shape

• Select Backstitch Outline

  

   in the Create window

  

  , then use Place Shape

  

  , Freehand Shape

  

   or Point Shape

  

  to draw a backstitch shape.

Cross Outline

Use Cross Outline

 to draw shapes as an outline of crosses, one cross wide. The crosses are drawn in the currently selected Outline color.

To Draw a Cross Outline Shape

• Select Cross Outline

  

   in the Create window

  

  , then use Place Shape

  

  , Freehand Shape

  

   or Point Shape

  

  to draw a cross outline shape.

No Outline

Use No Outline

to create a fill area with no outline.

Note: If both No Outline

 and No Fill

 are selected, the Shape options are dimmed.

To Draw a Fill area without an Outline

• In the Create window

  

  , select one of the Fill options, then select No Outline

  

  . Use Place Shape

  

  , Freehand Shape

  

   or Point Shape

  

   to draw a filled shape with no outline.

Outline Color

Use this color for the backstitch and cross outlines around shapes when drawing Backstitch Outline or Cross Outline shapes.

To Select an Outline Color

• Click the Outline color thread sample and choose a color from the pop-up palette. Use Add Color

  

   to select a color in the Color Selection dialog, or Pick Color 

  

  to select a color from the background picture.

Smooth

Use Smooth to smooth the outline around shapes by using three-quarter crosses rather than full crosses for the fill.

Note: Smooth is not initially selected when mySewnet™ Cross Stitcher is opened. It must be selected if you wish to draw smoothed shapes.