MultiWave Fill

MultiWave fill areas use a wave pattern defined by a line, or lines, drawn on the fill area by the designer. Vary the density, or use a motif for the stitch lines.

MultiWave Fill, using a density of 20 and a Triple Stitch border.

(Revue UC 25-120mm MW, Display category)

Density

Create a uniform fill at the chosen density. The lower the number, the closer together the stitches and the more stitches are produced. You can set Density from 2 to 40.

Use the slider or the number box to set the Density.

Use Motifs

Use a motif line instead of a plain line to follow the line angle selected for the fill.

Select the Use Motifs checkbox, then click the Motif button to choose a motif. See Motif Selection.

Minimum Gap

This is the minimum amount of extra stitching that is placed between the motifs along the line. Minimum Gap is in addition to any spacing that is part of the selected motif.

Fit To Line

Select how the motifs follow the curves of the line.


When Fit To Line is off, the ends of each motif are placed on the line.	When Fit To Line is on, each whole motif is adjusted to fit along the line.

Kern

Kern automatically increases the space between adjacent motifs, so that the motifs fit along the line without overlapping.

Stitch

Select between Running and Triple stitch for stitching out the motif line.

Set the maximum stitch Length from 1 to 12mm in steps of 0.1mm.

Note: Length is initially set to the recommended value for each motif.

Adjust a MultiWave Fill

Set the hoop size to 240mm x 150mm - Universal Large Hoop 2, and set the Orientation to Rotated. See Hoop Selection.
In the Letter window, enter the name "Alice" using the font Display, Revue UC 25-120mm MW and set the Size to 50mm. See Create Lettering.
Choose MultiWave Fill in the Stitch Type pop-up menu. The MultiWave Fill dialog opens.
Note that the fill uses a Density of 20.
Click OK twice to close the MultiWave Fill dialog.
Click Apply to place the lettering on the work area. The lines in the fill are widely spaced.
Drag the lettering to the bottom of the screen so that you can see it easily.
Control–click the lettering and choose MultiWave Fill to change the fill properties.
Set the Density to 10, then click OK.

The fill is now closely spaced.

Control–click the lettering again and choose MultiWave Fill to open the properties dialog.
Set the Density to 40, then click OK.

The fill is now very widely spaced.

Control–click the lettering again and choose MultiWave Fill to open the properties dialog.
Reset the Density to 20, then select Use Motifs. The motif area becomes available.
Click the Motif button. The Motif selection dialog opens.
In the Universal Group, General Motifs 1 Category, select the motif in row 1, column 2 (number 2).
Click OK twice to close the Motif selection dialog and the MultiWave Fill dialog.
The running stitch fill lines have been replaced by motif lines with closely spaced motifs.
Open the MultiWave Fill dialog and the Motif selection dialog.
Click Flip Vertically

, and close both dialogs. The pattern on alternate lines in the fill is reversed.
Open the MultiWave Fill dialog.
Set the Minimum Gap to 2mm and click OK. There are now gaps between the motifs in the lines.
Open the MultiWave Fill dialog.
Try the effects of selecting Kern and Fit To Line.