Feathered Satin

Use Feathered Satin to create columns of satin that are feathered on one, or both sides. A Feathered Satin column uses zigzag stitches where the start and end points of the stitches are random rather than all parallel.

Create feathered satin for realistic feathers or fur in animal designs, or shading in flowers. Typical shapes are arches, semicircles, circles and ovals, and squares, rectangles and triangles are also possible.

Use the Feathered Satin dialog to set density, Feather Type, and Stitch Length.

Create a Column of Feathered Satin

In the Freehand Create or Point Create toolbar, click Feathered Satin .
Alternatively, choose Create > Feathered Satin (or press ^T).
Choose Options > Feathered Satin to set density, feather type, and stitch length.

Note: To use Bezier lines instead of placing points, click to enable Bezier Mode , then draw your Feathered Satin column using Bezier lines. See Draw a column with Bezier Curves.

Place alternate points on the work area to define the column of feathered satin.
Press Return to complete the column. It appears in the work area.
If desired, Control–click the feathered satin column to adjust the settings, or choose a different column type from the popup menu.
Alternatively, select several Feathered Satin columns and change their properties, or select a single Feathered Satin column and use Global Properties to change the properties of all visible feathered satin columns.
Control–click and choose Finish Feathered Satin Tool to deselect, or simply select another Create tool.

Select Feathered Satin

In the Freehand Create or Point Create toolbar, click Feathered Satin .
Choose Create > Feathered Satin.
Press ^T

Density

Set Density from 2 to 40. The lower the number, the closer together the stitches and the more stitches are produced. The initial setting is 15.

Feather Type

Select which side of the column to feather. The available options are Both, Side A or Side B, according to the side where the first (A) or second (B) point was placed.

Length

Set the stitch Length of the feathering stitches from 2 to 30mm in steps of 1mm. The initial setting is 30mm.

Feather Both Sides

Create a satin column with both edges feathered.


The start and end points of the stitches are random rather than all parallel.	The final width of the section is 2-2.5 times larger than it is for standard satin, as shown.

Feather One Side

Create a satin column with one edge feathered.


One edge is feathered, so the start and end points of the stitches on the feathered are random rather than all parallel.	The final width of the section is 1.5 to 1.75 times larger than it would be for standard satin, as shown.

The side of the feathering is determined by the relative position of point 1. If desired, the feathered side may be altered in the properties dialog.