Contour Fill

Contour fill areas  use contour stitch lines. Vary the gap between stitch lines and the length of the stitches, use running, double or triple stitch, and add holes.

Contour Fill — Options

 

Spacing

Set the Gap to the preferred distance between lines of stitching. This also is the border inside the area, between the edge of the area and the fill pattern.

Set the Gap from 0.2 to 5mm in steps of 0.1mm. It is initially set to 2.0mm.

Stitch

Select Running, Double or Triple stitch for stitching out the fill. Set the Length of stitches from 1 to 12mm in steps of 0.1mm. Length is initially set to 2mm.

Create a Contour Fill Flower

1. Click File, New

   

   , or File, New Window

   

   , and in the Choose Design Type page of the ExpressDesign Wizard select Load Existing Design, then click Next. In the Open Existing design page, click Load a Design , browse to the folder Documents\mySewnet\Samples\Digitizing\Edo, and load the file 'PetalsApplique_MotifFill’.

Alternatively, use the petals design that you created in Create Appliqué Areas with Express Border, and added a motif fill to in Insert Motif Fill in an Appliqué Petal.

2. Click File, Preferences , and ensure that Color Tolerance is selected (checked), and that Tie Off Before and After Trims is selected.

3. Click the View tab, and ensure that Grid size is set to 5mm.

4. Click Edit Background

   

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5. In mySewnet™ Draw & Paint, click the Insert tab.

6. In the Shapes drop-down list, select Shape 49, a flower.

7. Click Insert Shape

   

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8. Click and drag inside the selection box to move the flower. Position it in the larger end of the petal on the left.

9. In the File menu, click Exit (or click Close in the mySewnet™ Draw & Paint window).

10. In mySewnet™ Digitizing, click the View tab.

11. Click 2D View .

This enables you to see the picture behind the appliqué fabric.

12. Click the Quick Create tab.

13. Ensure that Fill is selected, then click the fill drop-down menu and select Contour Fill .

14. Ensure that Line and Appliqué are not selected. This will create a fill area without a border or appliqué.

15. Click QuickStitch™ .

16. Click along the edge of the flower. The Color Tolerance dialog box will appear.

17. Click OK to close the Color Tolerance dialog box and right-click to deselect the fill tool. The flower head is filled with stitches that follow the contours of the petals.

18. Right-click the work area to open the Fill Area and Line properties dialog.

19. In Spacing on the Options tab, set the Gap to 1.2mm. Click OK.

20. Click Life View  to view the finished embroidery, then click Cancel.

21. Click Save  and browse to the folder Documents\mySewnet\My Designs.

22. Change the File name to 'PetalsApplique2' and click Save.

23. Click Export Embroidery  and ensure that .vp4 is set as the file format. Click OK.

24. In the Save As dialog, browse to the folder Documents\mySewnet\My Designs and click Export to save the design as PetalsApplique2_Exported.

25. Click Print  to print the embroidery worksheet.

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