Crosshatch fills are used in quilting, and to create free-standing lace.
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The bumblebee wings are in Crosshatch Fill, using Enter Angles style and Angles of 60 and 150 degrees. |
The Crosshatch Fill properties dialog box enables you to set the gap, style, line angle, stitch type and stitch length for the crosshatched lines of stitching in the fill. The preview changes according to the options chosen.
Set the Gap to the preferred distance between lines of stitching.
Set the Gap from 1mm to 20mm in steps of 0.1mm. It is initially set to 5mm.
Choose from Diamond, Square, Parallel and Enter Angles. Diamond is selected by default, and creates a symmetrical crosshatch pattern (balanced horizontally). Choose Enter Angles to create an asymmetrical crosshatch pattern, if desired.
Enter an Angle for the Diamond fill. The Angle is initially set to 45 degrees.
There are no additional options for the Square fill which creates a crosshatch pattern of lines set at 90 degrees.
Enter an Angle for the Parallel fill. The Angle is initially set to 90 degrees.
The Pattern Fills 257 to 264 provide banded fill patterns that combine with crosshatch parallel fills to create a weave effect. Set Spacing for the parallel fill at 2.4mm to combine with Pattern 257, 2.8mm to combine with Pattern 258, and so on.
Enter an angle for each of the two line directions in the crosshatch. Angle1 is initially set to the same angle as the Diamond style previously used, and Angle2 is initially set to this angle plus 90 degrees.
Select a stitch type for the crosshatch fill. Choose from:
Set the Stitch Length from 1 to 12mm in steps of 0.1mm. The initial setting is 2.0mm.
Set the Zigzag width for Double Zigzag stitch from 0.1 to 6mm in steps of 0.1mm. The initial setting is 0.6mm.
Double Zigzag is a special stitch type, recommended for lace. A running stitch line is retraced in a zigzag pattern to create a mesh. After embroidering on water soluble stabilizer, the mesh of stitches provides strength when the stabilizer is washed away.