Drawing Border Shapes as the Design

Start a New embroidery. Draw the first border shape as desired, then Create External Border. A new embroidery is created that only consists of the border. Add further border shapes as desired, generally using the Overlay Border option. Use the Select functions with Copy and Paste to make identical copies of the same shape. Use External and Internal border where you wish to cut through previously created border shapes.

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A new embroidery is created each time a new border is created, so you can return to any stage of the creative process to try different ideas.

Border and Appliqué Techniques

Decorative Shapes

Appliqué Patch within Bordered Embroidery

Multiple Appliqué Patches

Double Border

Border Donut

Double Layer Appliqué

Stamps on a Thick Border