Embroidery Basics Articles

Embroidery Settings
Normal Fill Recipe
Normal fill is used to fill irregular or
complex shapes. Normal fill utilizes a
common stitch inclination and almost
always will use some sort of step as the
stitch type. This fill method is sometimes
referred to as Complex Fill and is the most
common method used to define large
areas.
• Stitch Type:
The stitch type selection selects how the object will be filled. Different stitch types are used to
give a specific appearance to the embroidery.
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Satin:
Satin stitches are stitches that travel from one edge of the
object to the opposite edge of the object in one step. A
normal satin uses one straight stitch and one angled stitch. A
Zig Zag Satin uses angle stitches of equal length. The
maximum effective distance for a satin stitches is about 6mm
for general embroidery. Satin stitches longer than this tend to
pull out and unravel
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Step:
Step stitches appear much flatter and can fill large areas as
the distance is divided in to steps of a predetermined
distance.(Step Length) Step fills are created by using
parallel rows of stitching. Different effects can be achieved
by changing the step length in a fill area There are
practically unlimited possibilities for filling with step fill