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Welcome to the Ink/Stitch beginner tutorial series.

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In this part we are going to install Ink/Stitch on your computer.

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Although the installation process is quiet similar on the various operating systems,

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you might prefer watching the video corresponding to yours.

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You find the tutorials for Windows and Linux in the description below.

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This is the tutorial for MacOS users.

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Let's start with the requirements.

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nk/Stitch is an Inkscape plugin.

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Which means you definitely need to have Inkscape installed.

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Any version is fine, but we recommend to have at least version 0.92.2 installed,

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because it comes with new features that are essential to organize the stitching order of your design.

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You can download Inkscape for free on their website at inkscape.org

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Ink/Stitch uses a web-browser to create print-out information sheets for both, operator and customer.

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You might also enjoy this feature, because it optionally displays a realistic preview of your design.

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To be able to use this feature you will need a modern HTML5 capable browser,

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which you will most likely have already installed since you are watching this tutorial.

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All other dependencies are delivered by the Ink/Stitch plugin itself.

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Which makes the installation fairly easy.

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To get the latest Ink/Stitch release for your operating system visit inkstitch.org

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Click on "Download Ink/Stitch" and save the archive with osx_64 in its filename.

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In Inkscape go to 'Edit > Preferences > System' and check where your user extensions folder is located.

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Decompress the Ink/Stitch archive directly into the extensions folder.

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And that's it. You already did all the steps necessary in order to install Ink/Stitch.

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Now let's check if Ink/Stitch is actually working.

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Restart Inkscape.

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You will find the extension under 'Extensions > Ink/Stitch'

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Draw a shape

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and convert it to a path.

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With the newly created path selected run "Params".

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Beside of the params dialogue you will see a simulation which will update as you change the values.

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We hope you enjoyed the tutorial and have Ink/Stitch up and running.

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If you run into any trouble during the installation process, please report your problem back to us on GitHub (link in the description below).

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So we can help you to get started creating embroidery designs.