1 00:00:05,780 --> 00:00:09,380 Welcome to the Ink/Stitch beginner tutorial series. 2 00:00:09,380 --> 00:00:15,600 In this part we are going to have a closer look which stitch types Ink/Stitch is able to perform. 3 00:00:15,600 --> 00:00:21,900 We will not explain the stitch types in general, but only how to create them in Ink/Stitch. 4 00:00:21,900 --> 00:00:29,720 Ink/Stitch stitch types can be roughly divided into three sections: stroke, satin and fill. 5 00:00:30,440 --> 00:00:36,060 Here is a complete list, so you can quickly navigate to the stitch type you are interested in. 6 00:00:37,200 --> 00:00:40,940 This is the tutorial about fill stitches. 7 00:00:41,640 --> 00:00:45,560 Fill stitch is used to fill big areas with a color. 8 00:00:46,000 --> 00:00:50,840 Ink/Stitch comes with two fill stitch types: manual and auto-fill. 9 00:00:51,240 --> 00:00:54,480 We will not show manual fill in this tutorial. 10 00:00:55,160 --> 00:00:59,380 If you are interested in it, you can read more on our website. 11 00:00:59,820 --> 00:01:03,540 Auto-fill is the default method for generating fill stitches. 12 00:01:03,800 --> 00:01:05,940 Create a path with a fill color. 13 00:01:18,340 --> 00:01:23,820 Shapes can also have holes, but should not consist of more than one section. 14 00:01:23,820 --> 00:01:31,700 If you need to fill a shape like the one on the right side, hit Ctrl+Shift+K to treat it as two seperate shapes. 15 00:01:40,800 --> 00:01:46,220 Open the params dialogue and enable "Automatically routed fill stitching". 16 00:01:46,540 --> 00:01:53,000 Set the stitch angle, while 0 is horizontal. You can also use negative values. 17 00:01:54,660 --> 00:02:02,120 Expand the shape before stitching. This compensates the pull effect and helps to avoid gaps between sections. 18 00:02:02,120 --> 00:02:09,640 Define the maximum fill stitch length. Stitches may be shorter at the end or start of a row. 19 00:02:10,420 --> 00:02:15,060 Set spacing between rows - and running stitch length. 20 00:02:16,260 --> 00:02:22,300 With "Skip last stitch in each row" you will save a hugh amount of stitches. 21 00:02:22,600 --> 00:02:27,060 The last stitch in each row is quite close to the first stitch in the next row. 22 00:02:27,060 --> 00:02:30,520 Skipping it decreases stitch count and density. 23 00:02:30,860 --> 00:02:33,700 Influence the output with the last setting; 24 00:02:33,780 --> 00:02:39,480 where you define, how many rows apart stitches will fall into the same column position. 25 00:02:43,600 --> 00:02:47,020 Fill stitch areas also need an underlay. 26 00:02:47,320 --> 00:02:51,400 Switch to the "AutoFill Underlay" tab and enable "Underlay". 27 00:02:51,560 --> 00:02:54,780 Here you will find the "Fill angle" setting again. 28 00:02:54,780 --> 00:02:59,620 By default it will be shifted for + 90 deg to the fill stitch. 29 00:02:59,620 --> 00:03:05,480 Prevent underlay from showing around the outside of the fill with "inset". 30 00:03:05,480 --> 00:03:13,040 Define "max. stitch length" and "row spacing", wich defaults to 3x the spacing of the top layer. 31 00:03:19,040 --> 00:03:24,160 In embroidery files you want to plan where stitching starts and ends. 32 00:03:24,200 --> 00:03:29,320 You can control the start and end position of a fill with visual commands. 33 00:03:39,160 --> 00:03:44,440 If you cannot follow the steps shown here, follow our visual commands tutorial. 34 00:03:48,460 --> 00:03:50,460 We hope you enjoyed this tutorial. 35 00:03:50,900 --> 00:03:56,460 You might also want to watch our videos about stroke type stitches and satin columns.