Welcome to the Ink/Stitch beginner tutorial series.
In this part we are going to have a closer look which stitch types Ink/Stitch is able to perform.
We will not explain the stitch types in general, but only how to create them in Ink/Stitch.
Ink/Stitch stitch types can be roughly divided into three sections: stroke, satin and fill.
Here is a complete list, so you can quickly navigate to the stitch type you are interested in.
This is the tutorial about stroke type stitches.
Stroke stitches can be used for: outlines, line art embroidery or to add details into your design.
Zig-zag stitches are are easy to create.
We recommend to use them only for straight lines, because they will not stitch nicely around edges.
In most cases, you would prefer a satin column instead.
That said, let's see how they are done.
Hit "B" to enable the bezier curve tool and draw a simple path.
Open the "Fill and Stroke" settings and set the path width in the stroke style tab.
This will define the height of your zig-zag-line.
Go to 'Extensions > Ink/Stitch > Params' to open the parameter dialogue.
"Satin stitch along path" has to be enabled in the Stroke tab.
Set zig-zag-spacing to whatever you like it to be.
You can also define the number of repeats.
All other settings will not have any effect on zig-zag stitching.
Running stitches are created in a similiar way.
But this time you have to set the stroke style to a dashed line.
Any type of dashes will do the job and stroke width is irrelevant.
Create a path and open the params dialogue.
"Satin stitch along path" has to be enabled in the Stroke tab.
Setting can be applied for "running stitch length"
and "repeats".
Bean stitch creates thicker threading through back and forth repetition of running stitches.
It works almost the same as running stitches,
but you have to set additionally the "bean stitch number of repeats".
A value of 1 would triple each stitch, because it goes forward, back and forward again.
A value of 2 would results in a quintupled stitch.
In manual stitch mode Ink/Stitch will use each node of a path as a needle penetration point, exactly as you placed them.
Create a path. Line style and width are irrelevant.
We recommend to display all nodes of the corresponding path as corners, since manual stitch will not respect bezier curves.
Run "Params"
and enable "Manual stitch placement".
All other settings will have no effect in manual stitch mode.
Remember to also add tie-in or tie-off stitches, since they are not created automatically in manual stitch mode.
We hope you enjoyed this tutorial and got a small overview about all stroke stitch types Ink/Stitch is capable to perform.
You might also want to watch our videos about satin columns and fill stitches.