Running Stitch

What it is

Running stitch produces a series of small stitches following a line or curve.

Running Stitch Detail

How to Create

Running stitch is created by a path with a stroke color.

The stitch direction can be influenced by the path direction. If you want to swap the starting and ending point of your running stitch run Path > Reverse.

If an object consists of multiple paths, they will be stitched in order with a jump between each.

Params

Open Extensions > Ink/Stitch > Params to change parameters to your needs.

Settings	Description
Running stitch along paths	Must be enabled for these settings to take effect.
Method	Choose `Running stitch / Bean stitch` for the running stitch type
Repeats	◦ Defines how many times to run down and back along the path ◦ Default: 1 (traveling once from the start to the end of the path) ◦ Odd number: stitches will end at the end of the path ◦ Even number: stitching will return to the start of the path
Bean stitch number of repeats	◦ Enable Bean Stitch Mode ◦ Backtrack each stitch this many times. ◦ A value of 1 would triple each stitch (forward, back, forward). ◦ A value of 2 would quintuple each stitch, etc.
Running stitch length	Length of stitches
Running stitch tolerance	All stitches must be within this distance from a path. A lower tolerance means stitches will be closer together. A higher tolerance means sharp corner may be rounded.
Randomize stitch length	Randomize stitch length and phase instead of dividing evenly or staggering. This is recommended for closely-spaced curved fills to avoid Moiré artefacts.
Random stitch length jitter	Amount to vary the length of each stitch by when randomizing. Randomize stitch length must be activated.
Random Seed	Rolling the dice or setting a new value will change the random stitches
Minimum stitch length	Overwrites global minimum stitch length setting. Shorter stitches than that will be removed.
Minimum jump stitch length	Overwrites global minimum jump stitch length setting. Shorter distances to the next object will have no lock stitches.
Allow lock stitches	Enables lock stitches in only desired positions
Force lock stitches	Sew lock stitches after sewing this element, even if the distance to the next object is smaller than defined in the collapse length value value in the Ink/Stitch preferences.
Tack stitch	Chose your favorite style
Lock stitch	Chose your favorite style
Trim After	Trim the thread after sewing this object.
Stop After	Stop the machine after sewing this object. Before stopping it will jump to the stop position (frame out) if defined.