How to create filled shapesThe Path Effect Hatches is very useful for creating filled shapes. If you want to keep the original outline in addition to the fill you need
to start by copying the path. Select the path, open the Path Effect Editor (Shift + Ctrl + 7) and add the Hatches effect. A long list of (fun) paramters
pops up, but we will for now set most of them to zero. To adjust the direction and spacing of the filling you have to select the node tool and play around
with the little yellow circles and diamonds. A better description of this effect can be found in this tutorial from the Eggbot project. This project is about a robot that can draw paths on round objects
like eggs for example and use Inkscape to digitize the pen-paths. This project offer many ideas for digitizing embroideries using Inkscape too as it's a bit
of the same story. For creating filled regions I specifically recommend this tutorial.
But NOTE!: You always have to convert the fill-effekt to a real path before trying to convert it to stitches. (Path -> Object to Path)
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This website has been out of order for some months. I'm sorry about that. The code is now updated to PHP 7.2.
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Tutorials - How to design your own embroideries using Inkscape and svg2embroidery |
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My results |
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Here is my first svg2embroidery test. This is going to be a hot pad or something like that.
Create FSL (Free Standing Lace) by drawing the paths in Inkscape. The tutorial on automatically
creating zigzags might be useful.
A cute little and simple embroidery suitable for baby clothes.
More images here
A little elephant for a little baby boy. Read more about creation of satin stitches
here.
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Some inspiration? |
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Scrapbooking stamps or brushes can be sewn on fabric or on paper. This image is a freebie kit
from Ziggle designs found at DigiScrapDepot.com
Convert hand embroidery patterns to machine embroidery. Could be nice on a blouse for example.
This image is a free pattern from Needle'nThread
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