Mesh Tool - 4. Celtic Knot Parameters

This is a sub-chapter of the Mesh Parameters chapter.

Celtic knots are a type of decorative knotwork and interlace pattern. The most defining feature is the use of continuous, interwoven lines that have no beginning or end.

This page describes the Celtic Knot parameters within the Mesh tool of Embird Studio NEXT, a software for computerized machine embroidery. It provides a guide to creating intricate knot-based embroidery fills by adjusting various settings such as knot shape (round, angular, combined), strand thickness, individual knot size, the density or "unweaving" of the knots, the fill span within object contours, and the option to align knots across multiple design elements.

Shape - choose between round, angular, or combined shapes for the knots.

Round Celtic Knots

Thickness controls the width of the strands forming the knot mesh.

Size is the dimension of an individual knot, measured as shown in the following illustration.

Structure > Unweave. Increase this value if you want more knots to be formed within the fill.

Span defines the extent of the knot fill with respect to the object contours. Possible values are Overflow, Cropped, and Interior. In the case of Overflow fill, you may want to exclude object contours from the mesh. This can be done in the Common Settings tab.

Align to Common Grid. This option allows you to align knots in individual objects to the same grid. For this alignment to work, the objects must have the same knot size, and no effects or transformations can be used.

No alignment

Aligned to common grid