Insert Fabric Flattening Stitches - Manual

Embird Embroidery Software Tutorial

This tutorial explains how to create flattening stitches to avoid thin lettering sinking into soft fabric. These stitches should be sewn out with thread of a color similar to the fabric color to be unobtrusive, stabilizing the soft fabric.

1 - Run the Embird program.

2 - Select the "Embird" menu to switch to Editor.

3 - Select the "File > Open" menu to open an existing design (Picture No. 1).

1. Open an existing design

4 - Click the object on the work area or the object icon at the right side of the screen to select it (Picture No. 2). The object containing the text "Embird 2018" is now selected - the black rectangle is drawn around its icon at the right side of the screen.

2. Select object

5 - Select the "Insert > Basting Stitches" menu (Picture No. 3).

3. Insert Basting Stitches

6 - Choose the type of basting stitches (simple rectangle) and specify also the offset from the selected object (Picture No. 4).

4. Type of Basting Stitches

7 - Basting stitches of the chosen type were inserted to the work area, with a specified offset of 10.0 mm from the selected object (Picture No. 5). The object containing basting stitches is now selected - the black rectangle is drawn around its icon at the right side of the screen.

5. Basting Stitches Inserted

8 - Select the "Insert > Fill Closed Contours" menu (Picture No. 6).

6. Fill Closed Contours

9 - Choose the fill pattern, stitch density, and prescribe also the angle of stitches (Picture No. 7).

7. Choose Fill Pattern

10 - Fill stitches will appear on the work area (Picture No. 8).

8. Filled Rectangle

11 - The basting stitches object is still selected on the work area. Use the "Edit > Delete" menu to delete it, as it was used here only for the purpose of bounding the area being filled (Picture No. 9).

9. Delete Basting Stitches

12 - Check the result in 3D view mode - click the "3D" tab below the work area (Picture No. 10).

10. Check Flattening Stitches

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