Monotone contours

Embird Embroidery Software Tutorial

This tutorial explains how to create a new monotone contour design with a few clicks.

1 - Run Embird and click the "Editor" menu to switch to the Editor window.

2 - Click the "Surprise Me!" button to insert a randomly generated background image into the Editor (Picture No. 1).

1. Click the "Surprise Me!" button to insert a randomly generated background image

3 - Select the "Image > Expand/Shrink Color Areas" menu (Picture No. 2).

2. Select the "Image > Expand/Shrink Color Areas" menu

4 - Specify a negative value to shrink color areas to separate them (Picture No. 3).

3. Specify a negative value to shrink color areas to separate them

5 - Convert color areas in the background image to contours (Picture No. 4).

4. Convert background image to contours

6 - Click the "Monotone" button to obtain a redwork-style design (Picture No. 5).

5. Click "Monotone" button to obtain a redwork-style design

7 - Specify "Stitch Length" and "Layers" (Picture No. 6).

6. Specify "Stitch Length" and "Layers"

8 - Check the new design created from the background image.

7. Image converted to monotone contours

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