Convert lockstitch to chenille
 | Use Chenille > Moss to create a looped pile look. |
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 | Use Chenille > Compound Chenille to automatically digitize chenille shapes with offset borders. Right-click to adjust automatic offset borders. |
You can convert complex fill and other closed objects to chenille using Compound Chenille. Multiple offset runs are generated automatically from the same boundary.
To convert lockstitch to chenille...
Open a new design using the Chenille template and select a machine format to suit.
Select the complex fill or other closed object.
Select a chenille stitch type – usually Moss.
Select a chenille fill pattern – Square, Double Square or Island Coil. Once you have selected a pattern, the Compound Chenille icon becomes active.
Click the icon. Offset borders and a chenille fill are generated according to current settings.
Compound Chenille can be applied to many closed objects, including standard shapes.
- With the object selected, open the Object Properties > Compound Chenille tab to adjust settings.