Hi First name / friend, Ever delay listing a product or file because it doesn't feel perfect yet? Have a folder of products that are aaaalmost ready to go but one of the last steps is holding you back? Consider this your friendly nudge to just go for it. Finish it! Put your first draft out there and know that you can always come back and edit it later. Won't it feel so good to have it completed? Here's a tip: set a timer for whatever task you're delaying, turn off your notifications, and dive in. Just get it done! Ready? You know what I'll be doing this week ;) |
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I've spent a lot of time in the stroke panel this week (I may have a few new embroidery tutorials coming out soon…) so I wanted to give you a quick behind the scenes look at how I use the stroke panel to create the line stitching for my embroidery patterns, like the bows in the rainbow above: |
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- Step 1: Draw or download a design that's created with a single stroke/no fill (like a laser scoring file).
- Step 2: Copy that single stroke design and paste it in place (on a mac that's command+shift+v).
- Step 3: While still selected, change the stroke weight to 3.6pt (for #5 needles) or 12.6pt (for kid's plastic needles).
- Step 4: In the stroke panel select rounded caps, check “dashed line,” and set dash to 0pt and gap to 12pt or higher.
- Step 5: Now you should see circles! Go to Object > expand appearance, then Object > expand. Swap the fill and stroke and voila!
I like to use the original stroke line as the scored pattern line so that there's no guessing when it's time to stitch. Just change the color of the stroke and you're good to go! What single stroke designs will you convert to embroidery?? Caution, it's addicting… |
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Until next time, happy lasering! xo, |
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