Convert lockstitch to chenille

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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...

1Open a new design using the Chenille template and select a machine format to suit.

2Select the complex fill or other closed object.

3Select a chenille stitch type – usually Moss.

4Select a chenille fill pattern – Square, Double Square or Island Coil. Once you have selected a pattern, the Compound Chenille icon becomes active.

5Click the icon. Offset borders and a chenille fill are generated according to current settings.

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Compound Chenille can be applied to many closed objects, including standard shapes.

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6With the object selected, open the Object Properties > Compound Chenille tab to adjust settings.

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