Inkstitch - An easier way to make simple satin fonts
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- Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
- I've had this idea in my head for a while, and now I'm putting it to the test. A simpler way to make simple satin stitch fonts in inkstitch. And it worked amazingly well.
Your tutos are the best around. You keep in mind how the machine will render your design the best way - I mean the most artistic way - possible. It requires much more work. Those fonts are gorgeous.
You should also change your stroke cap to rounded, and simplify the path before converting to satin stitch, so it's smoother
Your videos are invaluable. Thank you for taking the time to share your knowledge
Thank you 😊
This is just what I needed! You're a lifesaver, thank you!!
Excellent!! Thank you
excellent tutorial thank you! I've been struggling with satin stitches in particular - excited to give this a go!
Thank you.
Once again your knowledge has saved the day
The bob ross of stitching!!! I wanna start doing my own personal hats and making the programs to take to the stores so they can be made.. custom done by me rather than paying them to have my design digitized then have them bring them to life
Lol. My mom has said that too 😁🤣.
Thank you 😊
Thank you so much! This helped me solve a particularly frustrating problem
Excellent. Thank you
You are a absolute blessing! Thank you
Thank you 😁
Thanks for this video. It really helped. Subscribed.
You also don't need to add running stitches manually, there is an auto function for that: Tools Satin> auto route satin columns
sometimes manually gives you a better result and people should know how to do it
It's too bad I can't give another thumbs up
Fabulous! Thanks.
Thanks for your fine YTs. I'm learning a lot. But I have a problem. If I make a text from inksticth lettering I can't choose tread colour without getting some "shadows" around the letters? Do you have a yt whit that?
Hold shift when you select the color. You want to set stroke color instead of fill color. Should fix you right up, let me know if that doesn't work.
@@LowTechLinux It works.. Tanks :)
Excellent 👍
This is very helpful, thank you! I need to learn the basics and how you got to this point. I can't even figure out how to zoom way in and create nodes with being able to move around the image because it doesn't all fit on the screen. Also, as I'm clicking through it will randomly stop and form an irregular shape image over my text. I don't know what I'm doing wrong. 🤦🏼♀️ Which video should I watch to learn the basics before attempting the satin stitches? I tried basic stitches but it makes a mess of it and it comes out rough.
What helps is to have your left hand on the keyboard by control and shift and always be ready to use ctrl+z to undo anything you want to undo, using shift+crtl and your center mouse wheel will zoom in and out easily. Having a basic knowlege of inkscape will be very beneficial to anyone wanting to use it for embroidery because all keyboard shortcuts in it are universally used here. I would strongly suggest checking out some inkscape tutorials first then coming back to this channel, as this is actually pretty advanced for a new user.
Newb here. What’s the reason for the running stitch? Your vid’s are so helpful. Thanks in advance.
It's necessary if you don't want to have jump stitches to cut after the project is done.
ruclips.net/video/M38GK7iRu0k/видео.html
That is so helpful!
Thank you
How do i go about changing an a image from running stitch to Satin Lines?
For the most part you have to do that manually. This should help. If you still have questions I'll be happy to answer them.
ruclips.net/video/M38GK7iRu0k/видео.html
Thank you. Nice video.
Thank you
I’m following your video and looks great with the railroad track look, but once I hit the params button it looks like a blob on the screen verses making a letter. Am I missing a step? Thank you for your time! Your videos are great!
Use the nodes tool to select only one of the rails, then do path > reverse. Should fix you right up
ruclips.net/video/o56TsB--nqc/видео.html
Awesome that was easy! Thanks so much for your time! Have learned so much from your awesome videos!
Absolutely outstanding, glad it worked for you 👍👍
Great vid thanks
Thank you
Hi, is it possible to convert a line to satin stitch and preserve the rounded cap end?
absolutely.
use the nodes select tool and move the nodes on the very end closer together. If there are too many nodes do path > simplify. Double click to add a node as needed.
If this doesn't make sense let me know and I'll do a quick vid to show what I mean.
@@LowTechLinux much appreciated, so I have to edit manually after I have turned the line to satin stitch and it has created the runners. It's a shame it doesn't recognise the rounded cap end.
Always helpful. Let’s say, you want to put foam and make it 3D, what changes should I make?
Mostly just match the color of the thread to the foam, and increase the density of the satin stitch to at least .2 mm. If you can slow the machine down that would be good too
i’ve tried this tutorial and i don’t know what i’m doing wrong, when i hit enter after doing a like for nodes, the whole shape distorts and i don’t know how to fix it :(
Hello, what version of Inkstitch is this one? I'm finding the new one difficult to follow and it often crashes. Your tutorial is very helpful, thank you!!
I'm not sure, I think this one was 2.1.0. what operating system are you on and what version of inkscape do you have?
Please what do I do every time I use my bezier tool instead of drawing a line or tracing the object as I marked it just fills up the object I traced almost like a bucket tool
After you trace go to the fill and stroke tool, select no fill, select stroke.
If you make bezier lines and don't close it, press enter without closing it, it should make a stroke line without filling it
@@LowTechLinux ok thank u so much
Thank you
You're welcome
Sweet Baby Jesus! This will make a job for me possible! Friend wants a cursive font and I have been losing my sanity.
🤣🤣😂😂
Glad I could help.
😂🤣
Great video! What is the smallest you’ve stitched for lettering and do you have any tips/tricks?
Normally you don't want to do less than a 1 mm width for a satin column. I have done about .6 mm, but its hard to get it perfect.
Tips and tricks would be center line underlay at 1mm, no underlay less than that. I will usually do my own running stitches and turn off tie offs inside the letter.
Really most important is the stabilizer. The smaller the font the stronger the stabilizer. On really tricky stitches we use a mesh stabilizer with a spray on adhesive.
@@LowTechLinux just wanted to thank you for the advice. My small lettering came out awesome. New to embroidery and inkstitch and your videos have Helped a ton. Thanks again.
Question. I have a Brother single needle with a 4x4 hoop. What would you suggest for ways to stitch out patterns larger than the 4x4, but look joined or like it was done in one pass?
That's a really hard one. Maybe separate the sections by words.
Hoop... Stitch word
Rehoop... Stitch word
Rehoop... Stitch image.
That's a tough one.
@@LowTechLinux Kind my plan. I was thinking of how to do registration marks. My only thought right now is with Tailor's chalk. Getting the item back into the hoop so the embroidery stays even top to bottom and side to side.
I can do it even with a bigger font? The font is planet kosmos
The font you mentioned, I think would be better served by doing the satin by setting the rails manually.
Perfect! I will pick some info about it then!!
Have a look at this one, it should get you heading in the right direction
ruclips.net/video/LFdQuHP5dRY/видео.html
Question why didn't you need a running stich on the 1st E and needed one for the 2nd E
Lol. To be honest I really didn't need that running stitch on the last one. Force of habit from doing really small satin stitch fonts. It's good practice to do that running stitch but not always necessary. Had this been a much smaller stitch out it's more necessary and also better to reduce the tie offs as much as possible.
@@LowTechLinux thanks because I'm struggling with small satin stitching
I'm working on a video for better small satin results. Probably this weekend.
Cool,I'll be looking forward to that
Took a little longer than I wanted, but here you go...
ruclips.net/video/Lu7KEXPep7o/видео.html
I followed this tutorial for a logo but when I embroidered it, it came out thinner than I hoped. Is there a way to thicken/widen the params?
Do you mean the columns for the satin stitches came out to narrow?
If that's the case you can do params and increase the pull compensation and make the columns wider that way.
Hello, would you be able to show your params for this project?
I recently accidently erased my hard drive and started over. I don't have this particular project anymore. Iirc I just used the default param settings for this demonstration
I keep getting the error message "Only simple lines may be converted to satin columns" when I try to convert my lines to satin. How do i fix this issue?
I'm guessing the line you're talking about was created by "trace bitmap"? Trace bitmap creates only fill lines. They look line lines but they are actually a fill shape and can't be converted to a satin stitch.
Use the bezier tool and trace the line in the middle. After, go to fill and stroke, stroke style and set the width to the same width of the line you're tracing. You can then convert that newly created line to a satin stitch. Then delete the original fill line.
@@LowTechLinux thank you for your answers. But I still have this error using bezier tool... :(
Please help. I just outlined a snowman, made each line a satin stitch and now I can’t save it. .pes file. I’m just practicing and wanted to stitch it out.
Run the troubleshoot to make sure everything is valid. It only takes one error to fail to save as an embroidery file.
If troubleshoot says everything is valid, save it as an svg. Close inkscape. Reload the image in inkscape and see if you can save as pes.
If not try saving as a .dst file to see if inkstitch will save as a different embroidery file.
Let me know if any of these work.
@@LowTechLinux I closed and opened Inkstitch a number of times and it finally saved.
Then I took Inkscape off my computer and installed an older version. I’m hoping that will help. I’m using a Mac.
Thanks so much for responding.
How do you measure?
by default it's the 3rd button up on the menu on the left, just says 'measure'
ruclips.net/video/Lb-igRmj6uQ/видео.htmlsi=c_FegPPcAvhkc5q4&t=138
I did a shape but when i click on stroke to satin it keeps telling me error: too few subpaths...how to solve?
Line to satin*
Make sure there is a line to convert, fill and stroke > stroke, set to at least 1 mm. And then make sure you are selecting that line object before you try to convert.
ruclips.net/video/M38GK7iRu0k/видео.html
@@LowTechLinux okay, understand all is a bit difficult since im italian. Where do i find the fill and stroke? In params?
Okay, found it on the other video!
@@LowTechLinux another dumb question man, sorry. Im working on this planet kosmos font, but, as i said dumb question: is possible to do an entire letter on satin or it gives me only the border? Because im struggling to make it a satin..fill? I think
What tool are you using I don't seem to have it
Which tool are you referring to? To make the lines I used the bezier tool.
@@LowTechLinux yeah i guess I don’t have the bezier tool
@@LowTechLinux Do you know how you got it or did it come with yours?
@@LowTechLinux Nevermind i got it
@@elizacriestoomuchh that's odd. I thought it just showed in the left hand tool bar by default.
There are two shortcut keys for the bezier tool. Press b on your keyboard should activate the bezier tool
If that doesn't work, try the key combo shift+F6.
Is there seriously no way to just turn the letters into "simple lines" and then use the "convert line to satin"? Why do they make us do this ridiculous process for each letter/each font?
Not yet, but that's a good idea
@@LowTechLinux I guess that's why rhe paid programs are like $1,000? Seems like a con to me 🤷♂️
They just already have a massive satin stitch font library. Inkstitch is a relatively young project and it has more satin fonts with each release.
Would also need this! Can someone recommend programs (may be paid) which allow for this?