Still strugling with applique..

[MikeFreeman]

Ok see if anyone can help me out with this..

I have decided the only way I can get the offset for a walk bean stitch is to use offset path command in adobe (otherwise known as contour tool in corel)
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This image shows what 3 layers of twill fabric should look like when finished. They are kisscut using a laser therefore the 3 layers are stuck together before cutting and remain together throughout the process...
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This second imageshirtshack stitches shows what it would look like with the bean stitches in place but as shown with the green lines I have highlighted where there will be a problem with material not being stitched down this is becuase the offset path tool is not doing a perfect job.
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The final image is the .ofm you will see the the walk stitches all created using the vector to walk stitch command, red for the placement stitch, blue to tack down the blue black for the black white for the white. I have added the problem areas by using walk stitch input method but I don’t know how to make them part of the white walkstitch to cut out the amount of trims... Resequencing would help but on parts like the last letter K it will still sew that then trim and come back to finish the small lines... Im looking for a way to weld the white stitching to the green (colours are just to make it more visable)

Hope that makes sense 

[MikeFreeman]

oops meesed up the images in that one LOL


Ok see if anyone can help me out with this..

I have decided the only way I can get the offset for a walk bean stitch is to use offset path command in adobe (otherwise known as contour tool in corel)


This image shows what 3 layers of twill fabric should look like when finished. They are kisscut using a laser therefore the 3 layers are stuck together before cutting and remain together throughout the process...


This second imageshirtshack stitches shows what it would look like with the bean stitches in place but as shown with the green lines I have highlighted where there will be a problem with material not being stitched down this is becuase the offset path tool is not doing a perfect job.

The final image is the .ofm you will see the the walk stitches all created using the vector to walk stitch command, red for the placement stitch, blue to tack down the blue black for the black white for the white. I have added the problem areas by using walk stitch input method but I don’t know how to make them part of the white walkstitch to cut out the amount of trims... Resequencing would help but on parts like the last letter K it will still sew that then trim and come back to finish the small lines... Im looking for a way to weld the white stitching to the green (colours are just to make it more visable)

Hope that makes sense 

[KERRMINATOR]

Well I guess the reason the offset command isn't working in those spots is because the offset is greater than the width in those areas. I'm not sure I know how to get that to sequence the way you want in Design Shop. I don't know if you can select the green and white parts, right click on them and go to operations - combine elements, but if it's grayed-out, then you can't. In the old software we have, it's easier, we can just step through the design a few stitches at a time until you get to the exact spot where you want it to start stitching the small piece, then cut and paste that piece and it'll sequence it right there. I think I've tried that before in DS but it never puts it there, it just sticks it after that element. If you can't right click on the two pieces and say "combine elements" then I'm not really sure what you can do other than redraw it....I'm sure someone else will have a better idea....