Plasma Fill For Chain (Aari) and Cording (Cording)

Plasma Fill For Chain (Aari) and Cording (Cording)

Plasma Fill For Chain (Aari) and Cording (Cording)

Perfect Stitch Fill Type for Chain (Aari) and Cording (Dori)

Auto Routing as per shape.

Editable Hollow Shapes with the auto rerouting of fill.

Auto Reverse from Boundaries.

Clockwise and Anti-clockwise Routing Options.

Cording Specific Turning and Backstitch option.

Motif Styles Can be used with Plasma Fill Type.

Approach chain stitch the same way you would approach stem stitch: begin on the outside of the shape by working the chain stitch along the design line.

Beginning on the outside of the shape is important. Doing so will give you a sharp, neat outline and will set the shape.

Then, work subsequent lines of chain stitch, inside the shape, following the original outline.

As the shape fills and you reach the center, you may have to get creative in the way your lines fill the shape, but in the end, you’ll end up with a solid fill.

The bird above was filled with a chain stitch using a variegated embroidery thread. But you can also achieve a shaded effect with chain stitch filling.

Stem stitch is normally used to create lines, delicate or bold, in embroidery. But it can also be effectively used to fill a space. Not only can you fill a space on an embroidery design with a solid color using stem stitch, but you can easily shade with stem stitch as well.

First, let’s talk about filling a space.

To work a stem stitch filling, start by outlining the space you want to fill with stem stitch. Then, working close to the outline, simply work more lines inside the space until it is full!

For an irregular shape, by the time you reach the center, you might have to manipulate your stitches and lines a little bit to get the whole space full, but in the end, the stitches will all blend together to give a solid fill.

If you’ve ever browsed through a stitch dictionary, you’ve probably noticed that embroidery stitches are often arranged according to the a job they do. Line stitches, for example, are stitches that work up in lines — and this is where you’ll find stitches like backstitch, stem stitch split stitch and chain stitch.

Filling stitches fill up spaces. Here’s where you’ll find satin stitch and long and short stitch, lattice fillings and the like. Back in September, Blueprint member Kristen Valencia wrote an article on “5 Need-to-Know Embroidery Filling Stitches,” showing how to fill with satin stitch, padded satin stitch, French knots, seed stitch and long and short stitch.

There’s no hard and fast rule that says that line stitches can’t be used as filling stitches, too — and sometimes, a line stitch is the best option for filling up a design area. Today, let’s look at how line stitches can be used to fill spaces on an embroidery project.