ImagesMagUK_September_2021

www.images-magazine.com SEPTEMBER 2021 images 73 TIPS & TECHNIQUES STEP-BY-STEP: THE KNOCKDOWN EFFECT In Wilcom EmbroideryStudio e4.5, select all of the areas of the design you would like to add the knockdown mesh to – this can be all of the design, or just specific areas. It will then display a run stitch line, offset around the design, which needs to be changed into a solid tatami fill. To finish, change Underlay to ‘tatami’ to complete the cross hatch look. This will add stitches going in the opposite direction. 1 4 7 Press the ‘Simple Offsets’ icon. Select the run stitch line and click on the ‘tatami’ icon to change it to a solid stitch. The ‘mesh’ has knocked down the pile of the towel. 2 5 8 Choose how far away from the design you want the outside of the knockdown backing to be; 3mm is normal. Now it’s time to make the ‘cross hatch effect’ – 3mm stitch spacing should be sufficient. The final logo. 3 6 9