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Applique and tackle twill

Any text or artwork piece can be sewn as applique: switch on Sew as applique. The fabric is stitched down and its edge covered.

#The stops

1. Placement line along the outline, then a stop: lay the fabric on it (pre-cut twill goes on the line).
2. Tack-down 0.8 mm inside the outline. With Cut in place, the machine stops again here so the fabric can be trimmed close to it.
3. Border: satin, or an open zigzag (usual for twill), 1.5 to 6 mm wide, centred on the edge. It is built like any satin outline, so its corners are mitred.

• All stops are in the border thread (one needle: "Needle order: 1, 1").
• The threads list and the worksheet say what each stop is for.
• They stay separate stops even next to other pieces in the same thread.
• The preview shows the fabric in its colour under the stitches.

#The cut file

Save DST also writes NAME cut.svg: the fabric shape at real size (mm) for a vinyl cutter or laser. Cricut, Silhouette and laser software read SVG.

#Limits

• The placement, tack-down and border are all in the border thread.
• A border over a gap narrower than its width fills the gap.