Press s to use the Select and Transform objects tool, and select Tux, hold down the shift key, and also select any text area. A good size is about 2.75 inches by 2.75 inches. Dialog to Break Apart Fill Objectsįor further explanation of this operation, see the Ink/Stitch documentation. Choose Extensions>Ink/Stitch>Fill Tools>Break Apart Fill Objects … In the resulting pop up, choose Complex, click Apply, and wait for the operation to complete.
Type s to use the Select and Transform objects tool and click on the image of Tux to select it again. Thi leaves the black area to be embroidered. Within the Fill and Stroke pane change the fill to No paint to make this portion of Tux transparent. Type n to use the Edit paths by Nodes tool and click on a white portion of Tux. Then click on Object>Fill and Stroke, in the menu. Type s to use the Select and Transform objects tool, and click on the image of Tux to select it. Tux can be distinguished from the document background Use a Single Color For Tux
You can now distinguish between colors used on Tux and the background color. Then close the document properties dialog box. Dialog box to enable checkerboard document background Click File>Document Properties… and then check the box to enable a checkerboard background. It is helpful to have a checkerboard background to distinguish background and foreground colors. Image of Tux with text to be embroidered Use a Transparent Background Black and white image of Tuxĭownload this public domain image, tux-bw.svg, to your computer, and import it into your document as an editable SVG image using File>Import. Let us use a public domain black and white SVG image of Tux created by Ryan Lerch and Garret LeSage. Pictures with only a few colors work well for embroidery. This tutorial is a follow on article to Make More with Inkscape and Ink/Stitch and provides complete steps to create your design. Polo shirts are often used for embroidery because they do not tear as easily as t-shirts when pierced by embroidery needles, though with care t-shirts can also be embroidered. This tutorial will demonstrate how to design your own custom embroidered polo shirt using Inkscape and Ink/Stitch. Embroidered shirts are great custom gifts and can also be a great way to show your love for open source.
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