Tatami embroidery fill patterns

See also

• Embroidery software
• Embroidery glossary
• Concepts of computerized embroidery
• Embroidery and sewing needle
• Embroidery stitch type
• Hooping and stabilizing in computerized embroidery
• Embroider on socks
• Embroidery patch
• Computerized embroidery in education
• Conference embroidery
• Hotfix stone

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Introduction

Tatami fill patterns are one major type of stitch types (the others are lines, satin stitches and programmed stitches).

Each software manufacturer its own way of defining these. Generally speaking, one can find a few dozen non-editable patterns in semi-professional software. Professional software has more and allows editing both existing a new patterns.

Typology of tatami fill patterns

Tatami fill patterns define an area where the threads are stitched in lines (in parallel to each other). Position of stitch points in a set of lines allow creating different types of patterns.

Pattern editing

Professional embroidery design software lets users design their own patterns. Below we compare a few editors.

DG 15 (Tajima)

DG 15 distinguishes between standard (regular) fill pattern, complex patterns, carved fill patterns,

According to chapter 11 of the DG 15 User's guide , a user can modify or create patterns using the standard patterns dialog. Standard patterns are defined by lines that have the same distance between stitches but are offset. The following can be defined

• Length of stitches (points), i.e. total length of a repeatable pattern line, e.g. 40
• Number of offsets (i.e. lines that will be stitched before the pattern repeats, typically 4 for simple design and over 10 for complex designs)
• For each offset, a percentage between 0 and 100 that defines the offset can be defined. Alternatively the patterns are displayed with lines and beads representing stitches. The lines with beads then can be moved up and down.

Tajima DG 15 Standard Fill Pattern edit

Carved fills are created with complex fill segments on top of which carved fill patterns are applied (chapter 11, page 221). Carved fill patterns can also be used with true type fonts.