Stippling is a wandering path that is formed automatically based on
an outline and any number of holes. The path is a continuous curve that wanders
around seemingly aimlessly yet it meets itself at the finish. Because the result
is a closed shape, the Exit point is ignored, but the Entry point is honored.
The Stippling object can have a single inclination line added to it which will
set the rotation of the pattern (So that it comes off horizontal) so that
different blocks will have even greater differences in pattern.
There are four patterns that you can choose from with
stippling: Drunkard which wobbles a bit and is slightly inconsistent with the
distance between jigsaws, Curvy which has a ‘cleaner’ and more consistent
spacing, Leafy which tapers some of the pattern to give a floral effect, and
finally, Geometric for a cleaner look perhaps for modern quilting.
With all of the patterns you can adjust the spacing of the run
to vary from a tight stipple to a loose meander. You can also set the stitch
length.
If you want to edit the path or change the stitching in more
ways, the stipple can be converted to a run, which will keep the generated path,
and let you apply stitch effects such as motif. Simply click the Run stitch type
button in the Tool Pane while the stipple object is selected.