This allows to build the designs with the correct colors in mind.Ĭolors will appear in the PDF-Output and will also be included into your embroidery file, if your file format supports it. Ink/Stitch comes with a lot of thread manufacturer color palettes which can be installed into Inkscape. Install Thread Color Palettes for Inkscape gpl color palettes can be generated with Generate Color Palette. You will need to restart Inkscape after this process. Make it available in Inkscape with this extension: Extensions > Ink/Stitch > Thread Color Management > Install custom palette. gpl color list of the threads you are actually using. Threadlists can only be exported through a zip-file ( batch export). Tipp: Install Add-Ons for Ink/Stitch to have more threadlists available. If you want to import any other threadlist from a txt-file, choose the option “Import other threadlist” and pick a threadlist from the dropdown menu before clicking on apply. to apply a threadlist exported by Ink/Stitch. Run Extensions > Ink/Stitch > Thread Color Management > Import Threadlist. In case you are planing to change these, you’d prefer to save the entire SVG instead. But be careful not to change the amount and order of colors. You can export and import them as you like. It could also be helpful, if you are wanting to test different color settings.
This is especially useful, if you want to work on existing embroidery files which do not support color information (e.g. Ink/Stitch can apply a threadlists to an embroidery design.