Title: Visible gaps where fill sections meet – what could cause this?
I’m having a recurring problem with fill stitches on my Brother Innov-is V3.
As you can see in the photo, I get visible horizontal gaps exactly where different sections of the fill meet. The same issue also happens with filled lettering, so it’s not specific to this cup design.
What I’ve already tried:
- 2 layers of 70 g/m² (2.5 oz) cut-away stabilizer
- Fabric and stabilizer firmly hooped in a 100 × 100 mm hoop
- Increased fill density up to 5.5 lines/mm
- Increased pull compensation up to 0.7 mm
- Underlay enabled in both directions
- Horizontal fill direction
The design looks completely closed in the software, and there is no visible gap in the stitch preview. Two layers of stabilizer and more pull compensation improved the overall result slightly, but the gaps are still clearly there.
Has anyone experienced this exact issue? What was causing it in your case, and what actually fixed it?
u/derhelge — 3 days ago