The method of claim 6, further comprising converting the outline data to stitch data.Ĩ. The method of claim 1 wherein the data format is outline data.ħ. The method of claim 1 wherein the data format is stitch data.Ħ. The method of claim 1, wherein the coordinate points are located on or substantially near the pathway.ĥ. The method of claim 1, wherein the pathway is derived from a pre-determined fractal shape repeated a pre-determined number of iterations.Ĥ. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of representing at least one of the coordinate points and the plurality of stitch segments on the display.ģ. A method of creating a self-generating stippling stitch design applicable to an area of an embroidery work piece substantially within a border defining an asymmetrical polygon depicted on a coordinate planar display surface, the method comprising the steps of: a) applying a pre-determined pathway within a substantially geometrically symmetrical boundary, the pathway comprising a single non-intersecting line b) conforming the pathway to an asymmetrical polygon area substantially disposed within the boundary c) selecting a plurality of coordinate points representative of the pathway and d) passing the coordinate points to a data storage medium in a pre-determined embroidery data format and e) creating a plurality of stitch segments based on the coordinate points.Ģ.

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