Draw basic pattern and define plating colors

I. Draw motif and define plating colors

    1
    In the basic pattern (yarn color #31) draw-in the desired motif with another yarn color #4.
    2. 2
    Open the Plating dialog box with and create following plating colors:

No.

Plating Colors

Use

1

P1 (red)

Plating color combination for the first pattern row, which is worked in the first system.

P2 (yellow)

2

P3 (blue)

Plating color combination for the second pattern row, which is worked in the second system.

P4 (light blue)

3

P5 (dark green)

Plating color for the start

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When creating the plating colors for Stoll-ikat plating ® you have to allocate type (i) to the plating color.

 

Stoll-ikat plating ®

For the so-called Stoll-ikat plating® one needs two plating colors (= a plating color combination) per pattern row for each color change in one system.

With Stoll-ikat plating® it is possible to use a different plating color combination in each system.
A maximum of 30 changes of position are allowed in one pattern row, where a distance of 2 inches (with 1.0 m/s) between the color changes is to be respected.

    3
    Right click on the corresponding plating color.
    4
    Select the ikat item of the context menu.
  1. The plating color is indicated by the i symbol.
    2. 5
    Right click the corresponding yarn color of a plating color combination.
    6
    Select the desired YPI index from the table and allocate it.

Result:

No.

YPI Index

 

1

YPI 1 + YPI 2

2

YPI 3 + YPI 4

3

YPI 5 + YPI 6