There are several actions you can take to edit your stitches. For more information, expand the following:
Changing the Direction of a Stitch
You can change the direction of a stitch.
To change a stitch's direction:
On the Main toolbar, click Stitch.
In the 2D window click the needle head of the stitch you want to edit.
Go to the Context view.
Click Flip. The stitch direction is reversed.
Matching an Edge
You can automatically adjust a stitch so that it matches the shortest edge it is on.
To have the stitch match the shortest edge:
On the Main toolbar, click Stitch.
In the 2D window click the needle head of the stitch you want to edit.
Go to the Context view.
Click Match. The stitch length is automatically changed to match the shortest edge.
Deleting a Stitch
If your stitches look wrong, as in the following image, you should delete them and stitch again.
To delete a stitch:
On the Main toolbar, click Stitch.
In the 3D or 2D window click the stitch you want to delete.
Press Delete.
Tip
When deleting multi-stitches, or stitches on symmetrical pieces, after selecting the stitches and before pressing Delete, you can click and press Shift on the needle head of stitches you do not want to delete.
Adjusting Stitch Length
You can adjust the length of a completed stitch.
To adjust the length of a stitch:
On the Main toolbar, click Stitch.
In the 2D window click the needle head of the stitch you want to edit.
Click one end of the stitch line.
Drag the end, adjusting the stitch to the length you want.
The following image shows the length of a stitch being adjusted.
Moving a Stitch
You can move a stitch along the edge or line it is stitched to.
Note
To move a stitch along an edge, you must first adjust its length so that it no longer is stitched to the complete edge or line. For more information, refer to Adjusting Stitch Length.
To move of a stitch:
On the Main toolbar, click Stitch.
In the 2D window drag the needle head of the stitch you want to move.
The following image shows a stitch being moved.
Breaking a Multi Stitch into Single Stitches
This feature is only applicable for Version 2025.2 and newer.
In the 2D or 3D window, select the multi-stitch you want to convert. You can convert a multi-stitch connection into individual single stitches. This gives you fine control to edit and grade each stitch segment independently.
To convert a multi-stitch to single stitches:
On the Main toolbar, click
In the 2D or 3D window, select the multi-stitch you want to convert.
When selected, its label shows the suffix – Multi Stitch.
Right-click the stitch and choose Convert to Single Stitches.
The multi stitch is split into individual single stitches. Each segment can now be edited or graded per size.
Notes
After conversion, the – Multi Stitch label is removed from the stitch name to make the new single stitches easy to identify.
Multi stitch integrity is preserved when you Flip Stitch or Clone Piece with Stitches before you break multi stitch.
Tip
If you clone only some pieces from a multi-stitch set, VStitcher warns you that the affected multi-stitch will turn into single stitches, so you can proceed intentionally.
Note
After you have created a stitch, stitch construction properties are displayed in the Context view.
For more information, refer to 3D Stitch Visualization.