diff --git a/inkstitch/elements/element.py b/inkstitch/elements/element.py
index 7a029eacd..a6db71896 100644
--- a/inkstitch/elements/element.py
+++ b/inkstitch/elements/element.py
@@ -203,25 +203,18 @@ class EmbroideryElement(object):
         # apply the combined transform to this node's path
         simpletransform.applyTransformToPath(transform, path)
 
-
         return path
 
+    def strip_control_points(self, subpath):
+        return [point for control_before, point, control_after in subpath]
+
     def flatten(self, path):
         """approximate a path containing beziers with a series of points"""
 
         path = deepcopy(path)
-
         cspsubdiv(path, 0.1)
 
-        flattened = []
-
-        for comp in path:
-            vertices = []
-            for ctl in comp:
-                vertices.append((ctl[1][0], ctl[1][1]))
-            flattened.append(vertices)
-
-        return flattened
+        return [self.strip_control_points(subpath) for subpath in path]
 
     @property
     @param('trim_after',
diff --git a/inkstitch/elements/stroke.py b/inkstitch/elements/stroke.py
index b0e7d23fb..f245f3708 100644
--- a/inkstitch/elements/stroke.py
+++ b/inkstitch/elements/stroke.py
@@ -37,7 +37,17 @@ class Stroke(EmbroideryElement):
 
     @property
     def paths(self):
-        return self.flatten(self.parse_path())
+        path = self.parse_path()
+
+        if self.manual_stitch_mode:
+            return [self.strip_control_points(subpath) for subpath in path]
+        else:
+            return self.flatten(path)
+
+    @property
+    @param('manual_stitch', _('Manual stitch placement'), tooltip=_("Stitch every node in the path.  Stitch length and zig-zag spacing are ignored."), type='boolean', default=False)
+    def manual_stitch_mode(self):
+        return self.get_boolean_param('manual_stitch')
 
     def is_running_stitch(self):
         # stroke width <= 0.5 pixels is deprecated in favor of dashed lines
@@ -99,7 +109,9 @@ class Stroke(EmbroideryElement):
 
         for path in self.paths:
             path = [Point(x, y) for x, y in path]
-            if self.is_running_stitch():
+            if self.manual_stitch_mode:
+                patch = Patch(color=self.color, stitches=path)
+            elif self.is_running_stitch():
                 patch = self.stroke_points(path, self.running_stitch_length, stroke_width=0.0)
             else:
                 patch = self.stroke_points(path, self.zigzag_spacing / 2.0, stroke_width=self.stroke_width)
diff --git a/messages.po b/messages.po
index 92630bb06..aa2a05239 100644
--- a/messages.po
+++ b/messages.po
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: PROJECT VERSION\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: EMAIL@ADDRESS\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2018-03-30 20:26-0400\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2018-04-02 22:11-0400\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
 "Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
 "Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n"
@@ -272,6 +272,14 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Repeats"
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "Manual stitch placement"
+msgstr ""
+
+msgid ""
+"Stitch every node in the path.  Stitch length and zig-zag spacing are "
+"ignored."
+msgstr ""
+
 msgid ""
 "Unable to autofill.  This most often happens because your shape is made "
 "up of multiple sections that aren't connected."