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 <title>Embroidery output extension for Inkscape</title>
 <h1>Embroidery output extension for Inkscape</h1>
 
+NOTE: This file is part of Jon Howell's original inksape-embroidery project.  Much of what is below is outdated, but it is included here for historical purposes.
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 Inkscape is a natural tool for designing embroidery patterns;
 the only challenge is converting the Inkscape design to a stitch file.
 Here's a rough cut as such a tool that got me through my first project;