Create a Stitched Text Logo Effect in Inkscape

In this Inkscape tutorial, we’ll create a text logo that looks like it has been stitched onto fabric. We’ll get some practice with path operations, text manipulation, creating patterns, using the Pattern Along Path path effect, and using the Noise Fill filter. ► Check out the Inkscape courses (and more!) here: (or on Skillshare: Inkscape is a free and open-source alternative to Adobe Illustrator, and you can download it here: Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:30 Add some text 01:25 Change letter spacing 01:39 Turn text into a path 01:48 Create U-shaped stitching path 02:28 Cut path with Difference operation 02:57 Add Pattern Along Path path effect to first letter 03:43 Use fuse nearby ends to fix artifacts 04:50 Break apart H and Union parts together 05:16 Reverse direction of path’s nodes 05:35 Create a striped pattern 06:14 Apply Noise Fill filter to pattern 08:20 Turn objects into pattern and apply to text 08:40 Fix size of pattern 10:16 Apply Noise Fill filter to background 10:39 Outro