GIMP Version: 2.8.14
Operating System: Windows
GIMP Experience: New User

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Trying to make an image to look like an arm patch badge see example.



How would i fill selected areas to look like stitching ? I've tried fill with patterns that I've made but can't get the result I'm after.

Any help would be grateful TIA Bob

See attachment of the image i made.

1) Make a pattern with thin stripes (blend tool, repeat with sawtooth or triangle, 2px drag), and perhaps blur it a bit
2) Apply as bump map

(if you start with a bigger image, the stitching will look thinner)

Here's a post by fencepost that describes how to do stitching. You need to scroll down a way to see it.

viewtopic.php?p=119429#p119429

Took O's advice and went to Fencepost's tutorial. It advises to download 'scanline' pattern from related Deviant Art site - but that site has a message Download has been temporarily disabled

here's my effort.
I drew a blue lines then darker blue lines and darkest blue lines and used it as pattern (copied into clipboard).
Converted your image into 3 colors (indexed mode menu Image->Mode->Indexed) then converted back to RGB.
Selected blue color, Selection to Path. Stroke Path with Paint brush tool but set the brush dynamics to "Track Direction"
Colorized the blue pattern to red-ish color and did the same for Red area.

another effort, just added alternating black and white lines and set mode as darken only over red area.



another effort with soft black and white light on red.



another one with added lighting on blue stiches.


here's the .xcf of my play.

Fantastic work trandoductin and thank you for the xcf file and a big thank you to all that responded to this post.

I remembered there was an embroidery script posted a long time ago...maybe this would help your project.Click here.

Hi Bob, you might want to try Filters-Artistic-clothify, I just ran it using default but you can get some good outcomes.

Embroidery Stitcher. Make sure the top layer is in "Screen Mode"

One with a denim pattern on the red color (colorized the denim layer to match).

Rod, you got cool edges going on it looks like thread.

Another method to try... Filters-Artistic-GIMPressionist-paper-canvas2 (duplicate layer x suitable)

Oh my Gush!