Overlap in designs.

When you digitise openings in an object overlaps at some place are unavoidable. The number of them depends on several factors:
- the shape of the object
- the shape of the opening(s)
- start and end points of the object
- the stitch angle.
I chose an example of part of a crest I embroidered. The shape is simple, the openings are not. But even a circle would give 2 overlaps.
I varied the start and end points and the angle of the fill stitches.
- yellow start upper left end upper left angle 60
- pink start upper left end lower right angle 60
- green start upper left end upper right angle 30
- blue start upper left end lower right angle 30

In the end I chose a different angle (32) and let it stitch from upper left to lower right.

A good underlay helps prevent gaps, as does stabilising well and using basting stitches around the design.