Hatch Embroidery sets the underlay automatically for each object. It is a fantastic feature that makes it really easy for beginners. In certain cases however, you might want to do things a little differently. This kangaroo design has many objects and because I used Embossed fills for almost all of them, the stitch angles are the same. This is not ideal from a push-pull perspective. You can read more about the push and pull effect here.
In order to reduce the push-pull effect in the design and avoid potential gaps between the objects, I used a different technique by digitizing a global underlay. I digitized a closed object in the shape of the kangaroo, chose the Tatami fill and increased the stitch spacing to 3 mm. This gave me a good solid base to embroider all the objects on and avoided the fabric moving during the stitching. I switched off all underlay settings for this object, because it IS actually the underlay. I also manually changed the underlay setting for all the top objects to ‘Edge Run’.
Tip: When using embossed stitches the bottom color usually shows through the top one, so I recommend you chose your color for the global underlay that will blend in the background or enhance the overall design. I used dark blue for the global underlay with the kangaroo design to match the color of the fabric I was stitching on.