Creating filled regions
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Hatch Method
Live path effects> Hatch (rough) Extensions>Eggbot>Preset hatch for fills
Inset Method
Path > Inset
Interpolation method
Generate from path> Interpolate
http://inkscape.org/doc/interpolate/tutorial-interpolate.en.html
Stitch method
Combine paths Live path effects> Stitch sub-paths
Combining methods
http://inkscape.org/doc/interpolate/tutorial-interpolate.en.html