diff --git a/OpenNest.Engine/Fill/StripeFiller.cs b/OpenNest.Engine/Fill/StripeFiller.cs
index eab8473..71012d4 100644
--- a/OpenNest.Engine/Fill/StripeFiller.cs
+++ b/OpenNest.Engine/Fill/StripeFiller.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading;
 using OpenNest.Engine.Strategies;
 using OpenNest.Geometry;
 using OpenNest.Math;
@@ -75,6 +76,57 @@ public class StripeFiller
         return bestAngle;
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Iteratively finds the rotation angle where N copies of the pattern
+    /// span the given dimension with minimal waste.
+    /// Returns (angle, waste, pairCount).
+    /// </summary>
+    public static (double Angle, double Waste, int Count) ConvergeStripeAngle(
+        List<Part> patternParts, double sheetSpan, double spacing,
+        NestDirection axis, CancellationToken token = default)
+    {
+        var currentAngle = 0.0;
+        var bestWaste = double.MaxValue;
+        var bestAngle = 0.0;
+        var bestCount = 0;
+        var tolerance = sheetSpan * 0.001;
+
+        for (var iteration = 0; iteration < MaxConvergenceIterations; iteration++)
+        {
+            token.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+
+            var rotated = FillHelpers.BuildRotatedPattern(patternParts, currentAngle);
+            var pairSpan = GetDimension(rotated.BoundingBox, axis);
+
+            if (pairSpan + spacing <= 0)
+                break;
+
+            var n = (int)System.Math.Floor((sheetSpan + spacing) / (pairSpan + spacing));
+            if (n <= 0)
+                break;
+
+            var usedSpan = n * (pairSpan + spacing) - spacing;
+            var remaining = sheetSpan - usedSpan;
+
+            if (remaining < bestWaste)
+            {
+                bestWaste = remaining;
+                bestAngle = currentAngle;
+                bestCount = n;
+            }
+
+            if (remaining <= tolerance)
+                break;
+
+            var delta = remaining / n;
+            var targetSpan = pairSpan + delta;
+
+            currentAngle = FindAngleForTargetSpan(patternParts, targetSpan, axis);
+        }
+
+        return (bestAngle, bestWaste, bestCount);
+    }
+
     private static double BisectForTarget(
         List<Part> patternParts, double lo, double hi,
         double targetSpan, NestDirection axis)
diff --git a/OpenNest.Tests/Strategies/StripeFillerTests.cs b/OpenNest.Tests/Strategies/StripeFillerTests.cs
index 425285d..02a669a 100644
--- a/OpenNest.Tests/Strategies/StripeFillerTests.cs
+++ b/OpenNest.Tests/Strategies/StripeFillerTests.cs
@@ -60,4 +60,36 @@ public class StripeFillerTests
 
         Assert.True(angle >= 0 && angle <= System.Math.PI / 2);
     }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ConvergeStripeAngle_ReducesWaste()
+    {
+        var pattern = MakeRectPattern(20, 10);
+        var (angle, waste, count) = StripeFiller.ConvergeStripeAngle(
+            pattern.Parts, 120.0, 0.5, NestDirection.Horizontal);
+
+        Assert.True(count >= 5, $"Expected at least 5 pairs, got {count}");
+        Assert.True(waste < 18.0, $"Expected waste < 18, got {waste:F2}");
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ConvergeStripeAngle_HandlesExactFit()
+    {
+        var pattern = MakeRectPattern(10, 5);
+        var (angle, waste, count) = StripeFiller.ConvergeStripeAngle(
+            pattern.Parts, 100.0, 0.0, NestDirection.Horizontal);
+
+        Assert.Equal(10, count);
+        Assert.True(waste < 0.2, $"Expected near-zero waste, got {waste:F2}");
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ConvergeStripeAngle_Vertical()
+    {
+        var pattern = MakeRectPattern(10, 20);
+        var (angle, waste, count) = StripeFiller.ConvergeStripeAngle(
+            pattern.Parts, 120.0, 0.5, NestDirection.Vertical);
+
+        Assert.True(count >= 5, $"Expected at least 5 pairs, got {count}");
+    }
 }