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= Terminologies used in embroidery =
= Terminologies used in embroidery =


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[[File:Applique.jpg|thumb|Appliqué]]
[[File:Applique.jpg|thumb|Appliqué]]
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| '''Backing''' || Woven or nonwoven material used underneath the item or fabric being embroidered to provide support and stability. Can be hooped with the item or placed between the machine and throat plate and the hooped garment. Available in various weights and in two basic types - cutaway and tearaway. ||  
| '''Backing''' || Woven or nonwoven material used underneath the item or fabric being embroidered to provide support and stability. Can be hooped with the item or placed between the machine and throat plate and the hooped garment. Available in various weights and in several versions - cutaway, tearaway and solvable. See [[Hooping and stabilizing in computerized embroidery]] ||  
[[File:Needle-2675138 640.jpg|thumb|Backing]]
[[File:Needle-2675138 640.jpg|thumb|Backing]]
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| '''Cartoon'''|| Finished artwork of an embroidery design to be digitized. Usually six times larger than the finished design size, based on the art-to-stitching ratio historically used in the schiffli industry.|| [https://edutechwiki.unige.ch/en/Stitch_Era_-_stitching_children%27s_drawings#Vectorizing_a_drawing_in_Stitch_Era Vectorizing a drawing]
| '''Cartoon'''|| Finished artwork of an embroidery design to be digitized. Usually six times larger than the finished design size, based on the art-to-stitching ratio historically used in the schiffli industry.|| [https://edutechwiki.unige.ch/en/Stitch_Era_-_stitching_children%27s_drawings#Vectorizing_a_drawing_in_Stitch_Era Vectorizing a drawing]
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| '''Chenille'''|| Form of embroidery in which a loop (moss) stitch is formed on the top side of the fabric. Uses heavy yarns of wool, cotton or acrylic. Created by a chain stitch machine that has been adjusted to form this stitch type. Also known as loop piling. || Example
| '''Chenille'''|| Form of embroidery in which a loop (moss) stitch is formed on the top side of the fabric. Uses heavy yarns of wool, cotton or acrylic. Created by a chain stitch machine that has been adjusted to form this stitch type. In North America chenille is most commonly recognized as the emblems and letters sewn on letterman’s jackets. Historically chenille has had many uses in fashion and furnishings, from delicate work of lace to the bold look of school mascots, chenille is a form of embroidery most of us recognize.||  
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[[File:Embroidery chenille chainstitchlace.gif|thumb|Chenille]]
| '''Column Stitch'''|| Formed by closely placed zigzag stitches. Often used to form borders. Also known as steil stitch. See Satin Stitch.|| Example
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| '''Complex Fill'''|| Refers to a digitizing capability that allows areas to be designated as void at the same time the design's edges, or perimeter points, are defined. The design can thus be digitized as one fill area, instead of being broken down into multiple sections.|| Example
| '''Colors'''|| Colors in embroidery art can be chosen at the begining of work or adjusted with embroidery mashine.|| [http://edutechwiki.unige.ch/en/Stitch_Era_-_vector_and_thread_color#Colors_in_the_Art-to-Stitch_process Colors in the Art-to-Stitch process]
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| '''Cross-Stitch'''|| Regular bean stitch movements forming x's in rows or within a box shape to form geometric designs. Creates a handmade appearance. || Example
| '''Cross-Stitch'''|| Regular bean stitch movements forming x's in rows or within a box shape to form geometric designs. Creates a handmade appearance. ||  
[[File:Christmas-1076358 640.jpg|thumb|Cross-stitch]]
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| '''Crystal Heat Transfers'''|| Metallic studs or crystals strategically placed to form a design. While this can be done by hand, most of the time that method is too time-consuming to be cost effective. Ready-made transfers are available, and custom transfers can also be ordered from some companies. New to the embroidery industry are both stitch designs and apliqués that have accompanying transfers specifically calculated to fit and enhance the embroidery.|| Example
| '''Crystal Heat Transfers'''|| Metallic studs or crystals strategically placed to form a design. While this can be done by hand, most of the time that method is too time-consuming to be cost effective. Ready-made transfers are available, and custom transfers can also be ordered from some companies. New to the embroidery industry are both stitch designs and apliqués that have accompanying transfers specifically calculated to fit and enhance the embroidery.|| [https://edutechwiki.unige.ch/en/Hotfix_stone Hotfix]
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|'''Debossing''' || Depressed imprint created by a machine pressing a dye into the surface of fabric or material. Popular in leather decoration.|| Example
|'''Debossing''' || Depressed imprint created by a machine pressing a dye into the surface of fabric or material. Popular in leather decoration.|| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtskZpbTjrk Embossing & Debossing]
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| '''Digitizing Tablet'''|| A computer-aided design device used by digitizers to plot needle penetrations for embroidery designs. Typically, a pencil drawing of the design is enlarged and then taped to this tablet. The digitizer then uses a device known as a puck to indicate stitch types, shapes, underlay and actual needle penetrations. || Example
| '''Digitizing Tablet'''|| A computer-aided design device used by digitizers to plot needle penetrations for embroidery designs. Typically, a pencil drawing of the design is enlarged and then taped to this tablet. The digitizer then uses a device known as a puck to indicate stitch types, shapes, underlay and actual needle penetrations. ||  
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| '''Emblem'''|| Logo or design with a finished edge. Commonly an insignia of identification, usually worn on outer clothing. Historically, an emblem carried a motto, verse or suggested a moral lesson. Also known as a crest or patch.|| Example
| '''Emblem'''|| Logo or design with a finished edge. Commonly an insignia of identification, usually worn on outer clothing. Historically, an emblem carried a motto, verse or suggested a moral lesson. Also known as a crest or patch.||  
[[File:Logo AEMALTT Broderie Jessica Ceresa.jpg|thumb|Logo AEMALTT]]
[https://edutechwiki.unige.ch/fr/STIC:STIC_IV_(2017)/Logo_association_des_%C3%A9tudiant(e)s_MALTT Logo of students association of MALTT]
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| '''Embossing'''|| A surface effect achieved on fabric by means of passing cloth through a series of engraved rollers that impart figures or designs to its surface. Rollers work through heat and pressure.|| Example
| '''Embossing'''|| A surface effect achieved on fabric by means of passing cloth through a series of engraved rollers that impart figures or designs to its surface. Rollers work through heat and pressure.|| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtskZpbTjrk Embossing & Debossing]
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| '''Embroidery'''|| Decorative stitching on fabric. Generally involves non-lettered designs but can also include lettering and/or monograms. Evidence of embroidery exists during the reign of Egyptian pharaohs, in the writings of Homer and from the Crusaders of the 12th century. Evolved from handwork to manual sewing machines and from handlooms and schiffli machines with hundreds of needles to high-speed, computerized multi-head machines.|| Example
| '''Embroidery'''|| Decorative stitching on fabric. Generally involves non-lettered designs but can also include lettering and/or monograms. Evidence of embroidery exists during the reign of Egyptian pharaohs, in the writings of Homer and from the Crusaders of the 12th century. Evolved from handwork to manual sewing machines and from handlooms and schiffli machines with hundreds of needles to high-speed, computerized multi-head machines.||  
[[File:1599px-Avatar Phénix Tissu.jpg|thumb|Avatar Phénix]]
[http://edutechwiki.unige.ch/en/Stitch_Era_tutorials Embroidery with Stitch Era]
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| '''Expanded Format''' || A design program in which individual stitches in a design have been specifically digitized for a certain size. Designs punched in this format cannot generally be enlarged or reduced more than 10% to 20% without distortion, because stitch count remains constant. See Condensed Format.|| Example
| '''Facing''' || Is just an extra bit of fabric that you sew to the edge of your garment, front opening, cuffs or arms of a garment to create a finished look.||
[[File:Facing.png|thumb|Facing]]
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| '''Facing''' || A piece of fabric that is sewn to the collar, front opening, cuffs or arms of a garment to create a finished look.|| Example
| '''Fancy Fills'''|| A digitizing function that automatically incorporates special patterns or textures into fill areas. Also known as specialty fills.|| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GtwdRsW1QI Fancy fill_Part 1] <br> [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cggjA0ebG88 Fancy fill_Part 2]
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| '''Fancy Fills'''|| A digitizing function that automatically incorporates special patterns or textures into fill areas. Also known as specialty fills.|| Example
| '''Feather Stitching'''|| Lightweight designs constructed of run stitches. Ideal for tricots, nylons and taffetas.||  
[[File:Coral-in-feather-stitch.jpg|thumb|Coral in feather stitch]]
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| '''Feather Stitching'''|| Lightweight designs constructed of run stitches. Ideal for tricots, nylons and taffetas.|| Example
| '''Finishing'''|| Processes performed after embroidery is complete. Includes trimming loose threads, cutting or tearing away excess backing, removing topping, cleaning any stains, pressing or steaming to remove wrinkles or hoop marks and packaging for sale or shipment.||  
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| '''Fill Stitch'''|| Series of run stitches commonly used to cover large areas. Different fill patterns can be created by altering the angle, length or repeat sequence of the stitches. Also known as a geflect stitch.|| Example
| '''Flagging'''|| Up-and-down motion of goods under action of the needle. It's called flagging because of it resembles a waving flag. Often caused by improper framing of goods, flagging may result in poor registration, unsatisfactory stitch format and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8D-dobxn3M birdnesting] (accumulation of thread caught between the embroidered item and the needle plate).||  
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| '''Finishing'''|| Processes performed after embroidery is complete. Includes trimming loose threads, cutting or tearing away excess backing, removing topping, cleaning any stains, pressing or steaming to remove wrinkles or hoop marks and packaging for sale or shipment.|| Example
|'''Foil'''|| Comes in several colors, with the most popular being red, gold and silver. To use foil, screen print the garment as usual, place the foil over the wet ink, remove the garment from the platen, and cure it with a heat press. The printed and foiled garment can be flash dried before it's removed from the platen, and other colors then can be printed on top of the foil.||
[[File:Bee jacket foil.jpg|thumb|Bee jacket foil]]
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| '''Flagging'''|| Up-and-down motion of goods under action of the needle. It's called flagging because of it resembles a waving flag. Often caused by improper framing of goods, flagging may result in poor registration, unsatisfactory stitch format and birdnesting.|| Example
|'''Free-Standing Lace'''|| Digitized so that the threads are interwoven. The embroidery of lace requires a soluble backing or topping of the embroiderer's choice for the substrate. The lace design is embroidered on the soluble product, which is then washed away, leaving just the thread in place. Many of the lace designs require additional work, shaping them into projects such as baskets, ornaments or doilies.||  
[[File:FSL.jpg|thumb|Free-standing lace]]
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|'''Foil'''|| Comes in several colors, with the most popular being red, gold and silver. To use foil, screen print the garment as usual, place the foil over the wet ink, remove the garment from the platen, and cure it with a heat press. The printed and foiled garment can be flash dried before it's removed from the platen, and other colors then can be printed on top of the foil.|| Example
|'''Grommets'''|| Small holes that allow for air circulation and ventilation, usually found underarm or in the back neck of garments.||
[[File:GrommetEmbroideryx.jpg|thumb|Grommet Embroidery]]
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|'''Free-Standing Lace'''|| Digitized so that the threads are interwoven. The embroidery of lace requires a soluble backing or topping of the embroiderer's choice for the substrate. The lace design is embroidered on the soluble product, which is then washed away, leaving just the thread in place. Many of the lace designs require additional work, shaping them into projects such as baskets, ornaments or doilies.|| Example
|'''Hoop'''|| Device made from wood, plastic or steel with which fabric is gripped tightly between an inner ring and an outer ring.
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|'''Grommets'''|| Small holes that allow for air circulation and ventilation, usually found underarm or in the back neck of garments.|| Example
Machine hoops are attached to the machine's pantograph and are designed to push the fabric to the bottom of the inner ring and hold it against the machine bed for embroidering.
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|[[File:Hoop.jpg|thumb|Hoop]]
|'''Hoop'''|| Device made from wood, plastic or steel with which fabric is gripped tightly between an inner ring and an outer ring. The hoop is attached to the machine's pantograph. Machine hoops are designed to push the fabric to the bottom of the inner ring and hold it against the machine bed for embroidering.|| Example
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| '''Lace'''|| The use of threads alone to produce a designed fabric. Most often used to embellish women's apparel and home fashions.|| Example
| '''Lace'''|| The use of threads alone to produce a designed fabric. Most often used to embellish women's apparel and home fashions.||  
[[File:Black-Lace-from-Calais.jpg|thumb|Black Lace from Calais]]
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| '''Lettering'''|| Embroidery using letters or words. Lettering, commonly called "keyboard lettering," may be created using an embroidery lettering program on a PC or from circuit boards that allow a variance of letter styles, sizes, heights, densities and other characteristics.|| Example
| '''Lettering'''|| Embroidery using letters or words. Lettering, commonly called "keyboard lettering," may be created using an embroidery lettering program on a PC or from circuit boards that allow a variance of letter styles, sizes, heights, densities and other characteristics.|| [https://edutechwiki.unige.ch/en/Stitch_Era_-_lettering Stitch Era Lettering]
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|'''Lock Stitch'''|| Commonly referred to as a lock-down or tack-down stitch, a lock stitch is formed by three or four consecutive stitches of at least a 10-point movement. It should be used at the end of any element in your design where jump stitches will follow, such as color change or the end of a design. May be stitched in a triangle, star or in a straight line. Also the name of the type of stitch formed by the hook and needle of home sewing machines, as well as computerized embroidery machines.|| Example
|'''Lock Stitch'''|| Commonly referred to as a lock-down or tack-down stitch, a lock stitch is formed by three or four consecutive stitches of at least a 10-point movement. It should be used at the end of any element in your design where jump stitches will follow, such as color change or the end of a design. May be stitched in a triangle, star or in a straight line. Also the name of the type of stitch formed by the hook and needle of home sewing machines, as well as computerized embroidery machines.|| [http://edutechwiki.unige.ch/en/Stitch_Era_-_lettering#Large_letters_and_lock_stitches Lock stitches]
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|'''Looping'''||Loops on the surface of embroidery, generally caused by poor tension or tension problems. Typically occurs when polyester top thread has been improperly tensioned.|| Example
|'''Looping'''||Loops on the surface of embroidery, generally caused by poor tension or tension problems. Typically occurs when polyester top thread has been improperly tensioned.|| Example
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| '''Monogram'''|| Embroidered design composed of one or more letters, usually the initials of a name.|| Example
| '''Monogram'''|| Embroidered design composed of one or more letters, usually the initials of a name.||
[[File:Monogram.jpg|thumb|Monogram sur Stitch Era]]
<br>see also [https://edutechwiki.unige.ch/en/Stitch_Era_-_lettering Lettering]
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| '''Needle'''|| Small, slender piece of steel with a hole for thread and a point for stitching fabric. A machine needle differs from a handwork needle; the machine needle's eye is found at its pointed end. Machine embroidery needles come with sharp points for piercing heavy, tightly woven fabrics; ball points, which glide between the fibers of knits; and a variety of specialty points, such as wedge points, which are used for leather.||[https://edutechwiki.unige.ch/en/Concepts_of_computerized_embroidery#Needles needles for embroidery]
| '''Needle'''|| Small, slender piece of steel with a hole for thread and a point for stitching fabric. A machine needle differs from a handwork needle; the machine needle's eye is found at its pointed end. Machine embroidery needles come with sharp points for piercing heavy, tightly woven fabrics; ball points, which glide between the fibers of knits; and a variety of specialty points, such as wedge points, which are used for leather.||[https://edutechwiki.unige.ch/en/Concepts_of_computerized_embroidery#Needles needles for embroidery]
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| '''Pad Printing'''|| Pad printing utilizes a flexible silicone rubber transfer pad that picks up a film of ink from a photo-etched printing plate and transfers it to an item. Pad printing is usually used for 3-D items|| Example
| '''Pad Printing'''|| Pad printing utilizes a flexible silicone rubber transfer pad that picks up a film of ink from a photo-etched printing plate and transfers it to an item. Pad printing is usually used for 3-D items||  
[[File:Pad-print.jpg|thumb|Pad Printing]]
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| '''Patches'''|| Made from twill fabric, patches have a merrowed edge and an adhesive back. Most embroidery shops don't own a merrowing machine, so making patches from scratch isn't an option, nor is it cost effective. One can still, however, supply them for the customer. Companies that specialize in making patches are plentiful, and the prices are much better than the average embroidery shop can manage. For the small odd jobs, though, blank patches are available in many shapes, colors and sizes.|| Example
| '''Patches'''|| Made from twill fabric, patches have a merrowed edge and an adhesive back. Most embroidery shops don't own a merrowing machine, so making patches from scratch isn't an option, nor is it cost effective. One can still, however, supply them for the customer. Companies that specialize in making patches are plentiful, and the prices are much better than the average embroidery shop can manage. For the small odd jobs, though, blank patches are available in many shapes, colors and sizes.|| [https://edutechwiki.unige.ch/en/Embroidery_patch Embroidery patch]
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| '''Photo Stitch Designs'''|| Created from a scanned photo; the photograph is imported into the digitizing software, and with a few keystrokes the design is digitized and ready to sew. The possibilities for uses are endless, ranging from portraits to buildings. A series of run stitches and loose fills are used to replicate a photograph with cloth and thread. Photo stitch designs are popular with individuals and corporations.|| Example
| '''Photo Stitch Designs'''|| Created from a scanned photo; the photograph is imported into the digitizing software, and with a few keystrokes the design is digitized and ready to sew. The possibilities for uses are endless, ranging from portraits to buildings. A series of run stitches and loose fills are used to replicate a photograph with cloth and thread. Photo stitch designs are popular with individuals and corporations.|| [http://edutechwiki.unige.ch/en/Stitch_Era_-_digitizing_a_portrait_photograph Digitizing a portrait photograph]
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| '''Piqué'''|| A fabric of cotton or spun rayon woven lengthwise with raised cords.|| Example
| '''Piqué'''|| A fabric of cotton or spun rayon woven lengthwise with raised cords.||  
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| '''Puff Embroidery'''|| A technique popular in the early '90s, and seems to be gaining popularity again. A special thick backing is placed in the hoop under the substrate, usually a sweatshirt. The design itself consists of light fill and blank spaces. The technique works great for names, with light fill separating letters that are negative. In the embroidery process, the blank spaces puff up and the area between them is flattened by the fill stitches.|| Example
| '''Puff Embroidery'''|| A technique popular in the early '90s, and seems to be gaining popularity again. A special thick backing is placed in the hoop under the substrate, usually a sweatshirt. The design itself consists of light fill and blank spaces. The technique works great for names, with light fill separating letters that are negative. In the embroidery process, the blank spaces puff up and the area between them is flattened by the fill stitches.|| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0c5j6KRuYjw 3D Puff Embroidery]
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|'''Pull Compensation'''||A degree of distortion built into a design by the digitizer to compensate for pull on the fabric caused by the embroidery stitches.|| [http://edutechwiki.unige.ch/en/Stitch_Era_-_adjusting_stitch_sections#Dealing_with_push.2Fpull_distortion Dealing with push/pull distortion]
|'''Pull Compensation'''||A degree of distortion built into a design by the digitizer to compensate for pull on the fabric caused by the embroidery stitches.|| [http://edutechwiki.unige.ch/en/Stitch_Era_-_adjusting_stitch_sections#Dealing_with_push.2Fpull_distortion Dealing with push/pull distortion]
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| '''Punching'''|| Conversion of artwork into a series of commands to be read by an embroidery machine's computer. Derived from an early method of machine embroidery in which a part of the machine, called an automat, reads paper tapes, or Jacquards, punched with holes representing stitches, pantograph movements and other commands. While still capable of producing paper tape, many computer digitizing systems now store this information in disk format.|| Example
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| '''Reverse Appliqué'''|| A process in which the fabric is placed on the underside of the garment, and the garment is cut along the tack-down stitch so that the material shows through. Not nearly as easy as regular appliqué, the process, however, shouldn't be discounted. The dimension that the technique provides is quite different from regular appliqué, and when your customer wants a unique look, this might be something to consider.|| Example
| '''Reverse Appliqué'''|| A process in which the fabric is placed on the underside of the garment, and the garment is cut along the tack-down stitch so that the material shows through. Not nearly as easy as regular appliqué, the process, however, shouldn't be discounted. The dimension that the technique provides is quite different from regular appliqué, and when your customer wants a unique look, this might be something to consider.||  
[[File:Bantal-reverse-applique.jpg|thumb|Reverse appliqué]]
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| '''Run Stitch'''|| Consists of one stitch between two points. Used for outlining and fine detail. Also known as a walk stitch.|| Example
| '''Run Stitch'''|| Consists of one stitch between two points. Used for outlining and fine detail. Also known as a walk stitch.||  
[[File:Running stitch.jpg|thumb|Running Stitch]]
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| '''Satin Stitch'''|| Formed by closely arranged zigzag stitches. Can be laid down at any angle and with varying stitch lengths. Adapted from the blatt stitch, used in schiffli embroidery. Also see Blatt Stitch.|| Example
| '''Satin Stitch'''|| Formed by closely arranged zigzag stitches. Can be laid down at any angle and with varying stitch lengths. Adapted from the blatt stitch, used in schiffli embroidery. Also see Blatt Stitch.||  
[[File:Satin-stitch-dot-01.jpg|thumb|Satin Stitch]]
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|'''Schiffli Machine'''|| A commercial embroidery machine that utilizes the combination of needle and shuttle to form a stitch. Massive in size and excellent for emblem production, the creation of lace, embroidery production on oversized items and production orders of extremely large quantities.|| Example
|'''Schiffli Machine'''|| A commercial embroidery machine that utilizes the combination of needle and shuttle to form a stitch. Massive in size and excellent for emblem production, the creation of lace, embroidery production on oversized items and production orders of extremely large quantities.||  
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|'''Short Stitch'''|| A digitizing technique that places shorter stitches in curves and corners to avoid an unnecessarily bulky buildup of stitches.
|'''Short Stitch'''|| A digitizing technique that places shorter stitches in curves and corners to avoid an unnecessarily bulky buildup of stitches.
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|'''Specialty Fill'''||A fill which features a "relief" or motif design within the selected fill area.|| Example
|'''Specialty Fill'''||A fill which features a "relief" or motif design within the selected fill area.||  
[[File:Specialty fill.jpg|thumb|Specialty fill]]
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| '''Swatch'''|| A small sample of material used for inspection, comparison, construction, color, finish and sales purposes.
| '''Swatch'''|| A small sample of material used for inspection, comparison, construction, color, finish and sales purposes.
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|'''Swiss Embroidery'''|| 1) Satin stitch embroidery. 2) Also recalls the origins of an automated embroidery machine that was developed in the 1800s by Isaak Groebli. Embroidery remains a government-supported industry in Switzerland today.|| Example
|'''Swiss Embroidery'''|| 1) Satin stitch embroidery. 2) Also recalls the origins of an automated embroidery machine that was developed in the 1800s by Isaak Groebli. Embroidery remains a government-supported industry in Switzerland today.||  
[[File:Swiss Embroideries.jpg|Swiss Embroidery]]
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| '''Tackle Twill'''|| Letters or numbers cut from polyester or rayon twill fabric that are commonly used for athletic teams and organizations. Tackle twill appliqués attached to a garment have an adhesive backing that tacks them in place; the edges of the appliqués are then zigzag stitched.|| Example
| '''Tackle Twill'''|| Letters or numbers cut from polyester or rayon twill fabric that are commonly used for athletic teams and organizations. Tackle twill appliqués attached to a garment have an adhesive backing that tacks them in place; the edges of the appliqués are then zigzag stitched.||  
[[File:Tackle-Twill-3.jpg|thumb|Tackle Twill]]
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|'''Thread'''|| Fine cord of natural or synthetic fibers, made of two or more filaments twisted together, and used for stitching. Embroidery threads are available in a variety of types, including rayon, polyester, cotton, acrylic and metallics.|| Example
|'''Thread'''|| Fine cord of natural or synthetic fibers, made of two or more filaments twisted together, and used for stitching. Embroidery threads are available in a variety of types, including rayon, polyester, cotton, acrylic and metallics.||  
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| '''Thread Clippers''' || Small cutting utensil with a spring action that's operated by the thumb in a hole on the top blade and the fingers cupped around the bottom blade. Useful for quick thread cutting, but unsuitable for detailed trimming or removal of backing.|| Example
| '''Thread Clippers''' || Small cutting utensil with a spring action that's operated by the thumb in a hole on the top blade and the fingers cupped around the bottom blade. Useful for quick thread cutting, but unsuitable for detailed trimming or removal of backing.||  
[[File:Thread clipper.jpg|thumb|Thread clipper]]
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| '''3-D Foam Embroidery'''|| This type of embroidery gets its 3-D appearance from foam that's placed over the area to be embroidered. As the design is stitched, the needle perforates the foam. Once completed, the unused foam is pulled away. Foam is available in a variety of colors and thicknesses.|| Example
| '''3-D Foam Embroidery'''|| This type of embroidery gets its 3-D appearance from foam that's placed over the area to be embroidered. As the design is stitched, the needle perforates the foam. Once completed, the unused foam is pulled away. Foam is available in a variety of colors and thicknesses.||  
[[File:3d.jpg|thumb|3D foam embroidery]]
<br>see also [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0c5j6KRuYjw 3D Puff Embroidery]
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| '''Topping'''|| Material hooped or placed on top of fabrics that have definable nap or surface texture, such as corduroy and terry cloth. This is done prior to embroidery. The topping compacts the wale or nap and holds the stitches above it. Includes a variety of substances, such as plastic wrap, water-soluble plastic, "foil" and open-weave fabric that has been chemically treated to disintegrate with the application of heat. Also known as facing.|| Example
| '''Topping'''|| Material hooped or placed on top of fabrics that have definable nap or surface texture, such as corduroy and terry cloth. This is done prior to embroidery. The topping compacts the wale or nap and holds the stitches above it. Includes a variety of substances, such as plastic wrap, water-soluble plastic, "foil" and open-weave fabric that has been chemically treated to disintegrate with the application of heat. Also known as facing.|| see Facing
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| '''Trapunto'''|| A form of 3-D embroidery. An area is stitched to create a pocket between the fabric and backing, which is then stuffed from the back with some type of fluffy filling.|| Example
| '''Trapunto'''|| A form of 3-D embroidery. An area is stitched to create a pocket between the fabric and backing, which is then stuffed from the back with some type of fluffy filling.||  
[[File:Trapunto2.jpg|thumb|Trapunto]]
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| '''Trimming'''|| Operation in the finishing process that involves trimming the reverse and top sides of the embroidery, including jump stitches and backing.|| Example
| '''Trimming'''|| Operation in the finishing process that involves trimming the reverse and top sides of the embroidery, including jump stitches and backing.||  
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|'''Tulle'''|| A fine net of acetate, nylon, rayon or silk used for the embroidery of imitation laces.|| Example
|'''Tulle'''|| A fine net of acetate, nylon, rayon or silk used for the embroidery of imitation laces.||  
[[File:Tulle.jpg|thumb|Tulle with embroidery]]
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== <big>U</big>-<big>Z</big> ==
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|'''Underlay'''|| Stitches laid down before other design elements to help stabilize stretchy fabrics and to tack down high wales or naps on fabrics, so the design's details don't get lost. May also be used to create such effects as crowned, flat or raised areas in the embroidery, depending on how they are laid down.
|'''Underlay'''|| Stitches laid down before other design elements to help stabilize stretchy fabrics and to tack down high wales or naps on fabrics, so the design's details don't get lost. May also be used to create such effects as crowned, flat or raised areas in the embroidery, depending on how they are laid down.
|| Example
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[[File:Underlay.jpg|thumb|Underlay]]
| '''Variable Sizing'''|| Ability to scale a design to different sizes.|| Example
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| '''Verify'''|| Sample sewout of a new embroidery design to make sure the pattern is correct.|| Example
| '''Variable Sizing'''|| Ability to scale a design to different sizes.||  
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| '''Welt'''|| A strip of material seamed to a pocket opening as a finishing as well as a strengthening device; a covered cord or ornamental strip sewn on a border or along a seam.|| Example
| '''Welt'''|| A strip of material seemed to a pocket opening as a finishing as well as a strengthening device; a covered cord or ornamental strip sewn on a border or along a seam.||  
[[File:Welt.jpg|thumb|Welt Pocket]]
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| '''Wickability'''|| The ability of a fiber or fabric to disperse moisture and allow it to pass through to the surface of the fabric, so that evaporation can take place.|| Example
| '''Wickability'''|| The ability of a fiber or fabric to disperse moisture and allow it to pass through to the surface of the fabric, so that evaporation can take place.||  
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| '''Yoke Back'''|| A piece of fabric that connects the back of a garment to the shoulders. This allows the garment to lie flat.|| Example
| '''Yoke Back'''|| A piece of fabric that connects the back of a garment to the shoulders. This allows the garment to lie flat.||  
[[File:Yoke.png|thumb|Yoke back]]
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| '''Zigzag Machine'''|| A machine that features a needle that swings left and right, laying down the stitches in a zigzag pattern. Offers high-speed sewing. Ideal for monogramming and personalization.|| Example
| '''Zigzag Machine'''|| A machine that features a needle that swings left and right, laying down the stitches in a zigzag pattern. Offers high-speed sewing. Ideal for monogramming and personalization.||  
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| '''Zigzag Stitch'''|| Stitches that go from one side of an area to be sewn, diagonally to the other side. Diagonals may be placed closely together to form a satin stitch.|| Example
| '''Zigzag Stitch'''|| Stitches that go from one side of an area to be sewn, diagonally to the other side. Diagonals may be placed closely together to form a satin stitch.||
 
[[File:Zig-zag-stitch.jpg|thumb|Zigzag stitch]]
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= Other embroidery glossaries =
= Other embroidery glossaries =
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= Resources =
= Resources =


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Latest revision as of 18:25, 17 July 2018

Machine embroidery
Module: Computerized embroidery
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See also


See also

  • Quality: draft

Terminologies used in embroidery

This glossary was created on the basis of Abcoln glossary and enriched with videos from YouTube and images from Pixabay and other sources (mentioned in the description of each photo). Having visual representation next to the term & the description, helps memorize terminology faster and retain it longer.

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Terminology Description Image/ Video
Aetzing The process used to create schiffli laces. The base fabric is dissolved, leaving the threads that have been stitched together to form the lace.
Schiffli laces
Anti-Pilling A treatment applied to the garment to prevent pilling, or the formation of little balls of fabric due to wear. Anti-Pilling treatment
Appliqué 1) Decoration or trim cut from one piece of fabric and stitched to another to add dimension and texture. If appliqué occupies a significant amount of the design, the stitch count is lower. 2) In schiffli embroidery, an embroidered motif, hand cut or aetzed away from the base fabric.
Appliqué
Backing Woven or nonwoven material used underneath the item or fabric being embroidered to provide support and stability. Can be hooped with the item or placed between the machine and throat plate and the hooped garment. Available in various weights and in several versions - cutaway, tearaway and solvable. See Hooping and stabilizing in computerized embroidery
Backing
Balboa Stitch A technique used to produce tone-on-tone designs that feature the actual stitches as a background and give the fabric prominence. Has an embossed appearance. Balboa Design Package
Blending A digitizing technique that makes different colors of thread flow together in a more pleasing manner. Relies heavily on variable densities. Gives a design a more realistic, 3-D look Blending
Buckram Coarse, woven fabric stiffened with glue, used to stabilize fabric for stitching. Commonly used in caps to hold the front panel erect.
Buckram
Cartoon Finished artwork of an embroidery design to be digitized. Usually six times larger than the finished design size, based on the art-to-stitching ratio historically used in the schiffli industry. Vectorizing a drawing
Chenille Form of embroidery in which a loop (moss) stitch is formed on the top side of the fabric. Uses heavy yarns of wool, cotton or acrylic. Created by a chain stitch machine that has been adjusted to form this stitch type. In North America chenille is most commonly recognized as the emblems and letters sewn on letterman’s jackets. Historically chenille has had many uses in fashion and furnishings, from delicate work of lace to the bold look of school mascots, chenille is a form of embroidery most of us recognize.
Chenille
Colors Colors in embroidery art can be chosen at the begining of work or adjusted with embroidery mashine. Colors in the Art-to-Stitch process
Cross-Stitch Regular bean stitch movements forming x's in rows or within a box shape to form geometric designs. Creates a handmade appearance.
Cross-stitch
Crystal Heat Transfers Metallic studs or crystals strategically placed to form a design. While this can be done by hand, most of the time that method is too time-consuming to be cost effective. Ready-made transfers are available, and custom transfers can also be ordered from some companies. New to the embroidery industry are both stitch designs and apliqués that have accompanying transfers specifically calculated to fit and enhance the embroidery. Hotfix
Debossing Depressed imprint created by a machine pressing a dye into the surface of fabric or material. Popular in leather decoration. Embossing & Debossing
Digitizing Tablet A computer-aided design device used by digitizers to plot needle penetrations for embroidery designs. Typically, a pencil drawing of the design is enlarged and then taped to this tablet. The digitizer then uses a device known as a puck to indicate stitch types, shapes, underlay and actual needle penetrations.

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Emblem Logo or design with a finished edge. Commonly an insignia of identification, usually worn on outer clothing. Historically, an emblem carried a motto, verse or suggested a moral lesson. Also known as a crest or patch.
Logo AEMALTT

Logo of students association of MALTT

Embossing A surface effect achieved on fabric by means of passing cloth through a series of engraved rollers that impart figures or designs to its surface. Rollers work through heat and pressure. Embossing & Debossing
Embroidery Decorative stitching on fabric. Generally involves non-lettered designs but can also include lettering and/or monograms. Evidence of embroidery exists during the reign of Egyptian pharaohs, in the writings of Homer and from the Crusaders of the 12th century. Evolved from handwork to manual sewing machines and from handlooms and schiffli machines with hundreds of needles to high-speed, computerized multi-head machines.
Avatar Phénix

Embroidery with Stitch Era

Facing Is just an extra bit of fabric that you sew to the edge of your garment, front opening, cuffs or arms of a garment to create a finished look.
Facing
Fancy Fills A digitizing function that automatically incorporates special patterns or textures into fill areas. Also known as specialty fills. Fancy fill_Part 1
Fancy fill_Part 2
Feather Stitching Lightweight designs constructed of run stitches. Ideal for tricots, nylons and taffetas.
Coral in feather stitch
Finishing Processes performed after embroidery is complete. Includes trimming loose threads, cutting or tearing away excess backing, removing topping, cleaning any stains, pressing or steaming to remove wrinkles or hoop marks and packaging for sale or shipment.
Flagging Up-and-down motion of goods under action of the needle. It's called flagging because of it resembles a waving flag. Often caused by improper framing of goods, flagging may result in poor registration, unsatisfactory stitch format and birdnesting (accumulation of thread caught between the embroidered item and the needle plate).
Foil Comes in several colors, with the most popular being red, gold and silver. To use foil, screen print the garment as usual, place the foil over the wet ink, remove the garment from the platen, and cure it with a heat press. The printed and foiled garment can be flash dried before it's removed from the platen, and other colors then can be printed on top of the foil.
Bee jacket foil
Free-Standing Lace Digitized so that the threads are interwoven. The embroidery of lace requires a soluble backing or topping of the embroiderer's choice for the substrate. The lace design is embroidered on the soluble product, which is then washed away, leaving just the thread in place. Many of the lace designs require additional work, shaping them into projects such as baskets, ornaments or doilies.
Free-standing lace
Grommets Small holes that allow for air circulation and ventilation, usually found underarm or in the back neck of garments.
Grommet Embroidery
Hoop Device made from wood, plastic or steel with which fabric is gripped tightly between an inner ring and an outer ring.

Machine hoops are attached to the machine's pantograph and are designed to push the fabric to the bottom of the inner ring and hold it against the machine bed for embroidering.

Hoop

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Lace The use of threads alone to produce a designed fabric. Most often used to embellish women's apparel and home fashions.
Black Lace from Calais
Lettering Embroidery using letters or words. Lettering, commonly called "keyboard lettering," may be created using an embroidery lettering program on a PC or from circuit boards that allow a variance of letter styles, sizes, heights, densities and other characteristics. Stitch Era Lettering
Lock Stitch Commonly referred to as a lock-down or tack-down stitch, a lock stitch is formed by three or four consecutive stitches of at least a 10-point movement. It should be used at the end of any element in your design where jump stitches will follow, such as color change or the end of a design. May be stitched in a triangle, star or in a straight line. Also the name of the type of stitch formed by the hook and needle of home sewing machines, as well as computerized embroidery machines. Lock stitches
Looping Loops on the surface of embroidery, generally caused by poor tension or tension problems. Typically occurs when polyester top thread has been improperly tensioned. Example
Monogram Embroidered design composed of one or more letters, usually the initials of a name.
Monogram sur Stitch Era

see also Lettering
Needle Small, slender piece of steel with a hole for thread and a point for stitching fabric. A machine needle differs from a handwork needle; the machine needle's eye is found at its pointed end. Machine embroidery needles come with sharp points for piercing heavy, tightly woven fabrics; ball points, which glide between the fibers of knits; and a variety of specialty points, such as wedge points, which are used for leather. needles for embroidery
Pad Printing Pad printing utilizes a flexible silicone rubber transfer pad that picks up a film of ink from a photo-etched printing plate and transfers it to an item. Pad printing is usually used for 3-D items
Pad Printing
Patches Made from twill fabric, patches have a merrowed edge and an adhesive back. Most embroidery shops don't own a merrowing machine, so making patches from scratch isn't an option, nor is it cost effective. One can still, however, supply them for the customer. Companies that specialize in making patches are plentiful, and the prices are much better than the average embroidery shop can manage. For the small odd jobs, though, blank patches are available in many shapes, colors and sizes. Embroidery patch
Photo Stitch Designs Created from a scanned photo; the photograph is imported into the digitizing software, and with a few keystrokes the design is digitized and ready to sew. The possibilities for uses are endless, ranging from portraits to buildings. A series of run stitches and loose fills are used to replicate a photograph with cloth and thread. Photo stitch designs are popular with individuals and corporations. Digitizing a portrait photograph
Piqué A fabric of cotton or spun rayon woven lengthwise with raised cords.
Puff Embroidery A technique popular in the early '90s, and seems to be gaining popularity again. A special thick backing is placed in the hoop under the substrate, usually a sweatshirt. The design itself consists of light fill and blank spaces. The technique works great for names, with light fill separating letters that are negative. In the embroidery process, the blank spaces puff up and the area between them is flattened by the fill stitches. 3D Puff Embroidery
Pull Compensation A degree of distortion built into a design by the digitizer to compensate for pull on the fabric caused by the embroidery stitches. Dealing with push/pull distortion

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Reverse Appliqué A process in which the fabric is placed on the underside of the garment, and the garment is cut along the tack-down stitch so that the material shows through. Not nearly as easy as regular appliqué, the process, however, shouldn't be discounted. The dimension that the technique provides is quite different from regular appliqué, and when your customer wants a unique look, this might be something to consider.
Reverse appliqué
Run Stitch Consists of one stitch between two points. Used for outlining and fine detail. Also known as a walk stitch.
Running Stitch
Satin Stitch Formed by closely arranged zigzag stitches. Can be laid down at any angle and with varying stitch lengths. Adapted from the blatt stitch, used in schiffli embroidery. Also see Blatt Stitch.
Satin Stitch
Schiffli Machine A commercial embroidery machine that utilizes the combination of needle and shuttle to form a stitch. Massive in size and excellent for emblem production, the creation of lace, embroidery production on oversized items and production orders of extremely large quantities.
Short Stitch A digitizing technique that places shorter stitches in curves and corners to avoid an unnecessarily bulky buildup of stitches.
Specialty Fill A fill which features a "relief" or motif design within the selected fill area.
Specialty fill
Swatch A small sample of material used for inspection, comparison, construction, color, finish and sales purposes.
Swiss Embroidery 1) Satin stitch embroidery. 2) Also recalls the origins of an automated embroidery machine that was developed in the 1800s by Isaak Groebli. Embroidery remains a government-supported industry in Switzerland today.

Swiss Embroidery

Tackle Twill Letters or numbers cut from polyester or rayon twill fabric that are commonly used for athletic teams and organizations. Tackle twill appliqués attached to a garment have an adhesive backing that tacks them in place; the edges of the appliqués are then zigzag stitched.
Tackle Twill
Thread Fine cord of natural or synthetic fibers, made of two or more filaments twisted together, and used for stitching. Embroidery threads are available in a variety of types, including rayon, polyester, cotton, acrylic and metallics.
Thread Clippers Small cutting utensil with a spring action that's operated by the thumb in a hole on the top blade and the fingers cupped around the bottom blade. Useful for quick thread cutting, but unsuitable for detailed trimming or removal of backing.
Thread clipper
3-D Foam Embroidery This type of embroidery gets its 3-D appearance from foam that's placed over the area to be embroidered. As the design is stitched, the needle perforates the foam. Once completed, the unused foam is pulled away. Foam is available in a variety of colors and thicknesses.
3D foam embroidery


see also 3D Puff Embroidery

Topping Material hooped or placed on top of fabrics that have definable nap or surface texture, such as corduroy and terry cloth. This is done prior to embroidery. The topping compacts the wale or nap and holds the stitches above it. Includes a variety of substances, such as plastic wrap, water-soluble plastic, "foil" and open-weave fabric that has been chemically treated to disintegrate with the application of heat. Also known as facing. see Facing
Trapunto A form of 3-D embroidery. An area is stitched to create a pocket between the fabric and backing, which is then stuffed from the back with some type of fluffy filling.
Trapunto
Trimming Operation in the finishing process that involves trimming the reverse and top sides of the embroidery, including jump stitches and backing.
Tulle A fine net of acetate, nylon, rayon or silk used for the embroidery of imitation laces.
Tulle with embroidery

U-Z

Underlay Stitches laid down before other design elements to help stabilize stretchy fabrics and to tack down high wales or naps on fabrics, so the design's details don't get lost. May also be used to create such effects as crowned, flat or raised areas in the embroidery, depending on how they are laid down.
Underlay
Variable Sizing Ability to scale a design to different sizes.
Welt A strip of material seemed to a pocket opening as a finishing as well as a strengthening device; a covered cord or ornamental strip sewn on a border or along a seam.
Welt Pocket
Wickability The ability of a fiber or fabric to disperse moisture and allow it to pass through to the surface of the fabric, so that evaporation can take place.
Yoke Back A piece of fabric that connects the back of a garment to the shoulders. This allows the garment to lie flat.
Yoke back
Zigzag Machine A machine that features a needle that swings left and right, laying down the stitches in a zigzag pattern. Offers high-speed sewing. Ideal for monogramming and personalization.
Zigzag Stitch Stitches that go from one side of an area to be sewn, diagonally to the other side. Diagonals may be placed closely together to form a satin stitch.
Zigzag stitch

Other embroidery glossaries

  1. Embroidery Authority
  2. Abcoln
  3. Amefird
  4. Moritzembroidery

Resources

  1. All images comes from the free images bank Pixabay unless stated differently in the photo page (under photo description).
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