Machine embroidery

See also

• Computerized embroidery

• Quality: to improve

Machine embroidery, i.e. its modern form of computerized embroidery (also called Computer-controlled embroidery) is a kind of Computer-aided design and manufacturing (CAD/CAM).

This wiki includes (1) basic principles including a discussion of software and hardware, (2) technical principles for engineers and developers (file formats in particular), and (3) software tutorials. All articles are indexed in the computerized embroidery category.

Introduction to machine embroidery

• Computerized embroidery (introduction)
• Embroidery software
• Embroidery glossary
• Concepts of computerized embroidery (to be split)
• Hooping and stabilizing in computerized embroidery
• Embroidery patch
• Computerized embroidery in education
• Conference embroidery

Machine embroidery hardware

• Embroidery machine
• Brother PR1050X (machine bought in fall 2017)
• Elna 8300 (bought in may 2011).

Technical principles of machine embroidery

• Embroidery format

Machine embroidery tutorials

• Stitch Era tutorials, a series for tutorials (a few hundred pages) for the Stitch Era embroidery software. Since fall 2017, there is a better french version
• InkStitch, a series of tutorials for the Ink/Stitch embroidery digitizing platform based entirely on free, open source software.

See also:

• Hotfix stone
• Laser cutting
• 3D printing