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Embroidery / Digitizing Glossary - 123Digitizing about:reader?url=http://www.123digitizing.com/embroidery-digitizing-gl... 1 of 8 10/28/2016 12:11 AM 123digitizing.com 3D Embroidery Also known as Puff Embroidery, is a special technique to give three dimensional appearance to embroidery. A layer of foam is placed under the area where the design will be embroidered. A high stitch density is used to cut the foam for easy removal, and the foam beneath the design will not show through. Appliqué French term meaning applying. Decoration or trimming cut from one piece of fabric and stitched to another to add dimension and texture and reduce stitch count. Backing Woven or non-woven material used underneath the item or fabric being embroidered to provide support and stability for the needle penetration. Best used when hooped with the garment, but can also be placed between the item to be embroidered and the needle plate on flat bed machines. Available in many styles and weights with two basic types - Cutaway and Tearaway. Bean Stitch Three stitches placed back and forth between two points. Often used for outlining because it eliminates the need for repeatedly digitizing a single-ply running stitch outline. Birdnesting (Birdnest, Birds Nest) Accumulation of thread caught between the embroidered item and the needle plate, often caught in the needle plate hole and hook assembly. Formation of a birdnest prevents free movement of goods and may be caused by inadequate tensioning of the top thread, top thread not through take-up lever, top thread not following thread path correctly or flagging goods. Bobbin Spool or reel that holds the thread used to form the underside stitching. Bobbin thread works with upper thread to create stitches. Bobbin Case Small, round metal device for holding the bobbin. Used to tension the bobbin thread, it is inserted in the hook for sewing. Boring Embroidered goods that have been punctured with a sharp pointed tool known as a bore, the edges of the hole produced by the bore are embroidered, the hole is enlarged by the embroidery. Buckram or Buckram Lining Coarse, woven fabric, stiffened with glue, and used to stabilize fabric for stitching. Commonly used in caps to hold the front panel erect. Chain Stitch Stitch that resembles a chain link, formed with one thread fed from the bottom side of the
Embroidery / Digitizing Glossary - 123Digitizing about:reader?url=http://www.123digitizing.com/embroidery-digitizing-gl... 2 of 8 10/28/2016 12:11 AM fabric. Done on a manual or computerized machine with a hook that functions like a needle. Chenille Type of embroidery. Commonly found in appliqué and athletic applications characterized by a design surface comprised of heavy loops of thread; sewn with heavy threads or yarns, chenille is created on specialized embroidery equipment. Column Stitch Typically used to form borders around fill areas and for rendering text, the column stitch consists of closely spaced satin stitches. Compensation Embroidery digitizing technique used to counteract/compensate the distortion (pull or push) caused by the interaction of the needle, thread, backing and machine tensions. Also a programmable feature in some software packages. Complex Fill Similar to standard fill. Refers to an embroidery digitizing technique that allows digitizer to 'knock out' area(s) within fill, creating openings or negative space (visualize Swiss cheese). The design can thus be digitized as one fill area, instead of being broken down into multiple sections. Condensed Format Method of embroidery digitizing where a design is saved in a skeletal form, so a proportionate number of stitches may later be placed between defined points after a scale has been designated. If a machine can read condensed format, the scale, density and stitch lengths in a design may be changed. See "expanded format". Cutaway One of two basic types of backing materials. Another type is Tearaway. Density Number of stitches in a specific area. Determines the total thread coverage in a design. Digitizing or Embroidery Digitizing Modern term for punching. Embroidery Digitizing is the process of taking any form of artwork and transforming it into a language that the commercial embroidery machine or home sewing machine can understand and stitch it out. Embroidery Digitizing is a complex process which uses stitch types including running stitch, satin stitch and fill stitch to create an embroidery design. It requires many steps from starting with a simple clip art to a stitched out design. Embroidery Digitizing Software is needed for this process. Software vendors often advertise auto-digitizing capabilities. However, if high quality embroidery is essential, then industry experts highly recommend either purchasing solid designs from reputable digitizers or obtaining training on solid digitization techniques. Digitizer or Embroidery Digitizer A person who creates embroidery designs is known as an embroidery digitizer or puncher. A digitizer uses digitizing software to create an object-based embroidery design, which can be easily reshaped and edited. These files retain important information such as object outlines, thread colors, and original artwork used to punch the designs. When the file is converted to a stitch file, it loses much of this
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Run Stitch A run stitch is formed b
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Underlay Types Underlay is the most
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Stitch Length The length of a stitc
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Tatami Stitch The density of a Fill
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Push and Pull Learning to identify
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