Free-motion embroidery
Also: thread painting
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Decorative stitching created by manually guiding fabric under a lowered or disengaged feed dog, allowing the stitcher to draw with thread in any direction.
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Applique embroidery
A machine embroidery technique combining a placement stitch, a fabric piece, and tack-down and cover stitches to attach and finish a fabric applique.
Digitizing software
Software used to convert artwork or images into a stitch-by-stitch embroidery file, defining stitch type, direction, density, and sequence.
Embroidery design software
Software used to browse, resize, combine, and edit purchased or created embroidery designs before sending them to an embroidery machine.
Embroidery file format
A proprietary or standardized file type, such as .pes or .dst, that encodes stitch placement and machine commands for a specific embroidery design.
Embroidery hoop
A pair of concentric rings that clamp fabric taut and, for machine embroidery, attaches to the machine's drive arm to be moved automatically during stitching.
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