Machine embroidery

Objectives

• Use various machine embroidery modules on this wiki
• Basic principles
• Resources available in this wiki

See also

• Computerized embroidery
• Embroidery machine
• Embroidery format
• Stitch Era tutorials
• InkStitch
• Hatch Embroidery

• Quality: to finalize

• Difficulty: beginner

Machine embroidery portal

Definition

Machine embroidery creates stitch patterns on textiles with an embroidery machine. Its modern form - computerized embroidery - is a kind of Computer-aided design and manufacturing (CAD/CAM) and it has a lot in common with laser cutting and 3D printing.

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 thread color and chart
• Concepts of computerized embroidery (to be split)
• embroidery and sewing needle
• Embroidery stitch type
• Hooping and stabilizing in computerized embroidery
• Embroidery patch
• Embroider on socks
• Computerized embroidery in education
• Conference embroidery
• Embroidery glossary

Workshops, talks and events

• Machine embroidery in education workshop (EdMedia2019)
• événements Evénements CFAO (EduTechWiki, in french)
• Digital embroidery to teach ICT skills (AECT 2019)

Machine embroidery hardware

• Embroidery machine
• Brother PR1050X
• Elna 8300

Technical principles of machine embroidery

• Embroidery format

Machine embroidery software introductions and 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 in EduTechWiki
• InkStitch
  , a series of tutorials for the Ink/Stitch embroidery digitizing platform based entirely on free, open source software.
• Hatch Embroidery
  , a series of tutorials for the Hatch Embroidery software.
• Turtlestitch, create embroidery with turtle graphics using the Snap! language.
• Pocket Code, create embroidery with turtle graphics using the Catrobat visual programming language, directly on a smartphone (without PC, laptop, or tablet).
• Chroma Digitizing Software, short presentation/discussion.

See also:

• documentation in french
  (better in most areas)
• Hotfix stone
• Laser cutting
• 3D printing

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