embroidery machine

Automated needlework device

An embroidery machine is a sewing machine designed to stitch decorative patterns onto fabric automatically.

Unlike standard sewing machines, embroidery machines follow digital designs to create intricate motifs, monograms, and images: She programmed the embroidery machine to add the company logo to the uniforms.

Industrial versions produce high-volume commercial work; home versions handle smaller projects and typically connect to computers for uploading designs.

Related

needle · bobbin · thread tension · hoop · fabric · monogram · digitizing · pattern · quilting · appliqué · stabilizer · tension · computerized · spool · design · textile · crafting · automatic

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Opposites
mechanization

embroidery machinehand embroidery

Decorative stitching done manually

hand stitching · crewelwork · handcraft · needle and thread · hand quilting

textile function

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Fabric-making frame

knitting machine · sewing machine · serger · overlocker · spinning wheel

creation vs. destruction

embroidery machineseam ripper

Thread-cutting sewing tool

thread cutter · scissors

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G