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Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry

Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry

Vol. 8, Issue 6 (2019)

Digital embroidery: An imagination

Author(s):

Sarita Devi, Nirmal Yadav, Nisha Arya and Sushila

Abstract:
Embroidery is decoration worked on the surface of the fabric using thread. Selection of design, embroidery stitches and colours and a very striking effect can be created. Old clothes can get a new lease of life by adding just a dash of embroidery. All basic embroidery stitches are easy. Several basic stitches can be combined to produce rich embroidered pieces. It can be beautifully described as a painting with needle and thread. Now, embroidery is largely produced on computer controlled embroidery machines. They are specially engineered machines that have a multi-needle fixed ‘embroidery head’ and a frame holder that moves the framed product in either of two directions so that the embroidery design can be sewn. The design is created within a grid (known as a ‘field’) with x being the horizontal axis and y the vertical axis. The embroidery machine reads these co-ordinates from the design data file and moves its pantograph into position to receive each new stitch from the machines’ stationary needle head. The embroidery design is created on a computer using specialized ‘digitizing’ software. The computerized embroidery process can be broken down into six functional activities: Interpret artwork and digitize the design using specialized software, Save the design as a stitch file that can understood by the embroidery machine, Read the stitch data file into the embroidery machine, Teach the machine how to embroider the design, Frame or hoop the fabric you wish to embroider on and slot into the machine arms. Start the machine stitching and run until embroidery design is complete and finished. This paper showed how designs can be created with embroidery software. With the help of software which benefited the experimenting with a number of colours, textures, patterns and sketch backgrounds for producing a playful, distinct and animated design, without physically making a articles.

Pages: 127-130  |  1769 Views  667 Downloads


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How to cite this article:
Sarita Devi, Nirmal Yadav, Nisha Arya and Sushila. Digital embroidery: An imagination. J Pharmacogn Phytochem 2019;8(6):127-130.

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