  machine embroidery is an embroidery process whereby a sewing machine or embroidery machine is used to create patterns on textiles. it is used commercially in product branding, corporate advertising, and uniform adornment. hobbyists also machine embroider for personal sewing and craft projects. there are multiple types of machine embroidery. these include free-motion sewing machine embroidery, this uses a basic zigzag sewing machine. much commercial embroidery is still done with link stitch embroidery the patterns may be manually or automatically controlled. more modern computerized machine embroidery, uses an embroidery machine or sewing/embroidery machine that is controlled with a computer that will embroider stored patterns, these may have multiple heads and threads ==free-motion machine embroidery== in free-motion machine embroidery, embroidered designs are created by using a basic zigzag sewing machine. as it is used primarily for tailoring, this type of machine lacks the automated features of a specialized machine. to create free-motion machine embroidery, the embroiderer runs the machine and skillfully moves tightly hooped fabric under the needle to create a design. the operator lowers or covers the "feed dogs" or machine teeth and moves the fabric manually. the operator develops the embroidery manually, using the machine's settings for running stitch and fancier built-in stitches. in this way, the stitches form an image onto a piece of fabric. an embroiderer can produce a filled-in effect by sewing many parallel rows of straight stitching. a machine's zigzag stitch can create thicker lines within a design or be used to create a border. many quilters and fabric artists use a process called thread drawing (or thread painting) to create embellishments on their projects or to create textile art. free-motion machine embroidery can be time-consuming. since a standard sewing machine has only one needle, the operator must stop and re-thread the machine manually for each subsequent color in a multi-color design. he or she must also manually trim and clean up loose or connecting threads after the design is completed. as this is a manual process rather than a digital reproduction, any pattern created using free-motion machine embroidery is unique and cannot be exactly reproduced, unlike with computerized embroidery. with the advent of computerized machine embroidery, the main use of manual machine embroidery
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