Patent ID: 8851000

Claim:
A custom embroidery frame in combination with a composite piece to be embroidered, the frame comprising: a top surface and an opposite bottom surface, the top surface and bottom surface defining a frame thickness extending from the top surface to the bottom surface, wherein the top surface is positionable in a plane closer to an embroidery head of an embroidery device than the bottom surface; a receiving cavity extending from the top surface to the bottom surface, the receiving cavity defined by a top perimeter of a shape and a size at the top surface; and the top perimeter shape and size substantially corresponding to a shape and a size of the composite piece to be embroidered, such that the receiving cavity receives and maintains the composite piece during an embroidery process, wherein the composite piece to be embroidered is comprised of a base material portion, a dimensional padded material positioned between the base material and a top material portion, wherein an upper edge perimeter of the dimensional padded material defines the shape and size of the composite piece to be embroidered.