Embroidery – different types of embroidery you should know (1/2)
What is Towel embroidery
Towel embroidery, as the name suggests, is a technique where the stitches resemble the vertical loops found on towel fabric.
It is a type of computerized embroidery and falls under the category of three-dimensional embroidery. Computerized towel embroidery machines can create any flower shape and color, producing designs that are characterized by their layered effect, novelty, and strong three-dimensional appearance. These qualities have made it highly popular among consumers and designers in recent years. Towel embroidery can be widely applied across industries such as apparel, home decor, and crafts.
The thread used for towel embroidery is yarn, with a thickness of 24S/2 being quite suitable. A variety of thread colors can be used. Generally, towel embroidery is appropriate to do on cut pieces, and just like regular flat embroidery, it is necessary to ensure that there is a position for double-sided adhesive tape around the edge of the pattern that is more than 2 centimeters. If not, the cut piece needs to be frayed.
What is Computerized embroidery
Computerized flat embroidery is the simplest and most common form of computerized embroidery. It involves creating a design using computer software and then transferring the pattern to an embroidery machine, which stitches out the desired motif.
Flat embroidery can utilize a wide range of thread colors, typically from 1 to 9 colors. The more colors used, the higher the complexity and cost. Embroidery threads are specialized, including those that are luminous or shiny. There are numerous brands available, with options like viscose and polyester synthetic silk. Besides specialized metallic embroidery threads, regular sewing threads can also be used for embroidery, Ideally, a 40/2 thickness is preferred, although the resulting designs may lack sheen.
Embroidery can be performed on entire fabric pieces or cut sections. For piece embroidery, it is standard to allow for fraying, ensuring that the design’s edges have at least a 2-centimeter area covered with double-sided adhesive tape.
Toothbrush Embroidery
Toothbrush embroidery is a technique in ordinary embroidery where specific accessories, such as EVA foam, are incorporated into the fabric to create a three-dimensional effect. Once the embroidery is finished, meticulous repairs and smoothing of threads on the EVA material are conducted, while any auxiliary materials are meticulously eliminated to achieve an embroidered design resembling the bristles of a tooth brush. This particular technique is widely recognized as toothbrush embroidery.
Toothbrush embroidery and flocking embroidery are two different concepts, toothbrush embroidery emphasis embroidery line ivory brush bristles stand up. Flock embroidery is to pull out the wool of the velvet cloth to form embroidery, the wool is fallen. Tooth brush embroidery is also different from towel embroidery. Towel embroidery is the embroidery thread towel shape embroidery on the cloth surface, so that the embroidery pattern has the characteristics of multi-layer, novelty, three-dimensional, and can achieve the flat embroidery, towel embroidery mixed embroidery, greatly improve the use of computer embroidery machine grade and expand its application field, can be widely used in clothing, home accessories, crafts and other industries
