If you're embarking on a mission to have a batch of clothing (perhaps a sports kit or a work uniform) embroidered then it's more than likely you'll want to know what the process involves. With today's technology you would think that it's all done digitally by computers, but that's not entirely the case.
To have an image embroidered onto clothing it must first be digitized. What this means is that the image must be scanned on to a computer using CAD (Computer Aided Design) or CAM (Computer Aided Manufacture) technology and then put into a format that the computer can read. Because different image have different numbers of pixels and different sizes, sometimes when they are digitized the image becomes 'skewed' and doesn't come out looking the same as it did in the original picture. As a result a human is needed to look over each image and ensure that it looks the same as the original, before it is embroidered on to the fabric for the customer. If this isn't done then hundreds of designs could be sewn onto fabric looking terrible and in some cases unrecognisable, not only meaning that the customers don't get their products but also that thread and employee time are wasted.
The image transfer to the sewing machine comes after the human checks for any errors in the digitisation process and this is the first stage in getting the design embroidered. The worker will need to manually change any images that did get altered in the digitising process, so that they appear the same on the garment once embroidered as they did when sent in by the customer. The pattern which was put together by the computer is then sent along with the design to the sewing machine. Until almost the very last moment the embroidered design often doesn't look anything like the original image, due to the different layers of colour and the way that the thread must be applied. Often there are a few small details added at the end which tie the whole picture or text together to make it look perfect.
The only interruption in the process comes when the colour of threads or the strength of needles need to be changed by a human, rather than by the machine itself. As a result, customers usually have to wait between one and two days for their designs to be sewn on from when their image reached the embroidery company's manufacturer. Each design only needs to be digitised once because it gets stored on the memories of both the sewing machine and the computer, making multiple copies of one design very easy to process. As a result, the time taken to embroider the same image on a whole boxful of garments is considerably less than it is for even just half a box of different designs.
Whether it's embroidery done on just one garment or on 1000 this article has outlined the method and techniques used to get the job done. Embroidery has not always been carried out using computer technology and indeed not always with electronic sewing machines, but since the days in which these methods started to be used the industry has simply been growing and growing. Whether it's embroidery done on just one garment or on 1000 this article has outlined the method and techniques used to get the job done. Embroidery has not always been carried out using computer technology and indeed not always with electronic sewing machines, but since the days in which these methods started to be used the industry has simply been growing and growing.
To have an image embroidered onto clothing it must first be digitized. What this means is that the image must be scanned on to a computer using CAD (Computer Aided Design) or CAM (Computer Aided Manufacture) technology and then put into a format that the computer can read. Because different image have different numbers of pixels and different sizes, sometimes when they are digitized the image becomes 'skewed' and doesn't come out looking the same as it did in the original picture. As a result a human is needed to look over each image and ensure that it looks the same as the original, before it is embroidered on to the fabric for the customer. If this isn't done then hundreds of designs could be sewn onto fabric looking terrible and in some cases unrecognisable, not only meaning that the customers don't get their products but also that thread and employee time are wasted.
The image transfer to the sewing machine comes after the human checks for any errors in the digitisation process and this is the first stage in getting the design embroidered. The worker will need to manually change any images that did get altered in the digitising process, so that they appear the same on the garment once embroidered as they did when sent in by the customer. The pattern which was put together by the computer is then sent along with the design to the sewing machine. Until almost the very last moment the embroidered design often doesn't look anything like the original image, due to the different layers of colour and the way that the thread must be applied. Often there are a few small details added at the end which tie the whole picture or text together to make it look perfect.
The only interruption in the process comes when the colour of threads or the strength of needles need to be changed by a human, rather than by the machine itself. As a result, customers usually have to wait between one and two days for their designs to be sewn on from when their image reached the embroidery company's manufacturer. Each design only needs to be digitised once because it gets stored on the memories of both the sewing machine and the computer, making multiple copies of one design very easy to process. As a result, the time taken to embroider the same image on a whole boxful of garments is considerably less than it is for even just half a box of different designs.
Whether it's embroidery done on just one garment or on 1000 this article has outlined the method and techniques used to get the job done. Embroidery has not always been carried out using computer technology and indeed not always with electronic sewing machines, but since the days in which these methods started to be used the industry has simply been growing and growing. Whether it's embroidery done on just one garment or on 1000 this article has outlined the method and techniques used to get the job done. Embroidery has not always been carried out using computer technology and indeed not always with electronic sewing machines, but since the days in which these methods started to be used the industry has simply been growing and growing.
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Consilium Group specialises in the supply of embroidered clothing, digitally printed clothing, promotional clothing and more. Visit http://www.consilium-clothing.co.uk/ to see the company's entire range of product offerings.
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