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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Pat P, post: 85375, member: 201&quot;]In case it will help anyone who isn&#039;t familiar with different types of machine embroidery, here&#039;s a very basic explanation...</p><p><br /></p><p>The biggest differences between mass-produced and one-of-a-kind (OOAK) embroidery using a machine is whether or not the design is pre-programmed and what the person producing the embroidery does while the machine is running.</p><p><br /></p><p>To create mass-produced embroidery, older machines had cams that dictated where the machine would place the stitches. Newer machines are electronic and all the design elements are programmed into a file that the machine reads. The person doing the embroidery has very little to do other than placing the fabric in a hoop and changing the thread for different colors. The newer commercial machines don&#039;t even require that the person change the thread since they hold multiple spools.</p><p><br /></p><p>To create OOAK machine-embroidered pieces, the textile artist chooses the stitch length and type manually, holds the fabric either loose or in a hoop, and guides the fabric&#039;s position and angle throughout the whole process, stopping and starting to change the thread color, stitch type or length, and location of the threads on the fabric. It&#039;s like painting except the textile artist uses the machine to place stitches instead of using a brush[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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