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3 unusual facts about machine embroidery


Machine embroidery

Brother Industries entered the embroidery industry after several computerized embroidery companies contracted it to provide sewing heads.

The major embroidery machine companies eventually adapted their commercial systems and marketed them to companies such as Janome for home use.

The Digitrac consisted of a small computer, similar in size to a BlackBerry, mounted on an X and Y axis on a large white board.


Embroidery software

While a large majority of embroidery software is specific to machine embroidery, there is also software available for use with hand embroidery, such as Cross-stitch.


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