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Embroidery Machine

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An embroidery machine is a device that mechanically stitches decorative patterns into fabric, replacing the slower work of hand embroidery. French engineer Josue Heilmann patented an early hand-operated embroidery machine in 1828 in Mulhouse, France, originally while trying to develop a mechanical device to help his daughters embroider by hand. Swiss inventor Isaak Groebli further developed the technology into the Schiffli embroidery machine in the 1860s, named for its shuttle-shaped bobbin, which allowed continuous, large-scale embroidery production and became the foundation of the Swiss and later worldwide industrial embroidery industry.

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Machine embroidery (Wikipedia)
  • In Field: Textile Engineering, Lead section
    Machine embroidery is the process of using a sewing or embroidery machine to create decorative stitching on fabric.
  • In Group: Sewing and Embroidery Machines, Lead paragraph
    Machine embroidery is the process of using a sewing or embroidery machine to create decorative stitching on fabric.
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