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Individual Assignment

  • Design and produce something with a digital process (incorporating computer aided design and manufacturing) not covered in another assignment, documenting the requirements that your assignment meets, and including everything necessary to reproduce it. Possibilities include but are not limited to wildcard week examples.

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Embroidery

Embroidery is the art of decorating fabric using needle and thread or yarn. It often includes designs such as flowers, patterns, or logos. Traditional embroidery is done by hand, while modern methods use computerized machines. Common stitches include chain stitch, satin stitch, and cross-stitch. Materials used include silk, cotton, and metallic threads. Embroidery is widely used in fashion, home décor, and textiles. It reflects cultural heritage and is both a hobby and a professional craft.

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Types

  • Hand Embroidery – Traditional method done manually using various stitches.

  • Machine Embroidery – Done using electric or computerized machines for precise and faster stitching

Stitches

  • Running stitch

  • Backstitch

  • Satin stitch

  • Chain stitch

  • Cross-stitch

  • French knots

Materials

Threads : Cotton, silk, wool, metallic threads

Base fabrics : Cotton, linen, silk, denim, felt

Tools

  • Needles

  • Embroidery hoops/frames

  • Scissors

  • Thimbles

Wilcom Embroidery Software

Wilcom is a leading embroidery digitizing software used worldwide by professionals to create, edit, and manage embroidery designs. It’s known for precision, flexibility, and industry-standard file compatibility.Converts images or artwork into stitch files readable by embroidery machines (like .DST format).

  • Reads and writes over 30 embroidery machine file formats like .DST, .PES, .EXP, .JEF.

  • Can also import common graphic formats (JPEG, PNG, BMP, etc.) for digitizing.

I download and open the Wilcom software

Wilcom has lot of tools in the front interface itself, as a brginner we can directly use the tools without worring about theirs locations

At first I use the options to familar in this software, I start to draw the designs

By using the text options I create my name and Lab name

Then I save it into .EMB file for the CNC operation

Machining

After take the .EMB format I upload the Embroidery CNC machine

At first I check with the box design to understand the machine function, I draw one box in Wilcom software, then save and upload it into the CNC machine

Then save and upload it into the CNC machine and do the process after set the orgin points

After leant that operation I try to embroidery my name though the CNC

We can set hte colours by choosing the one,so I choose the red colour

Then I start the machine to do the operation further

Inbetween the process the machine has stop due to the line ending and move to the next phase by cutting its threads itself

Conclusion

Learning outcomes

  • To learn about the Embroidery CNC designs and its advantages compare to the traditional method

  • Gained the knowledge in Wilcom software to do the design for the embroidery operations.

  • Learnt how to operate the CNC machine and check the parameters like colors changes.

Reference Files

Here is my Embroidery design file