| Digitizing embroidery is the term used for turning an | | | | stable as the machine moves it around. There are |
| image into a design. This requires special software and | | | | many different kinds of stabilizers and different fabrics |
| the process can be anything from fairly simple to quite | | | | will require a different type.Machine embroidery |
| complex. Some skills and practice are necessary to | | | | designs are the digitized image that can be sent to the |
| become proficient in digitizing. This process was once | | | | machine in order to be stitched out, they are also |
| known as punching as the person creating the design | | | | referred to as embroidery patterns. |
| would have to punch holes in paper to give the correct | | | | Design formats; there are many different design |
| instructions to the machine. Thank goodness for | | | | formats for embroidery, the type of format that is |
| technology. | | | | required will depend on the machine being used. The |
| Hooping or hooping up is the process of placing the | | | | most commonly used format is PES. Most embroidery |
| item to be embroidered into the hoop for the | | | | sites will have the designs in a variety of formats. |
| embroidery machine. This can take some practice but | | | | Embroidery machine; and embroidery machine will |
| it will become second nature to the persistent | | | | sometimes be referred to as an embroidery sewing |
| embroiderer. | | | | machine, however there are many embroidery |
| Stabilizer; stabilizer or backing is placed in the hoop with | | | | machines that are purely for the purpose of |
| the item to be hooped in order to keep the fabric | | | | embroidery and cannot be used for sewing. |