The difference between computer embroidery and manual embroidery

There are manual embroidery and computer embroidery. Can you accurately distinguish between them? What is the difference between the two? Dongguan Yuanxin Embroidery summarized the following methods, which can be seen by careful comparison.

In terms of the feel of embroidery, the thread material used for manual embroidery is made of natural silk, commonly known as flower thread, which has a natural luster. In addition, due to the special production process, even if it is fully embroidered, the quality of the entire embroidery piece is relatively light and soft, and there are small hairs when viewed from the light; Computer embroidery uses multiple threads and light, making it smoother. The computer embroidery machine pulls tightly when embroidering, and cannot use natural silk threads for machine production, so the feel is somewhat hard.

In terms of embroidery weight, the production process of computer embroidery cannot be broken, and the back is full of wires. Therefore, the quality of the embroidery piece is very heavy, and it feels heavy to carry in the hand. Generally, the weight difference between a hand embroidered piece and a machine embroidered piece of the same pattern can be more than three times.

In terms of the fineness of embroidery, fine hand embroidery is made of natural silk and can be split. A handmade embroidery painting requires different thicknesses of thread to be used in the process of embroidering the image due to technological reasons. Therefore, if you take a closer look, you can see that the thread used in the computer embroidery image cannot be broken due to technological reasons. Therefore, the entire image has the same thickness of thread, resulting in a less delicate effect than manual embroidery.

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1. Computer embroidery and machine embroidery are industrialized mass production. Considering the quantity of market demand, it is necessary to choose topics that are acceptable and liked by more people. Therefore, a large number of embroidery works with popular themes on the market are generally machine embroidery products with computer embroidery.

2. The original thread used in computer embroidery machine embroidery was made of chemical fiber, and often double strands of thread were woven together, like thin hemp rope. Such machine embroidery is easy to distinguish. Later, machine embroidery improved the embroidery thread by using chemical fibers and adding a small amount of silk blended embroidery thread, and changing it to a single strand, making it very similar to pure silk thread. Although this made machine embroidery very similar to hand embroidery, it was significantly different from the warm and rich luster of silk. Those familiar with silk can tell at a glance. Because the needle movement frequency of the embroidery machine is very fast, if pure silk thread is used, it will definitely pilling. Moreover, the strength of pure silk thread is not enough and it is easy to break.

3. Manual embroidery requires cutting the embroidery thread into 16 or 32 pieces according to the needs of modeling and craftsmanship, with a maximum of 64 pieces. Then use a few of them to make embroidery. Therefore, in manual embroidery works, the thickness of the embroidery thread is variable. Generally, there will always be 2 or 3 different thicknesses of wire, or as many as 10 different thicknesses of wire. Computer embroidery was originally unable to cut threads. Later, improvements were made to create different areas using different thicknesses of wire. However, the choice of thread thickness for machine embroidery is limited, and now it seems that there are generally only two types. Perhaps in the future, machine embroidery will adopt more thickness options, but it is still difficult to reach the level of manual embroidery.

4. Computer embroidery cannot handle the details such as edges and tips of the shape well. For meticulous style flowers and birds, manual embroidery can use appropriate needlework to embroider the petals very evenly, cleanly, and exquisitely. The details of computer embroidery production are slightly worse than those of manual embroidery. The same is true for other details, such as the sharp beak of a bird, the texture of its feathers, and the dorsal aspect of its leaves. Nowadays, machine embroidery has made significant improvements in these details, but still cannot be compared to hand embroidery.

5. The color selection of computer embroidery is limited, and the transition between color blocks is relatively rigid. "You can watch from a distance, but not play near.". Handmade embroidery has rich colors, with many layers of intermediate colors in transition. The picture is exquisite and vivid, with smooth charm.