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Illustration: the name SAM stitched in gold thread on a navy cap front. Drawn, not photographed.
ExplainersSep 5, 2026 5 min read

What is embroidery digitizing? How a drawing becomes stitches

An embroidery machine cannot read a picture. Someone has to decide where every stitch goes, in what order, and in which direction. That work is digitizing.

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