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Arm machine
Multi-head embroidery machine driven by a single main shaft. Each sewing head is attached to the shaft,
usually by gears. Sewing heads resemble industrial sewing machines in the “arm” that the needle case is
attached to.
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Automatic color change
The ability of a multi-needle commercial embroidery machine to follow a command to change to another
specified needle.
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Bobbin case
Small, round metal device for holding the bobbin. Used to tension the bobbin thread. Inserted in the hook
for sewing.
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Bridge machine
Embroidery machine with two shafts, one for the hook assembly and one for the needle assembly. Sewing
heads are suspended from a beam allowing for larger sewing fields than an arm machine. Bridge
machines are accessible from both the back and front of the machine through the “bridge”.
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Cap frames
Specialized embroidery frames (hoops) designed to hold finished caps for embroidering. Available in a
variety of styles for various machines, with two basic styles being to sew the finished cap flattened out (for
use on a flat machine) or sew the finished cap in its natural curve (for use on a tubular machine).
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Check spring
Assists in upper thread tensioning and is used to detect upper thread breaks in many embroidery
machine models.
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Cylinder arm machine
Refers to machines with “cylinder” beds. The hook assembly is housed in a cylinder-shaped arm, allowing
goods to curve around the cylinder for embroidery.
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Disk reader
An external or internal device used to read machine movements from either a 5.25" or 3.5" computer disk.
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Embroidery point
Unit of measurement in embroidery, in which 10 points equals 1 mm.
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Flat embroidery
Embroidery (usually on cut panels or patches) that is framed in hoops exclusively on the top of the
embroidery machines hook assembly.
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Framing press
Machine to aid the framing process.
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Frame sash
Part of the pantograph to hold the frames. Also called a sash. Varieties of sash types include: border,
frame, tubular, cap and sock.
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Hook assembly
Rotary device designed to pass the needle at a given point in the needle bar rise. The hook point passed
into a thread loop formed by the rising needle bar and pulls the thread around the bobbin case to form a
lock stitch.
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Hooping board
Board designed to hold the outer portion of the hoop while the goods to be embroidered are placed over
the board to be hooped. Once the goods are aligned and placed correctly over the outer hoop, the opera-
tor inserts the inner portion of the hoop.
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Jumbo rotary hook
Rotary hook which holds a bobbin case with a much larger thread capacity than a standard hook.
Chapter 44: Glossary of Embroidery Machine Terms
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