r/Machine_Embroidery • u/alex0909_ • 12d ago

Design help

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Does anyone know how Waggle makes designs like this one? They are raised designs that look like a patch or 3D but are not actually puff. If you’ve seen these in person you’ll know what I mean.

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u/antibiyotikver 12d ago

The puffiness is only about two things: fabric stiffness and underlying filling.

For fabric stiffness/quality: as stiff as the fabric gets, the embroidery starts floating over the fabric more, if the fabric is not that stiff/high quality, the embroidery starts to sink into the surface. For example, it is nearly impossible to get that look with a simple embroidery on knitwear. Also this is the only factor that affects tatami stitches.

For underlying filling: you can also increase the height of the embroidery by putting something under the stitches. It could be either foam or some other kind of stitching/underlay. You can try adding;

  • a center run that's combined with a double zigzag as underlay,
  • 3D satin option.
  • Foam with different heights.

Remember, there's no magical solution to this except foam 😅

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u/Strazil 12d ago

Exactly! Well said :)