Embroidery Finishing Methods

Finishing is nay of a number of procedures like thread trimming, removal of excess backing or topping, spot or soil removal or steaming that are performed between completion of embroidery and packaging.

Almost every embroidered goods have to undergo at least one or more finishing processes before being ready for sale because stitching errors or other errors have to be eliminated. Bands and motifs have to be cut. Sometimes chemical finishing processes add new and improved characteristics to embroidered goods.

Correction of Errors/Mending

Errors in the embroidered fabric caused by thread bread of the front respectively bobbin yarn or caused if a front or a bobbin spool runs empty must be eliminated by re-embroidering the missing of faulty design parts with a kind of sewing machine. Therefore the defective area is clamped into a small frame then the missing sample parts are repaired. The sewing machine has to be adjusted to each design and fabric. For mending, the same front and/or bobbin yarn as used on the embroidery machine has to be chosen.

Etching Process (Chemical Lace)

This processing step is necessary only with chemical lace designs. The fabric is removed and only the embroidered stitches remain. Depending on the kind of chemical fabric used, either wet or dry etching methods are employed. Mostly nonwoven fabrics are used for etching. Some fabrics are removable at 95o; others can be removed with cold water. For dry etching processes, only thicker yarns are suitable.

Other Finishing Techniques

Washing

By washing dirt as oil particles are removed.

Singeing

Singeing is the burning-off of fibers which remained in the borer holes after boring. Nowadays singeing is no longer used as it is quite expensive.