The influence of some embroidery technology factors on the shrinkage of PE/CO fabric when embroidering on computerized machines

Abstract

Computer embroidery is an embroidery method that operates on an embroidery machine according to a program controlled by a specialized computer system. Computer embroidery is increasingly widely used in businesses because of its convenience and speed. However, after embroidery, the shrinkage phenomenon affects the quality and aesthetics of the product. The shrinkage on the surface of the embroidery occurs due to the influence of a number of embroidery technology factors. This article presents the results of a study on the influence of embroidery technology factors such as: Embroidery stitch density, thread count, needle count on the surface shrinkage of the embroidery on PE/CO fabric with a composition of 20% polyesterr, 80% cotton. Research results show that the shrinkage of embroidery pattern size on fabric is proportional to stitch length, thread numberand inversely proportional to needle size according to the quadratic function The surface shrinkage of the embroidery decreases when increasing the embroidery stitch density, thread count and decreasing the needle count during the embroidery process.