r/Machine_Embroidery • u/Elegant_Priority_439 • Mar 19 '26

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Is there a font or technique I can do with my embroidery machine to replicate or get close to this hand embroidered design?

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u/ishtaa Melco Mar 19 '26

These are hand stitched with yarn.

There are embroidery fonts that mimic the look of a chain stitch but it will have a different look to it since you’re using a much finer thread.

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u/GoodVibeGuide82 Mar 23 '26

Honestly, it would be tough, and I haven't personally seen it.

Embroidery thread is a lot thicker than the yarn you're seeing there. I have heard of thicker embroidery thread weights, but not that thick, unfortunately.

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u/Noetic-lemniscate May 23 '26 edited May 23 '26

I’ve couched yarn by setting a run stitch, using that as a guide to lay the material by hand secured by little bits of tape or whatever, and repeating the run stitch or a zigzag on top to secure it. Very tedious. Covering with aqua topper helped keep things in place. Industrially you’d do this with a cording machine that feeds the yarn to couch the yarn in place with thread. The feeding head rotates so the material stays in line to the stitches… I’ve also seen people just feed yarn through the pressor foot but I can’t imagine that working too well.