▁machines ▁require ▁the ▁user ▁to ▁input ▁the ▁correct ▁color ▁change ▁sequence ▁before ▁beginning ▁to ▁emb roid er . ▁Some ▁can ▁trim ▁and ▁change ▁colors ▁automatically . ▁ ▁A ▁multi - need le ▁machine ▁may ▁consist ▁of ▁multiple ▁se wing ▁heads , ▁each ▁of ▁which ▁can ▁se w ▁the ▁same ▁design ▁onto ▁a ▁separate ▁gar ment ▁concurrent ly . ▁Such ▁a ▁machine ▁might ▁have ▁ 2 0 ▁or ▁more ▁heads , ▁each ▁consisting ▁of ▁ 1 5 ▁or ▁more ▁need les . ▁A ▁head ▁is ▁usually ▁capable ▁of ▁producing ▁many ▁special ▁fabric ▁effects , ▁including ▁sat in ▁st itch ▁emb roid ery , ▁chain ▁st itch ▁emb roid ery , ▁sequ ins , ▁app li qué , ▁and ▁cut work . ▁ ▁History ▁Before ▁computers ▁were ▁afford able , ▁most ▁machine ▁emb roid ery ▁was ▁completed ▁by ▁p unch ing ▁designs ▁on ▁paper ▁t ape ▁that ▁then ▁ran ▁through ▁an ▁emb roid ery ▁machine . ▁One ▁error ▁could ▁ru in ▁an ▁entire ▁design , ▁forcing ▁the ▁cre ator ▁to ▁start ▁over . ▁ ▁Machine ▁emb roid ery ▁dates ▁back ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁when ▁T aj ima ▁started ▁to ▁manufact ure ▁and ▁sell ▁T A J IMA ▁Multi - head ▁Autom atic ▁Emb roid ery ▁machines . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁T aj ima ▁introduced ▁the ▁T MB ▁Series ▁ 6 - need le ▁( 6 ▁color ) ▁full - autom atic ▁color - change ▁emb roid ery ▁machine . ▁ ▁A ▁few ▁years ▁later , ▁in ▁