▁to ▁create ▁a ▁design . ▁The ▁" feed ▁dogs " ▁or ▁machine ▁teeth ▁are ▁lower ed ▁or ▁covered , ▁and ▁the ▁emb roid erer ▁moves ▁the ▁fabric ▁manually . ▁The ▁emb roid erer ▁develop s ▁the ▁emb roid ery ▁manually , ▁using ▁the ▁machine ' s ▁settings ▁for ▁running ▁st itch ▁and ▁f anci er ▁built - in ▁st itch es . ▁In ▁this ▁way , ▁the ▁st itch es ▁form ▁an ▁image ▁on ▁a ▁piece ▁of ▁fabric . ▁An ▁emb roid erer ▁can ▁produce ▁a ▁filled - in ▁effect ▁by ▁se wing ▁many ▁parallel ▁rows ▁of ▁straight ▁st itch ing . ▁ ▁A ▁machine ' s ▁z ig z ag ▁st itch ▁can ▁create ▁th icker ▁lines ▁within ▁a ▁design ▁or ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁border . ▁Many ▁qu il ters ▁and ▁fabric ▁artists ▁use ▁a ▁process ▁called ▁thread ▁drawing ▁( or ▁thread ▁painting ) ▁to ▁create ▁emb ell ish ments ▁on ▁their ▁projects ▁or ▁to ▁create ▁text ile ▁art . ▁ ▁Free - m otion ▁machine ▁emb roid ery ▁can ▁be ▁time - consum ing . ▁Since ▁a ▁standard ▁se wing ▁machine ▁has ▁only ▁one ▁need le , ▁the ▁operator ▁must ▁pause ▁to ▁re - thread ▁the ▁machine ▁manually ▁for ▁each ▁subsequent ▁color ▁in ▁a ▁multi - color ▁design . ▁He ▁or ▁she ▁must ▁also ▁manually ▁trim ▁and ▁clean ▁up ▁loose ▁or ▁connecting ▁threads ▁after ▁the ▁design ▁is ▁completed . ▁ ▁As ▁this ▁is ▁a ▁manual ▁process ▁rather ▁than ▁a ▁digital ▁reprodu ction , ▁any ▁pattern ▁created ▁using ▁free -