Embroidery method

Abstract

A method for embroidering a fabric or article of clothing. A design is applied to a material using an application process such as screen-printing, transfer printing, ink jet printing or appliqué, and stitching is applied over one or more areas of the design in a density that permits design to remain visible through the stitching to give the appearance of a normally embroidered design using less stitches.

1 . A method for embroidering a material, the method comprising: 
 applying a base design having at least one area to the material using an application process; and    applying stitching over the at least one area using a thread such that the at least one area of the base design remains visible through the stitching.    
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the application process is selected from the group consisting of: screen-printing, film transfer printing, ink-jet printing and appliqué.  
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the stitching is applied at a density that is 10% to 90% of a density required for a normally embroidered design.  
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one area has a first color and further, wherein the thread has a second color.  
   
   
       5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the first color and the second color are the same.  
   
   
       6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the thread is metallic.  
   
   
       7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the thread is translucent.  
   
   
       8 . A method for embroidering a material, the method comprising: 
 applying a base design having a first area to the material using an application process; and    applying a first stitching over the first area using a first thread, such that the first area of the base design remains visible through the stitching.    
   
   
       9 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the application process is selected from the group consisting of: screen-printing, film transfer printing, ink-jet printing and appliqué.  
   
   
       10 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the first stitching is applied at a density that is 10% to 90% of a density required for a normally embroidered design.  
   
   
       11 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the first area has a first color and further, wherein the first thread has a second color.  
   
   
       12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the first color and the second color are the same.  
   
   
       13 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the design further comprises a second area.  
   
   
       14 . The method of  claim 13 , further comprising applying a second fill stitching over the second area using a second thread.  
   
   
       15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the second area has a third color and further, wherein the second thread has the fourth color.  
   
   
       16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the third color and the fourth color are the same.  
   
   
       17 . A method for embroidering a material, the method comprising: 
 applying a base design having a first area to a material using a screenprinting process, the first area having a first color; and    applying a first stitching over first area using a first thread having a second color such that the first area of the base design remains visible through the stitching.    
   
   
       18 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the first color and the second color are the same.  
   
   
       19 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein design further comprises a second area, the second area having a third color.  
   
   
       20 . The method of  claim 19 , further comprising: 
 applying a second stitching over the second area using a thread having a fourth color, such that the second area remains visible through the second stitching.    
   
   
       21 . The method of  claim 20 , wherein the third color and the fourth color are the same.