Chenille

• The raised effect of chenille embroidery is typically associated with team jackets and crests.  ​
• Chenille embroidery requires a special type of embroidery machine that draws the thread from below the machine to create the thickness and height of the chenille patterns.  ​
• Chenille is used with conductive thread to create sensors in garments for wearable applications. 

Ribbon, Taping and Cording Embroidery

This application allows you to achieve very unique and unusual decoration looks by utilizing different digitizing techniques. For Ribbon, taping and cording embroidery, a special device is added to the side of the embroidery machine head which will feed cording or ribbon from a roll and stitch it onto the textile.

Sequins

Embroidery can be use to create multiple sequin applications. Designers will be able to boost their creativity. Sequins come in all different shapes, sizes, finishes and patterns. And with ZSK machine can be placed within an embroidery design or  create continuous lines or fills. There is no limit to your imagination.

Smart Textile and Wearables

Conductive filament fibers, yarns and metallic wires can be integrated into/onto a textile or finished garment by using embroidery. In the FX LIFT Lab, our ZSK embroidery machines allow us to work on a wide range of advanced technology applications.

Embroidery of conductive materials can create circuits, connections and sensors for smart devices to collect signals, transmit and allow communication with wireless devices. This can be used for a wide variety of applications including medical, athletic, workforce and safety.

Types of devices:

• Biomedical (hart rate, skin temperature)
• GPS location devices
• Performance related devices
• Communication devices