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10.8.1 Appliqués

In creating appliqués, the second lay of fabric is put on the base fabric and stitched on
it by embroidery machine creating needed design. After it, the laser beam cuts the top
fabric following the stitched design or creating new desired design. The leftover top
material is taken off. If the top material is synthetic origin, the laser beam seals the cut
edges protecting them from frying. If the top material is natural in origin, the frying
edges of the top material can create additional decorative effect (see Fig. 10.13), or the
edges are fixed with covering stitches (usually stitch type 304) (see Fig 10.14).

10.8.2 Anglaise embroideries (laser-cut broderie anglaise)

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To create broderie anglaise, an embroidery machine creates desired image on the fab-
ric by straight stitches (stitch class 301). After that, a laser beam cuts out the material
creating different sizes and shape of holes in the fabric. The embroidery machine fixes
the cut edges of the holes with cover stitches (stitch type 304). If the synthetic fabric
or leather is used, cut edges can be left untouched as they are not frying. Traditional
kind of anglaise embroideries is performed on cotton or linen fabrics (see Fig. 10.15).

10.8.3 Laser embroidery equipment
Three types of laser equipment are used to cut out and/or engrave/mark embroidered
fabrics: single-head integrated lasers, standalone lasers, and laser bridges.

Fig. 10.13 Appliqué with frying material edges that create additional decorative effect.

17 Broderie anglaise (French, ‘English embroidery’) is a form of whitework embroidery in which different
shapes of holes are cut in the material, and the cut edges are then overcast. The holes are grouped in a pat-
tern that is further delineated by simple embroidery stitches on the surrounding material (see Fig. 10.15).