Programmable Embroidery Design and Implementation

Project Overview:

This project focused on the innovative integration of digital manufacturing techniques with traditional embroidery, utilizing programmable software to create complex, fractal-based embroidery patterns. My role was to develop and optimize software that automatically generates embroidery stitch data for a variety of intricate patterns, including the Koch snowflake.

Responsibilities:

Developed algorithms to generate parametric fractal shapes and convert them into stitchable patterns.

Implemented error correction methods to adjust cumulative stitching errors, ensuring patterns were accurately rendered.

Designed a user-friendly interface that allowed input parameter adjustments, enhancing the adaptability of designs.

Managed file output preparation for different thread and material types, ensuring compatibility with embroidery machines.

Achievements:

Successfully embroidered a fractal Koch snowflake pattern on real garments using both cotton and metallic threads, overcoming challenges related to thread breakage and machine tension adjustments.

Created a software solution that supports multiple thread colors and materials, improving the aesthetic and complexity of embroidery designs.

Contributed to advancing digital manufacturing techniques by integrating software engineering with textile arts, pushing the boundaries of traditional embroidery.