The classification of the embroidery process can be justified based on the specified design of the intended design as well as by the stitching steps that were observed. Down to the line, we can safely categorise embroidery means into the following types: freestyle/surface counted and needlepoint embroidering.
As its name suggests, free or surface embroidery is a digitizing embroidery method that does not take into consideration the texture and type of material that is placed underneath the design that is being embroidered. A few examples of this would be the Chinese and Japanese styles of embroidery.
Is this similar to 3D printing?