Openwork or ‘cutwork’ embroidery is a delicate form of needlework which involves cutting away portions of the backing fabric and binding the edges with embroidery stitching. In addition to reinforcing edges, resulting holes may be filled with embroidery or needle lace.
With a suitably equipped machine, you can eliminate most of the manual work associated with traditional cutwork. While the process is essentially the same, the design is stitched onto the fabric by machine and, by attaching the CutWork tool, holes or pieces are cut out. The CutWork tool can be set to four (4) positions with angles of 0°, 45°, 90° and 135° respectively.
