A model of embroidery is actually a program controlling the machine. Includes Pantograph motion parameters, the operation of the engine and main propulsion machinery ucinania command thread, change the color, the special control functions, etc.. There are several competing standards files, in which the models can be saved. This is due to the fact that each of the machine manufacturer has developed its own system of control. The most versatile are the files with an extension of DST. It is a standard developed by Japanese company Tajima, but most modern embroidery machines are able to use it. To create embroidery designs are special computer programs. Currently available in the market is a large selection and prices range from several hundred to several thousand euros, depending on the opportunities offered by them.

The least expensive programs are dedicated mainly to domestic customers and are characterized by relatively low degree of technological advancement. The most expensive options are created with a view to carrying out professional design studios service models for external customers. They offer a high degree of automation of the process of creation, leaving the possibility of interference in all the parameters ściegów. Professional programs to meet the needs of the majority of advertising is placed in roughly the middle of the ranking of price and expenditure associated with about 2,000 Euros. Of course, this is not a prerequisite for the performance of a service decoration embroidery.

Designs can be ordered in one of the aforementioned professional studios, and the average cost of the project is comparable to the cost of a single matrix to screen printing and does not depend on the amount of colors. Duration of less than 24 hours of most orders. Assuming, however, that they decided to design a pattern, regardless of what the program will use the process of creation is divided into three main phases.