Embroidery Terms

Material: Silk satin is what we will   be embroidering on
Pattern: Printed designs on material
Split thread: Split strand into filaments one or more times
Thread: Silk floss thread.
Strand:  ½ of thread.
Filament:     1/12 of floss. 
2 Filaments: 2/12 floss. And so on
Center Point: Center position of
                     partial or whole image
Center Lines: Center lines of partial
                     or whole image.
Stitch Method: The method of
                      stitches and form of
                      embroidery lines.
Stitch-direction: The general
      direction of all or section stitches
Sections: We divide the pattern (or design) into several sections and finish them one by one.
Beginning: The first section we start to embroider.