Embroidery process with latch needle as stitch-forming element

The front yarn (1) and the rear yarn (2) are joined as follows: after the needle guiding the front yarn has penetrated the fabric (3), the front yarn is guided through between the two sides of the half-stitch of the rear yarn, which is located between the previously formed stitch and the stitch-forming working element (5). Subsequently, the rear yarn is led through the loop of the front yarn and formed into a fringe. The stitch base of the rear yarn half-stitch is bound in the stitch head of the previously formed stitch of the rear yarn and both are bound with the help of the front yarn loop. The front yarn is introduced to the needle (4) in a standard fashion and the rear yarn (2) is introduced with the help of a yarn guide element (6), which can be a guide needle. The invention uses a latch needle as the stitch forming working element (5), while the loop spreading element (7) is a gripper. The needle (4) moves from its rear dead position forward and penetrates the stationary fabric (3) and the stitch plate bore. The front yarn is guided along with the needle. A half-stitch of the rear yarn lies under the hook of the stitch-forming working element (5), which is fixed in its lower dead position. The tip of the evenly rotating loop spreading element (7) is located in front of the head of the stitch forming working element.