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INNOVATE IN THE EMBROIDERY SECTOR
- San Gimignano -

The embroidery sector has always been our main focus. From the earliest craftwork to modern creations with laser and digital printing, Marval Ricami in San Gimignano is always a step ahead in the field of fabric work. Here is our history in the vast world of embroidery, where we have been operating for over 40 years.

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At our small family business, we were among the first to purchase such machinery. The workmanship was very special and innovative for the times; the fabric was inserted into a wooden hoop and as if by miracle, embroidery gradually appeared.

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    Mario era così piccolo che non riusciva a vedere tale lavorazione e quindi si aiutava con una sedia per rendersi conto di ciò che avveniva. Tali macchine, ovvero le prime della loro specie, erano a comando meccanico; il disegno del ricamo veniva programmato con una bobina di cartone perforata. Ogni singolo foro del cartone faceva spostare il pantografo della macchina in orizzontale ed in verticale, realizzando così il ricamo.


    La progettazione dei ricami avveniva attraverso dei programmi che erano creati con una punch meccanica; il disegno veniva ingrandito per 6 volte, dove successivamente venivano tracciati manualmente punto per punto. Quindi delle volte per fare un programma occorrevano anche più giorni. Esisteva anche una macchina chiamata repertir, che veniva utilizzata per fare i duplicati dei cartoni; ovviamente era tutto manuale ed anche in questi casi occorrevano davvero molte ore per fare una semplice copia. Il tempo passava e la tecnologia dei ricami continuava a crescere insieme a me.

The 60s
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The 70s
The first technological innovations

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The 1970s saw the arrival of the first colour change machines; each embroidery head had five needles, allowing five different colours without removing these needles. Consequently, the cartons also changed and made wider than their predecessors to allow for new needle change controls. Despite the innovations, there was a need to increase the speed of the machines, especially for production, where the machines could no longer meet demand.

The new embroidery machines were no longer programmed with cardboard, but with an 8mm band with optical readout. This allowed the machine to move faster, from 300 to 500/600 stitches per minute. But this was not the only innovation; the programming of the designs was done on the computer with a considerable leap in quality and speed.

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    Col passare del tempo i macchinari si perfezionavano sempre di più, riuscendo ad eseguire nuovi tipi di ricamo, applicare paillettes, cordoncini, fettucce, punto spugna ecc.. Dal punto di vista elettronico, in un mondo in continuo sviluppo, si passò dalle bandine ai floppy disck, dove vi venivano caricati i vari ricami e successivamente riletti alle macchine da ricamo.


    Negli anni successivi si riuscivano a creare delle lavorazioni sempre più belle e particolari.

The 80s and 90s
The electronic age

The 2000s to today
The laser revolution

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In the 2000s, the world of embroidery was combined with a new process: the laser. This innovation was introduced in the creation of embroidery through laser cuts and/or engravings on fabric and leather. The years went by too fast until today, where we see embroidery enriching almost every single garment and more.

Thanks to technology, we also have the ability to combine it with printing, both digital and flexographic, in order to create very special workmanship.

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