The roots of computerized embroidery are found in hand embroideries as well as other forms of hand needlework. Producing the hand stitched look of design required the embroiderers to imagine that they were stitching by hand. A bean outline stitch was used to simulate a hand-embroidered backstitch, or border stitch, for the foliage and scalloped edge. The rose buds and blooms consist of a textured fill in flowing angles, with shadow stitching manually punched one stitch at a time along the petals. The outline of the heart and parts of the petals were digitized with a satin stitch, which mirrors the handmade satin stitch, to uplift sections and show definition. The crocheted edge is a form of ancient needlework, and its delicacy adds just the right frame for the rose heart design. Rose heart design by Micah Groff and her mother, Betty Paterson, Custom Embroidery & Monograms, Grayville, IL, and Bonnie Landsberger, Moonlight Designs, Cannon Falls, MN. Photography:Dave Neligh, Denver.