Hello!

 Couldn't anyone help me decipher this Photoshop technique used in this actions - Realistic Embroidery - Photoshop Actions ( http://graphicriver.net/item/realistic-embroidery-photoshop-actions/6913493?ref=BlackNull )?

 

I wanna make similar effect to imitate handmade embroidery on 3D clothing (it seems to be very good for bump maps), and I guess the author used filling vector shapes (or text) with some pattern, but I cannot clear out what namely, how to achieve such irregular stitching within text or shapes? I found just a simpler way to fill the shape with a pattern of slant stripes (imitates machine embroidery), but it' s not what I need. And how to get such naturally embossed embroidery? There is a video on that page but it demonstrates some preset and I cannot understand the technique from this tutorial - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVux7OYt894&feature=youtu.be

If you have this addon or have any ideas, I'd be very grateful to hear them.

And there is another beautiful style for stitching and embroidery -Embroidery. 100+ Sewing Stiches with Fabrics  ( http://graphicriver.net/item/embroidery-100-sewing-stiches-with-fabrics/7337171?WT.ac=search_item&WT.seg_1=search_item&WT.z_author=joiaco )  - how to make such one? I guess it's simple but cannot find right settings for bevel and emboss, gradients etc.

Thank you in advance for answer, I looked for this answer in many Photoshop forums but did not get it so far. Maybe because nobody but 3D artists or maybe scrapbookers is busy with making such fake embroidery.

PS Sorry for the same post with the same name before, I saved it by mistake before editing, let the admins delete it.