A method serves to apply at least one substance to an embroidery base in a pre-programmed pattern by means of an embroidery machine. Controlled by an embroidery machine program, a relative movement is generated between at least one application device and the embroidery base and at least one substance is sprayed onto the embroidery base. The application device for applying the substance can for example contain a spray device for spraying the substance and at least one support which serves firstly to hold the spray device and secondly to attach the spray device to an embroidery machine. The embroidery machine, in particular designed as a shuttle embroidery machine or multi-head embroidery machine, comprises a multiplicity of needle locations and at least one application device. With such an embroidery machine, embroidery patterns and printed patterns can be applied efficiently to an embroidery base with a preset relationship to each other. (Fig. 1)
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