What is micro embroidery? That is a question even many seasoned embroiderers would ask. Micro embroidery is the term for any and all tiny embroidery elements, such as tiny lettering, thin column outlines and other elements where very short stitches are employed. If you’ve worked with embroidery for any length of time, and encountered some of these micro-elements, you’ve probably already discovered they may cause any number of problems, ranging from continual thread breaks to bird nesting.