Embroidery was done freemotion, too. All of you who love old Singers should know this. The machines used were newly made electric. The ladies did embroidery, made lace, etc. All by moving a hoop or frame. Machines did not zigzag.
All of it fantastic.
Here's a link to the art book from Singer:
Came out in 1911.
https://archive.org/details/singerinstructio00sing