What is hand embroidery?
Embroidery is the part of our life, maybe we don’t notice it much but the importance of embroidery cannot be denied. It is coming from the ancient times and it was loved by the Royals because they started using the embroidery designs for their clothes, hats, vases, gowns, and handkerchief etc. In the ancient days, there were no machines but people used to make embroidery designs with their hands. Hand embroidery is the old art which is famous until now and people love to wear the garments embroidered by hand.
What are the popular stitches of hand embroidery?
There are five stitches that are mostly used in hand embroidery. There are many other stitches but if an artist learns these five stitches then he can be called an expert of hand embroidery because using these five stitches, he can be able to make any designs. The most popular stitches are French knot, outline, satin, lazy daisy, and cross stitch. The outline stitches are made on the outside and provide the outline to the design. The satin stitch is used for filling the outline area using the thread. The thread looks like the satin stitch. The lazy daisy stitch is used for making the small flower petals on the garments. The role of cross stitch is to fill the outline. The French knot is used for making the small dots to make the shape of real things such as if the shape of the animal is embroidered on the fabric, then it will be used for making the eyes of the animal. 1 Dollar Digitizing companyis also using the hand embroidery to make the designs on fabric and other decoration things. They are getting more orders of hand embroidery from their customers because they love it.
When the hand embroidery was introduced to the world?
The first embroidery designs were made in the 3rd and 5th century in China. The royal family wore the embroidered garments. It is present in the world for hundreds of years. It was used in Egypt to decorate the household things. It is still popular as an art. The needlework was introduced in the Middle East. In the 11th century, the needlework was used to make religious things. The embroidered religious items, household things, and garments were a sign of being wealthy and high-status. The fabric, needles, and yarn are the basic tools for making the hand embroidery. The mostly used fabric types are silk, wool, and linen etc. These days, the designs are made on cotton, royalty yarn, and organza for creating the floral motifs. Hand embroidery is expensive because it requires much time and handwork to make the designs on the fabric.