Embroidery & It’s Types

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Embroidery Its Types

• By
• Jeff Hernandez

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What is Embroidery?

• Embroidery is the handicraft of decorating fabric
  or other materials with needle and thread.
• Experts believe that this craft made on cloth
  lasts long and makes the fabric look attractive
  and .

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Types Of Embroidery

• Embroidery is categorized by technique, era or
  needlework appearance.

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Stitch Defined Embroidery Types

• Stitches play an important role in the way an
  embroidery might look.
• Embroidery is therefore classified according to
  the stitches used in it.
• Artists may make use of various stitches
  according to the desired outlook and the fabric
  being used.

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Crazy Work

• This type of Embroidery follows the stitching
  lines of the fabric which branch off in different
  directions.

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Cut Work

• Cut work is the technique of cutting small areas
  of fabric and embroidering around them.
• It consists of buttonhole stitching with back
  stitching.

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Jacobean Embroidery

• One of the forms of Jacobean Embroidery was
  Crewel Work.
• It is a form of surface embroidery worked with
  wool.

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Thread defined Embroidery Types

• The thread used in Embroidery defines its type.
• Artists use fibers ranging from silk to wool in
  their projects.

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Silk Embroidery

• When you want to produce a smooth, shiny texture
  use silk embroidery.
• Using silk ribbon embroidery gives a unique look.

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Wool Embroidery

• Embroidery which are rooted in folk art
  traditions are often done in wool threads.
• Wool threads are used in Jacobean or crewel
  embroidery.

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Cotton Embroidery

• Artisans produce embroidery with cotton
  embroidery floss, including white work, black
  work, counted cross stitch.

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Medium Defined Embroidery

• Huckaback is a fabric with a raised weave that
  accommodates delicate, geometric stitches.

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Embroidery Stitching Tips

• Prevent the thread from twisting while you stitch
  by turning your needle.
• Drop the needle and let it hang freely, if thread
  gets twisted while stitching.
• Avoid running the threads at back of fabric.
• If the stitch is too loose the stitch will appear
  limp and if the stitch is pulled too tightly the
  fabric will pucker.

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Enhancing your Embroidery

• In Machine Embroidery, designs are created using
  digital technology.
• Nowadays embroidery digitizing is in boom.
• It is cost effective and provides more perfect
  finishing of final product.
• Using the newer technologies will not only
  enhance the look and feel of embroidery, but also
  reduce the time and efforts that one would spend
  on creating it.

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Benefits Of Embroidery Digitizing

• By Embroidery Digitizing, your cloth or your
  product get a more beautiful look.
• Embroidery digitizing requires less time and is
  cost effective.
• It gives more efficiency and precision while
  duplication.

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Summary

• With the introduction to various types of
  embroidery, it is seen that it is no more a small
  field.
• Apart from the manual embroidery that took days
  to complete, there are many more techniques and
  ways which we can adopt and change our way to get
  a more quality output.

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Sources

• http//www.ebay.com/gds/What-Are-the-Different-Typ
  es-of-Embroidery-/10000000177631830/g.html
• http//www.craftsy.com/blog/2014/04/hand-embroider
  y-stitches/
• http//www.dmc-usa.com/Education/How-To/Learn-the-
  Stitches/Embroidery-Stitches.aspx
• http//www.victorian-embroidery-and-crafts.com/typ
  es-of-embroidery.html
• http//absolutedigitizing.wikia.com/wiki/User_blog
  Absolutedigitizing/Hand_Embroidery_Stitches_One_M
  ust_Be_Aware_Of

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