Embroidery is a special kind of art that consists of embroideries and motifs. This art exists in man and can not be learned. But if anyone is interested in gaining mastery over this art, then the eye for creativity, the thought of the imagination and the hand to practice is very important. This is a creative and useful guide for hand embroidery for beginners.
Currently, hand embroidery is used for various purposes such as making clothes, accessories, household linen, towels and so on. The art of this ancient thread is a way to create designs and drawings by sewing various strands on certain pieces of cloth.
Most embroidery is done on woven fabrics making it easier to create beautiful designs and patterns.
The most important embroidery supply is yarn, needle and pattern. This is the first requirement when you plan to start making antique and beautiful embroidery fabrics. Embroidered yarn is categorized into cotton yarn and embroidery thread. The cotton yarn can then be categorized into stranded cotton yarn consisting of six loose cotton threads and soft cotton threads primarily used for designing thick hand tapestries and hand embroidery. These days, many innovative threads such as silk thread, satin thread and flax yarn also exist.
Different fabrics can be decorated with a variety of creative patterns. Ancient patterns include stencils or pattern transfers or designs to fabrics. Today's modern and innovative technologies have brought other ways to create hand embroidery patterns. Currently, there are iron on transfer patterns, computer print patterns, stencils or templates and transfers. Iron on transfer patterns includes patterns that can be ironed on the fabric. Even tissue paper or transfer pens can be used to transfer the design to the fabric.
Making your embroidery font is also part of modern embroidery techniques. There are many creative ways to write various alphabets in different fonts. This font is mainly used to highlight special events like weddings, birthdays and birth announcements. This letter is also used to highlight personalized messages.
As you gather all the materials and realize the basic techniques, you can start revealing and reviving the art of embroidery.
