Ebroricy: The Art And Art Of Embroidery

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Embroidery is the art or handicraft of decorating fabric or other materials with needle and thread or yarn. It is also known as an ancient variety of decorative needlework in which designs and pictures are created by stitching strands of some material on to a layer of another material. It is common for embroidery to also incorporate other materials such as metal strips, beads, quills, pearls and sequins. The tools needed for embroidery vary, but the most common seen today are the thread, needles, embroidery hoop and fabric. The thread is the most important part of embroidery and the options of colors is just endless to choose from. Without the use of needles, you just simply wouldn’t be able to embroider. Needles can come in all different sizes. …show more content…

The belief is that the Chinese development the idea the earliest. This belief derives from the findings of delicate pieces of embroidered and jeweled silk in the tombs of ancient Chinese emperors. The threads used were of silver and gold. These ancient Chinese embroideries date back from the T’ang dynasty, which was around 618-907 CE. Not only was embroidery important and carried great significance in the T’ang dynasty, “The most famous extant Chinese examples are the imperial silk robes of the Ch’ing dynasty” (Encyclopædia Britannica). These silk robes were thought and seen as a beautiful painting on fabric. The Zhou dynasty had embellished silk with designs of a tiger, dragon and phoenix. Throughout history, embroidery has changed so much that it’s significance and purpose has evolved …show more content…

The four types are outline, border, detached and filling. Outline is exactly as it sounds, it is used to outline the elements of your design. Border is used to secure edges and add textural dimension to your design. Detached is used to create decorative details or in mass to fill in open areas of the design. Lastly, filling is used to create shading or to solidly fill in a design area. When it comes to embroidery stitches, the list goes on and on. A few examples of common stitches used in embroidery are chain stitch, running stitch, cross stitch, french knot, loop stitch, satin stitch and buttonhole. These stitches are still seen in hand embroidery today and continue to be basic fundamental

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