Embroidery Essays

  • Embroidery Artifacts

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    artifact I will be doing embroidery. Embroidery can be used in tons of forms and could be done in many different methods. I selected embroidery as my artifact because I consider this as a useful skill that I can benefit with in the future. I think sewing is a worthwhile skill to learn because it lets me customize things I own that has fabric I can sew on. I can also use this skill in fixing holes on clothing and even mend bigger sized clothing to my size. By learning embroidery it is very broad and could

  • The Development of Embroidery Techniques

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    Stitching is considered a very important skill in India, so important that it is a required course in some schools. Embroidery is a form of stitching used to decorate materials of cloth by using various stitching techniques. It is an interesting form of art because it requires a certain skill set and a lot of practice. I was always fascinated as a little girl at how my grandma would just sit in the corner of the room stitching new clothes or making me little blankets, and how my mom always knew how

  • Motifs Used In Gujarati

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    Fabrics Used: The base fabrics used for traditional embroidery of Gujarat are mainly cotton, cotton silk and silk. Now-a-days it is done on variety of fabrics like Tassar, Crepe, Net, Georgette, etc. to give it an innovative look. Motifs Used: The motifs are sacred or floral. Some of the most common motifs used for Gujarati work are peacock, garba dancing couple, elephant, and all traditional motifs. For Kutch and Katyawadi work motifs of birds, animals, flowers with the use of mirror work are

  • Chilkat Blanket Essay

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    The Chilkat Blanket is a North American (NorthWest Coast) textile that originally derives from the Tsimshian people, but spread and evolved with the Tlingit people through trade and marriage. The start of the Chilkat Blanket can be linked directly to Tlingit mythology. According to the UN- Textbook of Mythology and Folklore, it is a love story that begins with a chief’s daughter who goes on a journey with her tribe in search of wild celery for early spring. As she ventures she suddenly hears

  • History Of Cross Stitching

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    and pattern; when sewing only consists of thread, a needle, and the material needled for the project that is being made to be completed (Knox). Cross stitching and embroidery are almost the same thing with just different names. Embroidery and cross stitching is slightly different, the only main difference of the two is that embroidery is mostly completed with the use of a machine that is set to the exact pattern wanting to be made, and cross stitching is a pattern that is hand made with a needle

  • 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

  • A Response to Embroidery by Ray Bradbury

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    A Response to Embroidery by Ray Bradbury The short story 'Embroidery', written by Ray Bradbury is one, which could be classed as a science fiction story with some political aspects to it. 'Embroidery' ends in apocalyptic terms, where an atom bomb is dropped. Written in the 1960's meant that the cold war was still going on and being hit by an atomic bomb was highly possible. I think that because of this a general reader reading this story in the time it was written would have found this story

  • Traditional Palestinian Embroidery Henna Dress (Thob)

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    knit dress on the day prior to our wedding day. Purpose Statement: My goal today is to inform my audience about the Traditional Palestinian Embroidery Henna dress (Thob). Central Idea: I will inform you today about historical and cultural background of the Palestinian dress (Thob), the unique characteristics this dress represents, and the traditional embroidery in today’s world. Statement of significance and/ or credibility: I come from a traditional Palestinian background

  • Hotel Uniforms Case Study

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    among the competitors, intangible uniqueness appears to be more prominent to thrill the guests (Osman, Hemmington, & Bowie, 2009). Chinese-featured embroideries and accessories can create added values to the existing hotel uniforms without wrecking the original creativity and tailoring of the uniform. Uniform design with Chinese-featured embroideries, such as personal Chinese name embroidered on the collars; Chinese-featured

  • Importance Of Textiles

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    body covering, a simple part of everyday life. In fact, textiles are much more than that. Textiles are a form of art, usually with an important meaning. There are many different versions of textile designs ranging from simple weaves, to delicate embroidery, to hand painted cloths, and many more. Each culture has their own distinct vision of what their textiles should look like. It is clear that textiles have and continue to be used as a representation of a culture’s beliefs and traditions all around

  • Hmong Clothing Essay

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    into cloth (“Hmong Embroidery"). The continuation of the hemp weaving tradition is negatively correlated with an increased standard of living, improvements in infrastructure and exposure to market goods. Hemp continues to play an important role in the traditional ceremonies (Clarke). As the Hmong clothing evolve, synthetic fabrics were preferred over hemp. Traditionally, Hmong embroidery is used as a form of decoration on clothing to make it bright and beautiful. Hmong embroidery includes bright colors:

  • Hmong Textiles

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    it is known as "free people." Hmong textiles has survived just like their whole culture. The attractive handcrafted designs have been in their history for over two centuries, and their embroideries are popular among the Asian countries as well as the United States. Hmong textiles includes a variety of embroideries on their Flower cloths, story cloths, and their New Year dress. All fabrics have powerful importance in their customs to bring prosperity and good fortunes. Needlework is a substantial

  • Dress Code Evaluation

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    Evaluation. My criteria was to make a high quality standard skirt that represents a culture (and I chose the Asian micture chinese/korean/japanese culture because I thought it would look very nice). I am very pleased with my skirt as it is wearable and looks very beautiful as I have followed the culture. It represents the asian culture really well as it includes flowers and chinese characters. Also my colours (red black and gold) are all found in the asian culture. I believe that my work is of

  • Loca Use Of Symbols In Three Tragic Plays

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    James Graham-Lujan and Richard L. O’Connell and the three tragic dramas open up with an introduction by Lorca’s brother. Through the use of symbols, Lorca gives many interpretations of each of the three plays. Lorca uses the recurring symbols of embroidery, flowers, and blood to represent the three tragedies and power. In general, Lorca uses blood as a symbol of fate and death in his three tragic plays. Lorca’s tragic play “Blood Wedding” was written in 1933 and it was one of his longest plays with

  • Sewing Machines In The Industry During The Nineteenth Century

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    introductions of new technology such as the sewing machine changes the lifestyles many people held in the early nineteenth century, and it created revolutionized industries. By switching over to the sewing machine much of the past culture introduced by embroidery was lost, which is another reason why the heritage should be

  • East Flies The Peacock : Conflict Between Happiness And Social Norms

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    Lan hid in the robes. Mother Jiao is quite critical of the embroidery stating: "Her embroidery isn 't bad, but her theme isn 't very tasteful." (Yuan 222) Mother Jiao does not care for Lan 's embroidery because mandarin ducks are love birds that are paired for life, by her future daughter-in-law embroidering the ducks she is indirectly expressing her love thus breaking the first principle of the "Doctrine of the Mean". The embroidery theme causes Mother Jiao to suspect her future daughter-in-law

  • Understanding and Navigating Organizational Change

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    not all changes are planned. Shree Swagat Silks has been following an Organic Structure. They have been adapting to changes in the environment by embracing new technologies. Before 2004 they used to outsource all their embroidery work but afterwards they started their own Embroidery division. A new division for printing and dying clothes was also started. In 2010 they became totally catalogue based. Unplanned change: It is imposed on the organization and it is often unforeseen. Changes in government

  • Hester Prynne In The Scarlet Letter

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    "sinful act" she had committed or the poise and resiliency she had while enduring her punishment, Hester remained strong. Some of the many symbols that represent the strength that Hester carried throughout this novel are the scarlet letter, her embroidery and acts of charity, and Pearl. Hester Prynne, in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, proved to be very strong. Throughout the whole novel the most obvious representation of Hester's strength, was the Scarlet Letter. Hester, throughout the

  • Bold Actions In The Flight Of Icarus

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    Athene’s favorite tree, while in the middle, figures began to appear. As they looked at the glowing colors, the spectators realized that Athene was weaving into her pattern a last warning to Arachne.” Athene had created that embroidery to warn Arachne, and Arachne made an embroidery to disgrace the goddess. Arachne’s bold action caused Athene to be angry and then turned Arachne into a spider. Arachne’s consequence for her bold action was her descendants and herself to turn into

  • Mughal Fashions: The Mughal Emperors And The Queens

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    COSTUMES The Mughal Emperors as well as the Queens put their best to promote the Fashion world at its best especially while reigning in India. They had a rich and diverse textile collection. As almost no designing technique from India whether it is Embroidery or printing, dying or weaving has been untouched by them to make their outfits more lavish and attractive. The court costume consisted of an unlined outer coat (jama), trousers (paijama), and a turban. These garments were worn with a sash (patka)