Embroidery Types do you know them
The use of decorative stitching to produce unique, beautiful and
spiritual designs on personal belongings has been practiced by
man since he learned the ability to use a needle and thread. In
fact, evidence has been found that decorative stitching, also
known as embroidery, was practiced as early as 3000 BC by people
of many different and unrelated cultures.
Through the years, each culture refined their embroidery
techniques and each became more elaborate and more defined by
the particular culture in which they were practiced. For
example: Western Europe produced an embroidery technique called
crewel which is still popular today. This type of embroidery
uses two-ply wool stitching on linen twill to produce intricate
artwork for bedcovers, wall hangings, chair coverings and
draperies. Egyptians, on the other hand, practiced white
embroidery using only white thread on a white canvas. These
stitches were so detailed and intricate that few can mimic them
today even with the added advantage of new technology and the
use of embroidery machines. China perfected the amazing art of
two-sided embroidery. Using fine silk, this embroidery is
extremely intricate and can take years to complete.
Today, the amount of readily available embroidery information
that is shared world-wide has made it possible for embroiderers
to learn the art of many different embroidery techniques and not
just those of their own culture. Even though this may be the
case, embroidery is still largely defined by culture and the
spirituality of the people who choose to express themselves
using artful stitching. But there are some types of embroidery
that cross all social barriers. Here are just a couple.