Embroidery

What is Embroidery?

Embroidery: is the handicraft of decorating fabric or other materials with needle and thread or yarn.

History: In 1964, a hunter’s fossil dating back to 30,000 B.C was found in Cro-Magnon, Russia. The fur clothing along with his boots and hat were heavily decorated with handmade stitches of ivory bead Chinese thread embroidery dates back to 3500 B.C which is still prevalent today. Chinese bead embroidery dates back to 6000 B.C that had drilled shells stitched with decorative designs into animal hides. At around 500 A.D, embroidery with silk thread along with precious stones and pearls was practiced in China.

Machine embroidery emerged with the industrial revolution Machine embroidery emerged with the industrial revolution. It also brought in new varieties of yarn like rayon apart from cotton and wool. Computers brought in embroidery software with digitized patterns to finish the texture and designs in the clothing. Even though technology has made embroidery work easy, but there has not been much change in the materials or techniques in the history of embroidery that can be actually claimed as an advancement from the primitive stage to the present.

Tools for Embroidery Needle Thread Embroidery hoops and frames Your design

What will we be doing? We will be creating our own embroidery patches. Maximum of 4in x 4in. (can be bigger see me) Experimentation with color mixing.

So what is experimentation with color?

It is where you put colors next to another to create an effect. This can be fades, color mixing , tone change, light to darks. Any type of color mixing. (think about how you make secondary colors)

Hand Embroidery

Running Stitch

Backstitch

Couching Stitch

Outline Stitch

Chain Stitch

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Videos of stitches to try. Fish bone https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czObvihZF2Q Bullion knot https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSUV9F4RGNg French knot https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1Cq24d5-8s

The running stitch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4nhj8kMpAI

Things to try.

Remember to fill the full area.

When you feel ready you can try and create your own type of stitch.

You can draw your own image on cloth and then fill it as you go You can draw your own image on cloth and then fill it as you go. So you never feel lost. Make sure to fill the full areas of the picture (see the foot and how it is filled in)

Any ideas? So what should I make?: Think about things you like. Such as... Landscapes Animals A quote with an object A family crest Any ideas?

What you should do right now: 1. Take your note books out and start drawing ideas for your design. 2. Measure out a 4x4 circle or square to work in. this will be the size of your design. 3.Use colored pencil and sharpie to make your design. –make sure it is very detailed. 4. Find a piece of fabric you would like to use. From the box.