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Embroidery Fast Facts
- Varieties of thread: have included linen, cotton, wool, silk, gold, and even human hair http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/embroi...
- The Bayeux tapestry: is among the most famous examples of embroidery designs http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/embroi...
- New Jersey: produces 70% of the embroidery in the U.S http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1P3-9713...
- Examples: of surviving Chinese chain stitch embroidery worked in silk thread have been dated to the Warring States period (5th-3rd century BC) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embroidery
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Classic embroidery is the art of decorating fabric and other materials with yarn or thread, using a needle. The process can also incorporate decorative articles such as beads, sequins, pearls and quills.
The techniques or stitch types have remained the same throughout time and most embroidery stitches cannot be replicated by machine. Some stitches can be emulated by machine and "appear" similar to hand crafted embroidery, but their construction is necessarily different.
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History Of Embroidery
It is difficult to be specific about the origins of embroidery, but examples exist from Egypt, Iron Age Northern Europe and Zhou Dynasty China.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embroidery"It is a striking fact that in the development of embroidery there are no changes of materials or techniques which can be felt or interpreted as advances from a primitive to a later, more refined stage. On the other hand, we often find in early works a technical accomplishment and high standard of craftsmanship rarely attained in later times." Marie Schuette and Sigrid Muller-Christensen, The Art of Embroidery translated by Donald King, Thames and Hudson, 1964, quoted in Netherton and Owen-Crocker 2005, p. 2.-
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Mahalo Answers for Embroidery
Where do you find those kits at the best price for samplers? 2 AnswersI works for a number of years in a craft store, here's my little hint. When I am looking to start a new craft and I don't want to spend a fortune because I am n... read more
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