Basic Tools in Embroidery

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Embroidery is the art of designing with needle and thread.

Let's Review the Basic Terms

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A very fine cord composed of strand or strands of spun silk, flax or cotton used in sewing.

• Thread

• Fabric

• Design

• Tool

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Any woven, knitted or felt cloth.

• Thread

• Fabric

• Design

• Tool

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This refers to small or handy devices/ instruments used in sewing. This are non-consumable (hindi nauubos)

• Tools

• Materials

• Fabric

• Thread

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These are supplies that are consumed and replace from time to time in finishing a project. (Consumable or nauubos)

• Tools

• Materials

• Design

• Fabric

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Arrangement of line, form, color and texture with the purpose of achieving order and beauty.

• Thread

• Fabric

• Design

• Tool

Embroidery Tools

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It is use to keep together the embroidery tools and materials.

• Bag

• Sewing box

• Embroidery Scissors

• Embroidery hoop/ stilleto

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Made of metal or plastic use to protect the finger while sewing.

• Gauge

• Tape Measure

• Thimbles

• Sewing box

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Is it use to keep work clean and fresh. have a bag made from washable material to hold tools.

• Bag

• Sewing box

• Embroidery Scissors

• Embroidery hoop/ stilleto

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It is a measuring tool used to measure more than one-foot distance or materials.

• Gauge

• Tape Measure

• Thimbles

• Sewing box

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It is use to measure short distance.

• Gauge

• Tape Measure

• Thimbles

• Sewing box

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It is made of wood, bone, metal or plastic use to make eyelets in the fabric to be embroidered.

• Bag

• Sewing box

• Embroidery Scissors

• Embroidery hoop/ stilleto

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It is a small, sharp and pointed-good for the fine work use for trimming and clipping threads.

• Bag

• Sewing box

• Embroidery Scissors

• Embroidery hoop/ stilleto

Embroidery Materials

Fabric and Thread

Types of Fabric

It is sometimes referred to as cloth, which are of great variety and they differ in material, weight, weave, design, color and finish

Common Weave

Includes tightly woven fabrics with a relatively smooth surface like linen, wool and cotton.

Even Weave

These are intended for hardanger embroidery since the number of threads per square inch.

Basket Weave

Commonly used by beginners and ramie linen by those who have been used to this embroidery. (Mostly used in cross stitch)