Embroidery Patterns

Embroidery as a hobby? Creative embroidery ideas for clothes

Embroidery as a hobby has been something that is age-old and is practiced for centuries in every nation. In the States, sewing and knitting were eternally popular because of the possibility of cold weather and climatic conditions, which allowed scope for women to practice knitting to make or knit sweaters and cardigans, as a few knitted items to name.

Embroidery of bed covers, pillows and clothes were followed and practiced in various nations, as an example, Indian women found it to be a great pastime to embroider pillow cases, duppattas, children’s handkerchiefs with designs and their initials and so on.

Embroidery is a wonderful hobby and one that should ideally be followed for it is both, useful and functional. It also serves as being super interesting and creative, without having to be creatively inclined and it’s a good idea to practice embroidery on material that one can wear because creativity can make that look a unique one from any other look. This creates an individual style and discretion.

Creative embroidery ideas for clothes.

• Stitch patterns of embroidery on tee-shirts that make the tee a distinct one with a personal touch
• Embroidery patterns which are minute and initials that are stitched with it on handkerchiefs are personalized and creative.
• Embroidery on pants or jeans is a fabulous way to make your own style statement and has the scope of making your own fashion trend visible.

Also below are creative options for non-clothing items (items that are besides clothes)

• Embroidery on pillow covers
• Embroidering table mats or table sheet covers for a distinctive look and style
• Embroidery or knitting that can make wall-hangings.
• Embroidery on other cloth-based or material-based items.

In order to understand how to do embroidery one needs to understand the basics of stitches. Basically there are two ways or methods of stitching – hand stitching or machine stitching. In fact, between the two, hand embroidery is more complex because of the variety of stitches. Apart from that when learning embroidery one will understand how much more detailing and intricacy goes into hand embroidered patterns.

Any expert in embroidery patterns would vouch for the fact that hand embroidery requires far more effort and determination to complete the creative job. But then, for the learner it is important to learn about the techniques of embroidery, as well as the types of threads and fabrics based on which one can work a design or pattern. One needs to understand about the types of needles, which is determined by the type of fabric used.

Amongst the various kinds of stitches is cross-stitch, which is the most popular of all the stitches, wherein one has to create the letter ‘x’. The entire pattern or design is created out of the ‘x’-shaped stitches. Then there is ribbon embroidery, which can be done using pearl cotton and embroidery floss.

There is also hand embroidery on canvas. For this one needs to use thick threads. these threads maybe silk, metallic or matte. One can either sketch or have a pattern printed on this base. Depending on how thick the canvas is one can create a wall hanging.

Apart from these methods, there are varied other forms of embroidery that one can learn from the classes. There are also various publications and books that are self-explanatory, providing a step-by-step methodology of doing embroidery. These books are available for embroiderers at various levels of practice. Similarly there are books and magazines that publish patterns and designs that ca be traced onto the fabric.