Embroidery

• Handicraft: a particular skill of making decorative objects by hand
• Embroidery

  the art or process of forming decorative designs with hand or machine needlework
• Edge and Border

  The term embroidery is an English word derived from the old French embroiders meaning
• Gauge

  Use to measure short distances-below one foot
• Tape Measure

  Use for measuring more than one-foot distance or materials
• Thimble

  made from metal or plastic, protect the middle finger and push the needle while doing your embroidery work
• Needle threader

  is use for threading especially by those sewers with poor eyesight
• Embroidery hoop/stiletto

  use to keep the fabric stretched while embroidery stitches are applied on the design
• Embroidery scissors

  is small, sharp and pointed-good for fine work use for trimming scallops, clipping threads, and cutting large eyelets
• Pounce

  is fine powder used in transferring design by pricking method
• Tracing paper

  used for tracing designs
• Embroidery needle

  a short pieces of steel with a fine point at one end and a little opening or eye at the other
• Crewel

  sizes 1-10 are sharp-pointed, medium length with large eyes for easy threading they are used for most standard embroidery stitchery
• Chenille

  sizes 13-26 are also sharp-pointed needles but they are thicker and longer and have larger eyes
• Tapestry needle

  is from sizes 13-26. They are similar in size to chenille but are blunt rather than sharp
• Pin Cushion

  a place for pins and needles
• Thread

  a very fine cord composed of strand or strands of spunk silk, flax or cotton used in sewing
• Sewing box

  use to keep together the embroidery tools and materials
• fabric

  any woven, knitted or felt cloth
• Types of fabrics

  • Common weave: includes most tightly woven fabrics with a relatively smooth surface like linen, wool and cotton. They are best used for articles with decorative stitches
  • Even-weave: are intended for hardanger embroidery since the number of threads per square inch is sane for both warp and woof
  • Basket weave: is commonly used by beginners and ramie linen by those who have been used to this embroidery. It supplies guidelines for cross stitch and smocking having an evenly spaced pattern like gingham cloth and polka dots