| Have you thought about all the new designs | | | | separate countries came up with their own |
| that are on the shelves and just who is the | | | | types of designs like Danes, Hard ranger, and |
| one that puts them there? Most human beings | | | | Hededo. Italy was not far behind when they |
| are curious about these things because of | | | | created their own type called Reticella that |
| human nature. People have the frame of mind | | | | was shown in all the soft details of the |
| for searching endlessly which is very tiring | | | | cutting. Some other countries in the Slavic |
| when it used for styles of a contemporary | | | | Regions created clothing for the large |
| fashion. Thinking back to the past, you will | | | | parties that were adorned with the greatest |
| note that a free hand design in embroidery | | | | items. |
| was a large form of expression. This free | | | | |
| hand form goes back to the time of 3000 BC. | | | | In Europe in the Western part, embroidery |
| | | | patterns that were done by free hand were |
| There are several ways that are used for | | | | commonly shown to have wool in them. Crewel |
| creating free hand patterns for embroidery | | | | is one of the types that uses had two layers |
| like the use of three dimensional threads. By | | | | of the wool. This type of craft was already |
| using this thread, there was more character | | | | coming up to hundreds of years old. This type |
| that was given to home furnishings like | | | | of embroidery was used for bed coverings and |
| linen, blankets, drapes, curtains, and | | | | also chairs. It was also called Jacobean. |
| others. Today's Western culture boasts that | | | | This was a romantic form of the craft because |
| needlework is done only by the women. The | | | | each peace had a passion about it that was |
| Victorian age of English ladies and their | | | | very obvious to the eye. |
| embroidery crafts were all the proof that was | | | | |
| needed to support this theory. | | | | The Egyptians used shades of white in their |
| | | | crafting on a regular basis. Germany created |
| In the middle of the nineteenth century, the | | | | Dresden that utilized lace that was sewn to a |
| sewing machine was given to the world. The | | | | fabric that had minute outlines on it. |
| sewing machine went against the hand sewn | | | | Scotland also had a form of sewing that was |
| designs since this was a much faster way to | | | | called Ayrshire that was born in France. |
| create the items. This equipment was not much | | | | Anyone that was skilled in these would be |
| better than free handed designs in | | | | unanimous in there decision that Ayrshire has |
| embroidery. The sewing machine had a great | | | | to be the better of all the other forms. |
| impact on the ones that were operating them | | | | |
| but, it also impacted that century's economy. | | | | If you want to learn hand embroidery, you can |
| | | | choose any of the methods we have listed. |
| Because of the problems with the sewing | | | | These are all easy to adopt and will |
| machine, a new surge of patterns for | | | | certainly give you hours of creative fun. |
| embroidery came out in full force. Some | | | | |