Embroidery

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Is the ornamentation of textiles and other materials with needlework for personal use and decoration.

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Embroidery

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What does Embroidery mean?

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Edge and Border

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used to measure short distance

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Gauge

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used for measuring more than one-foot distance or materials

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Tape measure

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made from metal or plastic, protect the middle finger and push the needle while doing your embroidery work. This come in sizes 6 (small) to 12 (large)

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Thimbles

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made of wood, bone, metal or plastic use to make eyelets in the fabric to be embroidered. It is also use to keep the fabric stretched while embroidery stitches are applied on the design.

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Embroidery hoop/stiletto

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

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Embroidery scissor

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is used for easier threading especially by those sewers with poor eyesight.

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Needle threader

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is fine powder used in transferring design by pricking method.

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Pounce

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a short pieces of steel with a fine point at one end and a little opening or eye at the other. The kind of embroidery work to do and the kind of thread to use are two things to be considered in choosing your needle.

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Embroidery needle

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

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Crewell

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sizes 13-26 are also sharp-pointed needles but they are thicker and longer and have larger eyes. They are that types of needles appropriate for embroidery that is worked with heavier

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Chenille

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is from sizes 13 -26. They are similar in size to chenille but are blunt rather than sharp. This makes them best for thread-counting embroidery and for the needle point as

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Tapestry needle

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use for transferring the design using pricking and pouncing

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Water color brush

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a place for pins

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Pin cushion

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used for tracing

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Tracing paper

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use to keep together the embroidery tools

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Sewing box

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to keep work clean and fresh, have a bag made from washable material to hold your work when not busy on

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Bag

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

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Fabric

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includes most tightly woven fabrics with a relatively smooth surface like linen, wool and cotton. They are best used for articles with decorative stitches.

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Common weave

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are intended for hardanger embroidery since the number of threads per square inch is same for both warp and woof.

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Even-weave

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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.

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Basket weave

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is available in various types. They differ in terms of texture, fiber content, number of strands and colors. Threads are usually coded in numbers and color names. They can be bought in skeins, balls or spools.

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Thread