Embroidery Flashcards
Is the ornamentation of textiles and other materials with needlework for personal use and decoration.
Embroidery
What does Embroidery mean?
Edge and Border
used to measure short distance
Gauge
used for measuring more than one-foot distance or materials
Tape measure
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)
Thimbles
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.
Embroidery hoop/stiletto
is small, sharp and pointed-good for fine work use for trimming scallops, clipping threads, and cutting large eyelets.
Embroidery scissor
is used for easier threading especially by those sewers with poor eyesight.
Needle threader
is fine powder used in transferring design by pricking method.
Pounce
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.
Embroidery needle
sizes 1-10 are sharp-pointed, medium length with large eyes for easy threading they are used for most standard embroidery
Crewell
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
Chenille
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
Tapestry needle
use for transferring the design using pricking and pouncing
Water color brush
a place for pins
Pin cushion
used for tracing
Tracing paper
use to keep together the embroidery tools
Sewing box
to keep work clean and fresh, have a bag made from washable material to hold your work when not busy on
Bag
sometimes referred to as cloth, are of great variety and they differ in material, weight, weave, design, color,
Fabric
includes most tightly woven fabrics with a relatively smooth surface like linen, wool and cotton. They are best used for articles with decorative stitches.
Common weave
are intended for hardanger embroidery since the number of threads per square inch is same for both warp and woof.
Even-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.
Basket weave
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.
Thread
