Lace embroidery

Freestanding Lace embroidery is an embroidery design that is stitched onto a special stabilizer that dissolves in warm or cold water, leaving you with the freestanding lace.I recommend to use water-soluble mesh, such as Vilene. Vilene D0102 is a non woven dissolvable stabilizer that sold in large rolls and is sometimes repackaged under different brand names. Two of these brand names are Wash-Away and Aqua Magic. Film-like water soluble stabilizers, such as Solvy, are not suitable for Free-Standing Lace embroidery.

I recommend size 75/11 embroidery needles. The needles should be sharp, so it’s advisable to change them after every project. Stitching your Freestanding Lace DesignHoop the dissolvable stabilizer as recommended with your designs, and then stitch out the design in thread colors of your choice.I recommend you use two layers of Vilene for best results.Making Multi Colored LaceIf the design is a bowl or doily which has many different colors, you will want both sides of your finished lace to look fabulous. So you will need to use matching top and bobbin thread for each color. Simply wind a bobbin full of the same thread you use for the top and remember to change the bobbin color when you change the top color.Creating a Heavier Lace LookI recommend that you use the same thread type in the bobbin a to give your design a heavier, fuller lace look. For example,

If you are using 50- or 60-weight cotton, you should use it both in the bobbin and in the needle. If you use 40-weight cotton thread for the needle, you can use regular polyester bobbin thread. If you are using a specialty thread such as metallic thread, then always use cotton thread in the bobbin. Creating a Daintier Lace Look For a more dainty lace look, use embroidery thread for your top thread, and use cotton thread in the bobbin area. If you are wanting an even finer lace look, use cotton thread in the top area as well. PLEASE ask the designer first if the design would be ok to use bobbin thread both top and bottom as sometimes your design might unravel in water, if it has not been digitized for this purpose. The Bottom Line by Superior Threads is a very good range of fine thread, suitable for use in bobbin or top thread and is available in a great variety of colors.You should always ensure the lace design you are purchasing is designed for Freestanding Lace to ensure it will stitch correctly, and hold together when you wash the stabilzier away.

Embroidered Clothing - What's its Appeal?

Embroidered clothing is patterned clothing, even if the pattern is nothing more than a simple flower print. Patterns appeal to people by helping them to break the monotony and boredom of uniformity.
When the embroidery is hand embroidery, it adds another dimension to the appeal. Hand embroidered clothing is unique with each piece being different from another in small (or big) ways. This adds to the attraction because people want their own thing to be different from what everybody else has.
Hand Embroidered Clothing
Hand embroidered clothing is typically the work of skilled crafts persons. Sometimes it can go beyond craft into the realms of art, creating new meanings and feelings.
Embroidery involves creating intricate decorative patterns on fabric using yarn and needle. The embroiderer works for hours to stitch the intricate patterns painfully by hand. Different kinds of stitches, yarns, needles and other tools are used in the work.
Stitching in pearl, beads, metal strips and other material into the patterns enhanced the effect. For example, mirror embroidered skirts, with small round mirrors stitched into the cloth, common in a certain region of India, is a fascinating product.
In modern days, embroiderers use sewing machines to make embroidered cloth.
Kinds of Embroidery
Crewel embroidery is a kind of surface embroidery. A pattern is outlined on the cloth to be embroidered, and wool thread and different kinds of stitches are used to create raised decorative patterns that are comparatively heavy.
In cross-stitch embroidery, uniformly sized x-shaped stitches are used to create decorative patterns, usually on borders and other specific areas of the embroidered cloth.
Needlepoint embroidery creates a tapestry-like effect. Needlepoint embroidered cloth is used for pillows and upholstery, and could also be used as decorative wall hangings.
Embroidery work can be on one surface of the cloth, or can completely cover it by stitching through the fabric.
Embroidery is an Age Old Activity
While embroidered cloth makes the users happy, the embroiderers themselves derive greater satisfaction in their work. Just like knitting, embroidery can be an activity that can help structure idle time and keep boredom a little away.
It is no wonder that this activity that brings happiness to both the user and creator was one practiced from ages ago. Elaborately embroidered cloth was a symbol of status in many early civilizations such as Persia and India, and its use in religious objects was also common.
In Europe, the Bayeux Tapestry is an example of embroidered clothing. It is not true tapestry but an elaborately embroidered wall hanging.
These days, embroidered cloth can be made more easily by printing patterns on the cloth using different techniques. Considering that the basic purpose of embroidery is decoration, these printed items too can probably be classified as embroidered clothing.
Conclusion
Embroidery is an activity that creates a certain sense of happiness in both the user and creator. Embroidered cloth had been used as wall hangings, for making pillows and upholstery, as dress material and other purposes.
Embroidered cloth might simply be a piece of cloth on which a simple decorative pattern has been stitched, or it could be an elaborate work with intricate patterns all over, often including objects like beads or even small mirrors.
About author:Robert French director of award promotions, specialising in Embroidered Clothing for companies from small to large.