| Embroidery is an art of materials (mostly fabrics) with | | | | used with a very sharp point. All purpose needles can |
| designs stitched with together with yarn. | | | | be used f or most embroidery projects. For beginners |
| This can be done either by hand or by machine. The | | | | an assorted needle package would be the best |
| thread that you use is a special one made only for | | | | purchase for beginners. |
| embroidery work. It comes in many colors also yarn | | | | Sewing machines can also be used to create machine |
| can be used but this is used mostly for embroidery | | | | embroidery designs. This type of embroidery is very |
| work called crewel and you will usually use a heavier | | | | popular for designs on jackets, sweatshirts, and sports |
| fabric. When doing crewel this can be framed and | | | | wear etc. Mostly these embroidery designs machines |
| hung on the wall as a picture or for a decorative pillow | | | | are computerized that read digital embroidery designs |
| on a sofa or for the seat covering of chairs. When | | | | files made by some specific software. Many machine |
| embroidering the use of the right needle is very | | | | embroidery designs can be found on internet and one |
| important. Needles are available in many types and | | | | can easily work on those by downloading designs. |
| different sizes. When doing embroidery the needles | | | | There are some machines only for embroidery |
| should be changed every 20 hours. A necessary skill | | | | designs purposes while others are combination of |
| for any embroiderer is to select the appropriate | | | | embroider design and sewing. |
| needles. Example for crewel a medium length needle is | | | | |