WHAT IS

EMBROIDERY?
 E M B RO I D E RY

is the handicraft
of decorating
fabric or other
materials with
needle and
thread or yarn of
different colors.
BRIEF HISTORY
OF EMBROIDERY
IN THE
PHILIPPINES
Taal, Batangas
Piña and other traditional fabrics
 In Taal, hand embroideries are
described with smooth and even
quality of embroidery stitches, fine,
designed with fine, delicate shapes
that are not really scattered in the
entirety of the cloth, embossed
quality giving volume to the design,
and most of all, durable.
MAGDIDIBUHO or
DESIGNER
MAGBUBURDA or
EMBROIDER
MAGKAKALADO or PERSON
WHO CUT-OPEN PORTION
OF THE EMBROIDERY
GENERAL KINDS OF
EMBROIDERY
 It is worked over a traced
EMBROIDERY

design or a design stamped

FREE STYLE

on a material and a group of

stitches are used to create
the design using needle and
thread.
EMBROIDERY It is made by counting the
COUNTED

threads or the fabric and

THREAD

working each stitch over the

exact number of threads.
 Cross-stitch is a form of
CROSS STITCH
EMBROIDERY

sewing and a popular form of

counted-thread embroidery
in which X-shaped stitches in
a tiled, raster-like pattern are
used to form a picture
EMBROIDERY

It is considered a special or
OTHER

STYLE

fancy kind of embroidery

MONOGRAMING It use different style of letters
to create design. The
technique used to gather
fabric so that it can stretch,
stitches are sewn on a
portion of fabric on which
small folds have been fold.
 A traditional style of whitework
embroidery from the Philippines.
EMBROIDERY

Calado (piercing) is a method of

CALADO

decorating a textile by pulling

out threads from certain areas,
reinforcing other areas and
sewing them together to make
intricate lacy designs.
EMBROIDERY
TOOLS AND
MATERIALS
 EMBROIDERY
TOOLS
A TOOL IS ANY
INSTRUMENT OR SIMPLE
PIECE OF EQUIPMENT
THAT YOU HOLD IN YOUR
HANDS AND USE TO DO A
PARTICU L AR KIND OF
WORK.
TOOLS
 EROIDEMBRY OPHO
ANSWER:
EMBROIDERY HOOP
E M B RO I D E RY
HOOP
holds your fabric
taut and securely
in place as you
stitch, which
allows for even
stitching and
prevents
puckering.
 BROIEMDERY EEDNLES

ANSWER:
EMBROIDERY NEEDLES
E M B RO I D E RY
NEEDLES
have a medium length
with a long eye and
sharp point. They come
in sizes 1 to 12, with 1
being the largest and
12 being the smallest.
 ENICHLLE NEESEDL
ANSWER:
CHENILLE NEEDLES
CHENILLE
NEEDLES
have a larger eye
and a sharp point,
measuring
thicker than
embroidery
needles.
STESTAPRY NEESEDL
ANSWER:
TAPESTRY NEEDLES
TAPESTRY
NEEDLES
are from sizes 13 to
26. They are similar
in size to Chenille
but are blunt rather
than sharp. This
makes them best for
thread- counting
embroidery and
needle point.
 ROIDEEMBRY SCISSSOR

ANSWER:
EMBROIDERY SCISSORS
E M B RO I D E RY
SCISSORS
are small in size
with a sharp point,
making them
perfect for snipping
threads and
removing unwanted
stitches.
BINGEAD NESEDLE
ANSWER:
BEADING NEEDLES
BEADING
NEEDLES
have an extra small eye
and long, flexible shaft.
They commonly come in
sizes 10 to 15, with 10
being the largest and 15
being the smallest. Due
to their flexibility and
fine size, they are the
prime choice for
threading seed beads and
other small holes
WECELR NESEDLE
ANSWER:
CREWEL NEEDLES
CREWEL
NEEDLES
has sizes 1-10 and
sharp-pointed, medium
length with large eyes
for easy threading. They
are used for most
standard embroidery
stitching.
TTOSTILE NESEDLE
ANSWER:

Stiletto
STILETTO
It is the tool used in
making eyelets. It is
usually made of wood,
bone or metal. This is
a very exclusive
embroidery tool that
may help you with
applying special kinds
of embroidery
techniques.
ULRRE OR GGUEAA

ANSWER:
Gauge or Ruler
G AU G E O R
RU L E R

It is used to
measure
short
distances.
EASMUER PTEA

ANSWER:
Tape Measure
TAPE
MEASURE

It is intended
for measuring
more than
one-toot
distances or
materials.
BIMHTESL

ANSWER:
Thimbles
THIMBLES
are made from
metal or plastic,
protect the mid-
de finger and
push the needle
while doing
embroidery work.
NESEDLE DRETHEAR

ANSWER:
Needle Threader
NEEDLE
THREADER
is used for easier
threading especially
by those sewers
with poor eyesight.
It aids in putting the
thread to the
needle. It consists
of two parts: handle
and the
IPN IUSHONSC

ANSWER:
Pin Cushions
PIN
CUSHIONS
made of
cotton, wool
or hair. This is
where the pins
and needles
are pinned.
MATERIALS
EMBROIDERY
M AT E R I A L S
IT IS DEFINED AS THE
PHYSIC A L COMPONENTS
OF SOMETHING, OR TO DO
THE THINGS REQUIRED TO
BUILD SOMETHING OR
ACCOMPLI S H A TASK.
 BROEMIDERY OSFLS
ANSWER:
EMBROIDERY FLOSS
E M B RO I D E RY
FLOSS
or (DMC) (also called
stranded cotton) is
most popular and
comes in a rainbow of
colors. It consists of
six individual plies that
can be separated or
combined to achieve a
thickness that best
suits your project.
PAREL COONTT
ANSWER:
PEARL COTTON
PEARL
C OT TO N
is also made of
twisted strands, but
they cannot be
divided.
VENWO FASBRIC
ANSWER:
WOVEN FABRIC
WOV E N
FA B R I C S
This will hold their
shape with added
stitches and come in
an array of materials:
aida cloth (a natural
mesh good for cross
stitch), muslin, linen,
and canvas.
 ICSAFRB

ANSWER:
Fabrics
FABRICS
sometimes
referred to as
cloths, are of
great variety, and
they differ in
material, weight,
weave, design,
color and finish.
ENEV- EAWEV

ANSWER:
Even-weave
EVEN-WEAVE

are intended for

hardanger
embroidery since
the number of
threads per square
inch is the same for
both warp and
weft/woof.
MMOCON- EAWEV

ANSWER:
Common-weave
 COMMON-
WEAVE
includes most tightly
woven fabrics with
relatively smooth
surface like linen,
wool and cotton.
They are best used
for articles with
decorative stitches.
ASTEBK EAWEV

ANSWER:
Basket weave
BASKET WEAVE
is commonly used by
beginners and ramie
linen, wool and
cotton. They are best
used for articles
with decorative
stitches.
 REEMBOIDRY
THREADS
ANSWER:
Embroidery Threads
 EMBROIDERY
THREADS
They are bought in skeins,
balls, or spool. They are
available in a variety of colors
which are usually coded with
numbers and color names.
Select threads which are
colorfast. Buy embroidery
threads which will suit the
texture of the fabric. Some
embroidery threads are
mercerized and shiny.
ORBCAR PPAER

ANSWER:
Carbon Paper
CARBON PAPER
It is a specially waxed
carbon paper that
transfer's the tracing
wheel's markings to
the fabric. A color of
tracing paper should
be chosen that is close
to the color of the
fabric.
LCKHA CNEIPL

ANSWER:
Chalk Pencil
CHALK PENCIL
allow for the
placement of fine
lines on fabric, and
many of them have
an eraser or brush
so that the marks
can be removed
from the fabric.
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