Embroidery has played a major role in decorating and enhancing the beauty of the fabric for ages. Embroidery is the embellishment of fabrics or garments with embroidery stitches. These stitches can be back stitch, satin stitch, running stitch, etc. In this blog, we will know about the common forms and types of embroidery that people do these days. So, let’s get started…

What is Embroidery?

Embroidery is an traditional art of decorating material especially textile fabric with the use of needles and threads or sometimes with fine wire.

Types of Embroidery

1. Crewel Work

Crewel embroidery which is also known as Crewel work is a type of surface embroidery. It is done using wool. Here, variety of different embroidery stitches are used which follow a design outline that applied to the fabric. This embroidery originated in England in the 17^th century and then was carried to the American colonies.

Designs range from traditional to contemporary patterns. Traditional designs mostly feature floral and animal designs with flowing vines and leaves.

2. Cross Stitch Embroidery

Cross Stitch embroidery is a type of  stitch that consists of two diagonally worked stitches that form an “X” on the fabric. It is a popular form of count thread embroidery pattern. Here, fabric threads are counted by the embroiderer before the stitching commences its use on even-weave fabric i.e threads of the warp and the weft are of the same size.

3. Whitework Embroidery

Whitework embroidery refers to any embroidery technique where the stitching remains the same as the foundation fabric. It is worked on white material using white thread. This form of embroidery originated in India and China and later became popular in western countries as this type of embroidery was used for decorating tables, and church linens.

4. Chikan Embroidery

Chikan Embroidery which is also known as Chikankari is an art form from traditional times which is popular even today. It is a white embroidery that uses herringbone stitches on the back of the fabric to fill designs. This results in a fine shadow on the face of the fabric. It is a combination of many different embroidery stitches, raised, flat, and knot stitches. It is a traditional embroidery style from Lucknow. The word ‘Chikan’ simply means embroidery.

5. Candlewick Embroidery

This is a type of whitework embroidery that uses an unbleached cotton thread on a piece of unbleached muslin. This is made of groups of colonial knots that are arranged in intricate patterns.

6. Hedebo Embroidery

Hedebo embroidery is a type of whitework that originated in Denmark in the 15th century. This type of embroidery is one type of whitework originating in Denmark, perhaps as early as the 15th century. It is sometimes called embroidered lace. It uses various buttonhole stitches to form rings, pyramids, and bars.

7. Pulled Thread Embroidery

This type of embroidery is a counted thread technique stitches that work around groups of threads in the base fabric to form gaps, airy fillings, creating bands, borders, laces, and hems. It is mostly worked on loosely woven fabric.

8. Drawn Thread Embroidery

This embroidery is a counted thread embroidery that is used to create open and airy designs in the space created by drawing or removing threads from the basic fabric. Here the fabric threads are clipped and removed. The remaining fabric threads are secured with decorative stitches. In this, the simplest form is hemstitching which is used to secure hems.

9. Huck Embroidery

Huck embroidery is also known as Huck weaving or Swedish Huck embroidery. It blends a bit of surface embroidery with weaving. This name comes from huck cloth and this type of embroidery originated in Sweden. It is most often seen on towels and table linens.

Hence, we got to know different types of embroidery being used for stitching in the fashion textile industry. If you are thinking of getting an embroidery outfit stitched, Needles & Thimbles is the best online tailoring store in Delhi and the NCR region. To know more, visit Needles & Thimbles.