TRENDSETTER Slow down your sewing with Hand Embroidery!
THE TREND Subtle or bold, the High Street is full of garments with beautiful embroideries like skirts, jeans, T-shirts, shirts, knitwear, dresses and blouses. Have you ever wanted to add some embroidery to a garment but weren’t sure where to start. Adding embroidery to a handmade garment can make it extra special. It’s also a wonderful way of extending the life of garments in your wardrobe by using it as a way to disguise a hole or tear!
YOU DON’T NEED MANY TOOLS TO START EMBROIDERING: •
An Embroidery hoop to keep the fabric tight while you’re stitching • Long thin embroidery needle • Embroidery floss • A sharp pair of small scissors • A stencil and water soluble pen or iron-on transfer TIP: You might also need an embroidery stabiliser if your fabric is stretchy too.
EASY STITCHES TO LEARN: Straight, satin, French knot, Lazy daisy, outline, bullion knot, and fishbone stitch.
EMBROIDERING PLACEMENT IDEAS: Around necklines, cuffs, collars, pockets, the back of a garment, yokes, pockets, hemlines and on sleeve caps. Sublime Floss is sold in a presentation pack of seven coordinating colours. The floss is smooth, shiny, colourfast, and won’t bleed. Each floss contains 8m (83/4yds) skeins of quality 100% cotton six-stranded floss. To find out more about these floss packs – click here
TRANSFERRING A DESIGN TO THE GARMENT OR FABRIC: Alison Glass has a wonderful selection of Embroidery Iron On Transfers which gives a little taster of embroidery and how you can use it to decorate your clothing or your home. Each set includes an 81/2in x 11in sheet of transfers plus a copy of The Little Book of Basic Embroidery and is packaged in a coordinating 41/2in x 53/4in envelope. The designs work well as small projects or can be combined to create larger pieces. There are seven design packs including Seventy-Six, Lucky Penny, Clover Sunshine, Ex Libris, Field Day, Diving Board and Road Trip. To view all the embroidery packs from Alison Glass - click here
