Embroidery Designs Guide

Think creative, think Deanne Forrest. She is an original artist of the artwork and digitizer of embroidery designs. With a lot of support from her family she started Angelic Designs, which is a display of her unique contribution in various categories of embroidery like sewing, quilting and applique. A special mention of her work is that it stands out from the rest of the crowd.

The website has classified the patterns into sets - each of which rests on a particular theme. The striking themes that “wowed” me were Bathtub, Tooth Fairy and Monster Mania - all under applique. All these embroidery designs are done using machine embroidery techniques and are available in PES, HUS, DST, XXX, VIP, JEF, PCS, SEW formats. The information on machine embroidery would come in handy here.

If you are interested in converting computer generated images, camera digitized files and clip arts into machine embroidery designs, you have reached the right place. I have been getting a few requests on queries related to converting pictures into embroidery designs and I hope that this post gives some insight into the process.

After doing some research, we found one software that is easy to install, easy to use and most important - easy to understand. Just THREE steps required! Design Authority is a home machine embroidery software, which needs Windows 98, Pentium III computer to work with. The final output can be exported to Brother(.pes), Elna(.sew), Janome(.sew), Melco(.exp), Tajima(.dst), Toyota(.10O), Barudan(.hduxx), Happy(.tap), Sunstar(.sst), Pfaff(.ksm), Juki(amsm3), Mitsubishi(,1xx), Komtekct(.cem) There is a section on free downloadable embroidery designs, where you can download samples of standard fill, advanced fill and photostitch embroideries! (You could also go to Diana portrait to see the art of photostitch hand embroidering.) The ship you see next to this post is a free standard fill embroidery design converted from a picture and is available in all machine formats.

Check out these Indian applique patterns on parasols beautifully handcrafted on handloom cotton fabric.

Some of the unique points to note are that these applique embroidery designs are made of colorful and multi pattern cotton fabric and are handmade by artisans from Pipilli (meaning Papillion) in Orissa in India.

I found this interesting product description which I am reproducing verbatim: “Applique in Orissa, India is an old temple art, which has been refined to a perfection. A fine example of the craft is the enormous applique canopies above the reigning deity of Puri, Lordjagannath. Applique art is the process of cutting coloured cloth into shapes of animals, birds, flowers, leaves and other decorative motifs and stitching them on to a piece of cloth that can ultimately be used as a lamp shade, a hand bag or even a garden umbrella. The village of Pipli, close to Bhubaneswar, is the site of beautiful applique work, created by artists, quite a few of whom have won national awards for their crafts. Applique’, which is a French term, is a technique by which the decorative effect is obtained by superposing patches of coloured fabrics on a basic fabric, the edges of the patches being sewn in some form of stitchery. It is distinct from what is known as patch work in which small pieces of cut fabrics are usually joined side by side to make a large piece of fabric or for repairing a damaged fabric. Though the form is not unknown in other parts of India, it is Orissa and specially in Pipli that the craft has a living and active tradition continuing over centuries.”

Introducing applique embroidery designs straight from China. Shanghai Sungod Dailyuse Hardware Imp and Exports of China got in touch with us recently to introduce their line of applique lace embroidery design products. All these are done using hand embroidery techniques. Each country has its own unique touch in their embroidery designs and all the 11 embroidery patterns I came across were eye stoppers. (You can find one of them next to this post).

The company supplies a selection of handcraft applique products in many sizes (12 x 13 cm, 22 x 20 cm, 9.5 x 9.5 cm, 25 x 23.5 cm, etc.) and various shapes (flower, butterfly, heart etc.) with high quality and cometitive price. They are now continuing to make non-stop effort in Quality Control and Products Research & Development in order to keep the step of fashion.

If you are interested in more information on these embroidery designs, please use the “Contact” button above.

Some colourful flip flop embroideries by Carol Howard are awaiting you at Sew Many Designs. Really good ones!

What exactly is a flip flop embroidery design? Flip flop embroidery designs are basically beach designs tending to focus more on slippers. This particular set of designs at ‘SewMany’ are applique machine embroidery designs and are designed to match the 5X7 hoop. The information on applique embroidery designs should come in handy to understand the various usages of these patterns.

Just check one of the samples besides this post. What strikes one about the pair of flip flops is the colour patterns which are in striking contrast - making it an attractive couple.

For those who order, you would receive the full color hand smocking plate by Carol with complete instructions to ease your job. All the best!

Cute appliques are the ones to look for and we have got a great resource for you - Joann.com - Search for “appliques” in the search box. You would find a large categorised variety of applique embroidery designs, where you can click on “Iron-Ons and Appliques”. This is not a normal applique which you stitch onto the master cloth. In iron-ons, there is an adhesive on the back of each of the applique patterns and the method is to iron the ready-made design onto the desired apparel. The heat produced firmly adheres the applique pattern at the desired place. Apart from women and children apparel, the other places that these can be pasted onto are notebooks, backpacks and lampshades! Embroidery designs do touch various spheres of our everyday life.

All the iron-on’s displayed at Joann’s are low priced sewing embroidery designs and the information on embroidery machines would come in handy here.

These animals will really make your day colorful! Check out Designs By Sick - Animals of the World. The spray of embroidery threads with some excellent shaded effects make these creatures come to life. The best I liked out of all of them apart from the duck that you see alongside the post were the horse, elephant and the cow. All of them are sized at 3.5 x 3.5 inches and very useful to display as appliques on your home embroideries OR on dresses. The various formats that the 20 designs are available at are :

DST - Tajima embroidery machine, EXP - Melco embroidery machine, HUS - Viking, Husqvarna embroidery machine, JEF - Janome embroidery machine, PCS - Pfaff embroidery machine, PES - Brother, Baby Lock, embroidery Bernina machine, SEW - Janome, Kenmore, New Home, Elna embroidery machine, XXX - Singer, Compucon embroidery machine.

The information on machine embroidery would come in handy here.

At the start of this new year, we have for you a one stop shop for all Indian embroidery designs at Indian Embroidery. India is famous for fabric decoration using traditional weaving, dyeing and embroidery. What is interesting is that each province of India has its own unique style of embroidery coming down from ancient times. In traditional Indian embroidery, the threads are dyed in natural vibrant colors and the embroidery is done using a variety of stitches unique to that form of embroidery. The simple running stitch of kantha or the satin and chain of Kashmiri Kashidakari depict the passion and life of the people of the state. The Chikan work of Lucknow resembles the fine marble carvings of the Mughal dynasty at Uttar Pradesh and Phulkari embroidery springs forth from the florals of Punjab. The intricate patterns and stitches of Katiawari and Sindhi embroidery entrap the beauty of the desert landscape of Rajasthan. The Mirror embroidery designs of Gujarat reflects the Persian influence on the state.

All the patterns are hand embroidered. The various forms of embroidery that you would find at this website are Kantha, Banjara, Kathi, Aari, Rabari, Kasuti, Soof, Zardozi, Chikankari, Mirror, Phulkari, Bidri, Kashmiri, Banni and Ahir embroideries. The history behind each of these designs is explained before proceeding on to the process of stitching each of them. This website should, to the best of my knowledge, cover all the varieties of Indian embroideries. If you do come to know of any more, please do let me know through the contact button below.

Hi everybody, I just came across some great looking eagle embroidery designs at an Embroidery Library - Click on “Creatures of Air”. These designs can be stitched using tajima, melco, brother, artista, viking, pfaff, jenome formats and the information on machine embroidery would come in very handy here. What I liked about these embroidery designs was the striking nature in which the birds have been sewed. The eagle here is 3.5″ wide x 3.45″height and it is done up with a total of 23545 stitches. Isn’t she a beauty? What is remarkable is that each feather of her body is clearly stitched out which provides for a great visual appeal. All the designs can be used as machine applique embroideries and the information on applique embroidery designs would come in useful here. You can also go through a free tutorial on applique instructions far down below on the home page of Embroidery Library.

I found these cute mardi gras embroidery designs at AllBrands.com - Type “mardi gras embroidery designs” in the search box and you will find a range of designs to choose from. Party wear at its best! These are great appliques and can put on T-shirts and costumes that you would want to wear for any party. If you see the one next to the post, apart from the beautiful embroidered mask, care has been taken to show the green frills around the neck and this to my mind brings life into the embroidery design. Happy party time!!