http://www.embroidery-designs-guide.com Fri, 04 May 2012 16:50:06 +0000 en hourly 1 Words Applique Embroideries for Kiddos! http://www.embroidery-designs-guide.com/2012/05/04/words-applique-embroideries-for-kiddos/ http://www.embroidery-designs-guide.com/2012/05/04/words-applique-embroideries-for-kiddos/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 16:50:06 +0000 Shikha Deepak http://www.embroidery-designs-guide.com/?p=772 Check out this cute resource on Words Applique machine embroideries at Swak. These could find their way into baby dresses, frocks, children curtains to name a few. One could also use the iron on technique to paste it onto the cloth. Some of the designs are unique like the one besides this post. These come under the category of words applique.

This concept is catching up amongst applique designers and there is a tendency to put in a slogan or a few words in a flowery manner to enhance the pattern and make it humorous too.

The products are available in multiple sizes like 4 by 4 inches, 5 by 7 inches and 6 by 10 inches.

As a form of predictivity, there are also suggestions of some other designs which would go along with the one you choose… so for example, if you choose the “Daddy’s Money” applique, the “icecream” applique comes as a second choice. Similarly if you choose “Valentine”, it throws up “Puppy heart” and “Double Heart” as other choices.

]]> http://www.embroidery-designs-guide.com/2012/05/04/words-applique-embroideries-for-kiddos/feed/ 0 Free Floral Embroidery Designs Resource http://www.embroidery-designs-guide.com/2012/04/07/free-floral-embroidery-designs-resource/ http://www.embroidery-designs-guide.com/2012/04/07/free-floral-embroidery-designs-resource/#comments Sat, 07 Apr 2012 11:13:19 +0000 Shikha Deepak http://www.embroidery-designs-guide.com/?p=767 Hi! I just came across this free embroidery resource at Embro World. If you ignore all the hovering adds and go straight to the content, you would end up with some cute machine embroidery designs, free downloads in most popular formats. The design which caught my eye was the one next to this post. A simple pot of flowers in the right size and shape. The red flowers are overflowing and along with the ribbon makes the entire package appealing. This designs is done using only 2 colors, red and green, sized at 10.6 by 9.5 cm with 5643 stitches and available for free download in DST, PES, HUS, XXX, VIP, SEW to name a few.

They also have a separate section for baby embroidery designs. Another section is the neckline embroidery designs which suit well for ladies dresses. The ornamental designs are also striking in appearance.

]]> http://www.embroidery-designs-guide.com/2012/04/07/free-floral-embroidery-designs-resource/feed/ 0 Stunning “Dreamcatcher” Machine Embroideries! http://www.embroidery-designs-guide.com/2012/02/24/stunning-dreamcatcher-machine-embroideries/ http://www.embroidery-designs-guide.com/2012/02/24/stunning-dreamcatcher-machine-embroideries/#comments Fri, 24 Feb 2012 07:13:47 +0000 Shikha Deepak http://www.embroidery-designs-guide.com/?p=746 Hi! I came across the legendary “Dreamcatcher” embroideries at Dreamcatchers.  Each of the embroidery patterns are stunning, to say the least.  All of them follow the circle fashion designs with multiple concentric or semi circles inscribed within to give it a magical look.  The embroidery comes with feathers looping down below giving it a literal “feather in the cap” finish.   All the embroidery designs are symmetric.   While these embroideries are multi purpose, they would ideally go well with girls dresses, curtain or table cloth to name a few. 

Check out the design besides this post and you will notice the intricacy of the pattern.   The size of this piece is 5 inches by 7 inches and are available in popular machine embroidery formats like ART, HUS, JEF, PES and SEW.   A total of 7626 stitches and 7 colors complete this masterpiece.  They are produced using Variegated threads (Chess, pet and brown).   Variegated refers to multiple hues of colour yarn twisted to form a single thread.

]]> http://www.embroidery-designs-guide.com/2012/02/24/stunning-dreamcatcher-machine-embroideries/feed/ 0 Embroidery Horse Designs For You! http://www.embroidery-designs-guide.com/2012/01/17/embroidery-horse-designs-for-you/ http://www.embroidery-designs-guide.com/2012/01/17/embroidery-horse-designs-for-you/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 07:52:38 +0000 Shikha Deepak http://www.embroidery-designs-guide.com/?p=705 For all horse lovers, here is a beautiful resource on horse embroidery using cross stitch embroidery designs – Carousel Horses in Cross Stitch: Beautiful Projects for Every Month of the Year



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It features 12 carousel horses, one for each month of the year keeping you busy all around. A carousel is an amusement merry go round with multiple seats which rotate. True to its name, each of the projects are beautiful and unique varying from the style of embroidery, the theme and the final output and place where it would go. For example, the style ranged from florals to valentines to multi colored embroidery patterns. The very well thought out themes are Mothers day, weddings, circus setups, Christmas to name a few. Finally the place where each horse embroidery pattern would go varied from placeholders, frocks or baby dresses, bedsheets, wall hangings etc.

As can be seen, each carousel horse embroidery project is unique and keeps your mind creative and fresh to embroidery.

]]> http://www.embroidery-designs-guide.com/2012/01/17/embroidery-horse-designs-for-you/feed/ 1 Enchanting Ukrainian Ethnic Embroidery! http://www.embroidery-designs-guide.com/2012/01/06/enchanting-ukrainian-ethnic-embroidery/ http://www.embroidery-designs-guide.com/2012/01/06/enchanting-ukrainian-ethnic-embroidery/#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 12:26:02 +0000 Shikha Deepak http://www.embroidery-designs-guide.com/?p=697 If you have a flavour for ethnic embroidery, there is one historic set of patterns that you cannot overlook in your embroidery quest. Ukrainian embroidery dates back to 500 BC where excavated sites have revealed embroidered clothing. Until the 19th century, it was a common household craft and practised by one and all. The gallery of Ukrainian embroidery was remembered as a national pastime and part of Ukrainian cultural and national identity. Today it marks its distinct appearance in folk dresses and also plays an important role in weddings and other celebrations. Ukrainian embroidery is treated as a form of art and this expresses itself in the design and pattern of the motif. Apart from clothing, Ukrainian embroidery is also used for decoration of churches, towels and other ceremonic fabrics.

The shirt is denoted as vyshvyanka. This was decorated with embroidery on the sleeves, neck, bosom and cuffs. Other elements of clothing which the Ukrainian embroidery touched were scarves, skirts, aprons, men’s caps, sleeveless jackets, kozhukh (sheepskin coat), sashes, bed linens to name a few.

I noticed that red and black are common colors used in Ukrainian embroidery. Then depending on the region, the color range varies from pale blue, white, green and gray tones.

The ornamental needle-weaving stitch is called “nyzynka” and is executed predominantly on the reverse of the fabric which gives a sort of “tweed” effect.

I came across this book which enlists the various Ukrainian Embroidery Techniques. It looks good and comprehensive in case you are interested.

Hope you enjoyed reading this… All the best for your embroidering projects!

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Check out this cute resource for kids free embroidery designs… all free for you!    These are all machine embroidery patterns all specialised in .pcs format while you could translate these onto other formats.   The ducky that you see besides this post is one of the many examples of the fineness of the embroidery patterns.  This is sized at 82.8 mm by 102.8 mm with 12452 stitches.  What I liked  best of the freebies is that each one had a clear color sequence which made it easier for the embroiderer to complete his embroidery with finesse.

Enjoy your free embroideries!

]]> http://www.embroidery-designs-guide.com/2011/12/14/free-embroidery-designs-resources-for-kids/feed/ 0 Embroidery Flowers Digitized For Sale! http://www.embroidery-designs-guide.com/2010/11/01/embroidery-flowers-digitized-for-sale/ http://www.embroidery-designs-guide.com/2010/11/01/embroidery-flowers-digitized-for-sale/#comments Mon, 01 Nov 2010 07:20:11 +0000 Shikha Deepak http://www.embroidery-designs-guide.com/?p=598

I am happy to announce that Embroidery Designs Guide will now be moving a step ahead in our lives!  With many requests coming from our various fans and embroiderers across the world, we thought it time to launch a few designs of our own. My close friend, art and embroidery expert Kopal persisted on me to expose some of her designs to the world.  Kopal is a post graduate in Fashion and Clothing Technology, Pune and has a flair for art. She had had immense experience in pattern making, draping, garment construction, fashion illustration, surface design techniques, embroidery graphics. Her designs are compelling to say the least and the flowers you see alongside the post is only a small token of her true abilities. 

The designs come in 2 pairs each.  These are meant to move along on a single row to give a stunning complementary effect on your favourite frock or churidar. 

For example, the sunflower comes in two parts – the single and double. If you stitch it along together alternately along a single line, you would get a beautiful outline pattern for your dress.  Same is the case with the blue flower. 

Color charts are available for all 4 embroidery patterns. The single designs consists of 6000 stitches with a size of 2 by 4 inches while the double flower embroideries consists of 10000 stitches with a pattern size of 4 by 4 inches. All embroidery designs are done using machine embroidery and available in most embroidery formats. 

With this short introduction, I invite one and all to try out our introductory offer and sew these designs and give us a feedback on the final output.

Sunflower

Blue Flower

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Welcome to the world of fantasy… All of us love this world where we can express ourselves freely and creatively. Kids live in this world and so do adults! So what would be the works of fantasy which can be brought down to the art and design formats.

We have a range of resources catering to all kinds of tastes. Lets start with the fantasy fairies. Starting with the Unicorn, Pegasus and the Praying Fairie, this resource moves on to finer fantasy creatures like the Pixie Boy, Dove, Frog Prince to name a few. Most of these machine embroidered patterns are for the 4 inches by 4 inches hoop and they would make some cute designs for baby outfits. All designs are created using Janome colors and metallic thread is a must use to get the final perfect embroidery design output.

Closely linked to the fantasy fairies are the fantasy embroidered ladies. These come in larger hoops of 5 inches by 5 inches and available in all machine embroidery formats. The threads recommended here are sulky threads with med lightweight woven fabric or well stabilized knit as the base.

The castles and flying dragons are the fantasy of every small child and there are numerous movies to fuel his thought. The cloud castle, fire breathing dragon, green mystical serpent and the pocket tropper dragon are some of the embroidery appliques that are available and they can indeed be spaced out to form a cute set to fit your loved ones clothes.

The castles can take on a new turn and shape with various permutations available like the patch castle, starburst castle and dream castles and these are available in larger embroidery formats (72 inches by 92 inches) which would form the perfect pattern for your wall hanging at your living room. These patterns are made for twin quilts and each design is unique. For example, the patch castle embroidery pattern which you see alongside this post is constructed of 6 different pieced blocks and 4 different sash blocks, which are pieced into rows to form the castles. There are detailed cutting instructions and piecing instructions for both sizes.

So thats it from my side and I hope you enjoy your own personalised fantasy world… Dont forget to invite me in case you find something new there!

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What is Gold Embroidery? How did it come into existence? What is its significance?

To answer these questions, lets rewind back the time wheel to 2000 years ago – the era of Jesus Christ. Goldwork was originally developed in Asia in the 0th century and its use reached a remarkable level of skill in the Middle Ages, when a style called Opus Anglicanum was developed in England and used extensively in church vestments and hangings. After this period it was also used frequently in the clothing and furnishings of the royalty and nobility throughout Europe, and still later on military and other regalia.

How does one do Goldwork? – Passing is the basic thread used in goldwork; it consists of a thin strip of metal wound around a core of cotton or silk. This is generally yellow for gold thread or in older examples orange; for silver, white or gray. This is always attached by couching, either one or two threads at a time, and pulled through to the back to secure it. When multiple threads must be laid next to each other, a technique called bricking is used: the position of the couching stitches is offset between rows, producing an appearance similar to a brick wall. This same type of thread is used in making cloth of gold. Japan thread, sometimes called jap, is a cheaper replacement for passing, and is far more commonly used in modern goldwork. It appears nearly identical, but rather than a strip of metal, a strip of foil paper is wrapped around the core.

Gold Art embroidery Development over the ages :
15th century : A new technique known as Or Nué came into production in Europe. Strands of gold thread were couched down in pairs in coloured silks and were shaded by the closeness of the stitches. After the Opus Anglicanum period, metal thread embroidery was used exclusively to decorate clothing and furnishing for the nobility and the church. Portraits from the Period of Queen Elizabeth 1 rein, illustrate how lavishly metal thread was used to decorate clothing. Even Blackwork embroidery portrayed in the paintings of the 16th century, was mixed with metal threads and spangles.

18th Century : Gold and metal threads were used extensively and produced flamboyant garments worn in the English and continental courts. Later metal threads garnished military dress uniforms and civic regalia and still do today.

20th Century : Goldwork techniques were carried on through the teaching and commission of the Royal School of Needlework and the works of embroiderers such as Beryl Dean and Jane Lemon who use metal threads in an imaginative and exciting way, on vestments and alter frontals for the church.

]]> http://www.embroidery-designs-guide.com/2010/10/19/the-history-of-gold-embroidery-metal-thread-art-special/feed/ 1 Your Loved One’s Photo to a Cross Stitch Pattern! http://www.embroidery-designs-guide.com/2010/09/11/your-loved-ones-photo-to-a-cross-stitch-pattern/ http://www.embroidery-designs-guide.com/2010/09/11/your-loved-ones-photo-to-a-cross-stitch-pattern/#comments Sat, 11 Sep 2010 10:58:50 +0000 Shikha Deepak http://www.embroidery-designs-guide.com/2009/11/15/your-loved-ones-photo-to-a-cross-stitch-pattern/ cross-stitch-sample-building.png

Check out this cool resource to convert your loved photo to a cross stitch pattern!   Its so simple even a kid could do it easily.  There are a few sample patterns that you could download for free.   You could also upload your own photo and convert it to a cross stitch pattern (free for patterns less than 1000 stitches).

The building cross stitch pattern on top is 300 stitches width by 200 stitches height.   What is really intriguing is the fineness of the design with specific details illustrated clearly.

The family cross stitch pattern I did below was by uploading an image (jpeg) onto the software at Picture Craftwork.   The image should be less than 2 MB.  You could then choose the floss and the density of the stitch after which you can preview to see the final product.   “Generate Chart” allows you a download of the stitch chart for your reference.

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