Embroidery Tools and

Materials
Gauge
Needle Threader
Embroidery Scissors
Embroidery needles
Tape Measure
Embroidery Thread
Pin Cushion
a place for pins and needles.
Embroidery Box/Sewing Box
use to keep together the embroidery tools and materials.
Fabric

•sometimes referred to as cloth,

are of great variety and they
differ in material, weight,
weave, design, color, and finish.
Three types of Fabric
Common Weave

•includes most tightly woven

fabrics with a relatively smooth
surface like linen, wool and
cotton. They are best used for
articles with decorative stitches.
Even-weave

•are intended for hardanger

embroidery since the
number of threads per
square inch is same for both
warp and woof.
Basket Weave

•is commonly used by beginners and

ramie linen by those who have been
used to this embroidery. It supplies
guidelines for cross stitch and smocking
having an evenly spaced pattern like
gingham cloth and polka dots.
Woof Clothing
Linen
Wool Cloth
Warp Cloth
Embroidery Stitches
Back stitch
• the most often used to outline a design. This stitch also forms the
base line for other embroidery stitches
Bullion stitch-
• a single detached stitch that is used for filling in a design area. Rows
of bullion stitches may also be used to outline a design. It is
recommended that one uses a needle with a small eye for ease in
pulling
Chain stitch-

•one of the more popular stitches used for

outlining. When worked in close rows,
chain stitches make good stitches for filling
the design area.
Cross-stitch
• - stitched formed by two crossing arms and may be used for outlining,
as borders or to fill in an entire area.
Feather stitch- a stitch with a loop and stitches
evenly worked on both left and right sides of a
design area
Fish Bone-
• a kind of filling stitch which is ideal for making leaves or feathers. It
requires us to divide the pattern into two and each side is filled
alternately giving it a plaited effect in the centre, thus ideal to make
leaves or feathers.
French knot-
• a single detached stitched used primarily to fill in a design area. It is a
popular stitch among embroiderers in that it can be used to create
the eyes on an embroidered face or the center of a flower.
Herringbone stitch-

•a basic overlapping
stitch popular for its use
in borders.
Lazy daisy chain stitch-
• also called detached chain stitch, this stitch is work in a circle to
resemble the petals of a flower.