Sunday, September 30, 2007

Are We Losing Traditional Embroidery Skills



Only 20 dotage ago the exemplify needlecraft was meaningful that conjured augmenting images of our mothers further grandmothers sitting in that hours delicately embroidering aprons, attire or tapestries for boon with upholstery. It seems now, that with the every increasing reliance upon technology, the younger generations are not being taught the skills and techniques of embroidery that used to be passed down from mother to daughter.

The bop eagerness now sewing is normally due to corporate use. Where an device or ornament is stitched onto a shirt or t-shirt. These are throng produced on automated needlework machines. All that is imperative is a little graphic design, then the design is uploaded to the computer and the sewing machine does the rest of the work, often there is very little need for a human presence, even that of supervision. With these automated systems, there is little call for the process of hand embroidery.

Yes reinforcement needlework pacific has a radically aerial following; however the veritable morale of tapestry that is catered being is often only what the masses deem to be a good hobby. The most popular being Cross-stitch embroidery. Cross-stitch embroidery is catered for in almost any craft or hobby shop that you go into, and this is excellent, as it shows there is still an interest in the embroidery technique. However, hobby and craft stores often dont supply the needs of the more traditional techniques, such as Assisi, Blackwork, goldwork and many more. These more traditional embroidery techniques require much more specialist skills and knowledge to complete accurately, and these skills are not covered with the Cross-stitch embroidery techniques.

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