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In the past years, the villagers used to do embroidery for money, and they were famous for it. The art of embroidery has made its worth in the industry. It does not look like hand-made embroidery. This art costs very high so that only rich people can afford it.

The techniques of this art form base on the number of stitches. Embroidery artists from all over the world have their unique techniques and style. All the existing types of embroidery are base on the place from which they originate. Also, these types have more than one name. The beauty of this art form cannot change after identifying all the embroidery techniques of stitches. The two main criteria, which should be recognized by the embroidering, are beauty and elegance. Some embroidery artists make the techniques very difficult by experimenting with the unification of material and stitches. It becomes very tough for those involved in this art. The best is received when the technique is most challenging.

The list of Ornate Embroideries at your disposal:

1. Crewel Embroidery:

Crewel embroidery works best with wool threads. The material involved in the embroidery should be strong and firm so that it can handle the weight of the embroidery. Embroiders can select the designs from the tradition that make it full of color in crewelwork. Nowadays, many varieties of threads (silk, cotton thread) and different stitches (chain stitches, French knots) use in the crewelwork.

2. Brazilian Embroidery:

In Brazil, high-sheen rayon threads use in the Brazilian embroidery. These rayon threads must coil around the embroidery needle in the reversed direction and utilize it as a Z twist instead of an S twist. The rayon threads are mostly available in shaded and solid colors. This category of these threads makes them different from others. In floral-based embroidery, flowers usually characterized in both knotted and cast stitches embroidery techniques.

3. Crazy quilt Embroidery:

In the Victorian era, crazy quilt embroidery was first introduced and came to the fashion industry. It was accepted by the rich ladies who could buy all the expensive fabric pieces and decorative stitch pieces. Crazy quilt patches are a rich decorative stitch piece that gives different characteristics on the fabric pieces. Some fabrics have blank patches, which can be embroidered by many designs. Embroidery designs stitched on the end of the entire crazy quilt and sometimes on the end of the fabric patches. Whole quilt build by the funnel or muslin foundation.

4. Cutwork Embroidery:

The designs of cutwork embroidery applied to the fabric. The empty area of the fabric will separate by cutting it away. The technique used in this embroidery is counted-thread, which use with drawn thread work. The color for this fabric remains white or ecru, but mainly white. Embroider can attach any color if he wants to. According to the stitches, running stitch and buttonhole stitch is used. The empty areas of the fabric cut away after the finishing of the embroidery designs on the fabric. The fabrics medium are linen, lawn, and cotton.