Those Small Antique Quilts
Penny Halgren asked:
It’s not unusual to have a collection of antique quilts. But doll quilts?
Yes, doll quilts. While charming in their own right, they are difficult to find because during the period they were made, they were considered unimportant and insignificant.
Many were made from leftovers and got hard use from the little girls who owned them. Quilts made by young girls are likely to reflect their lack of refined skills in hand stitching.
Girls in the early nineteenth century were trained from the time they were very young in what was thought to be their life’s work. Before sewing machines were common in homes, hand sewing was important for girls to learn since they would likely be stitching all of the clothing, linens and bedding for her home.
It seemed natural, then, that doll quilts would be the perfect practice piece. Not only were they small, but a girl could start with something simple, like strips, and then work up to making a nine patch, and even sewing curves.
Beyond that, if she chose, a young girl could piece a more complex design, using triangles as well as squares in her doll quilt.
Both girls and boys were taught to sew by their mothers, often before they learned how to read. A very small child might begin sewing using an unknotted thread, and then gain even more practice by counting threads on a scrap of fabric.
It was not uncommon for girls to be expected to complete a nine-patch by the time she was nine years old. Amazingly, some mid-nineteenth century diaries record quilt tops being finished by girls as young as five.
One quilter, Edith Bell Sims, says she began a quilt at age three, with her mother cutting the fabric, marked the sewing lines, and pinning the pieces together. Edith then stitched the patches - initially by hand and later on her new treadle sewing machine. Edith finished her quilt top by the time she was six.
Sewing was (and probably still should be) believed to inspire virtues deemed necessary for every child: neatness, attentiveness, patience, perseverance, and acceptance of routine and repetition.
Girls in upper class families also learned to do needlework, although they used finer materials and more intricate designs. It’s not unusual to find crazy quilts using velvets, wools and silks that were made by children in upper class families.
Unlike children today, children in the 1800s had little other than their imagination to play with. Only the upper class could afford to purchase dolls imported from Europe, so children created dolls from sticks, hankies, corncobs, or whatever else they could find.
It wasn’t surprising that girls would want to create something just like they had for their dolls. Often, the girls would take pieces left from worn out quilts and make them into quilts for their dolls.
Sometimes, they would replicate a bed size quilt using smaller pieces, to be sure to re-create the pattern of the bed size quilt top. Other times, they would use patches left over from bed size quilts to make their doll quilts, even though the quilt top design would be lost.
Most of these quilts are pieced, not appliqu?and some have been made from children’s handkerchiefs printed with holiday or religious themes.
Due to labor saving devices, and smaller families, twentieth century mothers had more time to include creative components in their doll quilts - nursery rhymes, animals, and even pastel colors.
Quilts today are made in all different sizes, each for a different purpose. Some large quilts have never seen the top of a bed, even though they are the size of a king size bed quilt.
Likewise, some small quilts were made to fill a spot on a wall, and were never intended even for a doll bed. I wonder if maybe some of those tiny quilts from the nineteenth century hung on a wall, and were never placed on a doll bed.
Dangelo
It’s not unusual to have a collection of antique quilts. But doll quilts?
Yes, doll quilts. While charming in their own right, they are difficult to find because during the period they were made, they were considered unimportant and insignificant.
Many were made from leftovers and got hard use from the little girls who owned them. Quilts made by young girls are likely to reflect their lack of refined skills in hand stitching.
Girls in the early nineteenth century were trained from the time they were very young in what was thought to be their life’s work. Before sewing machines were common in homes, hand sewing was important for girls to learn since they would likely be stitching all of the clothing, linens and bedding for her home.
It seemed natural, then, that doll quilts would be the perfect practice piece. Not only were they small, but a girl could start with something simple, like strips, and then work up to making a nine patch, and even sewing curves.
Beyond that, if she chose, a young girl could piece a more complex design, using triangles as well as squares in her doll quilt.
Both girls and boys were taught to sew by their mothers, often before they learned how to read. A very small child might begin sewing using an unknotted thread, and then gain even more practice by counting threads on a scrap of fabric.
It was not uncommon for girls to be expected to complete a nine-patch by the time she was nine years old. Amazingly, some mid-nineteenth century diaries record quilt tops being finished by girls as young as five.
One quilter, Edith Bell Sims, says she began a quilt at age three, with her mother cutting the fabric, marked the sewing lines, and pinning the pieces together. Edith then stitched the patches - initially by hand and later on her new treadle sewing machine. Edith finished her quilt top by the time she was six.
Sewing was (and probably still should be) believed to inspire virtues deemed necessary for every child: neatness, attentiveness, patience, perseverance, and acceptance of routine and repetition.
Girls in upper class families also learned to do needlework, although they used finer materials and more intricate designs. It’s not unusual to find crazy quilts using velvets, wools and silks that were made by children in upper class families.
Unlike children today, children in the 1800s had little other than their imagination to play with. Only the upper class could afford to purchase dolls imported from Europe, so children created dolls from sticks, hankies, corncobs, or whatever else they could find.
It wasn’t surprising that girls would want to create something just like they had for their dolls. Often, the girls would take pieces left from worn out quilts and make them into quilts for their dolls.
Sometimes, they would replicate a bed size quilt using smaller pieces, to be sure to re-create the pattern of the bed size quilt top. Other times, they would use patches left over from bed size quilts to make their doll quilts, even though the quilt top design would be lost.
Most of these quilts are pieced, not appliqu?and some have been made from children’s handkerchiefs printed with holiday or religious themes.
Due to labor saving devices, and smaller families, twentieth century mothers had more time to include creative components in their doll quilts - nursery rhymes, animals, and even pastel colors.
Quilts today are made in all different sizes, each for a different purpose. Some large quilts have never seen the top of a bed, even though they are the size of a king size bed quilt.
Likewise, some small quilts were made to fill a spot on a wall, and were never intended even for a doll bed. I wonder if maybe some of those tiny quilts from the nineteenth century hung on a wall, and were never placed on a doll bed.
Dangelo
Discount Quilt Fabric
Shruti Gupta asked:
Besides being a blanket to keep you warm, comfortable and cuddly during those bitterly cold winter months when nothing but a warm quilt and a hot cup of coffee would be the most looked forward to thing in life, the quilt also qualifies as an important contributing element in bedroom décor. The reason for this is that quilts come in a range of bright stimulating colors that can greatly brighten and thereby liven up the ambience of your bedroom. For instance, there are bright red quilts with floral of blue and yellow or there are multi-colored square patched designs that give the appearance of an appliqué blanket and there are also baby and children quilts with cartoon animals in bright backgrounds.
Quilt coverings come in basically two types of covers – cotton and silk. Cotton covered quilts, while displaying bright stimulating colors, lack the subtle gloss and shine that silk covered quilts can give. However, both kinds of quilts are popular and preference over one another is solely due to the personality and inclination of the buyer. In order to provide that warm comfortable feeling, quilts are filled with cotton or foam and this makes them really cuddly – even dogs and cats love to bury themselves under the quilt along with their owners.
Quilts are truly home décor items in themselves as it adds to the richness of the best rooms. Of course there are also sober colored quilts for those wish to give their rooms a regal splendor, but by and large quilts are noted for their bright stimulating colors. .
Check out the amazing variety of genuine branded quilts on our website and choose the ones that would best gel with the décor of your house. You can also avail of the fabulous discounts that go along with the purchases.
Discount Quilt Fabric is an online store of Discount Quilt Fabric focusing on Discount Quilt Fabric Quilt Fabric and all other designers Quilt Fabric.
Cheryl
Besides being a blanket to keep you warm, comfortable and cuddly during those bitterly cold winter months when nothing but a warm quilt and a hot cup of coffee would be the most looked forward to thing in life, the quilt also qualifies as an important contributing element in bedroom décor. The reason for this is that quilts come in a range of bright stimulating colors that can greatly brighten and thereby liven up the ambience of your bedroom. For instance, there are bright red quilts with floral of blue and yellow or there are multi-colored square patched designs that give the appearance of an appliqué blanket and there are also baby and children quilts with cartoon animals in bright backgrounds.
Quilt coverings come in basically two types of covers – cotton and silk. Cotton covered quilts, while displaying bright stimulating colors, lack the subtle gloss and shine that silk covered quilts can give. However, both kinds of quilts are popular and preference over one another is solely due to the personality and inclination of the buyer. In order to provide that warm comfortable feeling, quilts are filled with cotton or foam and this makes them really cuddly – even dogs and cats love to bury themselves under the quilt along with their owners.
Quilts are truly home décor items in themselves as it adds to the richness of the best rooms. Of course there are also sober colored quilts for those wish to give their rooms a regal splendor, but by and large quilts are noted for their bright stimulating colors. .
Check out the amazing variety of genuine branded quilts on our website and choose the ones that would best gel with the décor of your house. You can also avail of the fabulous discounts that go along with the purchases.
Discount Quilt Fabric is an online store of Discount Quilt Fabric focusing on Discount Quilt Fabric Quilt Fabric and all other designers Quilt Fabric.
Cheryl
Machine Embroidery Design And Contract Embroidery
Smily asked:
Gone are the days when embroidery was used to being a skilled process now it is replaced by Machine Embroidery. Now the man is surrounded by variety of Embroidery Designs. In machine embroidery the whole process like beading, thread designing, leather using etc is done by the machines only.
In 19th century it was for the first time when Embroidery Designs machine was introduced. It looked like a sewing machine. It was like a technical revolution. Then again one more change was introduced it was the invention of fully automitized machine. With the help of these machines there was a boom in contract embroidery and Embroidery designs.
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The first Embroidery Designs Machine introduced was operated by the manpower only. The Embroidery Designs were wholly made by them by using the machines. So lot many machines were required as only one person can use one machine at a time. Contract Embroidery is to accomplish order in bulk quantity As it was very time consuming process so Contract Embroidery was very tedious. But in automatic machine many machines are replaced by single machine. So, machines brings boom in Contract Embroidery business. In Machine Embroidery Designs, computerized machine with a software in which data is feed by one man and it give the production of many machines. Firm can get as much as Embroidery Designs as it needs according to requirement. Whenever you have to choose you should keep following information in mind.
ADVANTAGES OF MACHINE EMBRIODIERY
Its less time consuming. Symmetrical Embroidery Designs can be attained. Huge outputs can be achieved which boom contract embroidery. Technical growth of economy Remarkable change in fashion industry Designing has become very easy Cheap prices for heavy embroidery Designs. Software can copy any online design Clothes can be Easily hand washable Contract Embroidery possible Numerous shades are available Innovative style embroidery is possible
DISADVANTAGES OF MACHINE EMBRIODERY
Increasing unemployment Cumbersome procedure to deal with machine
After looking at so many advantages, the few disadvantages can be overlooked and a company like BUTTERFLY EMBRIODERY is having professional Engineers to achieve healthy output. We are in industry from more than past 10 years and are always present to help you anytime. WE are providing the services of trade embroidery and have earned good name in Embroidery Designs. We also offers the services of contract embroidery as we have best large scale production facility. We satisfies all needs of our clients regarding the product.
FOR MORE INFORMATION OR PLACING THE ORDERVISIT US AT http://www.butterflyembroidery.ne
Melvin
Gone are the days when embroidery was used to being a skilled process now it is replaced by Machine Embroidery. Now the man is surrounded by variety of Embroidery Designs. In machine embroidery the whole process like beading, thread designing, leather using etc is done by the machines only.
In 19th century it was for the first time when Embroidery Designs machine was introduced. It looked like a sewing machine. It was like a technical revolution. Then again one more change was introduced it was the invention of fully automitized machine. With the help of these machines there was a boom in contract embroidery and Embroidery designs.
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The first Embroidery Designs Machine introduced was operated by the manpower only. The Embroidery Designs were wholly made by them by using the machines. So lot many machines were required as only one person can use one machine at a time. Contract Embroidery is to accomplish order in bulk quantity As it was very time consuming process so Contract Embroidery was very tedious. But in automatic machine many machines are replaced by single machine. So, machines brings boom in Contract Embroidery business. In Machine Embroidery Designs, computerized machine with a software in which data is feed by one man and it give the production of many machines. Firm can get as much as Embroidery Designs as it needs according to requirement. Whenever you have to choose you should keep following information in mind.
ADVANTAGES OF MACHINE EMBRIODIERY
Its less time consuming. Symmetrical Embroidery Designs can be attained. Huge outputs can be achieved which boom contract embroidery. Technical growth of economy Remarkable change in fashion industry Designing has become very easy Cheap prices for heavy embroidery Designs. Software can copy any online design Clothes can be Easily hand washable Contract Embroidery possible Numerous shades are available Innovative style embroidery is possible
DISADVANTAGES OF MACHINE EMBRIODERY
Increasing unemployment Cumbersome procedure to deal with machine
After looking at so many advantages, the few disadvantages can be overlooked and a company like BUTTERFLY EMBRIODERY is having professional Engineers to achieve healthy output. We are in industry from more than past 10 years and are always present to help you anytime. WE are providing the services of trade embroidery and have earned good name in Embroidery Designs. We also offers the services of contract embroidery as we have best large scale production facility. We satisfies all needs of our clients regarding the product.
FOR MORE INFORMATION OR PLACING THE ORDERVISIT US AT http://www.butterflyembroidery.ne
Melvin
Choosing An Embroidery Digitizing Company
Sahel Khatri asked:
When you go online to choose an embroidery digitizer, what do you use as a criterion?
There are many companies that advertise online as offering embroidery digitizing services. So many in fact, that you may find it difficult to decide on a company at first.
Currently, if you do a search on Google for embroidery digitizers, your search will return somewhere around 449,000 entries for this one subject. This number includes the sponsored links that come up. Though many would click first on one of the sponsored links, Google hasn’t done any research on the company; the company has simply paid for advertising on Google.
Now, some of your results will be links to companies that sell embroidery digitizing software. If you have no interest in trying to digitize your own embroidery patterns, then you have no need for the links to the software companies. Ignoring those will bring down the number of companies that you will can consider when you choose an embroidery digitizing company.
Where you will want to start with your comparison of the embroidery digitizing companies is with the prices and the turnaround. Some companies will offer a fast turnaround (starting at 24 hours). Some will not advertise a turnaround at all for their embroidery digitizing services. You may need to email the company to find out what their turnaround rate is. Just because they don’t advertise it on their website does not mean that it is going to be a longer turnaround time than some of the other companies that do advertise their turnaround time on their website.
The next place you will want to look is at how much the company is charging for their embroidery digitizing service. Prices can vary greatly, and you need to decide on what you feel is a fair price for you to pay. You will probably want to comparison shop to come up with the price you are willing to pay. In some cases, you may get a bulk discount. For example, if you have four images that you are wanting to have digitized into embroidery patterns, then the company may give you a discount for having them do all four of the patterns.
The final thing you will want to look at when choosing an embroidery digitizing company is at the quality of their work. Most companies have examples of the items they have digitized on their website. If their examples aren’t up to the standards you want for your digitized embroidery pattern, then you should probably look at a different embroidery digitizing company to digitize your embroidery pattern.
Keep in mind, once you decide on the company that you are going to use for your current project, you may still want to comparison shop each time that you have another embroidery pattern digitized.
Raul
When you go online to choose an embroidery digitizer, what do you use as a criterion?
There are many companies that advertise online as offering embroidery digitizing services. So many in fact, that you may find it difficult to decide on a company at first.
Currently, if you do a search on Google for embroidery digitizers, your search will return somewhere around 449,000 entries for this one subject. This number includes the sponsored links that come up. Though many would click first on one of the sponsored links, Google hasn’t done any research on the company; the company has simply paid for advertising on Google.
Now, some of your results will be links to companies that sell embroidery digitizing software. If you have no interest in trying to digitize your own embroidery patterns, then you have no need for the links to the software companies. Ignoring those will bring down the number of companies that you will can consider when you choose an embroidery digitizing company.
Where you will want to start with your comparison of the embroidery digitizing companies is with the prices and the turnaround. Some companies will offer a fast turnaround (starting at 24 hours). Some will not advertise a turnaround at all for their embroidery digitizing services. You may need to email the company to find out what their turnaround rate is. Just because they don’t advertise it on their website does not mean that it is going to be a longer turnaround time than some of the other companies that do advertise their turnaround time on their website.
The next place you will want to look is at how much the company is charging for their embroidery digitizing service. Prices can vary greatly, and you need to decide on what you feel is a fair price for you to pay. You will probably want to comparison shop to come up with the price you are willing to pay. In some cases, you may get a bulk discount. For example, if you have four images that you are wanting to have digitized into embroidery patterns, then the company may give you a discount for having them do all four of the patterns.
The final thing you will want to look at when choosing an embroidery digitizing company is at the quality of their work. Most companies have examples of the items they have digitized on their website. If their examples aren’t up to the standards you want for your digitized embroidery pattern, then you should probably look at a different embroidery digitizing company to digitize your embroidery pattern.
Keep in mind, once you decide on the company that you are going to use for your current project, you may still want to comparison shop each time that you have another embroidery pattern digitized.
Raul
Abhishek Agarwal asked:
Whether you’re an expert at quilting, or are just beginning, you will find you can advance your knowledge a great deal with the number of books on quilting that are available. There are several categories that quilting books fall into and a number of titles are available. The categories are historical, encyclopedias on how to pattern, art books and books on the joy of quilting.
The most popular are the how-to books and they are a must for beginners. They have a wide range- from books on the overall quilting craft to step-by-step instructions books. There are also books that take each aspect of quilting and methodically explain it. The instructional books first deal with basic aspects like selection of fabric and basic tools needed to get started and then they will proceed to give instructions regarding assembly of the quilt blocks and then the quilt. They also give detailed explanation about quilting through hand as well as machine. Every quilter must have atleast one book of this kind in her quilting library and then will proceed to collect a good many of these books. When in you’re on your quilting project, you will need to refer to these books many times.
Encyclopedia of patterns is another book that every quilter should have purchased in time. These books display a range of block patterns and also show the basic assembly. Because these books have to cover a wide range of topics, they will only briefly discuss all the aspects without going into too much detail. If its detail you want, you need to take a book that features instructions on specific patterns. With the number of quilting techniques and block patterns that exist today, you can imagine how extensive these books will be. For instance, books of this kind will dedicate an entire volume to go in to the details of a Log Cabin Pattern.
Because quilting can be dated way back in the American history, this craft and its nuances have been extensively studied and there are many a historical books available on it. It is truly inspiring to the modern quilter when she sees the great many designs that our ancestors did with the limited supplies available to them. There are also quilting books which deal with the pleasure one gets out of quilting, both from solitary pursuit and from the social form like quilting bees. There is also an entire segment dedicated to quilters who have revolutionized the art of quilting. These quilters often display their work in museums and galleries and also publish books that are not only on quilts but also the thought processes that went behind making them. Quilt collectors publish books too. They are just as inspiring as the historical books quilting.
Choose a time, when there is likely to be no interruption, to go through the range of quilting books that you want to make a part of your library. You can either go to a local bookstore; your library or you could even search online for the books you are looking for. Take out enough time to browse and get a feel of the number of titles available to you. Undoubtedly you will be tempted to buy more books than you initially planned but you can short list a few and save the rest for later.
One of the greatest joys of quilting is going through a book on this topic and luckily there are enough books and titles to select from.
Victor
Whether you’re an expert at quilting, or are just beginning, you will find you can advance your knowledge a great deal with the number of books on quilting that are available. There are several categories that quilting books fall into and a number of titles are available. The categories are historical, encyclopedias on how to pattern, art books and books on the joy of quilting.
The most popular are the how-to books and they are a must for beginners. They have a wide range- from books on the overall quilting craft to step-by-step instructions books. There are also books that take each aspect of quilting and methodically explain it. The instructional books first deal with basic aspects like selection of fabric and basic tools needed to get started and then they will proceed to give instructions regarding assembly of the quilt blocks and then the quilt. They also give detailed explanation about quilting through hand as well as machine. Every quilter must have atleast one book of this kind in her quilting library and then will proceed to collect a good many of these books. When in you’re on your quilting project, you will need to refer to these books many times.
Encyclopedia of patterns is another book that every quilter should have purchased in time. These books display a range of block patterns and also show the basic assembly. Because these books have to cover a wide range of topics, they will only briefly discuss all the aspects without going into too much detail. If its detail you want, you need to take a book that features instructions on specific patterns. With the number of quilting techniques and block patterns that exist today, you can imagine how extensive these books will be. For instance, books of this kind will dedicate an entire volume to go in to the details of a Log Cabin Pattern.
Because quilting can be dated way back in the American history, this craft and its nuances have been extensively studied and there are many a historical books available on it. It is truly inspiring to the modern quilter when she sees the great many designs that our ancestors did with the limited supplies available to them. There are also quilting books which deal with the pleasure one gets out of quilting, both from solitary pursuit and from the social form like quilting bees. There is also an entire segment dedicated to quilters who have revolutionized the art of quilting. These quilters often display their work in museums and galleries and also publish books that are not only on quilts but also the thought processes that went behind making them. Quilt collectors publish books too. They are just as inspiring as the historical books quilting.
Choose a time, when there is likely to be no interruption, to go through the range of quilting books that you want to make a part of your library. You can either go to a local bookstore; your library or you could even search online for the books you are looking for. Take out enough time to browse and get a feel of the number of titles available to you. Undoubtedly you will be tempted to buy more books than you initially planned but you can short list a few and save the rest for later.
One of the greatest joys of quilting is going through a book on this topic and luckily there are enough books and titles to select from.
Victor
A Brief History of Commercial Embroidery
Kurt A. Hills asked:
Embroidery is a three-dimensional art form, like sculpting but with thread. An embroidered design or logo makes the difference between an off-the-shelf jacket or ball cap and a jacket or cap that carries an identity. Embroidery can advertise a company’s logo or slogan as part of a functional piece of clothing, but the design is much more subtle than a billboard, or a guy in a sandwich board.
There is a long tradition of decorating products with embroidery. Examples survive from ancient Egypt, Iron Age Europe, and Song Dynasty China. Ancient Persia, India, Byzantium, medieval England, and Baroque Europe all embroidered clothing, religious objects, and household items as a mark of wealth and status.
Embroidered objects created for royalty were hand-decorated by skilled artisans. While princesses may have relied on sewing guilds and masters of the trade for fabulous ball gowns, hand embroidery is a traditional art form passed from generation to generation in many cultures. Many families have embroidered heirlooms preserved for many years as precious treasures.
A famous example of royal embroidery is the Bayeux Tapestry, which depicts the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The tapestry is 231 feet long. “You need how many baseball caps? And you want a logo on each? No problem – we embroidered the Norman Conquest.” Incidentally, although called a tapestry, it is not. Tapestries are woven, but the Bayeux Tapestry is an embroidered cloth.
Sailors were often handy with needles, since they had to mend their own clothing or repair sails torn by battle or storm. They often embroidered designs on their shore-going clothing, stitching slogans or the names of their ships on hats or uniform sleeves to proclaim their allegiance to a particular sea-going community. They knew that embroidery imparts a classy look to uniforms or other branded products, such as backpacks, blankets, or ball caps.
Of course, all this fine work was done manually, with thread, needle, and poked fingers. Even the first embroidery shop in the US, established in New York in the 1840s, amounted to fifteen women stitching custom job orders by hand.
By 1875, however, embroidery machines from Switzerland had crossed the ocean into America. Machines that embroidered in larger quantities were invented in the early 1900s in Germany. The embroidery industry in the US was born on these European machines. Immigrants from Germany, Switzerland, and Austria formed the backbone of the US embroidery industry.
These machines were controlled by punched tape, similar to the punch cards that stored computer programs. In fact, the idea for computer punch cards comes from a French weaving machine invented in 1801 by Joseph Jacquard. While most modern embroiders use computers to control their digitized designs, the process of turning a graphic design into an embroidery pattern is still called “punching”.
The Second World War interrupted the evolution of new embroidery machines, since the factories were busy building war materials. Because of the war, no new embroidery machines were built between 1938 and 1953, when the first American made machines appeared.
Embroidery machines were still controlled by punched paper until the early 1980s when Wilcom introduced a computerized design system. As computers became more affordable and home systems became the norm, home embroidery machines also became more popular. A modern home user can buy a computer-controlled machine and the necessary digitizing software for less than $500 US.
However, big jobs such as corporate logo projects on jackets or other clothing are best served by multi-head commercial machines. Specialty houses that offer these services, such as Logo Concepts in Centerville, Utah, are a far cry from the teams of artisans who decorated royal clothing, but they still take a plain garment and add fine craftsmanship that makes it stand out with a personal statement of quality.
Claude
Embroidery is a three-dimensional art form, like sculpting but with thread. An embroidered design or logo makes the difference between an off-the-shelf jacket or ball cap and a jacket or cap that carries an identity. Embroidery can advertise a company’s logo or slogan as part of a functional piece of clothing, but the design is much more subtle than a billboard, or a guy in a sandwich board.
There is a long tradition of decorating products with embroidery. Examples survive from ancient Egypt, Iron Age Europe, and Song Dynasty China. Ancient Persia, India, Byzantium, medieval England, and Baroque Europe all embroidered clothing, religious objects, and household items as a mark of wealth and status.
Embroidered objects created for royalty were hand-decorated by skilled artisans. While princesses may have relied on sewing guilds and masters of the trade for fabulous ball gowns, hand embroidery is a traditional art form passed from generation to generation in many cultures. Many families have embroidered heirlooms preserved for many years as precious treasures.
A famous example of royal embroidery is the Bayeux Tapestry, which depicts the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The tapestry is 231 feet long. “You need how many baseball caps? And you want a logo on each? No problem – we embroidered the Norman Conquest.” Incidentally, although called a tapestry, it is not. Tapestries are woven, but the Bayeux Tapestry is an embroidered cloth.
Sailors were often handy with needles, since they had to mend their own clothing or repair sails torn by battle or storm. They often embroidered designs on their shore-going clothing, stitching slogans or the names of their ships on hats or uniform sleeves to proclaim their allegiance to a particular sea-going community. They knew that embroidery imparts a classy look to uniforms or other branded products, such as backpacks, blankets, or ball caps.
Of course, all this fine work was done manually, with thread, needle, and poked fingers. Even the first embroidery shop in the US, established in New York in the 1840s, amounted to fifteen women stitching custom job orders by hand.
By 1875, however, embroidery machines from Switzerland had crossed the ocean into America. Machines that embroidered in larger quantities were invented in the early 1900s in Germany. The embroidery industry in the US was born on these European machines. Immigrants from Germany, Switzerland, and Austria formed the backbone of the US embroidery industry.
These machines were controlled by punched tape, similar to the punch cards that stored computer programs. In fact, the idea for computer punch cards comes from a French weaving machine invented in 1801 by Joseph Jacquard. While most modern embroiders use computers to control their digitized designs, the process of turning a graphic design into an embroidery pattern is still called “punching”.
The Second World War interrupted the evolution of new embroidery machines, since the factories were busy building war materials. Because of the war, no new embroidery machines were built between 1938 and 1953, when the first American made machines appeared.
Embroidery machines were still controlled by punched paper until the early 1980s when Wilcom introduced a computerized design system. As computers became more affordable and home systems became the norm, home embroidery machines also became more popular. A modern home user can buy a computer-controlled machine and the necessary digitizing software for less than $500 US.
However, big jobs such as corporate logo projects on jackets or other clothing are best served by multi-head commercial machines. Specialty houses that offer these services, such as Logo Concepts in Centerville, Utah, are a far cry from the teams of artisans who decorated royal clothing, but they still take a plain garment and add fine craftsmanship that makes it stand out with a personal statement of quality.
Claude
Beginning Quilting - a New Hobby or Craft?
Penny Halgren asked:
Like many other crafts and hobbies, quilting has survived the test of time. Some quilt historians date the beginning of quilting back to the middle ages, when quilted clothes were made for warriors sent to battle in cold climates. According to history, fabrics were layered and stitched in the same quilting method used today to keep the layers intact and keep the warriors warm.
You might note several differences:
· The quilting was done by hand (as was the construction of the clothes)
· There were no fancy designs of either the quilting pattern or the clothes
· Probably this clothing was made by local tailors (who generally were men)
Quilting today is much more fun and includes both men and women! Because there are more than 20 million quilters in the US, fabric stores have dedicated sections of their shops to quilting fabric. In many communities, it is easy to find a quilting store or two (or three) - a shop that caters just to quilters. And finding quilting fabric online is getting easier by the day.
With a wide selection of resources, the next question is whether you will enjoy quilting. The art of quilting has something for almost everyone.
Traditional patchwork quilts are still very popular. They provide a framework for design while allowing the quilter to use fabric selection to vary the overall look of the quilt. Contemporary quilts, or art quilts, are also popular, and provide a canvas for designing quilts that has no bounds.
Many quiltmakers still rely on hand sewing which makes quilts portable. Your quilt project easily goes into the waiting room of doctors and dance classes, travels with you in the car on long trips, and turns idle time into productive time.
Other quilters complete their entire quilt project on the machine - from piecing blocks to machine quilting and finishing the binding.
Whether your quilt is made by hand or machine, the sense of pride you feel when your quilt is finished is at least equal to the feeling of love, admiration and appreciation that the person who uses or receives the quilt feels.
And you become a thread in the history of time - linking past generations with the future.
Happy Quilting!
Penny Halgren
www.How-to-Quilt.com
Inspiration and Education for Beginning Quilters
www.Rag-Quilt-Instructions.com
Fast, Fun and Funky Quilts
Roberto
Like many other crafts and hobbies, quilting has survived the test of time. Some quilt historians date the beginning of quilting back to the middle ages, when quilted clothes were made for warriors sent to battle in cold climates. According to history, fabrics were layered and stitched in the same quilting method used today to keep the layers intact and keep the warriors warm.
You might note several differences:
· The quilting was done by hand (as was the construction of the clothes)
· There were no fancy designs of either the quilting pattern or the clothes
· Probably this clothing was made by local tailors (who generally were men)
Quilting today is much more fun and includes both men and women! Because there are more than 20 million quilters in the US, fabric stores have dedicated sections of their shops to quilting fabric. In many communities, it is easy to find a quilting store or two (or three) - a shop that caters just to quilters. And finding quilting fabric online is getting easier by the day.
With a wide selection of resources, the next question is whether you will enjoy quilting. The art of quilting has something for almost everyone.
Traditional patchwork quilts are still very popular. They provide a framework for design while allowing the quilter to use fabric selection to vary the overall look of the quilt. Contemporary quilts, or art quilts, are also popular, and provide a canvas for designing quilts that has no bounds.
Many quiltmakers still rely on hand sewing which makes quilts portable. Your quilt project easily goes into the waiting room of doctors and dance classes, travels with you in the car on long trips, and turns idle time into productive time.
Other quilters complete their entire quilt project on the machine - from piecing blocks to machine quilting and finishing the binding.
Whether your quilt is made by hand or machine, the sense of pride you feel when your quilt is finished is at least equal to the feeling of love, admiration and appreciation that the person who uses or receives the quilt feels.
And you become a thread in the history of time - linking past generations with the future.
Happy Quilting!
Penny Halgren
www.How-to-Quilt.com
Inspiration and Education for Beginning Quilters
www.Rag-Quilt-Instructions.com
Fast, Fun and Funky Quilts
Roberto
Custom Embroidery For Your Corporation
David Faulkner asked:
If you are part of a company or organization that is looking for ways to stand above the competition, then you should definitely try custom embroidery. If you choose an eye-catching design, custom embroidery on your company shirts or jackets can even be a great way to advertise your organization.
When you already have a design in mind, the next thing you need to do is locate a shop that would do the custom embroidery for you. This will not be too difficult as there are several seamstresses out there that are capable of doing this job.
If you can’t find someone in your area to do your custom embroidery for you, just go online and you will surely find someone that can create the custom embroidery that you want.
You don’t have to limit your search to nearby areas. Custom embroidery shops from several states away will gladly take your order and have the products delivered to you in no time at all.
A great thing about searching for a custom embroidery shop online is that you can go to several sites to compare their prices. Most sites also display images of their finished products so that you can gauge their efficiency for yourself.
To help you in your search, we have listed down the sites that we think offer the best custom embroidery services online. You can start by visiting any of these sites:
1. http://Threadlove.com
This company can do high quality custom embroidery for practically any purpose you want. Whether you want to have custom embroidery on your sports uniforms or for a corporate giveaway item, http://threadlove.com can do the job for you.
What’s great about this site is that they do not require any minimum order. Even if you just want one or two items for your personal use, they will do the custom embroidery for you.
2. http://CustomLogoFactory.com
This website uses the most technologically advanced custom embroidery machines to create their products. This ensures that their designs are really consistent because they are digitally done. Their services are very reasonably priced, and the quality of the product is very good.
3. http://EmbroideryAuthority.com
This is a very popular custom embroidery website. It has been around for quite a while and has acquired a very good reputation among its many customers. They allow the client to choose from several available colors and designs.
Many of their clients swear by the high quality of their products and excellent customer relations. In fact, they have many customers that regularly go back to them year after year for new orders.
These are only a few of our favorite custom embroidery websites. If you want to see more, just go online and start searching. You will surely find a great custom embroidery shop that will fit your needs.
The newest technology does not need for a person to get themselves a new machine but to easily download a new software design for embroidery that is offered online with a cheaper cost. Many of the software designed for embroidery lets a person change an image in digital form to a pattern for embroidery that can be uploaded on the machine.
Larry
If you are part of a company or organization that is looking for ways to stand above the competition, then you should definitely try custom embroidery. If you choose an eye-catching design, custom embroidery on your company shirts or jackets can even be a great way to advertise your organization.
When you already have a design in mind, the next thing you need to do is locate a shop that would do the custom embroidery for you. This will not be too difficult as there are several seamstresses out there that are capable of doing this job.
If you can’t find someone in your area to do your custom embroidery for you, just go online and you will surely find someone that can create the custom embroidery that you want.
You don’t have to limit your search to nearby areas. Custom embroidery shops from several states away will gladly take your order and have the products delivered to you in no time at all.
A great thing about searching for a custom embroidery shop online is that you can go to several sites to compare their prices. Most sites also display images of their finished products so that you can gauge their efficiency for yourself.
To help you in your search, we have listed down the sites that we think offer the best custom embroidery services online. You can start by visiting any of these sites:
1. http://Threadlove.com
This company can do high quality custom embroidery for practically any purpose you want. Whether you want to have custom embroidery on your sports uniforms or for a corporate giveaway item, http://threadlove.com can do the job for you.
What’s great about this site is that they do not require any minimum order. Even if you just want one or two items for your personal use, they will do the custom embroidery for you.
2. http://CustomLogoFactory.com
This website uses the most technologically advanced custom embroidery machines to create their products. This ensures that their designs are really consistent because they are digitally done. Their services are very reasonably priced, and the quality of the product is very good.
3. http://EmbroideryAuthority.com
This is a very popular custom embroidery website. It has been around for quite a while and has acquired a very good reputation among its many customers. They allow the client to choose from several available colors and designs.
Many of their clients swear by the high quality of their products and excellent customer relations. In fact, they have many customers that regularly go back to them year after year for new orders.
These are only a few of our favorite custom embroidery websites. If you want to see more, just go online and start searching. You will surely find a great custom embroidery shop that will fit your needs.
The newest technology does not need for a person to get themselves a new machine but to easily download a new software design for embroidery that is offered online with a cheaper cost. Many of the software designed for embroidery lets a person change an image in digital form to a pattern for embroidery that can be uploaded on the machine.
Larry
Earning A Living With Embroidery Digitizing
Sahel Khatri asked:
You originally bought an embroidery machine to embroider your own items and to make gifts. Then you buy an embroidery digitizing program as you couldn’t find your patterns already digitized. With the cost of the program, the only way you could justify the purchase is to start an embroidery digitizing business.
You make sure you get plenty of practice. Not wanting to leave anything to chance, you learn to hand punch your own design so you can make sure the program is doing the embroidery digitizing the best way possible. After you are sure you know the embroidery digitizing program inside and out, you start embroidering the digitized patterns. You want to have plenty of samples to prove you know how to digitize embroidery patterns.
Once you are satisfied with your digitizing skills and once you feel you have plenty of samples to show, you start thinking about beginning your business.
However there is more to consider. To start a crafting business, you need the same information you need for any other business. You need to write a business plan. That’s where you sort out what your plans are for the business. You need to consider advertising, you need to consider what you are going to charge, and you need to have a plan in place for bookkeeping. Like any small business, you need to look at how much competition you will have.
When you consider advertising, you may come up with many ideas. You can find a web designer with skills at search engine optimization. As your embroidery digitizing business is driven by digital files, it will not matter if your customer is not local to you. You can put a business card up at a local coffee shop or other local gathering place. You might decide you want to embroider some items and get a booth at a craft fair. Not only will you be able to sell your embroidered items, you can put out your business card for your embroidery digitizing business. You may decide to start small. You can join an embroidery forum and post there, offering embroidery digitizing services in your signature line with each post.
There are any numbers of other advertising ideas you may decide to follow. Once you have the business plan and advertising ideas in place, you may be surprised to find that your business can grow by leaps and bounds. There are many people out there who do digital embroidery. A good portion of these people are not going to want to learn to digitize their own embroidery patterns. That’s where your business comes in.
One final thought, statistics show that when starting a business, the first five years are the toughest to get through financially. Some days it may seem too difficult to stick with it, but if you do, your business will be a money maker.
Nellie
You originally bought an embroidery machine to embroider your own items and to make gifts. Then you buy an embroidery digitizing program as you couldn’t find your patterns already digitized. With the cost of the program, the only way you could justify the purchase is to start an embroidery digitizing business.
You make sure you get plenty of practice. Not wanting to leave anything to chance, you learn to hand punch your own design so you can make sure the program is doing the embroidery digitizing the best way possible. After you are sure you know the embroidery digitizing program inside and out, you start embroidering the digitized patterns. You want to have plenty of samples to prove you know how to digitize embroidery patterns.
Once you are satisfied with your digitizing skills and once you feel you have plenty of samples to show, you start thinking about beginning your business.
However there is more to consider. To start a crafting business, you need the same information you need for any other business. You need to write a business plan. That’s where you sort out what your plans are for the business. You need to consider advertising, you need to consider what you are going to charge, and you need to have a plan in place for bookkeeping. Like any small business, you need to look at how much competition you will have.
When you consider advertising, you may come up with many ideas. You can find a web designer with skills at search engine optimization. As your embroidery digitizing business is driven by digital files, it will not matter if your customer is not local to you. You can put a business card up at a local coffee shop or other local gathering place. You might decide you want to embroider some items and get a booth at a craft fair. Not only will you be able to sell your embroidered items, you can put out your business card for your embroidery digitizing business. You may decide to start small. You can join an embroidery forum and post there, offering embroidery digitizing services in your signature line with each post.
There are any numbers of other advertising ideas you may decide to follow. Once you have the business plan and advertising ideas in place, you may be surprised to find that your business can grow by leaps and bounds. There are many people out there who do digital embroidery. A good portion of these people are not going to want to learn to digitize their own embroidery patterns. That’s where your business comes in.
One final thought, statistics show that when starting a business, the first five years are the toughest to get through financially. Some days it may seem too difficult to stick with it, but if you do, your business will be a money maker.
Nellie
Demand of today’s era corporate clothing And promotional embroidery
Smily asked:
Corporate sector is the most growing and dynamic sector. Here comes a change with every blink of eye. Now a days the new change is of corporate clothing, which means uniform or work wear. This is really very applicable change. The firm of every corporate sector is implementing the corporate clothing.
Corporate clothing has many advantages like it shows a unity of appearance, make employees look decent, shows good discipline etc. after knowing these advantages of the corporate clothing no firm can wait in implementing this. So the concept of corporate clothing popularizing day by day. Along with the concept of corporate clothing the new concept known as promotional clothing is also at the peak.
What promotional clothing is? Getting the name of your company embroided on the corporate clothing is known as promotional clothing. If corporate clothing is combined with promotional clothing standard of corporate clothing will be more raised. In promotional clothing the embroidery of company’s name is done on the corporate clothing. Sometimes company’s logo is also embroided along with the name of company on corporate clothing this is called logo embroidery.
Promotional embroidery is done for many other things besides corporate clothing those all are under mentioned:-
T-Shirts Polo Shirt Sweatshirts Ladies wear Children’s wear Outerwear Corporate wear Work wear/Hi-Vis Catering Sportswear Accessories Thermals & Accessories Uneek Clothing Range
The promotional clothing is gaining importance everywhere as in corporate clothing. Small kid gets attracted towards the product because of promotional embroidery done over the product. So now its more clear that the promotional clothing does not restricted to corporate clothing only. Its now talk of the town. The clothes with promotional embroidery sells like hot cakes that’s why it has become the taste of corporate sector too. It’s the combination of both i.e. creativity and marketing strategy.
Ladies has very much craze of the things like promotional embroidery. So promotional embroidery has its own prominence in each and every sector. Promotional embroidery helps a lot in the promotion of company’s logo.
Because as now its known that it is not only restricted to corporate clothing its all the more gaining more importance everywhere because of its variant features like its cost effective, makes contract embroidery easy, good in quality and a better way of advertisement etc.
If you really want, you can take all the above advantages then contact only century clothing. We will provide you the services of promotional embroidery as well as corporate clothing at cheap and best rate without sacrificing the quality. We have an experience of more than 7 years and have earned a very good name. we have all the modern techniques of production. Our whole process of production is done in house so you will never get complaints regarding the quality and completion of work.
We have also the facility of placing orders on line, so its very easy for us to reach our customers. By this facility the time and efforts of our customer are also saved. So if you have any enquiry about promotional embroidery and contract clothing or you want to place the order kindly let us know by visiting us at :-
www.centuryclothing.net
Dawn
Corporate sector is the most growing and dynamic sector. Here comes a change with every blink of eye. Now a days the new change is of corporate clothing, which means uniform or work wear. This is really very applicable change. The firm of every corporate sector is implementing the corporate clothing.
Corporate clothing has many advantages like it shows a unity of appearance, make employees look decent, shows good discipline etc. after knowing these advantages of the corporate clothing no firm can wait in implementing this. So the concept of corporate clothing popularizing day by day. Along with the concept of corporate clothing the new concept known as promotional clothing is also at the peak.
What promotional clothing is? Getting the name of your company embroided on the corporate clothing is known as promotional clothing. If corporate clothing is combined with promotional clothing standard of corporate clothing will be more raised. In promotional clothing the embroidery of company’s name is done on the corporate clothing. Sometimes company’s logo is also embroided along with the name of company on corporate clothing this is called logo embroidery.
Promotional embroidery is done for many other things besides corporate clothing those all are under mentioned:-
T-Shirts Polo Shirt Sweatshirts Ladies wear Children’s wear Outerwear Corporate wear Work wear/Hi-Vis Catering Sportswear Accessories Thermals & Accessories Uneek Clothing Range
The promotional clothing is gaining importance everywhere as in corporate clothing. Small kid gets attracted towards the product because of promotional embroidery done over the product. So now its more clear that the promotional clothing does not restricted to corporate clothing only. Its now talk of the town. The clothes with promotional embroidery sells like hot cakes that’s why it has become the taste of corporate sector too. It’s the combination of both i.e. creativity and marketing strategy.
Ladies has very much craze of the things like promotional embroidery. So promotional embroidery has its own prominence in each and every sector. Promotional embroidery helps a lot in the promotion of company’s logo.
Because as now its known that it is not only restricted to corporate clothing its all the more gaining more importance everywhere because of its variant features like its cost effective, makes contract embroidery easy, good in quality and a better way of advertisement etc.
If you really want, you can take all the above advantages then contact only century clothing. We will provide you the services of promotional embroidery as well as corporate clothing at cheap and best rate without sacrificing the quality. We have an experience of more than 7 years and have earned a very good name. we have all the modern techniques of production. Our whole process of production is done in house so you will never get complaints regarding the quality and completion of work.
We have also the facility of placing orders on line, so its very easy for us to reach our customers. By this facility the time and efforts of our customer are also saved. So if you have any enquiry about promotional embroidery and contract clothing or you want to place the order kindly let us know by visiting us at :-
www.centuryclothing.net
Dawn