Applique embroidery patterns online store: Boho Crafts Hand Embroidery Designs. I can just imagine these hand embroidery designs on my skirt for a boho chic look. You can experiment with your colors, but I sure am partial to this pastel selection. This impeccable design is really simple, with basic seed, chain, back, and split stitches.

Embroidery is the craft of decorating fabric or other materials using a needle to apply thread or yarn. The word embroidery comes from the French word broderie, meaning embellishment. In various forms, embroidery has existed since the production of fabric. While embroidery is practiced across the world, its origin stems from China and the Near East. Early embroidery can actually be traced back to Cro-Magnon days or 30,000 B.C. Archeological finds from this time period reveals fossilized remains of heavily hand-stitched and decorated clothing.

The reason why machine embroidery is preferred by most these days is because the designs are reproduced perfectly, so it is free of all errors. Moreover, the quality remains same for all copies – color, tint, and other features are identical. One of the best ways to transform an outfit into something spectacular is by adding embroidery designs to it. While our grandmothers painstakingly applied each stitch by hand, we have the benefit of having the art of machine embroidery at the tips of our fingers. Check out the flawless designs produced by our skilled technicians. Whether it is an elephant & butterfly, cat face, mommy & baby fox, or angry birds, rapt attention has been paid to every detail, so there is no scope for complaint. There are lots of options, so check out the patterns and choose accordingly. The insect and animal themed embroidery comes in handy while designing something for kids, but even adults can have fun with them. Read extra info on Animals & Insects Embroidery Designs

History costume embroidery has been practiced for decades and dates to 30000 BC or the Cro- magnon days. In Recent years fossilized remains of hand stitched and decorated clothes, boots, and hats were found by an archaeologist. In Siberia around the year, 5000-6000BC drilled shells stitched with decorative designs were discovered. In China embroidery dates to 3500BC and there are pictures that show embroidered clothing with a silk thread, stones, and pearls. In China, an example of chain stitch embroidery was found in warring streets between 3rd -5th Century BC.

Embroidery is one of the oldest art forms and has been used to decorate fabrics for ecclesiastical purposes, costume, domestic uses and secular ceremonial articles. In any particular period of English history the emphasis has changed. From the Anglo-Saxon period to the end of the Middle Ages the emphasis was on ecclesiastical works, whereas in Elizabethan times, the Stuart Period and the 18th Century costume was all important. Later, with the introduction of the Guilds and for Masonic purposes, ceremonial embroidery came to the forefront. See a few extra info at no1embroiderydesigns.com.