Hand Embroidery Stitches
As the era of fashion retraces its roots and goes back to vintage trends, the same is happening even with embroidery. No matter how much efficient the machine is, the handiwork has its own significance. It is actually a labor of love, in these rushed times. It brings back the period when women spent lazy afternoons creating something beautiful on fabrics. Even today some care more for Hand Embroidery Stitches. They have been around for centuries and not just from the time of grandma.
While cross stitch is the easiest to learn, there are quite many others which are far more popular. They have a better effect on the final product. Some of them are long arm cross stitch, lazy dizzy, zig zag, square chain, feather chain, blanket stitch, short and long blanket stitch, fly stitch and closed fly stitch. There are free style stitches also that have been used in many patterns depending on the utility. One can learn how to make them with the help of instruction guides or watch a video tutorial.
In India some of the best Hand Embroidery Stitches originated. For chikan work one can see tapchi, Bhakhiya, hool, zanzeera, rahet, banarsi, khatau, phandamuri, jali, turpai & dardzardi exist. Apart from these there are more than 25 regional ones that are done on various kinds of fabrics with colored threads. Mulls, voiles, muslin, chiffon are also used in addition to the silk and cotton fabrics. The designs are altered with the seasons and fashion trends.