The history of embroidered clothing dates as back as 3000 B.C. The then crude form of embroidery has now evolved into a beautiful art form and a full fledge multimillion dollar industry. Back then embroidery was seen as an art done by damsels to prepare gowns for their knights. They used to work hard in the lamplight and from dawn to dusk to create beautiful clothing for the kings and the lords. Working and chatting around, they used to pass on the art and its nuances to young girls so that the traditions of embroidery lived on and on.
In those days, embroidery could either be afforded by the very rich or one had to be deft in the art, which was not that common. But like everything else, the embroidery industry too has undergone a 360* turn. Now embroidery is an important, unavoidable part of the fashion industry. The rich
embroidery patterns that were bequeathed from one generation to other are now available for everyone. There is so much to embroidery now that is loved all over the world. People have gathered arts from all across the globe and used the best of everything. Now we have Kantha, Gota, Chicken, Phulkaari, Kashmeeri, Jardoji, Paarsi and a lot more traditional embroidery forms to use. With Glitters, mirrors, colored stones, shells added its better than ever.
There are a number of
free embroidery designs available on the internet which you can use in combination or as it is in your work. Many traditional embroidery patterns are also available that now have earned international reputation. The last decade has seen a lot of embroidery in global fashion. The internet and the easy availability of free embroidery designs have made the craft of embroidery more accessible and a lot more fun! www.oregonpatchworks.com brings you the best of
embroidery design supplies that will make your embroidery not only creative and beautiful, but much more affordable.
