Thursday, March 13, 2014

Embroidery

Tumandok people are very into the arts. They love embroidery and are known for it. Its native name is panubok. The heritage of the panubok is celebrated in the Tinubkan fashion show in Iloilo City.

Embroidery is the handicraft of decorating fabric or other materials with needle and different colored thread or yarn. It may also involve other materials such as beads and threads of different materials. Some of the stitches found on very early embroidered pieces are still the basics today and are used very often.

Embroidery is broken down into whether or not the design is made on top of the material or through it. In free embroidery there is no pattern or need to have any regard to the fabric being embroidered. In counted thread embroidery, patterns are made by counting the threads that you are to go over from the foundation fabric. Needle point is a great example of counted thread embroidery. Canvas work threads are stitched into the entire piece of foundation fabric. Lastly is drawn thread work and cutwork, the foundation fabric is cut up or messed up in some way that are embellished with embroidery that is usually in the same color as the foundation fabric.


Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embroidery

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