Delicate Stitches, a Tulsa Embroidery company gets a lot of calls, sometimes 1-2 a week, asking if they can help with an embroidery need. What they want is Machine Embroidery. It’s frustrating for us to know that Machine Embroidery is what most people think of when they are putting in keywords in “Google”. I have to let them know that I’m all about preserving Hand Embroidery and hand embroidery supplies. That’s when I hear an “OH”, but I say I can refer them to a local business that might be able to help them out.
I am sure many of you have wonderful, Machine Embroidery machines and some of you have purchased a machine to strictly do the embroidery. But Hand Embroidery seems to have so many more possibilities than machine. I’ve never had the desire to proceed in the Machine Embroidery direction, but let’s talk about the differences.
The main difference between Hand and Machine Embroidery is the stitching process. Hand Embroidery allows for a variety of stitches, thread, Mother Of Pearl Buttons and fabrics. Every work is unique to the stitcher who preformed the embroidery. Machine embroidery is very uniform and each piece, if multiple items are stitched, are all identical.
Delicate Stitches is your one stop shop for English Smocking Patterns, Children’s Sewing Patterns, Swiss Cotton, Heirloom Sewing Supplies, Silk Ribbon Embroidery, Christening Gown Patterns, Irish linen fabric, Smocking Patterns, and so much more.