Embroidery

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.

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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
i m p o r t a n t . L a t e r, w i t h t h e
introduction of the Guilds and for
Masonic purposes, ceremonial
embroidery came to the forefront.

Domestic ar ticles have been

enriched throughout the ages, and
at times housewives spun their own
thread and wove their own material
to embroider.
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The earliest samples of handmade
embroidery are available from
ancient Egypt, Persia, China, India,
Russia and England. Each country
portrayed its own distinctive style in
designs based on its culture, history
and traditions.

Embroidered clothing was also

considered a symbol of wealth in
ancient China and Japan. Many
scenes from history are often found
embroidered in fabric. The most
famous one is the 231 feet long
Bayeux Tapestry that depicts the
Battle of Hastings in 1066.

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National Museum of the Philippines, Philippine Fibers and Textiles Collection

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Machine embroidery emerged with
the industrial revolution. It also
brought in new varieties of yarn like
rayon apart from cotton and wool.
Computers brought in embroidery
software with digitized patterns to
finish the texture and designs in the
clothing.