REMNANT INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE, INC.

HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT

MODULE IN TLE 8
FIRST GRADING
WEEK 1 &2

TOPIC: principles and concepts of embroidery

MOST ESSENTIAL LEARNING COMPETENCIES (MELC)

 Use Basic tools in embroidery
EXPECTED OUTCOME/S:
The students should be able to:
 Identify basic tools and materials in embroidery.
 Perform different embroidery stitches based on the given steps.
 Observe Proper use of tools

I. INTRODUCTION:
In this module, you will be learning the different tools and materials used in
embroidery. You will also learn the different stitches used in embroidery that you must
be able to perform correctly and carefully.
II. LEARNING PROCEDURES:
Embroidery is the art of decorating fabric and/or materials with designs stitched with
thread using a needle. Embroidery may also use other materials such as metal strips,
pearls, beads, quills, and sequins. Today sewing machines can be used to create
machine embroidery. Needle work is a broad term for the handicrafts of decorative
sewing and textile arts. Anything that uses a needle for construction can be called
needlework. The definition may expand to include related textile crafts such as a crochet
hook or tatting shuttle.

PRE-ASSESSMENT

Identify the following pictures on the left column.

Answers
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DISCUSSION
Materials and tools Used in Embroidery
1. Embroidery needles
- choose the right needles to suit your fabric and thread.
Good quality needles are the stitcher’s most important tool.

Types of embroidery needles

a. Crewel or embroidery needle
-this is the most commonly used needle. It has sharp point
and large eye that is used for crewel work.

b. Chenille needle
-This is similar to a crewel needle but with a thicker shaft.
The chenille is good for heavy threads and course grounds.

c. Tapestry needle
-This is a thick-shafted, large-eyed needle with a round-
pointed end; the tapestry (or yarn) needle works best for
even weave fabrics because it is designed to slip between
the threads rather than to pierce them as a crewel needle
does.

d. Beading needle
-This is a fine, long needle with a tiny eye used for sewing
small beads.

Materials and tools Used in Embroidery

2.Embroidery Scissor
-This is used for trimming scallops, clipping threads, and cutting large
eyelets. Use embroidery scissors that are sharp, pointed, and curved
upward.

3.Embroidery threads
-These are available in various types. They differ in terms of texture, fiber
content, number of strands and color. They can be bought in skein, balls or
spools. Buy embroidery threads which will suit the texture of the fabric.

4.Stiletto
-This is usually made of wood, bone or metal. It is used to make eyelets in
the fabrics to be embroidered.
5.Embroidery hoop
-This works to hold the fabric taut for stitching. It keeps a section of fabric
stretched between two rings. The outer ring usually has an adjustable screw
or spring that allows the hoop to hold different weights of fabric.

6.Thimble
-This protects the middle finger from pricking while sewing.

7.Pincushion
-This is used for corral pins and needles and protects them from rust.
Pincushion is used for stowing threaded needles if you must change color
often.
 8. Embroidery marker
-This is used for drawing designs on fabric.

9.Embroidery transfer pencil

-This is used for hot-iron transfer designs.

10.Needle threader
-This makes threading the needle easier.

11.Masking Tape
- This is used to bind edges of fabric to prevent raveling.

12.Dressmaker’s Carbon Paper

- This is used to transfer designs to fabric.

13.Embroidery fabric
- This is an evenly woven fabric wherein the number of threads per square
inch is the same for both warp and weft.

Different Types of Fabrics Used in Embroidery

The different type of fabric used for embroidery suit particular methods of stitching.

a. Aida Cloth/fabric-This is used for the counted thread

embroidery such as cross stitch.

b. Even Weave Fabric-This may be used for all types of

counted thread embroidery, and finer counts may also be
used for free style embroidery. This is available in cotton,
linen, and various blended fibers and a wide range of colors.

c. Hardanger Fabric-This is similar to aida fabric, but 20-22

or24 counts are usual sizes for Hardanger work. This is
available in white, cream, and orange of soft colors.

d. Plain Fabric- This is normally used for reference to the

woven surface. Select fairly smooth, non-stretched woven
fabrics in natural fibers such as cotton, linen, or silk, along
with a suitable weight of thread and size of needle.

Different Embroidery Stitches

There are embroidery stitches which you can choose from when you do embroidery work.
Some of the embroidery stitches commonly used are the following.

1. Running Stitch - It is considered to be the easiest stitch for outlining. Each stitch must be of
equal length and travel over three or four threads of the materials, picking up one or two threads in
between each.

a. Push your threaded needle up through the fabric.

 b. Push the needle back down through the fabric next to where you just came up, and pull
the thread down into your first stitch.

c. Now push your needle back down though the fabric, leaving a space from the previous
stitch. Then poke the needle back down through the fabric again making your second stitch.

2. Chain Stitch -It is a method of embroidering by which the stitches resemble a chain. This stitch
is very useful to know. Not only is it a beautiful outline stitch but it is also the starting point for
many other stitches. It is one of the most popular stitches used for outlining.

a. Bring the thread out at the right side of the fabric, make a loop, and hold it down with the
left thumb.

b. Insert the needles where it last emerged and bring it out a short distance forward and
over the loop.

c. Pull the thread lightly and insert the needle again to make another stitch.

3. Back Stitch- It is the stitch most often used to outline a design. This stitch also forms the
baseline for the other embroidery stitches.

a. Bring the thread through on the stitch line, and then take a small backward stitch through
the fabric.

b. Bring the needle through again, a little in front of the first stitch.

c. Take another backward stitch, pushing the needle in at the point where it first came
through.

4. Holbein Stitch -It is also called double running stitch. This stitch is often used to outline back
work embroidery.

a. Make a several running stitches on the line of the design. Check that stitches are spaced
evenly from each other.

b. Turn work and make running stitches on the spaces made between the first set of
running stitches.

5. Stem Stitch -It is a sort of back stitch worked from left to right. Stem stitch is used for flower
stems and lines.

a. Start stitching from left to right, using regular slightly slanted stitches along the design
line.

b. Insert needle at B then bring out at c half-stitch length from B. Remember that the
distance from 1 to C should be the same as that from C to B.

c. Repeat steps, a and b, with first stitch as point 1 of the next stitch.

6. Feather Stitch -A stitch with a loop and stitches evenly worked on both left and right sides of a
design area.

a. pull the needle out of the center while holding the thread down with left thumb.
 b. Insert the needle a little to the right at the same level and take a small stitch down to the
center. Make sure to keep the thread below point.

c. Insert the needle a little to the left on the same level and take a stitch to the center
keeping the thread under the needle point.

d. Work the two movements alternately.

7. Cretan Stitch -It is the variation of the feather stitch which has a uniquely textured center that
resembles the natural central vein of a leaf.

a. Draw two parallel lines, bring the needle from the under to upper surface of the material,
on the left-hand corner of the lowest line but one. The needle in working is always at right
angles to these lines.

b. Insert the needle in the top line slightly farther to the right of where it came out on the
bottom line, and take a small stitch downwards; then insert it in the bottom line and similarly
take a small stitch upwards.

c. In taking the stitch the thread must be kept to the left of the needle as in the illustration, or
the plaiting will not take place.

8. Satin Stitch - It is a solid filling that is used to cover a design area with long, straight stitches
work very close together.

a. Bring out needle at 1.

b. Insert needle at two then bring out at 3.

c. Repeat the 1st and 2nd step until design area is filled.

9. Lazy Daisy Stitch -It is also known as detached chain stitch. It is a little looped stitch perfect for
working small flowers. It can be worked alone or in groups. When working with this stitch, the trick
is to apply a gentle amount of pressure otherwise the loop will close up.

10. French knot -It is used for the centers of such flowers as the daisy or wild rose, and
sometimes for the anthers of others. It is lso known as knotted stitch.

a. Thread the perle cotton or floss in your embroidery and knot at the end. Bring your needle
up from the back of the fabric to the front, exactly where you want the knot to form. Put until
the snug against the back of the fabric.

b. Put the fabric down on a flat surface, like your knee or a table.

c. Take the thread coming out of the fabric in your left hand between your thumb and pointer
finger. Have the needle in your right hand.

d. Wrap the thread over the needle and around it three times (to make a smaller knot, wrap
only one or two times).It should be wrapped tightly, and close to the tip of the needle.

e. Slide the loops of thread close together, down toward the tip of the needle, holding them
with the pointer finger on your right hand. Push the tip of the needle, holding them with the
pointer finger on your right hand. Push the tip of the needle back into the same place where
the thread came out (or just a thread or two away).
 f. As it goes in, keep pinching it in place with the thumb and pointer finger of your left hand.
the loops must be kept tightly together, or you will not produce a neat, tight knot.

g. Pull the thread completely through to the back of the fabric, and the knot will form on the
front.

III. LEARNER’S ACTIVITIES:

Make a portfolio of the different embroidery stiches. Do the different stitches presented in the
lesson and search more ten stitches from other learning resources in order to have a total of 20
embroidery stitches. Please put labels to the stitches you will make.
IV. LEARNER’S ASSESSMENT:

Completion Test. Supply the correct word/s in order to complete the following statements
below.Write your answer on the blank provided.(10 pts)

1.__________________________has sharp point and large eye and this is the most commonly
used needle in embroidery.
2. __________________________works best for even weave fabrics because it is designed to
slip between the threads rather than to pierce them as a crewel needle does.
3. __________________________is used for trimming scallops, clipping threads, and cutting
large eyelets.
4. __________________________is usually made of wood, bone or metal. It is used to make
eyelets in the fabrics to be embroidered.
5. __________________________is an evenly woven fabric wherein the number of threads per
square inch is the same for both warp and weft.
6. __________________________ is used for the counted thread embroidery such as cross stitch.
7. __________________________ is considered to be the easiest stitch for outlining.
8. __________________________ is the stitch most often used to outline a design. This stitch
also forms the baseline for the other embroidery stitches.
9. is also known as detached chain stitch,
10. French Knot is used for the centers of such flowers as the daisy or wild rose, and sometimes
for the anthers of others. It is also known as __________________________.

What I have learned? _____________________________________________________________________

What were the difficulties encountered in the topic? ______________________________________________

In summary/In a nutshell…When do we use affix? Or How to determine the affix of the word?
______________________________________________________________________________________

REFERENCES:
Prepared by: Checked by: Approved by: Noted by:

Mary Joy A. Olsina Mary Joy A. Olsina Jeanette Theresa S. Sardia Dr. James K. Cho
Adviser Head Teacher Principal Administrator

PREFACE

The Remnant International College of Baguio continues its Vision-mission to provide quality integral
education to its clientele through alternative delivery mode of learning to meet learners varied
needs during this Pandemic. Thus, to ensure continuity of education and protection of learners the
RIC adapted a flexible blended learning through Modular Distance Learning (MDL) and Online
Distance Learning (ODL) to guarantee that learners keep learning and getting the education they
need.

This Module was designed in response to the “new normal” school year, resilience must be built
into our educational systems to ensure that knowledge and skills remain a priority for all learners.
This Module contain the Most Essential Learning Competencies (MELC) an innovative response to
the present situation of our educational system. With the distance education or learning, the school
hoped for a continuous learning for the learners who may not be physically present at school. This
is also to ensure the safety and health of the learners.

Guideline for Learners:

1. This module consists of series of individual activities of a particular subject together with your
textbooks and other study materials.
2. This will be your lessons’ guide for your continuous learning to expand your knowledge and
improve your skills.
3. Take your time to read the lessons carefully and follow instruction properly.
4. Ensure that you have completed the Module at the end of the week.
5. DO NOT leave the PART IV of the Module unanswered.
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