TLE 8 – Handicraft Production Lesson 1: Embroidery Tools and Materials

INFORMATION SECTION

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NAME 1
NOTRE DAME OF KIDAPAWAN COLLEGE GRADE & SECTION Embroidery
Integrated Basic Education Department
INCLUSIVE DATES August 24 – 29, 2020 Tools and
Kidapawan City
MONTHLY THEME Kahalagahan ng Wika sa Kaunlaran Materials

Embroidery has been practiced and applied as design for edges and borders of any fabric; used as
table cloth, curtains and other accessories for living. As time passes by, embroidery also evolves; it is now
used as one of the primary instruments for designing cloths, bags and other garments. In this module, you
will discover the different tools and materials used in embroidery.

At the end of this lesson, you will be able to:

1. identify the different tools and materials used in embroidery;
2. use the different tools and materials; and
3. value the importance of the tools and materials used in embroidery.

You need to accomplish the following before answering the activities ahead. Check the boxes after you
have accomplished the tasks.
Learning Guide

Read the history of embroidery. Click the link below.

https://www.fibre2fashion.com/industry-article/4135/history-of-
Task 1 embroidery#:~:text=The%20origin%20of%20embroidery%20can,and%20a%20hat%20were
%20found.&text=Embroidery%20and%20most%20other%20fiber,the%20Orient%20and%20
Middle%20East
Watch the video on 5 Reasons Why You Should Start an Embroidery Business. Click this
Task 2
link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVZkDERM2vo

MCC: Map of Conceptual Change

Direction: In this part, I am checking your prior knowledge. I’d like you to answer without surfing from any
sites or using any book. Please answer the following questions and write your answer on “BEFORE” column.

BEFORE FOCUS QUESTIONS AFTER

1. What are the different tools and

materials used in embroidery?
2. How can you take good care of
the different tools and materials?
3. How can you produce good
quality of emboroidered articles?

Do you find it easy or difficult to answer? No worries! Throughout this module, you will be learning the
answers and perhaps you’ll be one of the greatest embroider in your generation! Let’s continue.

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Embroidery Tools
TOOLS USE

 It is used to measure small dimensions; lesser than one foot.

Gauge

 It is used to measure more than one foot distance.

Tape Measure

 These are made from metal or plastic, protect the middle

finger and push the needle while doing your embroidery
work. This come in sizes 6 (small) to 12 (large).
Thimbles
 It is made of wood, bone, metal or plastic use to make
eyelets in the fabric to be embroidered. It is also use to keep
the fabric stretched while embroidery stitches are applied
on the design.
Information Sheet

 It is advisable to place tissue paper over the inner hoop or

twist or wrap the inner hoop with a thin material to prevent
Embroidery Hoop/Stilleto markings on the fabric.
 It is small, sharp and pointed-good for fine work use for
trimming scallops, clipping threads, and cutting large
eyelets.
 Protect the blade by keeping them in a sheath or cover and
Embroidery Scissor get them.

 It is used for easy threading.

Needle Threader

 It is a fine powder with a press for transferring designs using

tracing paper.
Pounce

 It is used for tracing designs to be applied on the fabric.

Tracing Paper

 It is a short piece of steel with a fine point at one end and

a little opening or eye at the other.
Embroidery Needle

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Tools Use

 This needle comes from sizes 1-10 and sharp-pointed,

medium length with large eyes for easy threading.
 It is used for most standard embroidery stitchery.
Crewel Needle

 This needle comes from sizes 13-26 are also sharp-pointed

needles but they are thicker and longer and have larger
eyes. They are that type of needles appropriate for
embroidery that is worked with heavier yarns.
Chenille Needle

 This needle is similar in size to chenille.

 It has blunt rather than sharp.
 This makes them best for thread-counting embroidery and
for the needle point as well.
Tapestry Needle

 It is used for transferring the design using pricking and

pouncing methods.

Water Color Brush

 It is where the pins and needles are pinned when not in

used.

Pin Cushion

 It is the storage for embroidery tools and materials.

Sewing Box

 It is where unfinished embroidered article is kept to keep it

clean.

Bag
Direction: Answer the following questions.
Self-check No. 1

1. What are the tools used for designing and applying designs?

2. What are the embroidery tools used for cutting?

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EMBROIDERY MATERIALS
MATERIALS DESCRIPTION
It is sometimes referred to as cloth, are of great variety and
they differ in material, weight, weave, design, color, and finish.
Three Types
Common weave includes most tightly woven fabrics with a
relatively smooth surface like linen, wool and cotton. They are
Information Sheet 2

best used for articles with decorative stitches.

Evenweave is intended for hardanger embroidery since the
number of threads per square inch is same for both warp and
woof.
Basket weave is commonly used by beginners and ramie
Fabric linen by those who have been used to this embroidery. It
supplies guidelines for cross stitch and smocking having an
evenly spaced pattern like gingham cloth and polka dots.

It is available in various types. They differ in terms of texture,

fiber content, number of strands and colors. Threads are
usually coded in numbers and color names. The color of the
thread should suit the color and texture of the design and the
fabric to be embroidered.
Thread
1. What are the factors you need to consider in choosing your thread for your embroidery article?
check
no. 2
Self-

2. What fabric are you going to use when you want to have a thick and rough texture of
embroidered article?

Your accomplished activities will be rated according to the following:

Criteria 5 4 3 2
The content is The content is The content is The content is
precise and accurate and accurate but incorrect.
accurate with precise with presented
correct correct incorrect
Content
explanation and explanation. explanation.
presented
Rubrics

supporting
arguments.
There are no There are no There are minimal There are plenty
grammatical grammatical (1 to 5) (more than 5)
Grammar and
errors and errors. grammatical grammatical
Composition
appropriate use of errors. errors.
words is observed.
It is submitted on It is submitted one It is submitted two It is submitted
or before the day after the given to three days after four to five days
Promptness
given time. time. the given time. after the given
time.

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Directions: Identify the different tools and materials to be used in designing specific texture of the
design. Be SPECIFIC with tools and materials. Support your answer with citations from any source
(books, articles and/or internet). Choose only one number. Write your answer in your notebook.

1. Rough Texture of Embroidered Rocky Mountains

Looking into the Past
Activity 1:

2. Smooth texture of snowy mountain

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Directions: You will be given a set of tools and materials to be used. Draw one design using the
set of tools and materials. After, write down a specific description about your design especially
about its texture. (Example: Smooth Texture of a Portrait of Virgin Mary) Expound your description
on why you chose that texture. Choose only one set of tools and materials. Draw your output and
write your explanation in a short bond paper. Choose only one set.
For both sets, you can use the following.
 Embroidery Hoop
Organize me to Know me!

 Embroidery Scissors
 Thimble
 Measuring Tools
 Tracing paper
Activity 2:

 Pounce
 Any size and color of Thread

1. Set A.

 Tapestry Needle
 Any color of basket weave fabric

2. Set B

 Chenille Needle
 Any color of even weave fabric

MCC: Map of Conceptual Change

Directions: Using the same table on your Let’s Try This, I’d like you to answer Focus Question No. 1 based on
what you have learned on this module. Copy the same format of the table in your notebook and write your
answer on the “AFTER” Column.

BEFORE FOCUS QUESTIONS AFTER

1. What are the different tools and

materials used in embroidery?
2. How can you take good care of the
different tools and materials?
3. How can you produce good quality
of emboroidered articles?

Tasks:
1. Click the link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ATJuHN-C9A. Watch the video.
2. Write down your insights about your learning. Write your answers on your notebook.

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Links:
https://www.fibre2fashion.com/industry-article/4135/history-of-
embroidery#:~:text=The%20origin%20of%20embroidery%20can,and%20a%20hat%20were%20f
ound.&text=Embroidery%20and%20most%20other%20fiber,the%20Orient%20and%20Middle%
20East.
https://www.marthastewart.com/1536520/embroidery-tools-materials
https://www.instructables.com/lesson/Tools-and-Materials-for-Embroidery/

Images:
Icon made by monkik from www.flaticon.com
Icons made by Freepik from www.flaticon.com
Icon made by Becris from www.flaticon.com
Icon made by smalllikeart from www.flaticon.com
Embroidery Hoop: https://www.ebay.co.uk/p/1754657410
Tape measure:
http://www.sewingdepot.net/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=229
References

Gauge: http://www.syncontrol.com/blog/top-5-quality-control-inspection-tools-to-save-time-money
Needle: https://www.crewelwork.com/products/crewel-needles
Tapestry Needle: https://www.prym.com/en/tapestry-needles-with-blunt-point-no.-14-1.90-x-
60mm-125548
Chenille Needle: http://www.jdr-be.com/Chenille-needles.htm
Thimble: https://trc-leiden.nl/trc-needles/tools/embroidery/thimble
Scissors: https://remos-shop.at/remos-embroidery-scissors-silver-matte-with-large-finger-holes
Needle Threader: https://berlinembroidery.com/product/needle-threaders/
Pounce: https://www.needlenthread.com/2011/05/prick-pounce-embroidery-design-transfer.htm l
Color Brush: https://m.alibaba.com/product/60259412721/High-end-Watercolor-Paint-Brush-
Wholesale.htm l
Pin Cushion: https://www.needlenthread.com/2014/12/embroidery-needle-organization.html
Tracing Paper: https://sublimestitching.com/products/heavy-tracing-paper
Sewing Box: https://shopee.ph/(cwx)-Vintage-Wooden-Sewing-Box-Cross-Stitch-Embroidery-
Sewing-Thread-Storage-Box-i.199081362.6810719333
Bag: https://www.amazon.com/SimpleLif-Drawstring-Embroidery-Packaging-
Organizer/dp/B07WSNGP15
Fabric: https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/embroidery-fabrics-1177597
Thread: http://etmdesigns.eu/index.php/2020/01/23/types-of-hand-embroidery-thread/
https://www.craghoppers.com/community/8-facts-about-the-rocky-mountain-region/
https://www.crescentspurheliskiing.com/blog/conditions/
Answer Key

 Answers may vary.

Self-Check No. 2
 Answers may vary.
Self-Check No. 1
 Answers may vary.
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