Embroidery – the art of sewing decorative stitches on the material. This is a very ancient art. Remains of embroidered garments have been found during archaeological excavations in the ruins of the Assyrian and Persian cities. In the Old Testament describes the beauty of the embroidery on the festive garments of the Jews in Biblical times.
In the Middle Ages embroidery made great peaks. Great Italian and Dutch painters painted piece tapestry on which were embroidered paintings on biblical subjects. Noble women in their castles for hours embroidered outfits for special occasions and blankets for the church altar.
In the XVIII century embroidery became very expensive – more expensive than their weight in gold! In XVIII-XIX centuries in the education of girls necessarily included learning the art of embroidery, which they did every day. They learned to make different stitches on a piece of linen. At these swatch embroidered home, animals, numbers, alphabet letters and even poetry. Ending with the embroidery, the girl pointed to her your name, age and date when the work was completed.
In each country had its own style of embroidery. In China and Japan for embroidery using gold thread and silk, which is on the thin fabric damask embroidered dragons, flowers, birds and landscapes. In warmer countries such as Italy and Spain, embroideries were bright and cheerful color and pattern.
Switzerland and the famous work of grace. There’s embroidery is often carried white thread on white background. In the Balkan countries embroidered bright ornaments clothing and bedding passed on from generation to generation.
