Embroidered quilts have been called the expression of the person making the quilt. There have been a lot of styles in which the quilts can be embroidered. Kantha is a traditional Indian quilt embroidery technique and a rather exquisite one. Crazy quilts involve patchwork quilting. Applique is another embroidery commonly used for quilting. Redwork embroidery is quite common on quilts. Quilting involves filling up fiber or layers of cloth between two to cloth layers and sealing with evenly spread stitches. These are used as bed covers, quilts and for other covering purposes. The technique used for quilt embroidery can be handwork or machine work though traditionally handwork is perferred.Used also in View the rest of this article
Sunday, September 9, 2007
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