((Hand))Embroidering Materials?

Question

I was wondering if people can HAND embroider things without the Hoop thing. Is it possible? Also, could you list some of the materials needed to hand embroider?

Thanks!

Answer 1

You can embroider without a hoop.
But if you pull on your floss your work will become uneven, so it is better to use one. That said, I never use one, and neither does my best friend who is doing cross stitch all the time.

You need fabric, a needle and thread. Most people prefer the floss specially made for embroidery, and scissors will be handy.

If you want to start, go to a shop selling the packs as well as the tools and get a pack with fabric, floss and pattern (printed on the fabric is easiest for a beginner but a counting pattern is often nicer) and ask the people in the shop to get you a set of needles suited for that kind of fabric.
If you have small scissors of the kind you use for nails you can use that, otherwise you might want to pick up some small scissors too.
A hoop should not cost a lot, but specially for a beginner it makes the work look better when you are done.

Select a pattern where there are small embroidered parts on an open backdrop, so you will not have to cover all the fabric in stitches.

There are more tools, but most will not be used by a beginner, like a magnetic ruler and board to place your pattern so you can easily see where you are, and needle organizers, so you can park your needles already threaded between uses.

Answer 2

You don't have to use a hoop if the material is sturdy, like on jeans. If you are unsure of the material you are using, if you think the dye will bleed, or the material might shrink, preshrink it in the washer, first. I would do that with jeans. And if the jeans are the kind that continually bleed dye, they are not suitable for embroidery, the embroidery will eventually turn blue, too. When doing the embroidery, don't make your stitches too tight, so you don't gather up the material. into puckers, and if something does shrink a bit, no puckers..
I recommend using a hoop, it keeps the material from puckering. You still have to periodically rehoop the material, even the best hoop will slide a bit. I learned how on a smaller hoop, it was easier to hold in my hand, and move it around.It was about the size of an adult's hand. For embroidery with floss, you need closely woven material.
Use only name brand embroidery floss, be sure the thread is color safe, and will not shrink. When in doubt, wash it. For a delicate line of stitches, use 2 stands of floss, for sturdier, use three.
All yoiu need for embroidery is material, a pkg of embroidery needles, a sharp pair of small scissors, and if you wish, a pincushion so you can thread more than one needle or color at a time and have a place to keep them, and a garbage can. for the snibbles of cut off thread.
For big projects, like a pre-printed tablecloth, my grandmother kept an old pillow case, and exposed the section of the project that she was working on, and neatly arranged the rest into the pillow case to keep it from getting soiled.
I just described embroidery with thread [floss]. You can do embroidery with yarn, too. It is called crewel. You need loosely woven material, crewel yarn, a big embroidery needle, scissors, and a frame, or a hoop. The rest is the same. Preshrink, watch the tightness of your stitches.
For ideas, go to a craft store, and look at their pre-packaged kits for embroidery. It will help to see the yarns and threads, and materials they put into the kits.
You can make your own embroidery designs, and transfer it, or purchase designs for embroidery, or buy a kit, or draw it on the material. I used to do it free hand [no pattern except in my head] and without a pattern for things like jeans and I did my Mom a jeweled sweatshirt freehand. the sweat shirt was adorable, I did fishes in the sea. It was gorgeous, if I do say so myself.. You use embroidery stitches to add sequins and beads to things, so once you learn the stitches, you can jewel, too.
PS, beware when using beads, some are painted, and do not hold up when washed. I learned that one the hard way, myself.
Good luck, have fun!

Answer 3

Of course hand-embroidery can be done without a tambour frame (a "hoop thing"). The other standard frame type is a "scroll frame". It is possible to embroider with the material held in-hand. It's easier with some materials than with others.

If the fabric is sturdy, such a heavy felt or denim or is backed with an iron-on facing to prevent distortion, just being "careful" rather than careless during the stitching process should be enough. Waste canvas can be basted to *velvet* or to knits to more easily work counted-thread designs on such materials. The waste canvas is removed after stitching is complete. Tissue paper can be used in similar fashion for free-style embroidery on finished garments.

Threads I've used for hand-embroidery without a frame: silk buttonhole twist, silk hand-sewing thread, spun silk, reeled silk, perle cotton, cotton floss, linen, wool and hand-spun cat's fur. I've found the following to be less useful for this purpose: nylon, rayon, acrylic and other synthetics, quilting thread.

Needles: larger eyes for thicker threads, dull points for counted-work fabrics, sharp points for free-style embroidery, waste canvas on knits = ball-point needle, waste canvas on denim = sharp needle. If the stitcher has allergies to "base" metals, get gold-plated or platinum-plated needles, at least for heavy or "production" stitching.

Other tools:
Fine sharp scissors for clipping threads.
Magnets or skinny needle rolls to keep track of needles, *not* pin cushions. Needles get lost in pin cushions.
Short quilter's needles for fine beadwork and magnifying glasses for threading the same with floss, or use finer thread for the beadwork than for the regular embroidery.
A reserved-for-embroidery-only clean-up brush for removing lint and dust as work progresses. Mine is a purse-size boar's bristle hairbrush.

I also have other items which are nice, but not totally necessary: frames, iron-on transfer pencils, tissue paper, hand-wipes, facial tissue, bee's wax, Thread Heaven [TM], number-coded cardstock bobbins for bits of thread, number-coded hangers for cut hanks of thread, binder rings to hold groups of hanks/skeins, zip-lock bags to hold new skeins until needed.

Answer 4

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