Hand embroidery expensive than machine embroidery:
Hand embroidery is a work of skill. It’s a slow, detailed and very
meticulous work. Of course, when every single thread is stitched by hand then
it becomes a very time consuming and effortful work. The hand embroidery starts
with a piece of fabric that is tightly stretched over a wood or plastic hoop.
The crafter carefully chooses the colour of the thread and starts filling the
print stitch by stitch.
The
hand-embroidered fabrics are all unique to each other. Even if the exact print
and colour of threads are replicated then also a subtle difference always
exists when the final piece is ready. The threads used for hand embroidery are
different from that of machine embroidery. In case of hand embroidery, more of
silk, cotton and wool threads are used. The strands are divided as per the
requirement of making the embroidery heavy or delicate.
We feel the
main reason why hand embroidery is expensive
than machine embroidery is the fact that the previous one consumes a lot of
valuable time. Yes, and by time here we mean that it can be weeks or months.
The implication of so much time also means one more thing; that the
hand-embroidered piece is curated out of love and patience. Think it this way,
do you put a lot of time and efforts in things which you don’t love or care
about? No, Right? That’s what the hand-embroidered fabrics are therefore called
the prized possession.
There is a
lot of difference between hand
embroidery and machine embroidery. To know the difference, first look at
the opposite side of the fabric you are planning to buy. If the stitching is
continuous with very few breaks then it is machine embroidery. Contrary, if you
see a frequent break of thread (colour) to start a new thread (colour) then it
is hand embroidery. When there is hand embroidery on the fabric then there is
always a long trail of threads that are hanging on the opposite side of the
fabric. So, now whenever you buy next hand embroidery cloth, do look for this
thing.
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