Embroidered Fabrics
Whilst photographing a new range of embroidered fabrics for the site this week, I started thinking about what makes an embroidered fabric so appealing.
(Kaross Copper and Beige, click on images to link to products online)
Before the Industrial Revolution, embroidered fabrics were a luxury available only to the most wealthy people in society. But with the advent of sewing machines capable of embroidery, what was previously a hand-made luxurybecame available on a mass produced scale. The development of computing software creating digitized patterns, over the last century, has ensured that embroidered fabrics are no longer prohibitively expensive. Embroidered patterns are no longer restricted solely to made to order items, we offer ready-made curtains, voile panles and cushions with embroidered patterns.
(Spring Gold and Cream cushions, click on images to link to products online)
Whilst the prices have dropped dramatically, embroidered fabrics are more time consuming and material rich to produce than woven or printed ones. This tends to be reflected in the prices of more detailed designs, so why pay more for an embroidered fabric?
(Somerton woven net curtain and Winfarthing embroidered net curtain, click on images to link to products online)
Despite increased accessibility, there is still a sense of opulence about an embroidered fabric: An appreciation of the workmanship and time invested in an embroidered piece, whether hand-sewn or machine produced, will lend a sense of value and luxury.
(Delamere Cerise and Wentworth Cerise click on images to link to products online)
Emboidered fabrics have a textural dimension, an added sense of depth, with the raised surface stitching, that's not so easy to achieve with a woven fabic and is completely absent from printed fabrics. Fine detailing can also be created with embroidery that is impossible to accomplish with woven techniques. See for example, the delicate patterning in the fabrics below.This textural richness adds interest and elevates the fabrics from the ordinary to the sublime.
(Arley Azure and Willow, click on images to link to products online)
A satin stitch is often used, as in the fabrics below, which adds a smooth, silky, touchable dimension.
(Daisy Fuchsia and Arena Orange, click on images to link to products online)
Currently we offer sixteen embroidered fabrics within our made to measure department, two cushions, four ready made curtain designs, ten voiles and three net curtains, showing how much more accessible these luxury fabrics have become.
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