Embroidery technology has rich forms, Unique style, it is one of the traditional Chinese folk handicrafts and also The most traditional and flexible design technique in clothing design technology.
Hand-made embroidery is one of China’s intangible cultural heritages. Nowadays, traditional hand-made embroidery is used less and less in clothing. Most of them are Has been replaced with machine embroidery. Hand embroidery and machine embroidery use different tools, and the embroidery effects are also different. Can you tell the difference between hand embroidery and machine embroidery?
1. Feel
Hand Embroidery: soft to the touch, the thread material is made of natural silk, commonly known as “flower thread” with a natural luster.
Machine embroidery: The thread used is mercerized thread made of chemical fiber material, which is relatively smooth. During machine embroidery, the thread is pulled tighter, and natural silk thread cannot be used to produce it through the machine, so the hand feels relatively hard.
2. Fineness
Hand embroidery: The silk thread used can be split. Due to the craftsmanship of a hand-embroidered painting, threads of different thicknesses need to be used to embroider the picture, so you can see it if you look carefully.
Machine embroidery: The thread used in the embroidery picture cannot be broken due to technical reasons, so the threads in the entire picture are of the same thickness, causing the effect to look dull.
3. Color
Hand embroidery: The color transition is natural and blended, with a sense of reality and vividness.
Machine embroidery: The color matching is not as uniform as manual embroidery, and the transitions in some places are not as flexible as manual embroidery and are rather rigid.
IV. Embroidery thread arrangement
Hand embroidery: Because it is hand embroidered, the length of each stitch cannot be the same, so you can see it if you look carefully.
Machine embroidery: The embroidery threads are arranged neatly and orderly, and the foot distribution is very regular. Because the production is controlled by a computer program, the stitches are long and the thread is very thick. If it is thin, it will break.
5. Grade and quality
Hand embroidery: Embroidery of different specifications and sizes can be customized. Each piece of embroidery is unique and has collection value.
Machine embroidery: Only low-end embroidery crafts can be made. Mid-range and above embroidery cannot be completed by machine embroidery at all, and the artistic effect cannot be expressed.
