Embroidering your logo onto shirts that your or your employees wear is a great way to advertise. Thinking of it as for every person that wears that shirt out to the grocery store, picking up their kids from school, or even just out running errands it serves as a walking billboard for your company. But what exactly is embroidery? Embroidery is the art or process of working ornamental designs on cloth or other material with a needle and thread.
Embroidery and needlework arts are believe to have originated in the Orient and Middle East. Primitive humankind quickly found that stitches that were used to join animal skins together could also be used for embellishing said items. There is recorded history, sculptures, paintings and vases that depicted inhabitants of various ancient civilizations showing people wearing thread-embroidered clothing.
Embroidered household items, religious objects and clothing has been a mark of wealth and status in many cultures including ancient Persia, India, China, Japan, Byzantium and medieval and Baroque Europe. Techniques have been passed down from generation to generation while professional workshop and guilds arose in medieval England. The professional workshops or guilds were called Opus Anglicanum or “English Work” and were famous throughout Europe. Machine-made embroideries flourished in the latter half of the 19th century in eastern Switzerland.
Fabrics, threads and yarns used in traditional embroidery vary from place to place. Wools, linens and silks have been used for thousands of years for fabrics, threads and yarns when doing embroidery. Today, embroidery thread is manufactured in cotton, rayon and novelty yarns in addition to traditional wools, linens and silks. Ribbon embroidery uses a narrow ribbon in silk or a silk/organza blended ribbon which is most commonly used to create floral motifs.
So now that you know a little about the history of embroidery it’s time to think about how you can use the ancient craft to promote your business or the services that your business, club or organization offers. Contact one of our professional customer service representatives today to see how we can help you create your brand through embroidery. www.UniformWIZARD.com or 407-847-8888