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Embroidery: Satin Stitch is a Fine Art of Elegance and Sophistication

Shikha Saxena
3 min readJun 30, 2022

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Embroidery stitch that provides elegant finish to any motif

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Embroidery is the artistic approach to embellish a cloth with your favorite motif and colors using needle , thread, frame, imagination and patience. You can turn a plain cloth into beautiful piece through this art of embroidery. There are various stitches, in this art of embroidery, appropriate for the variety of motifs that create a two dimensional pattern, on the plain cloth piece. Among those stitches in Embroidery: Satin Stitch is a Fine Art of Elegance and Sophistication.

What is Embroidery?

Embroidery is an art to embellish and decorate a piece of cloth with threads, beads, sequins, fine ribbons, using needle and circular frames (either wood or metal). A motif is traced on the cloth piece that may be embroidered to create a table cloth, bed linen, mats, dress and so on.

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Motif thus created is filled with patience with thread either silk or cotton using needle . Circular frames are used to focus on motif and stiffen the cloth piece and making it ready to start embroidery.

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Shikha Saxena
Shikha Saxena

Written by Shikha Saxena

A Technical Writer, an artist and blogger by choice. Passionate about reading , writing and editing, NY.http://www.shikhasaxena.com and https://www.dnabox.co/

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