Embroidery

Embroidery has become so much more than it was. Now young people are also interested in getting creative with embroidery and more and more are sewing clothes. You can spend many hours with embroidery, depending on what you do. You can embroider the real difficult motifs or you can embroider the cutest animal for the children's room, whether it be on pillows or a runner for the table. There are a lot of options: bags, purses, tea towels, etc. You can add your own touch, your own logo or a completely different modern embroidery. There are many different types of embroidery available, and you can choose whether it should be in the very small cross-stitch or if it should be a little larger stitch you, it also depends on the fabric/material you choose to sew on. You can immerse yourself and disconnect completely from everyday life when you sit with the small cross stitches, or you can jointly sit with the family and embroider e.g. small motifs, letters on clothes or owls or key rings. There are a lot of embroidery designs, embroidery patterns, patterns and other options to throw yourself into.

Seek inspiration for embroidery patterns and patterns in books.

With embroidery there are no boundaries, everything can be embroidered. There is a pattern for everything and today the technique has come so far that you simply put a picture on the computer and have it printed as an embroidery pattern. On this page, you will also find books with patterns and really good suggestions for the different styles available. But as I said, there are many different techniques, including in the book "Graphic Embroidery", where you can start decorating various practical things in the home, such as cushions, pillows, bags, pots and tea towels. Back in the day, embroidery on clothing was also very common, if you had slipped and ripped the knee of your trousers, it could easily be covered with a fine embroidery or it could just be a beautiful embroidery to uplift a blouse a bit. As I said, only the imagination sets limits here. The book "Embroidery" contains 15 embroidery projects as well as techniques, tips and tricks. The book is divided into two, where the first part includes the 15 projects and the second part demonstrates various techniques. There are sections on materials, tools and much more. The book caters for both beginners and the experienced. The "Embroidery Technique Handbook" is a really exciting guide to well-known and beloved techniques in both classic and experimental embroidery. All the basic steps and their variations have photos and step by step drawings. Specific suggestions are given for suitable materials, for the current sewing technique and for how to transfer pattern and sew according to the diagram. "Sashiko embroidery" is a pattern from Japan and means "small stitch". This type of pattern is otherwise used for sewing or repairing clothes, but with these stitches, you can also make beautiful embroidery patterns. The book provides patterns on how to make greeting cards, table sconces, napkins, pillows, shopping bags and more, so here are a lot of great ideas to get you started.

Keep your fabric in check with an embroidery ring.

It is different from person to person whether you like to sew freehand or you want the fabric tightened in an embroidery ring, which are available in many different sizes and in in both plastic and wood. It can be very nice to tighten up the fabric if you are doing a complicated pattern. When you use an embroidery ring, you are also free to curl the fabric you are sewing. These rings come in many different sizes. But, of course, it is up to you to choose what you want to use. 

Embroidery on clothing or embroidery on pillow.

By decorating with embroidered pillows you can easily spice up your home with new colours, designs or patterns. Whether you want a classic embroidered stramaj pillow with beautiful flowers and plants or a modern embroidery pillow with motifs for traffic signs and fun quotes or numbers – the options are endless. Here are books and designs that can take out the stress and give you time to explore, whether it’s a cross-stitch, Japanese Sashiko or other embroidery technique as well as materials to get you started. It can also be the blouse that just needs a fresh breath, it could be small flowers on a branch or a motif for a dog or a small cat. Maybe you want a beautiful Sashiko pattern on your jacket, there are also a lot of great designs to choose from. Only your imagination sets the limit.

Permin embroidery on Aida and linen fabric.

It all depends on what you embroider. Permin Aida fabric is cotton fabric with clear squares and is thus the easiest embroidery fabric. The size is stated in number of stitches per piece. cm. For example, 5.4 which is the most common, the lower the number the easier it is to embroider as the squares become larger. A higher number with smaller squares gives finer embroidery. Permin linen is "without squares". The texture is stated in cm. e.g. 10 or 12 cm. The lower the number on the fabric, the easier it is to embroider. Permin linen is for the slightly more practiced, giving a finer result.

On this page, there are many different fabrics for the different patterns you will find, among others:

• Permin Aida + Permin linen
• Sew cardboard as well as plastic
• Sew cardboard with motifs

There are also many patterns for everything from elephants, mice, houses, churches, nature and more. Here you will also find various embroidery kits. There are also many who receive a pillow, picture or runner with a child's birthday, weight and length. There are endless possibilities and many different techniques that you can find in the various books we have on embroidery.

But what is embroidery and what can we use it for today? There’s so much to it; it can lead us very far back in history and we have all been around it one way or another, many will probably remember the rye cloth you made in primary school or others have seen their parents or grandparents sit with some form of stramaj. Back in the Bronze Age, when embroidery was used, it could also be a form of status symbol depending on how nicely clothes were embroidered. It also became a kind of education in housework, in the old days it was important for young girls to embroider, they could sometimes be sent out to a rich family where they needed to sew or embroider their clothes. But today we do not use it as much as a status symbol, but the fine threads are still used when decorating priests and bishops.

Embroider a Christmas calendar for the little ones.

The Christmas sock that we all love and hope will be filled up before Christmas Eve, you can embroider with your name or create your very own design or a picture of Santa Claus. The little ones must also have their Christmas calendar, so you can embroider a Christmas calendar with 24 cute Santa motifs or Christmas calendar with embroidery according to free imagination, or find ideas in the different books with patterns.

DMC embroidery yarn.

Here at Rito, we sell DMC Laine Colbert Embroidery Yarn. DMC yarn is a regular part of our range, it is really good and exciting quality. It is a manufacturer that has a history dating back to 1746 - it is a quality yarn that’s sold worldwide.

Our selection consists of the following:

• Embroidery Yarns
• crochet yarn
• Knitting Yarn

Buy embroidery online at fixed low prices

Buy patterns, kits or books online here. Get inspired by the books about the history and fun techniques that come with it. There are also rings, yarns, fittings and needles, which are available in many colours and shapes.