See the difference between handmade and machine embroidery done on your custom clothes

Not surprisingly, a major difference between handmade embroidery and machine embroidery done on your custom men t-shirts and women clothes is in the stitching process. Handmade Embroidery allows for a variety of stitches in varying thicknesses of thread, every work is unique. Machine made embroidery is completely uniform; every piece is virtually identical to the next. Handmade embroidery begins with stretching the fabric tightly over a wooden frame. The artists use a fine needle and colourful threads to sew each stitch by hand. Machine made embroidery is computer generated and fabricated. Pre-made patterns are input into the computer that controls the sewing machine to make the embroidery.

If you go by the outer appearance then high quality handmade silk embroidery looks alive because each artist creates it with a personal touch. These artists are masters of their craft. A machine cannot make decisions or infuse passion into its work. In comparison, machine made embroidery looks dull and lifeless. Each piece of handmade embroidery is unique, even when using the same pattern; artists have the discretion to vary colour and stitches. You will never find two completely identical pieces; every piece is one of a kind. Machine made embroidery is just like a print, all the copies looks exactly the same, the colour, the stitches, the final product are all exactly the same.

Pure silk thread is used to make handmade embroidery. Silk thread cannot be used in machines because it breaks too easily. Leading embroidery printing clothing companies use silk thread that can be divided into 16 individual strands, impossible with a machine. The thinner the thread, the more detail and definition are possible, making higher quality and more valuable handmade embroidery.Embroidery machines must use thicker thread, commonly polyester, rayon, or metallic. Artificial thread looks and feels artificial. Machines cannot use divided thread, so the thickness of the thread used in machines is also completely uniform, flattening the final image.

However all said and done, one very easy way to spot the difference between a handmade embroidery and machine made embroidery is to look at the back of the canvas. The back of handmade embroidery is irregular and loose. You can see and feel the knots. Each piece of thread is no more than two feet long and so there are knots when a new piece is started or when the artist changes colours.The stitching at the back of machine made embroidery is very tight and neat, every stitch is perfectly identical to the next. There are no knots on back of machine made embroidery, because they don't need to change thread. Machine thread is very long; each spool is a few miles long.

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