The term “sewing,” when taken by itself in its general sense, doesn’t involve embellishment. If it does not involve embellishment, it is not embroidery. It involves either multiple pieces of fabric that need joining somehow, or fabric that needs finishing somehow – either finished into something else (like sewing a piece of fabric into a pillow case) or finished by adding finishing touches (like hemming).Įmbroidery, by its definition, is the occupation of embellishing something (normally fabric of some sort) with decorative stitches.Įmbroidery might involve the same motions or techniques as sewing in some circumstances, but it must always be embellishing. Sewing is normally an occupation of construction or finishing of some sort (making a garment, making a quilt, etc.). Sewing (by hand or otherwise), in the general use of the term, is not the same thing as embroidery. I’ve been doing a good amount of hand sewing lately, because I’ve started a little quilting project (which I wrote about here), so I’ve been using this thimble quite a bit!īefore we delve into thimbles themselves, let’s make a couple distinctions between hand sewing and embroidery, for those who might find the terminology confusing. This is my favorite ever leather thimble, that I use when I’m hand sewing. I’ll share some resources with you, and open the topic up for your comments and recommendations. I’ll show you what I use when I need thimbles in an emergency when embroidering, I’ll talk about what works for me (and doesn’t work for me) when hand sewing, and we’ll chat about the difference between embroidery and hand sewing. Let’s talk a little bit about thimbles, types, and usage.
I’ll explain the difference in usage of the terms embroidery and hand sewing below – and the difference in thimble usage – for me, anyway! To use a “real” metal thimble when I embroider slows me down and, in fact, makes every movement bumbly and awkward.īut, weirdly enough, I fall into the former camp when using (certain types of) thimbles for hand sewing. I rarely use them, except in emergencies. I fall in the latter camp, when it comes to using thimbles with embroidery. Those who don’t use thimbles when they stitch find thimbles generally awkward and difficult to get used to. To stitch without them would seem awkward to the regular thimble-user. The majority of those who use thimbles learned to stitch using them and they use them habitually all the time. I think they’re an interesting subject among embroiderers because generally, the topic can be divided into two camps: stitchers who use them and stitchers who don’t. We’ve talked about thimbles somewhat frequently here on Needle ‘n Thread.
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