Friday, May 23, 2014

What You Need To Know On Quilting Services

By Minnie Whitley


The art of joining together two or more materials to make a better padded fabric is what you call quilting. It a unique art form that many people have found interest in. But they would have a hard time in creating a large piece of a quilt that would not fit in a regular stitching machine. It can also take months to get it done, which is a challenge for most quilters.

Quilts made from a machine is more durable compared to hand made ones. It is now more popular than the traditional way of quilting, since you can create more detailed and complicated designs on the fabric. Planning to give a gift for that someone special, you should try a bed cover quilt. Visit the nearest store offering quilting services.

Sewing materials together to form another larger fabric used to be time consuming and hard. But the process of quilting has now been made computerized. Thanks to modern technology, a smart system that process beautiful quilt patterns is now created. The Intelliquilter is a software that helps in making quilts at a faster pace. The most complicated patterns can now be done in a breeze.

The process uses a needle and a thread, basically just as knitting, to join two or more layers of material, to make a quilt. Basically, it starts with three layers. The top fabric, the batting or insulating material, and the backing. The hand of the quilter or sewing machine passes the needle and thread to every layer and then brings the needle back.

The process is repeated across the entire area where you want it done. A running stitch is commonly used and be purely functional, decorative or elaborate. It created to make bed spreads, art wall hangings, clothing and other textile merchandise.

Stores often sell fabric, thread and patterns for this art of sewing. They also offer group classes where you can learn how to sew of quilt. And exchange your skills and learnings with one another. Machines can also be rented out for use. Or customers may drop off their quilts and have them professionally embedded.

The origin of the art of quilting has not been discovered until now. But the word itself has two derivations. The word came from the old Latin, culcita which also mean a stuffed sack. It also came from the French word cuilte. Sewing techniques, like knitting fabrics together has long been seen the clothing pattern in several places in the world even in the past years.

The earliest recorded quilt pattern in history was seen in an ivory carving with the figure of a Pharaoh of Egypt. The carving was found to be dated way back in three thousand BC. Colonnial women, during the American civil war, used to knit, sew and make dresses as a pastime. Now, exotic designs are made popular in the market to be used as decorative textiles.

The advances in modern technology have made way for different ways for quilts to be made. Industrial sewing machines can create flexible and precise quilts for home furnishing. The evolution it went through were made to better accommodate the needs of the modern people. You benefit a lot from these and should be passionate about it.




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