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Senin, 19 Mei 2014

Quilting Services And How It Is Done

By Minnie Whitley


Quilting is about artistically putting together two or more fabrics to make a thicker material. Many people enjoy it and sees this as an interesting hobby. Manual quilting, however, may take a lot of effort and time. To cope with this dilemma, machines for quilting are specifically made for bigger quilts. Manual labor that takes three to four months are now shortened into weeks.

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.

Technology has allowed greater experience in sewing and knitting materials. Imagine, your skills in the art, plus incomparable computerized system for quilts, that would provide you a magnificent quilt pattern like no other. A computer software that will aide in a faster and more efficient creation of quilts is now born. This is the Intelliquilter or also dubbed as the new IQ.

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 same procedure is repeated over and over on the material until it gets completed. The stitch used is the running stitch which can either be functional or decorative. The complete quilt can be a bed cover, wall hangings depicting art, and other textile products.

Specialty stores offer patrons grouping classes where you are taught to sew or knit. You can exchange ideas and skills with your group to learn additional knowledge in quilting. They also sell threads, fabrics and patterns. Sewing machines are also rentable for you to use. You can also ask for custom made quilts if you want an expert do you one.

The word quilt, cames from the Latin word culcita, which translates to a stuffed sack. But the English name was derived from the French language, cuilte. The origin where this art started still is a mystery until now. Though record shows that the techniques and application of sewing fabrics together have been done to furnishings and clothings everywhere in the world.

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.

Home furnishings have now incorporated the design to in their business. Textiles are created with precision and flexibility to match the demands of the industrial world. People barely notice these changes as something part of the daily turn of life.




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