Types and characteristics of embroidery thread

Types and characteristics of embroidery thread

First, pure cotton embroidery thread

Pure cotton fine embroidery thread is made of single yarn twisted, about 40 color systems, and each color system from light to deep about 6 ~ 9 color levels. It can be used in strands, pure cotton fine thread in the rough substrate embroidery should pay attention to the use of strands embroidery, otherwise the embroidered pattern is easy to foam and expose the substrate, uneven.

Pure cotton coarse embroidery thread is twisted by 3 yarn strands, the color system is less, and the color level of each color system is 3 to 5, generally not used in strands, at most two strands are used in strands. Suitable for embroidery on linen or velvet cloth.

Third, strands

The ply line is mostly imported embroider thread from abroad, which is composed of 6 strands. The line itself is shiny, the color is also very elegant, each color system contains gray components, such as gray green, gray powder, gray blue and so on. Double import line is the most suitable for doing knitting painting, embroidery painting and so on.

Four, machine embroidery thread

Machine embroidery thread as the name suggests is the thread used on the sewing machine, the texture is very strong, very strong, not easy to break the strand, the use of the sewing machine effect is very good. This line is not suitable for manual embroidery, because it contains talc powder and pulp components, manual embroidery is easy to kill knot, the affinity of embroidery thread and cloth is poor, embroidery thread is not easy to straighten out when embroidery.

Five, true silk thread

True silk thread is a kind of embroidery thread unique to the south of China, just like our ink painting, only in China. True silk thread is suitable for embroidery on soft substrates such as satin and silk, and can also be double-sided embroidery on glass yarn. With real silk thread embroidered animals, its unique luster performance of animal fur is excellent.

Six, wool

Wool is generally suitable for knitting embroidery, there are fine wool, medium and thick thread, thick twist thread, ply line. Note that heavily twisted or ply thread should be used for embroidery on heavy fabrics.

Gold and silver thread

Gold and silver thread is generally suitable for gold embroidery and diamond embroidery. Due to the brittle texture of gold and silver thread, it is not suitable for more complicated needlework.

8. Ribbons

A ribbon is a piece of very fine colored tape woven by a machine. It is suitable for use on coarse and thick substrate, and can also be mixed with coarse embroidery thread, and the effect is very good. If it is matched with beaded embroidery and sequin embroidery, the picture effect will be more colorful.

Nine, polyester embroidery thread

The characteristics of polyester embroidery line are able to withstand chemicals and often wash clothes, reducing the phenomenon of clothing fading and decolorization, so many hotel uniforms, and some stone ground blue jeans, sportswear or some children's clothing will be made of polyester. In general, polyester thread is tougher and stronger than rayon embroidery thread. When embroidering, the polyester thread can withstand the higher tension of the embroidery machine, which can make the machine run faster; And its fire resistance is high, even if the polyester is close to the flame, it is not easy to catch fire.

The thread of polyester silk is not as stable as that of rayon, because the composition is polyester fiber silk, so it will be more elastic. We can cut the rayon thread to do the experiment, pull the thread with a little force, and then let go, we will find that the embroidery thread does not shrink; On the contrary, pull the polyester in the same way, once released, the polyester line will return to the original length, so there is a chance to cause wrinkles, so in the embroidery line tension adjustment Settings, need to be more precise.

Ten, rayon embroidery thread

The difference between the nature of rayon embroidery line and polyester embroidery line is very small, the advantage of the former is that the color choice is more, more close to nature, in addition, the stability of rayon is higher than that of polyester line, even after the embroidery machine is moved and pulled, it will not shrink significantly.