Intention

For the final project, I wanted to investigate various embroidery stitches. In class, we briefly discussed what embroidery was and how it was used in history, but we did not get a chance to embroider anything. The goals of this project was to become more interested in hand stitching and explore the basics of embroidery. I initially wanted to follow a pattern that uses various stitching techniques, but it was overly ambitious for a first time embroidering piece. My motivations were to investigate a skill that was out of my comfort zone and to become more familiar with hand stitching. I wanted to become more familiar with hand stitching before I practiced with a sewing machine because I wanted to perfect the basics before moving onward.