Embroidery is the craft of decorating fabric or other
materials using a needle to apply thread or yarn. Embroidery may also
incorporate other materials such as pearls, beads, quills, and
sequins. In modern days, embroidery is usually seen on caps, hats,
coats, overlays, blankets, dress shirts, denim, dresses, stockings,
and golf shirts.
Embroidery is available in a wide variety of thread or yarn colour.
Some of the basic techniques or stitches of the earliest embroidery
are chain stitch, buttonhole or blanket stitch, running stitch, satin
stitch, and cross stitch. Those stitches remain the fundamental
techniques of hand embroidery today.