Embroidery is the handicraft of decorating fabric with needle and thread. It is most often used on dresses, caps, coats, blankets and etc. There are various techniques of embroidery, which are the basic characteristics for stitching today. The derivation of the word ‘Embroidery’ comes from the Anglo-Saxon word for “edge” but the technique of embroidery was being used long before the word discovery.

Realistic figure embroidery is a very much fascinating topic that captivates everyone’s attention. The important point that has to be considered about figure embroidery is that the embroidery of portrait requires a lot of contrast when viewed from a distance.

The threads used for the portrait embroidery has to be pretty fine to get the much detailed work done, in a small space that blends the stitches and colors nicely into a composed expression of a discernible face when viewed from a distance. In the early days the embroidery was the handwork done on woven threads of clothing.