Stitching
Stitching is a very old and a very popular hobby in the world. The stitching originated much before the origin of the art of weaving. In India also this hobby is being practiced since very old time. Stitching is a hobby which is practiced by most of the women folk in India. This is a hobby which can produce the much needed apparels and at the same time the hobbyist can produce beautiful pieces of the embroidered art works.
Stitching is basically the art of joining two or more surfaces by the help of stitches. The surfaces may include cloth, leather or anything else. The stitches are formed on the cloth generally by the help of the needles and the threads. For the purpose of embroidery different types of threads are used to give the desired effect to the finished piece of the artwork. There are number of stitches practiced to get the right effect to the piece of the embroidery.
In India the stitching is taught as part of the subject Home Science to the students. Beside that there are number of institutions and organizations are there which use to run training classes for the benefit of the enthusiasts on the regular basis. It provides a very good pastime and at the same time it gives the chance to the hobbyist to earn handsomely.
To assist the stitching hobby there are number of books available in the market which not only provide you the required knowledge but at the same time they give you number of designs for the embroidery. Beside that there is ample knowledge and designs are available on the internet for the benefit of the hobbyists. In he market also there are number of starter and advanced kits available for the beginners to the experts.
