If you want to start an embroidery project but have no idea as to what design you will create, have no worries. All you need to do is go to your nearest embroidery supply shop and buy some embroidery cards to help you start on your needlework.
Embroidery cards are simply patterns that you can copy onto your fabric to create fabulous designs. Once you have traced the pattern onto your embroidery cloth, all you have to do is start stitching and soon you will have a finished product fit to frame and mount on the wall.
Whether you want to do your embroidery by hand or with the help of a machine, the embroidery cards will surely be helpful in making you create a perfect design.
There are two main kinds of embroidery surface embroidery and canvass work. Surface embroidery is where you stitch the pattern on top of the fabric, whereas canvass work means the thread is stitched all the way to the back of the fabric. There are embroidery cards available for these two kinds of embroidery.
There are also different kinds of embroidery cards for free embroidery and counted embroidery. You should therefore decide on the kind of needlework you want to start on...