subject: History of Embroidery [print this page] Today, the use for Embroidery is countlessToday, the use for Embroidery is countless. Usually, embroidery designs are now a mixture of the conventional and the modern. Traditional stitches were done with new materials such as 3D products including Lutradore, Xpandaprint, etc. Traditional materials are mixed as well with new effects such as bonderweb, which can be painted and transferred. The use of computers to transfer designs also. Embroidery can always still then be though done the traditional way by hand, but there are also several modern techniques to do this includingprofessional embroidery digitizing. Clearly, there already is now seemingly unending limits as to what can be done with and through embroidery.