Umsonto we-Embroidery kunye nokwaleka okubonakalayo kubhekiselwa kuyo njengeumsonto ohonjisiweyo okhanyayo, kwaye luhlobo olukhethekileyo lwentambo esetyenziswa ekuhonjisweni. Xa ukukhanya kukhanya kwintambo kunye nale ngubo, ibonakala kakhulu ekukhanyeni okuphantsi okanye kwiimeko ezimnyama. Ngenxa yoko, lukhetho oluhle kakhulu lokusetyenziswa kwiimpahla ezikhuselekileyo, izixhobo okanye izixhobo. Umsonto ohonjisiweyo obonakalayo uyafumaneka ngemibala eyahlukeneyo kunye nobukhulu, kwaye unokusetyenziswa ukwenza iintlobo ezininzi zoyilo lwe-embroidery, njengeelogo, amagama kunye neempawu. Kunokwenzeka ukuba uyisebenzise ukunyusa ukubonakala kwezinto zempahla, njengeevesti zokhuseleko, iibhatyi, ibhulukwe, iminqwazi, okanye iibhegi, ezenza zibonakale ngakumbi kwabanye abantu, ngokukodwa kwiindawo ezinokukhanya okuphantsi okukhoyo. Umsonto wokuhombisa obonakalayo yeyona ndlela igqwesileyo yokongeza isitayile kwiimpahla ngelixa zikwanyusa ukubonakala kwazo, nto leyo eyenza ukuba iimpahla zilungele usetyenziso olubanzi, kubandakanya iimpahla zomsebenzi zobuchwephesha kunye nempahla yokuzonwabisa.