Embroidery with rhinestones paintings and icons: video lessons and photos of finished works

It is also called diamond embroidery. It refers to a very subtle, you can even say jewelry. The technique consists in gluing, soldering or sewing rhinestones to the pattern. It can be combined with other types of embroidery, for example, beads, ribbons or threads. Or the drawing is done only with stones. In most cases, such needlework is an excellent way to spend leisure time. But sometimes embroidery with rhinestones, whose paintings are not cheap, becomes a means of good earnings. In addition to paintings, stones are embroidered with icons and clothes.

Rhinestones for embroidery

Rhinestones, or as they are called - artificial precious stones - are made of glass, which is thoroughly polished. They can have a metal edging, as well as various fasteners for attaching to the fabric. Stones designed for sewing, have two holes on the back side. Such crystals are made of glass and plastic. They come in different shapes, sizes and colors.

There are also acrylic( also called round rhinestones, they are similar to Swarovski crystals) and square. The latter are made of special resin. A diamond mosaic for embroidery is produced in Austria( the famous firm Swarovski AG) in Korea, China, the Czech Republic.

Separately, I must say about attaching strasses. They are glued or soldered. For the latter, whole sets of special soldering irons with nozzles corresponding to the diameters of diamonds are used.

Pictures from the finished sets

Diamond embroidery with rhinestones is done using a template that is placed under the glass. In this case, glue stones are applied, which are glued to the glass. After finishing the work, the template is removed and the picture is placed in a frame.

The paintings are filled with rhinestones in whole or in part, depending on the idea of ​​the author. Today, a large selection of ready-made sets of paintings is on sale. As a rule, they include a picture on the canvas, the necessary colors and shapes of crystals, a container for crystals, tweezers, and sometimes a pencil.

That is, you do not have to select anything yourself. In ready-made sets, the glue is applied to the canvas and the "diamonds" must be carefully crushed. Sets embroidered with rhinestones do not include frames, threads, needles. Finished works are pasted onto cardboard and inserted into a frame. Pictures for embroidery can be found in a large number of different styles and designs. This is the scenery, and the image of churches, mosques, palaces, copies of famous artists, pictures in free style, etc.

A bit about the embroidery of icons

Fight for icons can only be with the blessing of his parish priest. Embroidery stones and rhinestones icons from time immemorial made people of pious life. Otherwise, not holy images will be obtained, but ordinary pictures. Choosing ready-made sets for embroidery, you need to know the rules of canonicity. This is very important, because today you can meet errors in the design of the basis for embroidery. Here are some examples of icons embroidered with rhinestones.

Video material

Here are some training videos on diamond technology:

Tips for beginners

• When using ready-made sets with adhesive backing, you can face a significant drawback: over time, some of the rhinestones sometimes fall off, and the picture loses its irresistibility. To prevent this from happening, apply additional glue on the stones, or we must abandon such sets.
• With large canvases it is better to work on the floor, with small ones on the table.
• Embroidery with rhinestones is a very laborious needlework, so it is advisable that during the lesson no one distracts you.
• The room should have good lighting, so as not to confuse strasses of similar shades.