Sewage Technology: a master-class of making ornaments from soutazh

Sewage technology originates in France in the middle of the 15th century. This technique was decorated with dresses, made brooches. Further, it gradually lost its popularity and, from the 19th century, began to revive and even separated into a separate technique of soutache. The name of this technique is based on the material with which the products are created. This soutache is a silk braid, which consists of two silk cords, connected by braids, most often viscose. The color of the braid and the cord itself should be the same.

This property is judged on the quality of the soutache, the more they match the color, the more qualitative is the sutured cord. Thanks to the southeast technique, a variety of decorations are created with their own hands. They are very unusual and elegant. Sutter ornaments give their possessor a sense of confidence and a certain sophistication. No one will think that it was created by own hands. With the help of southeast technique, not only decorations are created, but also embroidery on clothes, brooches, combs and hairpins and so on. The scope of this technique is great.

The essence of the suture technique

The essence of the technique is the following: what is needed to make a beautiful product. This technique consists in embroidering cabochons from precious and semiprecious stones with sutured braid, while sewing beads between ribbons, adding some fittings. The variety of types of suture cord, as well as beads, beads and accessories involves the creation of unique and unique products. Due to the groove, which is located in the middle of the braid, they can be stitched together alternating colors. At the same time, the seam lies well and hides in this recess.

Why is the soutache used? He is very obedient in his work due to his flexibility. The suture is rather thin and flat, which allows it to fit perfectly on the fabric, or be fastened together for decoration. And also the soutache itself is very beautiful, it is shiny and smooth. The technique of soutache is not easy, it requires a lot of patience and painstakingness. After a small deviation in the bends of the cord immediately strikes the eye, and the product looks sloppy.

Decoration of clothes

Mastering techniques Sutter master class requires. In this section, an example of decorating clothes with this technique is considered. After all, it was with this kind of needlework that the technique of soutache began. To do this, you will need:

• Sewing tape;
• Monofilament or line;
• Thin needle;
• Pencil;
• Beads.

With a thin pencil on the clothes, the desired pattern is applied. Beautifully look zigzag patterns with curls, etc. Next, the sutured string is sewn to the clothes according to the intended pattern, making a seam in the groove of the cord. In this case, the braid can be combined with beads and other fittings. Here such beautiful dresses can turn out as a result.

Jewelery making

Here we will consider the technique of creating jewelry from the soutage master class. Such decorations will not leave anyone indifferent and will always attract the attention of others. Although the work will be painstaking and difficult, but the result is worth it. The technique of creating an ornament with the help of a soutache is represented by the example of a pendant.

So, first you need to prepare everything you need:

• Sewing tape of several colors;
• Monofilament or line;
• Cabochon;
• Thin needle;
• Beads, beads;
• Scissors;
• Adhesive;
• Sheet of paper and pen;
• A piece of felt and leatherette or leather.

First, you need to draw a detailed sketch of the pendant.

Now the cabochon is glued to the felt, and it is cut off in a circle, leaving a half-centimeter on the edge of the cabochon.

Prepare two pieces of soutache approximately 15 cm each. The edges of the soutache must be fixed either with glue, or just slightly burn them. After the glue has dried, the suturing cord is sewn to the felt around the cabochon with one small stitch.

The remaining tails of the cord are fastened together, adding a bead to the middle.

Now the suture is bent and the beads are sewn, piercing the needle from one side to the base, on the other side into the braid.

This way the whole cabochon is wrapped around in a circle.

In the same technique, all the details of the future pendant are created.

Now all of them are sealed together by seams, and also fixed on the inside of the pendant.

The last step in creating a product is to glue a piece of leather or leatherette to the underside of the pendant to give it a neat look. All pendant is ready.