Types of embroidery: cross, smooth, black and white, Swedish technique

Traditional embroidery on fabrics or non-standard on other items, bulk or flat, hand or machine - different types of embroidery attract and will attract needlewomen their originality in the resulting work. The practice of needlework develops creativity and brings variety to everyday life.

Necessary materials and workstation preparation

No matter how boring it may seem, it is better to start all kinds of embroidery so that at the peak of the creative process everything was at hand and nothing distracted from the session. To do this, prepare everything in advance, and if necessary, then go to the store and buy the missing. We will need:

- Cloth. Variety depends on the type of embroidery and design of the product. Cotton and linen before work it is desirable to wash to avoid further shrinkage. When using thin fabrics, it is necessary to use a lining cloth for better tension on the embroidery frame and to prevent over-stretching from the weight of the embroidery.

- Embroidery frame or tapestry frame. The latter is used for large products.

- Drawing( own or finished) is transferred to the fabric using copying paper, tracing paper. Special thermal visions are transferred by an iron.

- Scissors, threads.

- Thin needles and with a long eye.

- Additional accessories: beads, beads, ribbons, etc.

- Sewing or embroidery machine, if the machine is machine-made.

- It is necessary to embroider on the table in a room with sufficient lighting. Hands before any needlework are washed with soap, so as not to stain work by accident.

Types of hand embroidery

To easily understand all the variety of techniques, it is better to divide them into two large sections: manual and machine. Let us consider in more detail the existing types of manual embroidery.

Cross

Very popular and fascinating technique for many craftsmen who spend hours with her. Embroider more often on canvas or other fabric that has the same plexus of threads. Needles use short with blunt tips. This technique is used to decorate both clothes and a variety of home furnishings. The threads take the mulina.

Types of stitches for cross stitch:

- single cross, when each element is executed separately;

- semicircle;

- rows with a cross;

- back needle to create a smooth contour of the object, embroidered with a cross;

- double cross.

Black on white

Embroidery in black and white is interesting by the contrast of threads and fabric. The material is taken in linen or cotton white, threads - black. It is based on repeating stitches in one geometric or floral motif.

It is used mainly for embroidering paintings, it is possible to use both for garments and interior of the apartment.

Swedish

Swedish( or otherwise wafer) embroidery is mainly decorated with towels, tablecloths, napkins.

Main seams: loop and forward needle. Fabrics are chosen linen, waffle.

Smooth

Embroidery with a smooth surface is interesting with a variety of techniques and seams. As well as other types of embroidery on fabric, it is used for decorating clothes and household items. The essence of simple smoothness is the creation of a needle for whole works of art. This is achieved by a dense arrangement of parallel stitches, a smooth color transfusion. Thus, the effect of a living picture is created.

Types of hand embroidery are so diverse that it is difficult to choose the right option at once. To determine the help of viewing examples of works.

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