Cross stitch has gained in our days the status of highly paid handmade, able to create unique patterns and drawings for home decoration. Recently noticed that cross-stitch has found its place on the fashion catwalks, decorating clothes fashionistas. Learn to embroider is not difficult, the main thing to have the desire and patience.
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In order to master the cross stitch, you must first understand how the cross stitch begins. But, if You really want to get into cross stitching, it is necessary to have patience and as it is possible in large volumes, because cross stitching is a craft that requires a number of diligence and patience.
Cross stitch in the first place begins with the choice of fabric, which actually will be performed embroidery. For embroidery is best suited fabric special manufacture Hades, which forms on its surface clear squares, which is very easy to count the thread. In the corners of the canvas Hades are special small holes that facilitate cross stitch.
While cross stitch is very important is considered the first stitch of embroidery, so if you do not like to pin after the first stitch the thread, the thread will simply slide out with the needle and the first stitch while cross stitching will not be simple.
So, in order to consolidate you need to make two or three well-tightened stitch, you should not forget to keep the end of the thread, otherwise the thread will be released along with the needle. The initial two or three stitches will close immediately after the surface stitches of the future embroidery pattern. During the beginning of the work should be to make a small stitch, after which you need to pull the thread from the needle, and then put in the needle eye from the two ends of the thread. It is in this way that the thread should be fixed during embroidery with even amounts of thread. If you fold the working thread in half and thread it directly into the eye of the needle, then You get a small stitch.
During the exit of the needle from the fabric, you should skip the needle into the formed loop, which should be tightened tight enough. Since
Once as a child I became the owner of a wonderful gift – a color scheme for cross-stitch printed on black silk. It was a Firebird. And then my grandmother shared with me floss threads, and not simple, and melange, brought from Germany.
Who was born in the USSR, understands what I mean – it was more of a miracle than it is now to get the thing from Timbuktu. Their embroidery on silk forever changed my idea of needlework as something simple and cheap. It gave the understanding that handmade things can (and should be) more beautiful, more expensive, more complex, more elegant than any product that came off the Assembly line. Whatever labels on it.
Therefore, in articles about crafts I write again and again – appreciate your work, do not use substandard materials, your task is to create. Today I want to talk about embroidery in the modern world. She reached a new level and the one who will use it, will receive from this needlework immeasurably more pleasure (and money if embroiders to order).
Pincushion need above all in order not to lose one of the needles on the table, the sofa or somewhere else. In addition, it is very convenient. As for the needles, here the lyrics already will be much less. The selection of needles is a rather complicated matter; first, each type of fabric requires its own specific needle of the desired thickness and length. The thinner and more airy the fabric on which you are going to work (Batiste, Marquette, canvas or linen), the thinner the needle is needed. Accordingly, a thick needle is suitable for a coarser type of material
The Hoop in order that the fabric was not pulled together under the drawing, masters for centuries have used the hoops in the embroidery process. With the help of this device you will be able to tightly secure the fabric. Skilled embroiderers choose wooden hoops, as they hold the fabric more securely and do not spoil the material, unlike plastic counterparts. Another tip: choose hoops with a smooth and even surface, because any roughness and
Difficult? No, if you follow our advice: First you should choose drawings with a small number of colors, with the predominant large details in the pattern. The more details, the more difficult to embroider, and a simple drawing does not take much time. Choose Aida canvas sets for large size embroidery; #14 is suitable for any beginner. Dont throw away the leftovers! Some materials from the set can be useful in other crafts. Embroidery – its not difficult and even interesting if you embroider what you like and what you love. To learn this craft is simple, and the benefits of it too much. So use our tips, and soon you will move from beginner
world — amazing facts and figures
Those who are not involved in serving the needs of embroiderers have no idea how huge this market is. I had to go through the Internet to find some numbers. As a result, amazing things were discovered! The market is huge!
For example, judging by the analytical American press (unfortunately, it was possible to find data only for 2016), the world annual turnover of the market of cross stitch according to various data is estimated at 8...40 $ billion.
According to the keywords "cross stitch kit" and "cross stitch pattern" on eBay sells about 40,000 lots per month with an average price of 16 bucks – a total of more than $600,000 per month or ~$7,500,000 per year. Since according to official data eBay provides 3% of retail in the United States, only the States this market can be estimated at 33 x $7,000,000, i.e. almost a quarter of a billion $US. And thats just the visible/proven turnover – the real one is much bigger.
The world figures are much higher, especially given the boom of cross stitch in China, where
The impressive future of cross stitch
Well, what about Europe? There is also a growing passion for embroidery, and in many ways it began due to the emergence of such services as the sale of ready-made kits, which includes the scheme, canvas and the required number of threads of the desired colors.
The fact that the boom persists to this day, apparently "guilty" the development of computer technology and the emergence of programs that create schemes that allow you to embroider pictures of any complexity.
It is well noticeable that Western masters prefer the following types of embroidery:
Country – deliberately simple, with a large cross embroidered with cotton or wool threads. Usually so embroider pillows, towels and other household items.
Imitation tapestries – it is difficult to decide to weave a picture on the wall, and the cross is quite possible to repeat the textured pattern with a medieval story.
Paintings for modern interiors – abstraction, embroidery on photos, reproductions of advertising and political posters (for loft style).
Classics – reproductions of famous
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