Embroidery is a handicraft art in which a pattern is made of threads or beads on fabric or other material. This art has been familiar to mankind since ancient times. For example, in Ancient Greece, people's clothes were decorated with embroidery. Already in the Middle Ages, this handicraft has become very popular. Famous artists of that time created drawings, and experienced craftswomen transferred them to clothes.
Embroidery can be done using various technologies and materials. Patterns are created on clothes, on canvases and on household items (napkins, pillows, blankets, etc.). If you want to embroider the pattern yourself, that is, without resorting to the help of embroidery machines, you will need a hoop (frames for stretching the material), special needles and threads (beads, ribbons, lace, etc.).
First of all, come up with a drawing. You can also download the scheme on the Internet or find it in special craft magazines. Transfer the image to the material using a regular pencil or chalk. If you have the opportunity, purchase a special marker for drawing the outline of the drawing. It is easily washed off with water. You do not need to translate the pattern for cross stitching. It is enough to find the center of the image on the material (fold the product four times) and begin to gradually embroider it.
Embroidery is done with satin stitch, cross stitch or beads. If you embroider with satin stitch, the pattern is filled with dense stitches along the contour of the pattern, most often this technology is used to decorate flowers, leaves or three-dimensional figures. Cross stitching involves applying a pattern using a counting stitch, the stitch is made in the form of a cross in two steps. If you want to decorate a product with beads, you should know that this technology is not suitable for light fabrics. This embroidery should be done with a thin needle.
Embroidery is a very painstaking process that requires perseverance and patience. But at the same time, this activity very calms the nerves, relaxes. In addition, as a result, you will receive an original drawing. If you embroider clothes, you can embellish your product and make it unique. Experiment, add satin ribbons, beads, stones or sequins to the embroidery.
