Counted cross stitching has an ancient history. It reflected the vision of the beauty of each nation and its national flavor. In different countries, the ornaments differed in color and style, the craftswomen decorated clothes, napkins, towels, curtains and even shoes, and horse harness with embroidery. In addition, real works of art were embroidered with a counted cross.
It is necessary
- - canvas;
- - threads for embroidery;
- - a needle;
- - embroidery hoop;
- - scissors.
Instructions
Step 1
For counted cross stitching, you need a fabric with an even weave, such as linen. It is very convenient to embroider on the canvas. One criss-cross stitch fills the area of the small square and captures the same number of threads in width and height.
Step 2
It will be more convenient for novice embroiderers to use patterns with a pattern, crosses of the same color are counted on them and the same amount is transferred to the fabric (therefore, this type of embroidery was called a counting cross).
Step 3
Before starting embroidery, prepare the material, that is, process the edge of the fabric and canvas with an overlay seam, and if you do not have an overlock, then coat them with PVA glue. When it's dry, hoop the canvas and fabric into the hoop.
Step 4
Separate two or three threads from the sack (this is a bundle of six threads of a floss), insert them into a needle and you can start embroidery. You should not make knots so that the seamy side looks neat. Insert the needle from the front, and cover the tail with stitches.
Step 5
A cross stitch is one of the simplest decorative stitches and consists of two diagonal stitches. Do them first in one direction and then in the opposite direction. In order for the "crosses" to lie flat, it is necessary that the needle goes into the same holes. Make sure the stitches are in the same direction.
Step 6
It is more convenient to embroider large areas of the same color using a method called "Pigtail" or "Twig". To do this, fill in an even strip with criss-cross stitches. Pierce the fabric to the right side from the wrong side and sew up and right diagonally, then do the same, but only from right to left, and then sew an elongated stitch from the right down. Next, grab the fabric and sew the next diagonal stitch from right to left. As a result, there should be two parallel lines on the seamy side.
Step 7
After the work is finished, wash the embroidery in warm water and shampoo. Then gently and carefully wring it out without twisting it, place it face down on a terrycloth towel and iron it.
