Children's cross stitch embroidery – a simple activity that is suitable even for a child

February 8, 2018 handmadebase

Children's cross stitch is somewhat different fromembroidery patterns in which the image is intended primarily for an adult audience. Children's drawings, interesting and in a sense fabulous. Both a beginning needlewoman and even a child can easily handle their embroidery. Cross stitch is one of the most ancient types of needlework. Today's article is devoted entirely to children's embroidery. Embroidery has many benefits. The most important thing is to develop fantasy, imagination, cognitive interest, etc. At the very beginning, the child will need your help. This will be a definite opportunity to become even closer to each other. The child must decide on an embroidery kit. Hobby, first of all, begins with a trip to a special store where you can find everything you need. The choice of tools, of course, should be made either by the parent or by seeking the help of a specialist. But the child himself must handle the choice of embroidery kit. After all, the process of embroidery should be enjoyable.Perhaps the most important criterion isthat you should start embroidering with small and simple pictures. It could be absolutely anything. Starting from any cartoon character to a small landscape. You can also embroider in a diptych style. Where, for example, one of the works will be embroidered by the mother, and the other – child. This way you can become closer to your children. So, what materials should you have with you? First of all – threads Their diversity can be simply confusing. They come in satin and wool. Made from both natural fibers and synthetic ones. But, if we take into account the fact that we are talking about embroidery for children, then it is better to opt for cotton threads, that is, floss. They are more durable, but not rough. At the same time, they are distinguished by a rich range of colors. Also, for work you will need canvas, hoop, needle, scissors. I recommend taking a special needle, with a blunt end and a fairly large eye. This is necessary so that the child does not injure himself in any way. An adult can get by with a regular needle. Today we will teach you how to embroider a small picture called “Monkey”.The goals of this small master – classis: introducing children to cross stitch and its features; basics of cross stitch techniques; familiarization with the embroidery process, etc. This scheme is accessible to absolutely all age groups, starting from 5-6 years. This work is simple and accessible. I think there will be no difficulties for either a child or an adult. You need to start working by marking the edges. We need stitching for one purpose – avoiding shedding of the fabric used and, of course, preventing it from fraying during work. You can easily trim the edges either by hand or using a sewing machine. You can also use regular glue. Surely it will be found in your home. To do this, apply it to the edges of the fabric and leave to dry for a few minutes. This is not at all difficult to do and takes little time. You can wash your future work absolutely calmly; it will not lose its original appearance. Now you need to determine the most central point of the outline. You need to bend it twice, once horizontally, the second – vertically. The center you mark will serve as the future focus of your work. Now it's time to stretch the embroidery canvas onto the embroidery hoop. In our case, these are standard round hoops. This device consists of two hoops. The fabric needs to be placed on a hoop that has a smaller diameter, a hoop of a larger diameter is placed on top, the fabric is stretched well and then the hoop is secured.Time to get down to businessembroidery process. Initially, we need to secure the thread. Determine the center of our future embroidery, insert the needle into the lower corner of the square on the left, leave the thread intertwined. After this, insert the needle and thread so that you end up with a small loop. Now you need to bring the needle to the front side of the work, between the needle and thread you should get a weave. Pull the thread you brought out through the loop and tighten the knot. Fasten the thread. But, in order for the knot not to be visible, pass the thread through the lower left part of the cell, then the knot will come out on the wrong side of the work. Time to start the embroidery itself. Each square in the diagram – This is one cell on the fabric. You need to be very careful and try not to lose count. Sew crosses in the quantity indicated on the diagram itself. It is important to note that it is much more convenient to embroider not each cross, but in separate blocks. That is, make stitches first in one direction, then in the opposite direction. Make sure to keep the stitches fairly tight, but don't overdo it. Also, do not make too long broaches and knots on the wrong side of the embroidery. After all, if the color of the thread differs from the color of the canvas. The threads may show through, and this will not look aesthetically pleasing. Continue embroidering, do not forget to change colors according to the pattern. The areas that you have already embroidered can be painted over on the diagram. This is necessary in order not to focus attention on them in the future. After you have finished embroidering, you should wash the finished work in warm water and let it dry. Then iron from the wrong side. We embroidered a monkey that a child simply cannot help but like. In exactly the same way, the child will be able to independently embroider the pictures that you see in the photo below.

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