Embroidery for beginners technique (video)

April 4, 2017 handmadebase

Content

Preparation for the embroidery process
Transfer pattern on fabric
Learning to embroider
Video: embroidery with a plain monogram
Technique of sewing stitches in embroidery stitch
What is the smooth surface
Video: master class on embroidery stitch

Preparation is a kind of ritualmasters of satin stitch embroidery, to the embroidery process. It is both troublesome and very exciting. Everything is important to create a favorable working atmosphere. The choice of fabric, needles, threads, organization of the workplace - everything contributes to a pleasant and enthusiastic embroidery process. And even psychologists often recommend
as a hobby for people who face stressful situations on a daily basis. After all, this process has calming properties.

Preparation for the embroidery process

Any process of embroidery with a smooth start with selectionMaterials. And, especially carefully it is necessary to approach this issue, if you are from beginner embroiderers. It is not superfluous to first learn the lessons for beginners, see the master class of embroidery. And it is better not to be alone. For someone it will be convenient to study books, and someone prefer the video format. On the Internet, and not only, a huge amount of information. It is enough to drive into the search program: "Lessons on the topic: embroidery for beginners". Many periodicals include lessons in a printed format, and some of them are equipped with disks for those who understand the video format more clearly.

The next step is to select accessories.The most important tool of any embroiderer, regardless of what satin stitch technique she likes, is a needle. To choose the right needle, you need to remember that here your choice directly depends on the fabric and threads, and you also need to take into account the selected patterns or designs. The thinner your needle, the neater the satin stitch work will look at the end. During the embroidery process, you can use hoops or frames, whichever is more convenient for you. The work is completely stretched onto the frame and removed after the embroidery is completed. Hoops often have to be rearranged, but they provide greater tension on the fabric and maneuverability during work, and this is of great importance for satin stitch embroidery, especially for beginners.
The fabric is selected depending on the qualitythreads and the desired result. If you are embroidering with satin stitch cotton floss, then it is better to choose cotton fabrics, and if you want to use silk threads, then pay attention to thin cambric.
In addition to all of the above, you will not be able to do withoutwithout small scissors with thin tips, a thimble and carbon paper. Although you will need the latter only if you decide to transfer your drawings onto fabric using it.
It would be a good idea to get a book that contains lessons on satin stitch embroidery for beginners, so that you can look at it when a difficult situation arises.
For beginners, it is better to take a simple fabric and cotton floss. Since at the very beginning we learn to simply fill the pattern with stitches correctly.

Transfer pattern on fabric

Options for creating a design on fabricseveral. You can simply draw it with a pencil. Or you can even depict a watercolor painting, using partial satin stitching. This satin stitch technique allows you to easily create completely unique designs. Especially if you can draw well. You can use a banal carbon paper. To do this, put it on top of the fabric, and on top of it the design you want to embroider and pin all the layers with pins to prevent them from shifting. Now just trace all the existing patterns along the contour and disassemble the created structure.
Another option is to transfer the scheme tosatin stitch embroidery on fabric using glass. A lamp is placed under the glass, and a drawing is placed on top and covered with fabric. Then the drawing is traced along the contour, showing through the fabric. It is better to draw with a pencil or a water-soluble marker. To begin with, select patterns containing simple drawings or patterns. Small sizes are better. So that at the very beginning of your acquaintance with satin stitch embroidery you do not get tired of the embroidery process once and for all.

Learning to embroider

In today's world, there are many sources,Offering us not one master class on embroidery with a smooth surface, both in printed format and in the video version. Beginners in embroidery with smoothness should pay their attention first to patterns that represent letters or small flowers and twigs.
Organize your workspace, turn on the videoor open a book containing a master class that describes the satin stitch technique you have chosen and try to embroider your first small drawing.

Double-sided satin stitch without a baseThread into a needlefloss, folding it in half beforehand. Make the first two stitches along the outline. Then gradually begin to fill all the available space with satin stitch, laying the stitches parallel to each other when embroidering. Use the “forward needle” technique. Upon completion of satin stitch embroidery, the space should be filled both on the front and back sides. We immediately learn to create a beautiful back side. There should be absolutely no knots on it. The described technique is called double-sided satin stitch without underlay. At first, it is necessary to achieve perfectly laid stitches on small elements. Therefore, before moving on to multi-colored plot pictures in satin stitch embroidery, practice
or small floral motifs.

Video: embroidery with a plain monogram

Technique of sewing stitches in embroidery stitch

Stitch “forward needle” Stitch from whichit is necessary to begin your acquaintance with embroidery with a satin stitch called "forward needle". We fix the thread on the contour and create a stitch of 2-3 mm. We retreat 2 mm and repeat the stitch again. Thus, we make the contour.
Then, using a dash stitch, satin stitchthe entire space is filled. It is performed as follows. We make a stitch no longer than 7 mm, and then repeat it in the opposite direction, stepping back a little from the edge of the stitch. The technique of filling with satin stitch can be different. You can lay stitches on our, for example, flowers or letters, vertically, horizontally and even in an oblique direction. The last option of laying looks most interesting in the finished satin stitch work.
The technique of this satin stitch embroidery involves the use of some more stitches.

Technique for making straight stitchesStraight stitch –the simplest and at the same time the oldest of all existing in satin stitch work. It can also be done in any direction. It can be used to mark the outline, to fill the inner part and as itself. To do it, let's mark two points on the fabric. In the first, we will bring the needle with the thread already secured from the bottom up, and then insert it into the second imaginary point. This will be the finished stitch. The most important thing in satin stitch embroidery is to learn how to make these stitches of the same length, and also to make sure that the thread is not pulled too much, then the satin stitch embroidered patterns will look just perfect.

Stem StitchThe next stitch in satin stitch embroidery that needs to be mentioned is
.Most often, this stitching technique is used to embroider plant stems or twigs. This is probably where the name comes from. It consists of stitches pressed tightly against each other and forming a line. The line can be either straight or irregular. Each stitch in this stitch starts from the middle of the previous one. We try to keep the working thread constantly in one direction so that the structure of the stitch is not disturbed. The direction, as with the above-mentioned stitches, can be absolutely any. At the end of the embroidery, the ideal
should look like a cord. The place where each stitch begins and ends should be almost invisible. From the back of the work, this stitch looks like a running stitch.

Line stitchThe line stitch already declares its type by its name. It has
and is, of course, in satin stitch embroidery, contourseam. It is easy to create perfectly straight lines with its help. The stitches of this seam are absolutely equal to each other and seem to come out of each other. The thread should be free and not pull the fabric.

Chain stitchAnother stitch is the chain stitch.It has different names - chain, spikelet, butterfly and others. But the basis of all its variations is the same technique. To perform this stitch, bring the needle with the secured thread to the front. Hold the thread with the other hand and insert the needle into the same hole from which it came out. A loop is formed, which must be secured at its top with a short stitch. You can create a chain of such loops. Then you do not need to secure it, but simply bring the needle from the bottom up at the top of the loop and repeat the same thing.

The "string" seamOne of the rather interesting seams insatin stitch embroidery is a "cord". The technique of embroidering this seam includes two stages. The first is to perform the "forward needle" seam, observing the gaps between adjacent stitches no more than half the length of each. And the second is to pass the working thread through the completed stitches. We pass the needle under each stitch always from the same direction - from top to bottom or vice versa. In this case, the fabric is not pierced.

What is the smooth surface

Plain satin stitchIf you are new toembroidery world, especially in satin stitch embroidery, then the first type of this embroidery for you is simple satin stitch. This is an embroidery technique in which each element of the pattern is made separately and consists of stitches that are tightly pressed and located parallel to each other. The front and back of such a work, made with satin stitch, should look absolutely identical.
It is important to secure the thread correctly here.To do this, make a few forward stitches in the center of, for example, a petal. Then pull the thread so that its end remains in the thickness of the fabric, and begin satin stitching with straight stitches, tightly located in relation to each other. Your stitches will hide the end of the thread, and it will remain invisible.

Contour satin stitchThe direction of stitches in satin stitch embroidery can be any, but their parallelism must be maintained.
The next type is contour satin stitch.This satin stitch embroidery method is ideal for decorating pillows, tablecloths or clothing. In this version, the embroidery is only on the outlines of the pattern, and the inner part remains unstitched. Each stitch is parallel and follows strictly the previous one. This is double-sided embroidery. The centers of such leaves or flowers are made with one of the types of contour stitches and left unfilled.

Shadow stitchShadow technique is a type of embroiderysatin stitch, the effect of which is achieved by using stitches of different sizes and directions. It is with the help of thread color and stitch size that this embroidery creates alternation of light and shadow on the finished work. The main thing is to adhere to the fact that illuminated areas of the work should be embroidered with light thread tones, and darkened ones - with dark ones. In such work, relief and volume are created with the help of shading. The most effective in this version will look satin stitch embroidery depicting Gzhel.
Fan stitch is a group of stitchesof varying length mixed together. Used when embroidering semicircular elements, which are so often abundant in various patterns. The stitches can be directed either from the inner edge to the outer edge or in the opposite direction. The main thing is that they should move as if along the radius of a circle. First, we make two guide stitches, and

"Verhoshov"then we add more, between them. Internal filling stitches should have different lengths and not collide at one point.

The most economical version of embroideryIs the technique of "verhoshov". It represents a one-sided smooth surface, which on the underside looks like a dashed line, located along the contour of the pattern. Embroidery with such a smoothness contains stitches rather large, usually located from the center to the edge or vice versa. Depends on their location on the shape of the pattern used. The midpoints of flowers are usually filled with a smooth suture.

White cut satin stitchWhite satin stitch – representsis a multi-layer embroidery. First, after the outlines are marked, the inner part is filled in one layer. And then another layer is embroidered, opposite in direction to the previous one. This embroidery is perfectly combined with cut satin stitch.
The cut-through satin stitch is characterized by the presence ofholes made in the fabric, which are covered with a roller and have all sorts of shapes. This type of satin stitch is done on a thin and durable material, such as linen, with floss threads. The embroidery on the back side of the material should be without transitions, so each hole is covered separately. When embroidering, the fabric inside the element is cut crosswise. Then, using a needle, the cut edges are folded to the back side, and the edge is covered. After the work is finished, the edges of the fabric from the back are trimmed with scissors.
Modern craftswomen have made their work much easiersatin stitch embroidery technique. The stitches that are made today differ from their predecessors in the simplicity of their execution. They are usually made with thick threads and along the outline of the pattern. But they are still based on all the above-mentioned stitches and techniques that were and are used in satin stitch embroidery.