Cross-stitch embroidery: schemes of holy images
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The icon, or image of a saint, has always been and will beare in demand and holy in all Christian countries. They are made in various ways, one of which is cross stitch. Embroidered icons are in great demand among a wide variety of age and social groups of people.
Nominal icons
Very often, people are interested inTo purchase personal icons. The definition of what a nominal icon is, sounds like this: "This is an icon on which a saint is depicted, after whom a person was named at baptism." The cross-stitching of icons is carried out in the same way as other works, where it is necessary to adhere to a specific scheme.
The undeniable beauty and magic that radiatesembroidered icons can successfully compete even with those works that were written by the artist’s brilliant hand. Each embroiderer puts her own spirituality into her work, thanks to which the embroidered icons acquire a special spirit inherent only to them.
Sets for embroidery of icons
In order to make a cross embroideredIcons, it is desirable to purchase a standard set for embroidery. It is also necessary to have a schema. In each set there is a fabric, which is called a canvas. On the canvas there are special cells that are needed for the convenience of embroidery. Especially convenient is the canvas for cross stitching. Still in the set there are threads, instructions, as well as schemes for a specific embroidery. It is very good for convenience to designate each thread color with a specific icon that corresponds to the schematic icon. In this case, it will be much easier for you to find the color of the thread needed in a given place of the circuit and to perform embroidered icons.
Next, it is advisable to mark the outline into squaresten by ten squares to make it easier to embroider. This needs to be done with a special marker that can be washed off with water. When making embroidered icons, it is most convenient to mark the outline from its center. If you do not have such a marker, do not do this with a pencil or pen, because such markings may remain on the canvas. The embroidered canvas should be placed in cold water; this will be enough to remove the markings.
A cross stitch needle is calledtapestry, it has a non-sharp tip and a large eye. When making cross-stitched icons, you can start work both from the bottom and from the top. You just need to figure out what colors are used in this section of the embroidery. For this, the diagram contains all the necessary instructions. The thread colors are indicated there, as well as the types of stitches and the number of thread folds that correspond to each specific section of the embroidery. But the best option is to start embroidery from the center of the canvas. To do this, you need to fold the canvas in half, then in half again. This will determine its center. This way the embroidery will be positioned proportionally, and there will be no shortage of canvas size.
Embroidered icons, like any other varietyembroidered works require a hoop. Before starting work, the canvas is placed in a hoop, securing it well there using a special device. For those embroiderers who do not have much experience, it is advisable to choose small canvases. Embroidered icons are beautiful regardless of their size. But when they are large in size, there is a chance that you will simply leave them unfinished, since it will be too much work for you. It is very important to buy a quality embroidery kit.
The quality of the work performed depends on this,and the beauty of your cross stitch. Follow the direction of the crosses. All upper coverts should always face the same direction. You choose this direction yourself, but then follow it throughout the entire work.
Making an icon in a frame
To complete the work you need to properly completeyour cross-stitched icon in a suitable frame. To do this, we need a frame with glass and a back wall made of cardboard, an adhesive pencil and a sheet of Whatman paper. Let's prepare our embroidery and heat up the iron. We measure whatman paper on the back cardboard and cut it to measure. On the finished embroidery from the wrong side we place the cut out Whatman paper with the white side down. Apply adhesive pencil to whatman paper under the canvas. Iron the areas with glue with a hot iron.
After this, we put the resulting embroidery intoframe, onto the glass, and secure it with a cardboard back wall. Then we attach the hook and tighten the clamps. Instead of a hook, you can use a strong lace, securing it well.
Schemes of icons
