Embroidered with rhinestones and stones Swarovski icons and pictures (video)

March 21, 2017 handmadebase

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Rhinestones, their types and materials for work
Embroidery Icons with Rhinestones
Diamond technology
Crystals and Rhinestones Manufacturers
Video: diamond painting with rhinestones

Glass imitation of expensive stone,got the name "rhinestone". It is used for inlay on all types of clothing by type of pattern, ornament. It is used to decorate paintings with rhinestones, icons, various gifts, interior items and much more. Rhinestone embroidery is in great demand.
With their sparkle and volume effect, they are not inferior to rhinestones, beads and
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Rhinestones, their types and materials for work

Hot-melt rhinestonesThe main and fundamental difference between the types of rhinestones is the method of fixation on the object. According to this sign, they are divided into several types: adhesive and sewn-on.
Adhesive or hot-melt rhinestones have a special adhesive base on one of the edges of the stone, with the help of which it is attached to the carrier.
The fastening takes place at high temperature.
Under the influence of significant temperature, the base begins to melt, turning into liquid, due to which fixation occurs. Therefore, this type of stones is also called "hot-melt".

Sew-on rhinestonesSew-on rhinestones can be attached in several ways:

By the method of elementary sewing with the help of thread and needle for the hole in the crystal: as a rule, such stones are used for painting with rhinestones;
Method of gluing with special glue, when high temperatures for tissues are forbidden;
Rhinestones in a frame made of metal, fixed by sewing;
Diamond method.

According to the shape and size of the rhinestones are various types of sizes. In order to learn how to work with this kind of material, we will need:

Glue
A special glue is used for working withtextiles, which after fixing the rhinestones to the fabric, hardening, forms invisible connections, due to which the fastening occurs. It is strictly forbidden to use glue with additives of acetone, silicone. This method is used to fasten stones that do not have an adhesive base on the edges.
Textile material
If you are preparing paintings with rhinestones or icons, it should be a prepared piece of canvas, or a thing, if you are decorating a finished product, diamond technology will also work.

Embroidery Icons with Rhinestones

When working with an icon or a picture you will needTissue paper, on which a special pencil or chalk is applied. If you have selected pictures, icons, put prepared paper on them and circle them. Be sure to verify the accuracy of the work done. At you the image preparation has turned out.
Stretch the prepared fabric onto the hoop andsecure well (as for embroidery of a picture with threads), place the paper with the image on top and sew with threads to the fabric base with large stitches. Check that there is no displacement of small details and you can start working with rhinestones, preferably "Swarovski".
You can choose any method of work, embroidering or gluing, the main thing is to follow the sequence. Pictures with rhinestones and icons are made in stages. Diamond technology will help you in your work.
Sew (glue) the outline of the image with small rhinestones. This should be a stone of the main color of the garment, red or shades of gold.
Glue the folds with yellow or golden Swarovski crystals. Now move on to the folds of the robe of Jesus Christ, strictly adhering to the lines.

The next stage is filling the field with stones of a suitable color.
Having glued the clothes and the background with the appropriate rhinestones,work on the halo. It is better to make it overhead for this, it is made separately. Copy the halo from the tracing paper onto another sheet, then cut it out, making cuts perpendicular to the outer edge of the halo, not reaching the inner side by 3 mm.
Having made a new pattern, we apply it tothe next sheet of paper, turning the lower ends to the sides so that the upper cuts lie equally on top of each other. In this position, we outline the detail and the resulting new halo, cutting it out, and place it on the icon. Be sure to check how it will look in place. The halo should deviate forward from the plane of the icon as a whole at the top.
More suitable embroidery is sewn onto the icon,which is on the hoop. The halo is glued with Swarovski crystals, just like the icon base. You can sew on stones, but diamond processing will also work.
Along the edge there remains a part of the fabric not filled with stones, the width of this gap is equal to the size of the crystals that will be sewn onto this place after joining with the main component of the icon.
Cut out the halo prepared in this wayalong the border of the pattern there is a reserve for hemming the fabric, the distance is no more than 1 cm. Fold the edges along the entire border of the halo and carefully sew it to the image from the inside.

At the bottom, where there is space left for fixing the rhinestones, make a fold at the level of the border of the paper pattern, because in this segment the halo is fixed to the main part.
Place the halo on the head and stitch it, then cover the seam with rhinestones. Make sure that the halo of the Virgin Mary and the baby Jesus Christ are the same color.
We sew rhinestones into all the remaining free spaces according to the patterns.
Having completed the work with the main field and clothes, move on to the place where the face is located and, if there are hands.
We always leave a 1 cm allowance for the hem.We make cuts for bending along the entire border of the icon or painting on the fabric. The number depends entirely on the size, the smaller the radius, the more notches.
The notches should not be on the same level with the line of the fixing rhinestone. Fold the broken edges inward and hem.
In order for the product to look high quality, everythingglue the edges folded into the middle and the inner surface itself with a prepared mixture of flour with the addition of mustard and salt (antibacterial agent).
We have prepared the main parts. Now we are preparing the face of the icon, on which we will place our rhinestone-embroidered blank.

To do this, take a sheet of plywood or preparedboard according to the size of our workpiece. We prepare the image - it can be either a photograph or a picture from a calendar. We glue it to the board, give time for the glue to dry and then put our prepared chasuble on the finished image fixed to the board.
Check the match very carefullycontours of the face on the board and the superimposed pattern, i.e. so that the face exactly matches the cut-out window on the blank. We should get a prepared board with a portrait and a blank of a picture with Swarovski crystals.
We apply the image to the front sideclear varnish in two layers and let it dry, then stretch the riza on the board with the icon. With threads from the back side, pull the edges together using a darning needle. Check the degree of tension, if correction is needed, correct and secure, sewing the excess fabric in the corners of the finished icon. Our icon is ready. Pictures with rhinestones are prepared using the same method.
There are many different ways to do it yourself
with the addition of beads, pearls and precious stones. Before starting work, we recommend that you carefully study and choose the technique that suits you best.

Diamond technology

This is a new type of needlework and is called mosaic embroidery or stone embroidery. It can be used to make pictures with Swarovski crystals.
To work with diamond technology you will need

Dense tissue - the scheme;
Swarovski crystals";
saucer;
tweezers;
A pencil of white color, for details of small size.

Stages of work
Spread the fabric on a flat, firm surface.- a diagram with an image. Prepare scissors and rhinestones by color. Stick the film on the prepared canvas, opening it slightly as you work to release the surface on the image. Having opened the film, stick the rhinestones using the prepared tweezers. At first glance, the diamond technology will seem complicated, but it is not. You can watch the detailed process on the video.
Place the stones on the rhinestone paintings like this:so that they touch tightly, as in the video. Having prepared and glued the rhinestones to a small part of the image, put a flat object on top and press down, for a tighter fit of the stones to the canvas. And so gradually step by step you will finish your work, having received a beautiful picture with rhinestones made using diamond technology.

When starting to work with crystals, regardless ofWhether you make icons, paintings or decorate clothes using diamond technology, you should remember that rhinestones come in different quality. It all depends on the country of manufacture.

Crystals and Rhinestones Manufacturers

The main suppliers on the world market are:

Austria, which produces the highest quality rhinestones known as "Swarovski" stones. They are the owners of the most unique shine. This happens due to the machine finishing of all edges.
Inlaid with such Swarovski stonesare used by famous fashion designers. This type of rhinestones has the largest color palette. A huge positive aspect of these crystals is the same size up to a millimeter. Due to the labor intensity of production, their cost is high. Pictures with rhinestones "SWAROVSKI" using the diamond technique are in great demand.
Korean manufacturers use mechanicalpolishing, processing two edges - these are the lower and upper. The side ones are created by casting from glass - therefore they do not have such a degree of smoothness, despite this decrease in light reflection, in comparison with Austrian stones from "Swarovski" the difference is quite insignificant.

It is difficult for a non-specialist to notice the difference.The quality of the adhesive layer used, responsible for fixing the crystal, is very high. The color solutions of Korean rhinestones are not as varied as those of Swarovski, but the main shades are available.
DMC crystals are in special demand, having received machine cutting of absolutely all facets and in terms of brilliance are not inferior to Austrian crystals "SWAROVSKI". The price is much lower.
Czech rhinestones, almost identical toKorean stones, but at the same time they cannot be compared with Swarovski and are significantly inferior in the adhesive layer. The price is higher than the cost of Korean rhinestones, despite the fact that the technologies are the same because production in Asia is much cheaper than in Europe.
Chinese crystals are rhinestones of the lowest orderquality and low cost. Glass with poor transparency, low light reflection, color shades of one batch may differ, as well as sizes, which is unacceptable.
The adhesive base is of very low quality, and in some places it may be completely absent, so the crystals do not adhere well and often fall off.
Therefore, the sales leader on the world market remainscrystals from "SWAROVSKI". They are used in the modeling industry, decorating shoes, bags, any kind of clothing, phone cases, as well as favorite items such as paintings with rhinestones, embroidery, icons.
Surfing the prices of SWAROVSKI brand crystals showed that some stones will cost a little less than small diamonds.