Photo and cross stitch patterns

June 4, 2017 handmadebase

Content

Modular picture with roses
workflow
Creating a picture
- Production process
How to properly place a modular picture
Embroidery schemes for modular paintings

Modular paintings are very popular todayan element of decor of any room. Large images (quite often covering almost the entire wall) are placed on the wall in the most advantageous angle. Due to the fact that the photo is made up of several parts, such a product is quite possible to create with your own hands. Modular paintings can be made of two, three, four or more segments. And the names have the corresponding diptych, triptych and penaptych. Products consisting of a larger number of pieces are called polynaptych.
Various techniques and materials can also be used: threads, ribbons, beads, and also
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The peculiarity of such paintings is thatmodules are hung at some distance from each other. And with the correct arrangement of such photos on the wall, an illusion of transition from one segment to another is created. Often, all parts are of different sizes. But most often, the largest module is located in the middle. Smaller parts are located at the edges. Such an arrangement allows you to recreate a convenient perspective for perceiving the whole canvas. Therefore, everyone who looks at modular paintings feels the dynamics of movement. This effect is inherent only to modular paintings. Often, these works of art do not have a frame or baguette.
Such works of art have found their placedisplay and in needlework. Modular paintings, like any other, can be cross-stitched. These creations look very natural and perfectly complement even the most extravagant interior.

Modular picture with roses

We offer a master class on embroidery of roses. This modular picture consists of three parts. Each has its own embroidery scheme.
To work you will need:

Embroidery threads (exact number and shade have all the schemes);
needle;
scissors;
Canvas (schemes have the size of the material);
A device for pulling the thread into a needle;
Embroidery frame.

workflow

First module patternThis picture will require eleven shades of thread. The corresponding symbols and DMC threads are indicated on the pattern image. The canvas footage can also be seen in the photo.
It is better to overcast the sides of the canvas beforehand. This will prevent fraying. To do this, the material is sewn with thread on each side. This can be done either by hand or on a sewing machine.
Embroidery can also be secured using interlining. To do this, the interlining should be placed on the canvas and ironed with a warm iron.
Next, to start cross stitching, you need todetermine the center of the material. This is very easy to do. You just need to fold the material twice. The point where the four folds converge is the center. Such manipulations are necessary so that the cross stitch is positioned correctly and the pattern fits on the canvas.

Scheme of the second moduleEmbroidery beginsfrom the center. Of course, you can count the cells of the pattern from the middle of the canvas and start working from the edge of the picture, but in this case there is a big risk of making a mistake. Especially for beginners.
Next, the canvas needs to be stretched onto the hoop. Place the material on the smaller hoop and place the larger one on top. Stretch the canvas well and tighten the screw on the tool.
At the next stage we will begin embroidering the first module of the picture. We start working either from the center or from the edge where we marked the beginning.
We insert a thread of the corresponding color into the eyeneedles. We insert it into the lower left corner of the square. One weave of the thread should be left. It will serve to secure the end. The needle should be inserted in such a way that a small loop remains on the front side. And between it and the needle there is one weave of the thread. The removed tool should be pushed through this loop and tightened. The thread is secured.

Third module diagramTo disguise the knot, you need to bring the needle to the wrong side through the lower left hole of the square. Together with the thread, the knot will move to the wrong side.
Check the diagram.Each colored square of the pattern is one cross. The symbol in such a square denotes the shade of the thread. If the cell of the pattern is empty, it means that it is not embroidered on the canvas. This nuance requires special attention. Since it is very easy to get lost in the process of counting. Then the whole picture will be distorted and will not correspond to the image in the photo and your expectations.
We embroider a row of single-color crosses.That is, we do not make each cross of the pattern separately, but sew by bringing the needle out to the bottom right corner of the square and diagonally push it through to the top left corner, pull the thread to the bottom left and again diagonally push it through to the top right. We make the required number of such stitches (according to the pattern), and go in the opposite direction. We get a row of crosses.

Key to the diagramMake sure the crosses areeven and with the same tension. The top stitches should always be in the same direction. Do not pull the thread too tightly while working. The cross stitch will not look beautiful. Also, do not pull the threads too long. They may show through.
The thread should be secured in the last two stitches, bringing the needle to the back side and pushing it under the previous threads. No knots should be made, as they may be visible from the front side.
We continue to cross stitch according to the pattern. We also change the threads as shown in the photo.
All modules need to be embroidered in this way.

Creating a picture

To work required:

Styrofoam;
PVA glue;
Hooks;
Wooden slats;
scissors;
A stapler;
pencil;
plywood;
centimeter.

The production process It is not difficult to fold embroidered modular pictures. The basis can be purchased already finished, but you can create it yourself. You can create the basis for the module in two ways.
First option

Make a subframe from wooden planks as inphoto. To do this, take two pairs of identical wooden slats, slightly adjust the ends and connect them using a stapler, as shown in the photo. The slats must be of such a length that the finished base corresponds to the size of the embroidery. Pieces of plywood should be attached to the back of each stretcher. Preferably triangular. This is necessary to secure the slats. To create a high-quality base for the embroidery, you need to stretch a thick fabric on the stretcher and secure it with a stapler. The cross-stitch is located on the stretcher in such a way that there is enough material to secure it on the back. The cross-stitch is evenly distributed and stretched well. This is a mandatory nuance to avoid folds and any creases.
Particular attention should be paid to the corners. First, the sides are secured with a stapler, then the top and bottom.
The second way
Take a piece of foam and simply attach it.embroidery on it using glue. But the edges of the foam should be processed. This is the easiest option for creating a picture module. It does not require much material, and the picture is created quite quickly.

How to properly place a modular picture

To place embroidered modular paintings can be as inHeight, and depth. The first method is the usual arrangement on the bases of the same thickness. Depth - is that the image modules have a different thickness of the substrate. Therefore, with the correct placement on the wall, the embroidery turns out to be three-dimensional.
Modular paintings have been known since the Middle Ages.Probably, many have seen images in the form of diptychs or triptychs in ancient painting. Such works were mainly made for temples and churches. Therefore, the plot was mainly on a religious theme. Such works were hung on the walls and framed with a powerful frame.