Canvas for embroidery what it is and how to choose (photo)
Content
- Ordinary canvas for embroidery
- Canvas with a picture
- The application of "carpet" canvas
- Plastic canvas
- Video: embroidery on plastic canvas
- Vinyl canvas
- Perforated paper
- Waybill
- Video: how to embroider on a water-soluble canvas
Canvas is the cloth that is usedfor embroidery. All this canvas can be divided into the usual, which is used as a base and overlay, removed from the product after embroidery. In turn, the latter is divided into removable and soluble. Canvas for embroidery differs from each other not only in type, but also in color and size. To determine the size of the canvas, the number of cells in one inch is calculated. Both the size and type of material, of course, matter for the final result of the embroidery. When working with canvas, you can use not only needles, but also a hook, for example, for carpet technique. Use patterns or apply such an option as canvas with a pattern.
Ordinary canvas for embroidery
It can be a fabric like Aida,so-called block type, evenly woven fabric, cotton, mixed cotton and linen. There are canvases of different colors, as well as canvas with a pattern applied or with the addition of metallic threads to the texture itself.
Aida is perhaps the most sought afterfabric for cross stitching and more. It can be presented as a canvas with a pattern, with glitter and even painted in a vintage style. There are also options using various ornaments or elements such as stripes, checks or polka dots for the background. There are canvases of different sizes. For inexperienced embroiderers, it is best to use the twelfth or eleventh canvas number. And for the first time, even the eighth. For embroidering pictures, the sixteenth number is considered the most suitable.
Linen is much more difficult to use than Aida, andis unlikely to be suitable for beginners. It is available in different sizes and a wide range of colors. Mixed fabrics are much cheaper than pure linen, but are in no way inferior to it in appearance.
Embroidery on black canvasSpecial attentiondeserves embroidery on black canvas. This canvas has certain types of disadvantages. It is difficult to see holes on it, which means that your eyesight is more strained and gets tired much faster than usual. It is more difficult to make markings and calculate on black fabric. For this, use special white markers, soap, chalk or threads. If chalk or soap is used, do not mark everything at once, since these lines tend to crumble during the work. There is another problem that needlewomen face when working with black canvas. It consists in the fact that a lot of foreign elements stick to the canvas, such as pet hair or just small debris. This phenomenon is easy to combat with the use of a sticky brush or even just scotch tape. Canvas with a pattern can also be black. Embroidery on a material of this nature looks very stylish and somehow mysterious.
Evenweave fabric is also often used for cross stitching.
Canvas with a picture
It is very popular among craftswomen.canvas with a pattern. A pattern on the canvas allows you not to use a pattern in the process of work and not to apply the calculation of crosses. And also not to part with your work even in those places where it is not possible to lay out your embroidery much. Canvas with an applied pattern can be of different colors and, accordingly, different sizes. It is easy to select threads or beads for it, simply applying them to the color, and the width of the stitch necessary for the work. Any canvas with a pattern is a dense fabric, cotton or satin with an applied image. The speed of execution of such a product is quite high, since there is no need to calculate the number of crosses in each row.
The application of "carpet" canvas
Stramin with a ready-made design for embroideryForrugs are made using a hard canvas with or without a pattern and with large square holes. It is called stramin. You will also need to use a special hook, which helps to tighten the knot on the carpet base and is usually included in such needlework kits. If you do not have the necessary tool, you can use a regular hook, but you will have to tie the knots by hand. When creating a product, embroidery on carpet canvas is done starting from the lower left corner. The knots that make up the rug are pulled through with a hook gradually, row by row. Things created using the carpet technique are very cute, fluffy and homey. And it is not at all necessary to make such a product with a crochet hook, you can embroider it with a regular cross using thick threads. If canvas with a pattern is not available to you, use any pattern for working with crosses.
Plastic canvas
The material is quite tough and durable. Excellent preserves the shape of the product. Embroidery on canvas is used to create charms, boxes and toys on the Christmas tree. It can be a canvas with a pattern and without. It is produced not only in the form of sheets, but also, in various forms. If such a bend is bent, then on the bend site there remains a hall that is quite visible. Weaving does not exist at this canvas. It is monolithic.
When starting to work with this material it is necessarytake into account the fact that the color of the selected canvas should not be too contrasting in relation to the tone of the embroidery. After all, the finished work, as a rule, has a jagged edge that will be clearly visible. Although, of course, it can be processed with some threads or tape. The pattern being executed should always be filled. Plastic canvas for embroidery in an unsewn version does not look very good. After preparing all the materials, it is necessary to cut out the necessary details from the canvas and embroider them, each separately. To create a three-dimensional product, you need to carefully cut off the edge with teeth from all the elements and fasten them together by stitching or gluing. With the help of this canvas, you can even make a puppet doll, which will have all parts of the body moving. It is better to glue felt or any other fabric to the back of the craft. But if the back is done perfectly, then you can leave it as is. Using this canvas as a base, you can embroider with absolutely any type of stitches and even ribbons. It can also be used when creating any things, as cardboard. The box, which is made of plastic canvas and covered with fabric, can be easily washed or cleaned without damaging its integrity.
Video: embroidery on plastic canvas
Vinyl canvas
This type of material is usually sold in rolls and,Over time, folds may form on it. Its advantages include the following: the edge does not crumble, no hoop is required, since it is quite dense in itself, and does not lose its original shape when wet. Any embroidery method that requires stitch calculation is suitable for work. Vinyl canvas is very similar to plastic, but has a significant difference from the latter. It is flexible. That is why it is a preferred choice for cross-stitching or beading such things as book or document covers, handbags, wallets, clutches, as well as eyeglass cases and Christmas tree decorations, which consist of two halves and require stuffing.
If you are going to embroider with beads, thenchoose a canvas containing larger cells. It comes in different colors, even black. The edges, for beauty, can be processed with a regular loop stitch, and if you make loops, alternating the level of each, it will generally turn out quite unusual. To sew beads to this canvas, it is better to use a white or black fishing line. It depends on what color vinyl canvas you will use. Otherwise, the principles of working with it are the same as with plastic. Vinyl canvas with a pattern is usually not produced.
Perforated paper
This material, like other types of thick canvas,is used by needlewomen to create three-dimensional items with cross stitch. It is also respected by those who are also fond of scrapbooking, because it allows you to use embroidery to decorate things made in this technique too. Working with paper is not at all difficult. Its edges are easy to process. It is important to use the right threads for embroidery. The fewer folds of thread you use, the easier it will be to do the work. Too thick a thread can tear the paper. If at the end of the work the transitions from one color to another are visible, it will be better to glue the back with fabric or decorative paper. It is easy to finish your embroidery on such material. It is enough to cut the paper, stepping back from the edge of the embroidery by one cell. The edges can be decorated with braid or a beautiful cord, or you can leave them in their original form.
Waybill
As mentioned above, this canvas is divided into the following types: the one that is pulled out after work and the one that is dissolved.
The removable canvas is quite stiff, starched andresembles stramin. There is no such canvas with a pattern. For work, use a piece slightly larger than the selected design. If your product is made of thin or stretchy fabric, then glue it with interlining from the inside. Attach the overlay canvas to the fabric on which you plan to create a pattern using the basting method. Moreover, it is better to baste from the middle to the edges crosswise. You can use a hoop for embroidery, but if the item is knitted, then it is better to work by hand. After finishing the work, do not rush to pull out the threads. This is not easy when dry. First, moisten the work a little with water or rinse it in fabric softener. This will make the process easier. Use good tweezers to remove the canvas threads.
Embroidery on water-soluble canvasBut there is no progressis still. After water-soluble canvas for cross-stitching and other techniques appeared in the world, all the problems with thread pulling out were left far behind. The whole essence of the work remained the same. But now, at the end of the process, the product is simply dipped in hot (50°) water for 10 minutes and the entire canvas disappears without a trace. But, unfortunately, water-soluble canvas has a number of its drawbacks. Firstly, it is produced in only one version (14 crosses per 1 inch) and in a piece of one size, namely 20 cm by 22 cm. And secondly, not all threads can withstand such a temperature regime as that used when dissolving it. And of course, in this version, canvas with a pattern does not exist.
Video: how to embroider on a water-soluble canvas
