Patterns for cross-stitch patterns and ornaments
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Today we will talk about patterns and motifs,which are used by needlewomen for cross stitching. I use them in different areas, embroidering individual small elements on clothes or filling large canvases for pillowcases or napkins with a cross. Let's talk about some types of patterns.
Folk patterns
The very first cross-stitch patterns originated inAncient Russia. Slavic motifs were embroidered on clothes, hats, towels and interior items. A characteristic drawing of Slavic patterns can not be confused with anything else. He is now used to decorate costumes, wedding tablecloths and towels. Also Slavic patterns are used for embroidering Russian wards, which are embroidered according to special schemes and have a strict meaning.
The basis for folk cross stitch isnatural woven fabrics such as linen. You can embroider on it without pulling the threads, since the pattern of the interweaving of flax threads can serve as the basis for work. Usually, needlewomen embroider Slavic patterns using two threads.
For embroidery, floss threads are most often used,most often in four threads. Both matte and silk threads are used. Very often Slavic motifs suggest the presence of red. Embroidered birds, animals, and plants are also typical for folk embroidery.
Most of the patterns are embroidered using the full cross stitch technique; other stitches are also used for some elements of the pattern.
Geometric patterns
To design their work, embroiderers often use patterns with simple geometric patterns.
For embroidering towels and decorating towelsuse more complex and multi-colored patterns. They can be combined in different variations, obtaining a unique and combined pattern. Geometric patterns are also used in clothing and interior elements.
There are special patterns consisting ofgeometric shapes for embroidering pillowcases. If you choose bright color combinations for embroidering such a pattern, you will refresh the interior of any room.
If you are cross-stitching a geometric pattern in the form of a border or track, then you can choose a fabric with a coarse weave of thread. In this case, you can embroider without canvas.
Choose any cotton thread, the main thing isexcellent quality material. If you embroider on canvas No. 14, then the thread is folded in half, No. 11 - in three. And when embroidering on fabric, choose the embroidery step and thread thickness yourself experimentally.
Any small picture you embroidered orThe card can be decorated using a frame made of a geometric pattern. It can be either narrow or wide, rectangular, round or oval. The diagram you use should be the same size as the main picture - the frame should not be too close to the picture and not too wide.
Almost all geometric patterns are embroidered with a full cross.
Flower Patterns
Sometimes, to make a towel or to make embroidery on clothes, you need a more openwork and colorful border than with a geometric pattern. In this case the needlewoman is embroidering floral ornaments.
They can be either the simplest two-colored or complex and multi-colored. Of course, the more colors you use, the higher the complexity and painstakingness of the work.
The choice of base for embroidery depends on the design.and thread thickness. For the simplest ornaments, you can use regular fabric and embroider in this case by counting the threads on the fabric. The cross is made on linen fabric using two or three threads, and the floss thread is made in three or four folds. It all depends on the thickness of the fabric.
A more complex pattern looks beautiful on smallcanvas, for example No. 16 or 18. The thread is folded in half to make the design brighter. The most commonly used technique is a full cross, but depending on the level of complexity of the embroidery, other techniques can be used.
Sometimes a beautiful floral border is enough to decorate a pillowcase or napkin. An openwork branch curling along the edge looks gentle and elegant.
Floral ornament
One of the categories of floral motifs of the needlewoman is the plant ornament. Patterns are made up of interwoven wreaths, leaves and berries.
Such an openwork branch can also be on a napkin,tablecloth or throw on pillows. Or maybe on clothes, for example, on a woman’s blouse or a child’s shirt. There are very different patterns for cross stitch, divided by complexity and type of pattern. Two-color patterns are considered the easiest to embroider. Their design is simple, you won’t get confused with the colors, and it is embroidered quickly because the canvas used for it is large.
The floral pattern can be embroidered on canvas No. 11 or14. The thread is used in two and three folds. For simple patterns, embroiderers use only a full cross; for more complex ones, partial cross techniques and connecting stitches for vine embroidery can be used.
The threads and fabric chosen are of natural origin; you can also embroider on silk fabrics, but in this case the design must be applied to the fabric in a printing house.
Children's pattern
For children's paintings and embroidery of bed linen andCurtains are very often used children's patterns. The embroidery pattern can be anything: toys, pencils, clothes and shoes, nipples and bottles, bows, butterflies, hearts and many other different motifs.
Young mothers enjoy working outdecorating children's things and embroidering pictures for the children's bedroom. You can also use children’s patterns to decorate a photo frame or embroider a card for your baby’s birthday.
Both the fabric and the threads depend on the embroidery patterns,which you will take to work. It is advisable to choose several motifs for edging that are the same in height and width, so that they are combined together into a continuous round dance or a small train.
To design pictures, you can use a large canvas, not necessarily white. If you are not going to embroider the background, then choose a canvas in a color that matches the wallpaper or curtains of the children's room.
And for a children's card or towel, you can take natural linen and embroider a narrow canvas consisting of children's patterns.
Select threads with a natural composition:matte or silk. You can choose from sets of Gamma threads, they include spools of threads of different colors and shades, 15-20 per set. The bright color and shimmer of the threads will make children's embroidery very expressive and festive.
If you do not want to place the embroidered work under glass, make a frame on the fabric from any suitable pattern, and place the picture without an additional frame.
Choose embroidery patterns that suit youIf you like it, embroider for yourself and for the joy of your loved ones. Give gifts to yourself or your loved ones; embroidered pleasant little things will preserve your energy and give joy to others.
