Embroidery knitwear: decorate the clothing with their own hands (scheme)
Content
- Materials and embroidery rules
- Transfer pattern on fabric
- The choice of thread
- Selecting seam
- Embroidery knitwear
- embroidery schemes
It's not often you meet craftswomen these days,who would use embroidery on knitwear. But this has not made it any less relevant and new. Embroidery on knitwear is a great way to draw attention to a simple product and make it unusual. But it is not so easy to do and before you start practicing, it would be a good idea to learn the secrets of experienced needlewomen.
Materials and embroidery rules
To work brought pleasure, and the resultyou happy, you need to choose the right scheme and all the necessary crafts supplies. And, of course, can not do without the proper mindset, because you will hard work.
So, to work on knitwear embroidery you will need the following materials and tools:
- knitted fabrics;
- needles with a large eye;
- threads for embroidery and basting;
- tracing paper;
- pencil.
In order to get a satisfactory result if the embroidery jersey is necessary to observe the following rules:
- Pick up a thread for embroidery, the thickness of which will correspond to the thickness of the yarn from which the related product itself;
- Do not use threads that may bleed onto the knitwear. Check them for color fastness before working.
Transfer pattern on fabric
To get started you need to create clear boundariesyour drawing, which must be translated into the fabric pattern. Since the knitted fabric may have a different density, the translation circuitry and methods may vary.
If you have chosen loose hand knitwear for your work,then you need to use tracing paper. First, transfer the drawing onto it, then place the tracing paper on the knitwear and sew it to the fabric with a light basting stitch. Then you need to outline the contours of the pattern with a thread of a contrasting color and tear off the tracing paper. If you need to more clearly outline the contours of the drawing, you can additionally go over it with a stem stitch.
Embroidering on loose knitwear is quite difficult,since the stitches may fall through, but this can be avoided by making a gauze or non-woven backing. After the work is finished, the edge of the backing is trimmed.
If you are using hand or machine knittingsignificant density, as we have, then do it a little differently. First, transfer the drawing to tracing paper and baste it along the outline of the pattern. And then baste it in the form of a grid with a cell size of 10 x 10 cm. This will help the canvas to hold securely and not shift during embroidery.
Using a sewing machine, stitch the outline of the design, trying not to pull the fabric. Before you start embroidering, remove the basting threads and tracing paper.
If the embroidery is done on dark knitwear, thenThere is an interesting way to transfer the necessary patterns onto it. To do this, take a polymer tracing paper, place it on the product and make holes with a thick needle along the outline of the pattern. Then the tracing paper is sewn to the canvas with a basting stitch. And a concentrated soap solution is applied over the tracing paper. When it dries, clear contours will remain on the canvas, which will allow you to embroider the necessary patterns on them. If for some reason such a trace remains visible after finishing the work, it can be easily removed by steaming.
The choice of thread
Embroidery on knitwear divides threads by typethe material from which they are made, they can be wool, synthetic or silk. The main thing is that they are flexible enough, soft and fit well on the fabric. It is better not to use cotton and viscose threads. Some of them are too smooth and can make the knitwear stiff, while others are too twisted and can tangle. You should not take too fluffy threads either, they will not decorate the knitwear either.
If the knitwear is thin, you can even embroider itfloss. But in our case, it is best to take threads of the same quality as the product, then the pattern will look as organic as possible. You can even create an effect as if this pattern was already on the knitwear. Acrylic or viscose threads are suitable for this.
Selecting seam
Stitches can be used for any jersey. For example, it may be a seam of those that are used for woven fabric. But for the most part of the joint choice depends on what scheme or pattern you want to embroider. The seam can emphasize the texture of knitted fabric. If you take a knitted sweater, as in our case, it is better to embroider a loop stitch, as it closely follows the pattern of knitted fabric.
But if your knitwear is thinner, it is better to embroider it with a satin stitch or a cross stitch, or with a decorative stitch called a "goat". A pattern made with such a stitch will not weigh down the knitwear.
Embroidery knitwear
Embroidery on knitwear can be done with anyknown seam. It is necessary to use a lining fabric, this will help to avoid drawing. To embroider such wonderful herons as in the photo, we will use the stitch "loop in loop". It is very simple, and it can be used to embroider on any knitwear.
First of all, you need to take into account that one cell will becorrespond to one loop. This is very convenient and for this reason, embroidery on various knitwear is often done with a cross. Thus, choosing a pattern will not be a problem for you.
We find the widest place on our diagram andwe start embroidering from there. You need to bring the thread under the loop that we need to embroider and insert the needle from right to left above this loop. Pass the thread. Then bring the needle out to the place where you stuck it in and at the same height insert the needle under the next loop. You have a loop. The entire product is embroidered in the same way, according to the drawing that you applied.
Embroider with one color first, then takeanother, and so on. You shouldn't try to embroider with several needles and different threads at the same time, as they can get tangled on the back side and ruin your work.
Caring for knitwear after embroidery
So, we have a finished sweater with a pattern.We have made sure that the selected threads do not fade, so the knitwear can be washed. But it must be done correctly. Following the following recommendations, you will easily keep the item new and the pattern bright:
- before soaking jersey, be sure to loosen it on the wrong side;
- use detergents for knitwear;
- Do not rub or squeeze the item when hand washing it;
- do not wash knitwear with other items;
- The water temperature for washing knitwear should not be more than 30 degrees. This will prevent the wool from felting and the knitwear will not lose its elasticity;
- knitwear that has several colors, like ours, should not be soaked;
- The machine wash cycle should be delicate.
When finished washing, do not remove the sweater and gently squeeze it. Then put it in a towel, Wrap and allow excess moisture to be absorbed.
Drying should be carried out on a flat surface, away from the heating battery.
The sweater should be ironed from the inside out, making sure it does not stretch. The iron temperature should not be high.
We learned how to do embroidery on knitwear,decorating knitted fabric with a pattern. And now you can do something similar with other products, knitted with your own hands or bought in a store. Patterns are very easy to choose on the Internet or even come up with yourself.
embroidery schemes
