Embroidery on the skin: step master class (photo)
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- Master-class embroidery on leather products
- Video: Machine embroidery on leather and imitation leather
When making various leather crafts,you want to decorate them with some beautiful embroidery. You can simply choose a suitable design, then transfer it to the leather, and then embroider it in any way you know. Of course, the easiest way to do this is with a sewing machine, but for those who do not have one, we suggest you consider a small master class on how to do embroidery on leather with your own hands.
Master-class embroidery on leather products
To start, decide what image you want toembroider. For the first time we recommend that you do not take too large images or those drawings that contain a lot of flowery elements. As an example, we offer you a small image of the top of the horse.
Adjust the drawing to suit yourself. You can get a sketch like the one shown in the photo.
Now let's look at how you can transferimage on leather. To create only the silhouette of the design on the leather surface, you can cut it out and apply it to the leather, simply trace the outline. The next option is to put carbon paper under the design. Thanks to this, you will successfully get what you intended to embroider. The last option for transferring is to use an awl. We will embroider this horse using the third method. Place the embroidered product in front of you on a special stand. A small wooden board is best suited. It will protect your table from punctures from the awl. Place the image of the horse on top of the leather cut.
Start piercing the outlines of the entire sketch with an awl.Be careful that the sheet of paper does not move in different directions, as you will have to start everything over again, and such work is not very easy to do with your own hands.
Make the holes so that the distance betweenthey were approximately 2 or 3 mm. It all depends on the size of your image. If the sketch is small, then there will be many more holes, due to small elements. Accordingly, the distance will also decrease. If you took not quite new leather, for example, from an old jacket or bag, then increase the space between the holes to avoid the possibility of tearing the leather in the place where the embroidery will take place. As a result, your outline should look like the one shown in the photo.
Then start embroidering using the backstitch technique, inserting the thread into the small holes pierced with an awl. Periodically compare the embroidery with the original so as not to miss important elements of the image.
Embroidery on leather can be done with any thread.It can be not only floss, but also regular sewing threads. The embroidery will look original if it is done with lurex thread. If you want, string beautiful beads during the work process. As a result, your image will become three-dimensional. Here is how easy and fast it is to do embroidery on leather.
Video: Machine embroidery on leather and imitation leather
