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Master class on needlework "Embroidered rose"

Unconventional satin stitch embroidery

Annenkova Elena Nikolaevna, teacher of fine arts and technology, MBOU "Glebovskaya secondary school" of the Fatezhsky district of the Kursk region.
Material Description: I offer you a master class in embroidering flowers in an unconventional technique of 3D satin stitch embroidery. This material is aimed at students in grades 7-9 and will be useful to technology teachers, teachers of additional education, and all creatively oriented people.
Purpose: handmade gift, decorative ornament for clothes, headband, curtains, interior, etc.
Target: making a boutonniere in non-traditional technique of 3D satin stitch embroidery.
Tasks:
1. To develop the abilities of students in individual creative activity: the ability to set a task, plan and adjust their work; the ability to adequately evaluate the result of their work.
2. Apply the knowledge about embroidery received by students earlier in a new situation.
3. Make an original embroidered product with your own hands.

History of embroidery.
Embroidery is the decoration of fabric with an embroidered ornament. This craft is rooted in deep antiquity. Even in the 14-15 centuries BC, the craftswomen of Ancient Egypt were engaged in it. In the tomb of Tutankhamun, a ceremonial royal robe embroidered with colored ornaments was found. In Peru, for 8 centuries BC, embroidery was used to decorate fabrics. In China, in the 1st-3rd centuries, green silk fabrics were made, embroidered with multi-color vegetable and animal patterns.
A red-figure Greek vase (450 BC) depicts an embroiderer at work with a trapezoidal hoop. At that time, two methods of embroidery were known: satin stitch and cross stitch. Wealthy women and slaves were also engaged in embroidery. They embroidered scarves, bedspreads, chitons. Slaves embroidered for sale, and townswomen for entertainment.
In Ancient Rus', embroidery with gold threads has been known since the 11th-12th centuries. Initially, women of noble families and nuns were engaged in embroidery, but gradually the art of embroidery began to spread among all segments of the population and became the main occupation of peasant girls.
Embroidery techniques, patterns, their color have been improved from generation to generation. Free stitch embroidery- this is embroidering the plane of the pattern partially or completely with straight or oblique stitches.
3D satin stitch embroidery is performed on the basis of double-sided and artistic satin stitch. In this technique, you can make a wall panel, boutonniere, decoration for hairpins, etc.
I propose to embroider the queen of flowers - a rose. It was about this flower that people composed many poems, legends and fairy tales.

Red rose
Oh, the rose is red! You are the symbol of passion
You show off proudly among other flowers,
You are a symbol of the generosity of the soul and a symbol of happiness,
And the one who gives a rose - gives love!
I do not get tired of admiring the red rose,
With the wonderful tenderness of satin petals,
And the one who gives this beautiful flower -
He gives soul, heart and love!
The rose is called the queen for a reason,
She is the most beautiful of flowers
After all, a rose is the best holiday gift,
This custom has come to us from time immemorial...
Ludmila Sharova.

Persia is considered the birthplace of the rose. In ancient Persian, the word "rose" literally means "spirit". She was loved, she was worshiped, she was sung from time immemorial. Rose - the queen of flowers - is the subject of admiration, worship and fiery love.
The very first information about the rose can be found in ancient Hindu legends: it was so honored in ancient India that there was even a law according to which anyone who brought a rose to the king could ask him for whatever he wanted.
There are many legends about the birth of the rose. According to one, she was born from the snow-white foam that covered the body of Aphrodite. Seeing this lovely flower on it, the gods immediately sprinkled it with nectar, giving it a wonderful aroma. According to another legend, the goddess Chloris created the rose, turning a dead nymph, which she failed to revive, into a beautiful flower with the attractiveness of Aphrodite, the intoxicating aroma of Dionysus, the joy and brightness of the Graces ... There are many legends about how a white rose became red.
Here is a red rose and we will embroider.

Materials and tools:
For embroidery in the technique of volumetric smoothness, you will need the following materials, tools and fixtures:
- floss threads of red and green shades,
- needles No. 2-5, thimble,
- scissors,
- a hoop with a diameter of 15-20 cm,
- simple pencil
- interlining,
- wire for weaving with beads with a diameter of 0.3 mm.

Product manufacturing sequence
Draw and cut patterns of petals, leaves. The number of petals and leaves is chosen independently, depending on the estimated volume of the bud.

Stretch the interlining in the hoop.

Circle the pattern of the petal (or leaf) on the wrong side of the interlining. Lay the wire along the contour of the image, crossing the ends of the wire 1.5-3 cm long at the base of the part. Sew the wire fastened with threads in one addition.

Flip the hoop with interlining to the front side. With threads in two additions, embroider the edge of the part, grabbing the wire, with a buttonhole seam with alternating short and long stitches from the center, first in one direction, then in the other.

Fill the detail field with double-sided satin stitch with alternating short and long stitches. You can only use threads of the same color as buttonhole threads. You can apply the techniques of artistic smoothness with the effect of chiaroscuro.

With a single thread, make separate shading strokes on the part field, fanning them from the base.

With nail scissors, cut a piece of the product close to the buttonhole. In this case, you need to be careful not to touch the embroidery threads.

If the product is intended for a celebration, sheathe the contours of the details with beads with a seam “over the edge”, picking up 2-3 beads per needle.

Embroider all the petals.

Embroider the leaves in the same way.

Gather all the petals together.

Gather the leaves into a twig.

Fasten the flower and leaves together by twisting the ends of the wire together.

For a boutonniere, attach a pin to the wire.

To decorate a hairpin or headband, you need to attach the finished flower to the base using wire or universal glue.

If you attach a flower to a stem (for example, to a cocktail tube), you can put it in a vase and use it to decorate the interior.

The name "volumetric embroidery" speaks for itself. The main difference between the works performed in this technique is that, thanks to the use of special techniques and various textured materials, an incredible effect can be achieved. The picture, made using elements of three-dimensional embroidery, looks especially realistic and will decorate any interior.

But due to what is this amazing volumetric effect achieved? The secret of volumetric embroidery is the use of several elements embroidered with satin stitch, connected to each other or superimposed on each other in a certain way, and then fixed to the fabric. Elements can be embroidered in various techniques, which makes each work truly unique..

This type of needlework is popular not only among “experienced” craftswomen who have a sufficient amount of experience in performing a variety of hand stitches, but also among beginner needlewomen who have only recently mastered the basic types of seams.

For the manufacture of products in this unusual technique, a wide variety of types of seams are used., which are made with cotton, silk or woolen threads, and beads, beads and ribbons can act as decorations. There are no restrictions when choosing a plot, except for the imagination of the needlewoman.

Below you will find step by step guide, which will be useful for needlewomen who begin to study the technique of volumetric embroidery.

So, if you want to master 3D satin stitch embroidery, our master class will help you in that. First you need to make sure that you have all the necessary materials. Let's consider them in more detail.

The basis. The base fabric should be quite dense, with a clearly defined weave of threads, since threads that differ in quality and thickness can be used in the work. A good base can be linen, gunny, denim, as well as plastic canvas.
threads. The composition (cotton, silk, wool) and the thickness of the threads may vary, however, you need to make sure that they do not shed, as this can ruin the finished work. If you have doubts about the quality of your threads, we recommend checking the dye fastness before using them in your work.
Decorative elements. For decoration, beads, beads and rhinestones of various diameters, as well as ribbons of different widths, can be used.
Wire. A thin wire is required to stiffen the embroidered elements.
Pencil and pattern details. Needed to transfer embroidery elements to the base. Disappearing or water soluble markers can also be used. Patterns can be drawn independently, or you can use ready-made schemes.
Needles. When embroidering, you will need needles with different eye diameters - suitable for embroidery with beads and beads - and different lengths (4–5 cm).
Scissors for needlework. The scissors should be small and rather sharp, as with their help it will be necessary to cut the finished elements as close as possible to the border of the embroidery.
Frame/hoop. While embroidering elements, the fabric must be evenly stretched, for this you can use wooden or plastic hoops of different diameters, as well as tapestry frames or ku-snaps.

Main types of seams

It's time familiarize yourself with the basic seams used in bulk embroidery.

"Forward needle" or basting stitch. Represents a dotted line of stitches. The seam is performed by alternately bringing the needle first to the front and then to the wrong side of the work. The stitch length is approximately 5 mm. The stitches are placed at a distance slightly less than or equal to the length of the stitch itself.
"Lace". It is performed similarly to the “needle forward” seam with an additional pass of the needle through each stitch.
"Back the needle" or "backstitch". It looks like a solid line of stitches. To perform this seam, it is necessary to bring the needle to the front side, and insert it to the right at a distance equal to the stitch size. Then we bring the needle to the left side of the first puncture, keeping the same distance. Subsequent stitches are made by inserting the needle where the previous stitch ends. A row of stitches will be sewn from right to left, even though they are laid in the opposite direction.
Stem seam. Same slant stitches. When performing this seam, it is necessary to direct the point of the needle towards yourself, and lay the stitches in the opposite direction. The next stitch starts from the center of the previous one. A seam may look different depending on the length of the stitch itself, as well as the degree of its inclination.
Looped seam. This stitch has many varieties and is used both for overcasting embroidered elements and for embroidering elements such as flowers or leaves. To perform this seam, it is necessary to bring the needle to the front side of the warp, form a loop of thread and pass the needle through it after completing the next stitch.

There are other types of seams, many of which are based on those above. However, we recommend that beginner needlewomen start working with the use of these particular seams, since they are distinguished by their simplicity in execution, in addition, they are quite durable and do not tighten the base. In the technique of embroidery "satin stitch" the most beautiful products are obtained. Having mastered the basic techniques and techniques of satin stitch embroidery, any needlewoman, regardless of experience, will be able to depict the intended plot.

Completing of the work

So, let's move on to the main part of our master class.

The execution of the work consists of several stages. First, all the necessary elements are embroidered separately, then a thin wire is sewn along the contour, after which the parts are cut out and interconnected in such a way that a single composition is obtained. Let's consider each step in more detail.

Choose the pattern you like for embroidery, make patterns of individual parts and select the necessary materials. Pay attention to the compatibility of fabric and threads with each other. For example, cotton floss is best embroidered on cotton fabric, and satin can be a good basis for silk threads. Here are some simple patterns that are great for beginners.

Attach your chosen base to your hoop or frame. Attach the element template to the fabric with pins, circle it with a pencil or marker, then remove the template. Start making the first stitches with a “needle forward” seam along the line marking the borders of the pattern. Fill the embroidery element with parallel stitches of different lengths. More volume can be achieved by using several shades of threads in the work. By making transitions from dark to light and vice versa, you will make your work more interesting and original.

Bend the wire so that it follows the contours of the embroidered part, and sew it to the wrong side. Leave the ends of the wire a few centimeters long twisted together. Sew the edges of the part along the contour with a buttonhole seam.

Cut out the embroidered element along the outline. Be careful not to damage the borders of the part.

If you want to decorate your work, you can sheathe the cut-out part with beads or beads. To do this, several beads are strung on a thread and a stitch is made around the contour of the embroidered part.

We do the above actions with each element of the work. When all the details are ready, they must be assembled in accordance with your taste or with the scheme you have chosen as a sample. The assembly of parts is carried out using the ends of the wire left during the second step of the master class. You can give your elements the desired shape, which will be maintained with a wire frame and will allow you to present your work in the most favorable light.

Congratulations! Your product is ready!

The last step of our master class - come up with a suitable and original application for your work. Volumetric satin stitch embroidery is often used not only in the interior, but also as elements of jewelry, such as, for example, brooches that can be pinned to a scarf, hat, coat or pullover.

A few words about how to care for your product.

Don't forget to dust your work regularly, remember that it is strictly forbidden to wash it. It is not recommended to expose the product to long-term exposure to sunlight.

Create and bring to life your most daring ideas and fantasies with the help of a wonderful and unusual technique of three-dimensional satin stitch embroidery!

Master class on bulk embroidery for beginners

Volumetric embroidery combines several embroidery technologies. Here smooth surface, beads, ribbons are used. It consists in the use of embroidered cut-outs that are superimposed and fixed on an embroidered or clean base material. Due to this, a three-dimensional effect is created. Depending on what types of embroidery the needlewoman knows, all of them can be combined in bulk embroidery. And the more the master knows, the more interesting the work will look. Therefore, for those who start it for the first time, it is important to own at least one, and preferably 2-3 types of sewing on fabric. We offer you a master class on bulk embroidery for beginners.

Description of flower embroidery

Let's try to do something simple, using a detailed description of each stage of the lesson. For example, volumetric embroidery of pansies. It can be made on clothes or used as a decoration for some souvenir.

We will need:

Wool yarn in yellow, purple, blue, 2 shades of green.
Muline thread white, yellow, green.
Silk - light green. The combination of different types of threads in embroidering details makes it possible to emphasize the relief of the pattern. Color options can be changed as you wish.
Fabric for the base and a denser material for volumetric elements.
Wire.
Hoop.
Sewing accessories.

After preparing everything you need, let's start needlework.

Progress

1. First of all, let's prepare the petals. Each of them is performed separately. Transfer the template to the fabric

And embroider the outline with a loop stitch.

Inside, the part is filled with a shadow surface as follows. The first row of stitches goes in one color, the second in another. The petal should be finished with a radial divergence of stitches from its base with black floss threads. Their size is equal to 3 quarters of the length of the petal. Then the element must be carefully cut. In the same way, make 5 petals for one flower. They can be made any number, depending on the design of the work.

2. Attaching the petals to the fabric with a needle stitch.

The petals are sewn on 2, first the back, then the front opposite them. The last (5th) is superimposed on the last sewn parts with the front surface, fixed in the central part and turned away. The center of the connection of the petals is indicated by knotted seams.

3. Making a bud. It is made from sepals. The templates are transferred to the fabric. The outlines of the elements are made with loop stitches with green threads, inside the sepals are filled with smoothness. A looped seam is also applied to the upper edge of the part on the reverse side, coinciding in direction with the stitches of the smooth surface. The sepals are cut as close to the edge as possible. Now we need to collect the details. This is done with the help of a wire, which is fixed on the wrong side. The petal is then rolled up and secured with green wool. The other end of the wire is wrapped around the sepals at the bottom. Thus, a wire stem is obtained.

4. The leaves are transferred to the fabric, the contour is embroidered with a buttonhole seam with light green threads, inside - with a satin stitch. A stem stitch is used for the main vein, and a smooth surface is used for the side vein, which are embroidered with silk thread. At the end, all the details are cut out.

5. Drawing up a composition on the main fabric. Leaves can be placed on one or both sides of the flowers. Part of the leaves are covered with flowers, and several flowers can be obscured by leaves. This will give naturalness to the plot.

Volumetric embroidery, the master class of which is described above, is one of the many options for simple work for beginners. Here are some examples.

Video tutorials for beginners

Volumetric embroidery with diagrams and photos

Volumetric embroidery originated in the Middle Ages, and not in one country, but in many. In England, satin stitch embroidery with overlays was used, in Italy convex printed ornaments were popular, in Brazil they used the technique of weaving lace to embroider three-dimensional flowers, and France is still famous for its knotted embroidery technique.. Today, craftswomen combine all these techniques in one embroidery and create relief, almost sculptural images using threads, ribbons, beads and sequins.

Features of the technique of such embroidery

To create relief embroidery you will need a lot of different materials for needlework:

1. Threads for embroidery:

2. Additional elements for embroidery:

3. Fabric, clothing, furniture and decor- this is something on which you can perform bulk embroidery.

4. Sketch or embroidery pattern.

5. Embroidery needles, scissors, ruler, marker, hoop or -embroidery machine-.

For such embroidery today many different techniques are used, which allow you to embody any creative ideas:

Embroidery stitch for beginners. Schemes, drawings: rose flowers, letters, birds. Volumetric embroidery, technique

Stitch embroidery seems difficult and overwhelming for beginner craftswomen. However, a little practice is enough to master this type of needlework.

Types of surface

Smooth stitch is an old type of embroidery. Almost every country and region had its own distinctive features in embroidery.

The most common types of smoothness include:

Plain smooth.
White smooth surface, can be embroidered with or without flooring.
Artistic embroidery with colored threads.
Russian surface.
Chinese smoothness with silk threads.

Stitch embroidery for beginners should consist of small details, embroidering which is difficult to make a mistake. Simple embroidery is just such a type of needlework. Basically, these are floral motifs, which are obtained from separate parts - petals, the middle of the flower, leaves, stem. These parts usually have an even and clear shape.

The technology of embroidery lies in the fact that it is double-sided.

This means that when embroidering a sheet on a fabric, the same sheet should be obtained on the reverse side. To do this, before making a stitch, the needle should be inserted into the outline of the pattern and the tip pulled out from the opposite side of the pattern. And only after that you need to make a stitch by pulling the thread.

white with flooring

The white smooth surface is embroidered with white threads on a white fabric. Initially, it was created to decorate underwear and pastels, as it looks very gentle and neat. To make the work seem airy, almost transparent, you should take thin fabrics for the base - cambric, crepe de chine.

You can embroider with floss or silk threads, depending on the desired result.

Embroidery can be with and without flooring. Flooring is needed to give volume to the work; visually highlight individual details, and make others less noticeable. Flooring in modern embroidery can be done in several ways. It depends on how much volume should be given to the design details.

The contours of the pattern are stitched with a “forward needle”, “back needle” stitch or chain stitch. Inside the contour, the space is sewn up with straight stitches.

It can also be done with a "chain" stitch, and if necessary, increase the volume - "put" a chain stitch in several layers. In this case, each subsequent layer is sewn perpendicular to the previous one. Important: The deck stitches, or top layer stitches (when decking is layered) should always be perpendicular to the stitches that will be sewn into the design detail.

You should also make sure that adjacent stitches of the smooth surface lie flat against each other, without running into and without gaps between them. The white smooth surface with flooring is mainly represented by floral and plant patterns. Modern embroidery allows you to experiment with both designs and stitches that are used in embroidery.

Artistic color embroidery

The second name of this type of surface is tonal. Such embroidery allows you to convey shadows and light due to transitions from dark to light shades of color and vice versa. The possibilities in this space are endless. It perfectly conveys the veins and color transitions when embroidering floral subjects.

When embroidering animals and birds, the stitches almost repeat the hairs and feathers. Stitching can also be used to embroider people.

Stitch embroidery for beginners should have a simple motif. For training, you can take a flower or even one petal. Choose 3-4 shades of the same color. On the fabric, indicate the approximate boundaries of each tone transition.

Chinese expanse

The Chinese smooth surface is similar in execution to the artistic one. The difference is that it is more contrast. This means that the transitions between colors on each detail are strongly pronounced. You can accurately determine where one border of the color is, and where the other is. Such contrast is achieved by embroidering every detail using more colors than with artistic embroidery.

The video shows paintings embroidered with silk on silk:

Chinese smoothness is always performed with silk threads, and silk or satin is taken as the basis. By execution, it can be with or without flooring. Basically, the designs depict typically oriental motifs - flora and fauna.

Russian expanse

The Russian smooth surface is classically performed with a “forward needle” seam. At the same time, the seam is long from the face, and short from the inside. The space is sutured horizontally or vertically to weft fabric. The main thing that needs to be achieved when embroidering is that there are no gaps in the fabric on the embroidered area.

This can be avoided if the seams are staggered.

Stitch embroidery for beginners: an example of the Russian stitch technique

From this ancient embroidery there are many branches that have appeared in different parts of Russia. For example, in the photo above there is embroidery, where there is no binding to a strictly vertical or horizontal arrangement of stitches, but otherwise the technology is followed.

Types of seams: single, double

The stitches used in embroidery are different. For double-sided embroideries, when an ideal wrong side is needed, double seams are used. In other cases - single.

The most common stitches include:

The stitch on the front side should not be more than 5 mm. And the gap between adjacent stitches is not more than 3 mm.

It must be done according to the scheme:

At point A, the needle comes out and a stitch is made to point B.
The next stitch starts in the middle of the previous one at point C and ends at point D.
The stitches must be the same length. Reducing the length is allowed only in places where the contour turns or rounds off.

Tools and materials for satin stitch embroidery

For embroidery you will need:

How to choose fabric?

Most of the commercially available fabrics, up to the thickest ones, will be suitable for satin stitch embroidery. Which fabric to choose will depend on the design and its use in the future.

Nevertheless, so that the work is a joy, and the result does not disappoint, you should follow the rules:

The fabric must be chosen so that the weave of the threads is visible. Otherwise, it will be impossible to count them and you will have to embroider "by eye".
The fabric should not be deformed, fade, fade. It is necessary to exclude all possible misunderstandings with the finished embroidery in the future. The patch should be washed and ironed to ensure it is fit for the job.

Embroidery needles that are presented in stores, in addition to thickness and size, differ in tip. They come with blunt and sharp ends. Needles with blunt ends are designed for cross stitch. For smoothing, you need to take needles with a sharp end. When choosing the size of the needle, you need to understand: what threads and on what basis the embroidery will be sewn.

The eyelet should be wide enough for the thread to pass through. And the thickness of the needle is small enough not to leave holes in the fabric.

Basic rules for choosing a needle:

No. 1-3 are suitable for transparent and thin fabrics.
No. 4-8 - for cotton.
No. 9-12 - for any thick fabrics.

The thickness of the thread depends on the fabric chosen for embroidery. On thin bases, you should embroider with silk or floss. By thick, respectively, thicker threads.

Muline threads are universal in many respects:

A wide selection of colors.
There are several thin threads in one strand. Accordingly, you can adjust the thickness using 1-2-3 threads from a strand.

When preparing to embroider a design, especially if it is large, it is recommended to stock up on all the necessary volume of threads. Since some manufacturers (usually Russian), in different batches, the colors of the same number may vary in shade.

To start the embroidery process, you need to transfer the pattern of the future embroidery onto the fabric. The easiest and most affordable way is to use carbon paper. You can buy it at any stationery store, at least black paper.

There are also multi-colored carbon paper sets on sale. They are suitable if you use a multi-colored base for embroidery.

With all the convenience of carbon paper, it has disadvantages:

It is difficult to draw small details.
Dirty fabric.

How to get started?

The beginning of work consists in the preparation of material and tools, as well as in the development of ways to fasten the thread to the fabric.

Necessary:

Choose a design. You can find many designs on the Internet. Or you can take your favorite picture in a magazine or book and transfer it to the fabric.
Choose a base fabric, or a piece of furniture or clothing.
Choose a needle and thread, depending on the thickness of the warp.
In order to prevent the fabric from warping during work, it is stretched on a hoop or a special frame for embroidery is used.
Prepare small rounded scissors.

The workplace should be comfortable. Place a pillow or cushion under your back. You should also provide good lighting.

It is often possible to distinguish an experienced embroiderer from a beginner by the ideal wrong side, on which there are no knots. It is better for a beginner embroiderer to immediately accustom herself to sew without knots. To make it a habit.

Figure 1 shows an example of getting started. A stitch should be made on the wrong side, leaving a small tail of the thread outside, then the second stitch is sewn perpendicularly. In the process of tightening the second stitch, the tail of the thread is laid so that it is tightly tightened by the thread.

Figure 2 shows how to secure the thread when embroidering in 2 strands. The thread should be folded in half and inserted into the needle so that a loop is formed. Having made a small stitch from the wrong side of the fabric, the needle is threaded into the loop, after which it is tightened.

Figure 3 shows how to secure the remaining thread after embroidery. There are 2 options here. If the embroidery of the part still needs to continue, then the rest of the thread is fixed with several seams in the place that will then be sewn up with embroidery.

The second option is when the embroidery area is finished. Then the thread must be threaded from the inside out under the already finished embroidery.

Technique for transferring a pattern to fabric

In addition to using carbon paper, there are other ways to transfer a design to fabric. During the day, you can use the window. Paper with the design should be glued onto the glass with adhesive tape. Attach the fabric on top of the paper and carefully trace the outlines of the pattern.

Or a more convenient way, but it will require an engineering approach from the embroiderer:

Take two chairs or stools.
You need to put them in such a way that the first stool stands on the floor, and the second lies on it with the seat and legs up.
On these legs you should put thick glass, and under it put a table lamp. The design is ready!

To transfer the pattern, put the sheet with the design on the glass, cover it with a cloth on top and turn on the lamp under the glass. If the design is simple, then you can put paper with a pattern on the fabric and bast, while the seam should go along the contour of the pattern. Then it remains to remove the paper and circle the seams with a pencil. After that, the threads are removed from the fabric.

Master class: leaf embroidery

Stitch embroidery for beginners usually includes such elements as leaf and flower embroidery, as they are most often found in artistic embroidery motifs. In order to make a leaf, you will need green threads of 4 shades (from dark to light).

In the DMC floss palette, these are No. 469, 471, 472, 613.

It is necessary to transfer the drawing to the base. Draw veins inside the sheet. Firstly, they will indicate the direction of the stitches, and secondly, in the places of the veins, it will be necessary to correctly place shadow and light accents.
The design consists of two parts: the main sheet and its folded part. Work begins with embroidery of the main sheet. The contour is done with a “forward needle” seam. Next, you need to fill the light part of the sheet with the lightest floss (613). The stitches should be of different lengths so that the transition to the next color is smoother.
Continue filling out the sheet with numbers 471 and 472.
Next, stitches are added from the floss of the darkest color (469). When making seams, you need to remember the direction of the leaf veins.
It is necessary to sew up the entire space of the main sheet. At the same time, the middle of the sheet should be clearly visible in the finished work; for this, there is no need to make a color transition in the middle. All stitches start and end along the same line. If everything is done correctly, then the lines of the veins will be smooth, barely perceptible, thereby giving naturalness to the image of the sheet.
The folded part of the sheet should be embroidered with a simple satin stitch with flooring. To do this, you need to make a contour with a chain stitch and fill the space between the contour with simple stitches. It is important to remember that the floor stitches should be perpendicular to the main stitches. After the flooring is done, a part of the sheet should be sewn up with a regular seam.

The work is completed by embroidering the stem of the sheet using the “back to the needle” seam.

rosebud diagram

To make a rose, you need to master at least a little the skill of artistic smoothness. Otherwise, there is nothing difficult if you correctly follow the sequence of embroidering parts of the flower. The diagram shows the order in which the work is to be done. The lines and arrows on the petals should be transferred to the fabric along with the outline of the rose.

The arrows indicate the direction of the stitches, and the lines are the borders of the transition of shades.

3D embroidery: wild flowers

Sometimes 2D (flat) embroidery is not enough to convey the desired effects. Then 3D embroidery comes to the rescue - volumetric. In order to make truly exclusive things, a craftswoman must master many types of needlework. For simple plots of embroidery with a volumetric stitch - wild flowers, insects - it is enough to have basic skills and know the basic stitches.

It may seem that the flowers in the photo are very difficult to make. This is not true.

To work, you need to pick up threads, prepare a thin wire and a needle with scissors:

From the wire, you should make a base that repeats the petal of a flower and sew it to the fabric with threads of the main embroidery color of this part.
Next, the space inside the wire form is embroidered with satin stitch.
You need to hide the wire. To do this, it is sheathed with a buttonhole seam. The petal is ready. It remains only to cut along the contour.

A flower is assembled from embroidered petals.

letters on clothes

There are no hard and fast rules for monogramming. The type of monogram and the stitches with which it is performed depend on the creativity of the needlewoman. Letters can be simple and created purely for practical purposes, to designate their owner. For example, letters created with chain stitch.

Or, for example, embroidery with a simple seam with thick threads.

The theme of birds is one of the favorites among embroiderers. Firstly, there are many types of birds, so you won’t get bored by embroidering a lot of them. And secondly, the smooth surface perfectly conveys the beauty of birds, emphasizing the plumage with the direction of the stitches. And for birds, any kind of smooth surface is suitable.

Stitch embroidery is not a simple type of needlework. To master it, you will need perseverance, experiments with colors, fabric bases and a lot of time. You should start getting acquainted with the surface with simple techniques and designs. Otherwise, there is a risk of quickly cooling down to embroidery after unsuccessful attempts.

Simple designs in one color or with a minimal set of colors can also be very beautiful.

Stitch embroidery can be a significant discovery in another type of needlework for all experienced and beginner craftswomen!

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Useful video clip about satin stitch embroidery

Video of the master class on embroidering a picture:

Volumetric embroidery in a different style

3D embroidery

The name - volumetric embroidery speaks for itself. Applying various applied materials and knowledge of technical techniques, the needlewomen of creative embroidery were able to achieve an amazing volume in their creations - the picture created in this technique looks alive. To achieve an unusual effect, the invented plot is divided into small parts, sewn separately. Next, the fragments are attached to the base with the finished background. This embroidery looks exclusive, it can decorate a jewelry box, a handbag, clothes, a picture.

Eccentric embroidery is distinguished by the fact that both machine and hand stitches are used in the process of work, various methods are combined, threads, ribbons of various thicknesses and qualities are selected, beads and beads are used. Volumetric embroidery is a flight of unlimited imagination.

Modern craftswomen widely use a variety of technologies for such embroidery.

Types of bulk embroidery

Depending on the technique of execution, bulk embroidery can be divided into the following types:

classical
with silk ribbons
Italian technique Trapunto
brazilian style
mixing different embroidery techniques
cross stitch

Classic style

The classic style is characterized by the implementation of a double-sided smooth surface, which can also be called a removable appliqué.

Step by step instructions

You can see how volumetric satin stitch embroidery is created for beginner craftswomen. Step by step instructions are provided.

Iron the fabric well.

We enclose the auxiliary fabric, cover the first row with smoothness. The inner space of the part must be filled with smoothness.

We sew the second tier.

We finish sewing the lower part and insert a thin wire along the edge - this will make it possible to give any shape to the petals.

We sew the wire with a sealed buttonhole seam.

We cut the finished part with sharp scissors very close to the sewn edge.

We attach all the parts made to the base, finishing the creative compositional work. The background of the picture can be monotonous or embroidered.

Volumetric embroidery with satin ribbons

Embroidery in volume with satin ribbons is distinguished by the use of certain stitches and joining techniques, which make it possible to obtain the necessary details of the creative composition of the picture.

When embroidering with ribbons, needlewomen use a needle with a semicircular tip and a wide hole, satin and silk ribbons, thick fabric or linen, in order to avoid fabric deformation from the mass of materials used. The tape is inserted into the needle and sewn with special stitches designed for this type of work.

In this type of needlework, a variety of seams are used:

half loop
french knot
knot
twisted loop
double overlap
stitch twisted
stitch curved
half-open bud
capture
cross
bud closed
air loop
stalk seam and others

In the process, you may need a thin needle with a thread of a suitable shade and multi-colored ribbons of various widths. Panels made with silk ribbons of partial manual dyeing look rich and chic.

Beginning craftswomen can comprehend the development of hand stitches used when working with ribbons in bulk embroidery by studying the detailed instructions.

A component of the composition "closed bud".

We make a straight seam. Stepping back a little up, we bring the needle with the ribbon to the front side.
We pass the tape under the seam from left to right, diagonally smoothing it.
We pass the needle under the resulting loop from right to left.
We tighten the ribbon, tightly wrapping it around, a straight seam. We stick the needle over the finished loop.
We stretch the needle with the tape to the wrong side, tightening the resulting loop.
We make sure that the ribbon does not twist and lies flat.

Tape paintings look very beautiful and original, delighting and delighting the views of connoisseurs of handmade art.

Volumetric embroidery in the Italian style

Volumetric embroidery in the technique of "Trapunto" looks very extravagant, bewitching with wonderful unique exquisite ornaments created by hand. This type of needlework combines elements of embroidery and stitches. This technique is used when finishing two-layer patchwork products. The trap o is executed with a thin thread, matching the shade with the main fabric. Sewing is done using two layers of fabric, sometimes batted to create volume for the quilted creation. With a simple “forward needle” stitch with a small step, the outline of the pattern being created is embroidered.

This technique, which creates three-dimensional ornaments, is widely used to decorate bedspreads, napkins, pillowcases, and garments.

Brazilian volumetric embroidery

To create a three-dimensional picture in the Brazilian style, a variety of stitches are used to create diverse plant sketches.

This is a mixture of extraordinary styles:

Embroidery elements of this type of needlework is completely different from other styles. Let's see the main steps in Brazilian three-dimensional embroidery for beginners:

stitching, we make knots at the beginning and at the end of the thread - we leave the tails outside the knots;
you can use a hoop or a frame, or work without them - in the process you need to control the nodes on the wrong side of the product, in order to avoid unraveling the knots or stitching with a needle.
use the correct seamstress needle - long blunt and sharp needles with a small eye are needed to weave the parts.

In the process of doing the work of the needlewoman, they use different seams:

stalked
twisted
network
looped
expanse
french knot
chain

All these stitches are simple, but combined with each other, they produce a stunning effect. Combining different methods of Brazilian embroidery, craftswomen manage to make charming compositions of flowers, ornaments, and plants.

Many modern embroiderers have chosen to work in a mixed style, using a large number of all kinds of volumetric embroidery techniques.

Volumetric cross

Embroidery in volume is possible with a cross - this is a fun non-traditional needlework. The wayward method is not like other types of voluminous manual occupation, occupying a specific place among the creations. The volume is transmitted as a result of the creation of three-dimensional crafts that look original. Hand-made jewelry boxes decorated with a cross look exclusive and extraordinary.

The picture is created on the canvas, allowances for connections on a plastic basis are taken into account. Each part is carried out separately, connecting with each other with a butt seam. The whole process is done manually, and technical capabilities allow you to create any relief products. Materials used for volumetric cross-stitching:

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Satin stitch embroidery with wool threads of different colors- a great way to decorate clothes. Even those who are just starting to embroider with satin stitch can easily cope with this task. Wool for embroidery stitch can be taken in different colors. Those who are still not very good at embroidering can start with one or two colors, no more. And experienced craftswomen can safely embroider with satin stitch in all the colors of the rainbow, the main thing is that the colors of woolen threads chosen for embroidery with satin stitch are well combined with clothes.

Before you start mastering the art of embroidery, you can visit a master class. The leaders of the master class will teach those who wish how to embroider and create whole decorative compositions. If it is not possible to visit in person Master Class on embroidery with wool threads, you can watch a master class on the Internet.

Embroidering with threads from wool of different colors is quite simple, however, in order for the pattern to be beautiful, some effort must be made. The art of embroidery is very ancient. Our great-great-grandmothers embroidered with such threads, and modern needlewomen continue to embroider. You can choose any colors for embroidery, the main thing is to embroider with soul. Before embroidering, you need to prepare everything you need. In order to perfectly master the skill of embroidering with thick multi-colored woolen threads, you will need:

Embroidery with threads in the decor of clothes

Embroidery can be used to decorate clothes (mainly for children), but it can also be used for decorating tablecloths, bedding, towels. Products decorated with woolen threads can serve as a wonderful gift for family and friends for a birthday, housewarming or wedding anniversary. Also, products decorated with satin stitch embroidery are often shown at exhibitions and fairs of folk crafts.

It is not difficult to master the skill of satin stitch, however, it is worth starting with embroidery with floss threads, therefore it is much easier to embroider floss than with woolen threads. Having gained experience, you can start decorating clothes using embroidery from woolen threads.

Patterns for decorating clothes can be found in specialized embroidery magazines, as well as on the Internet. The drawing should be simple and not include a large number of small details that are technically difficult to perform. If a novice craftswoman feels that she has taken a drawing that is too complicated, it is better to postpone the work and return to it when there is enough experience.

Embroidery with woolen threads on clothes: how to update old clothes

There are situations when old clothes perform their functions perfectly, but they no longer look very attractive. Usually, in this case, the piece of clothing is sent to live out its life, for example, to the country house or to the garage. But you can easily "reanimate" such clothes, giving it a new look with the help of embroidery with woolen threads. The place chosen for decoration must be cleaned of dirt. Then you can get to work. Work on embroidery consists of the following steps:

The pattern is transferred to the fabric;
The fabric is stretched on a hoop or stretcher. At the same time, the fabric should not sag, but it is not recommended to pull it too tight;
A woolen thread is threaded into a needle. You can embroider in one thread, or you can embroider in two or three. Accordingly, the density of embroidery will be different. Do not embroider with a thread that is too long, because there is a risk of confusion. No wonder the people have always said: “a long rope is a lazy seamstress”;
It is best to start embroidery from the center of the pattern., gradually moving to the periphery, to its edges. The stitches should fit as closely as possible to each other so that the surface of the finished embroidery looks absolutely smooth, hence the name of this embroidery technique - “smooth”;
The final stage: the needle is brought to the wrong side, and the thread is fixed in work with a knot. Attention: for real craftswomen, the wrong side of the product looks just as beautiful as the front side, because the knots are as invisible as possible. If on the wrong side of the work you can see a large number of ugly knots, this indicates that the level of training of the craftswoman still leaves much to be desired.

The most popular motifs in wool embroidery are floral ornaments, images of animals and flowers, geometric ornaments, as well as initials, various letters and symbols. Children's clothing can be embroidered with the image of your favorite cartoon character, and a suit for a small dog can be decorated with an image of a bone.

You can also decorate clothes with images of zodiac signs and other symbols, traditional folk ornaments in ethnic style. It all depends on the type of clothing and on what occasions it is intended for: casual, formal business or walking. One of the main advantages of satin stitch embroidery is that this embroidery technique allows you to depict almost any ornament on the fabric, depending on the tastes and preferences of the craftswoman.

Before decorating old clothes with embroidery, you need to purchase threads in specialized stores for needlework and creativity. The cost of threads made of natural wool is quite high, but at the same time, almost everyone can afford this purchase. Before you start embroidery, be sure to check if these threads will shed in hot water.

If it turns out that the threads are shedding, it is not worth embroidering with such threads, because at the first washing of clothes they will lose their beautiful appearance, and the work will be spoiled.

You can decorate not only clothes. You can use woolen threads to decorate, for example, bed linen, blankets and bedspreads. In this case, the subject of embroidery can be absolutely anything.

Usually, a variety of plant or animal ornaments are used to decorate bedding, blankets and bedspreads: flowers with stems and leaves, butterflies, and so on.

Embroidery is a great way to cover up scuff marks on children's or small dog clothes. But at the same time, the drawing must be positioned in such a way that the ornament completely covers the shabby, worn-out place.

Embroidered ornaments can be successfully combined with other types of stitches. For example, color can be created with a satin stitch, and stems with a stalk or chain stitch.

However, satin stitch embroidery is considered one of the easiest options, so satin stitch is best for beginner needlewomen.

This embroidery technique has rich expressive possibilities, always looks very impressive and is very popular with beginner craftswomen for the simplicity of the seam.

Attention: before decorating clothes, tablecloths or bed linen with embroidered stitching, it is best for novice craftswomen to hone their skills on separate pieces of fabric. This is very important, because clothes decor should be taken up only with a significant amount of practical experience in embroidery. When embroidering on clothes or bedding, you need to be very careful. Minor mistakes can be disguised, but having made a major mistake, nothing can be done, and the thing will be hopelessly damaged.

Satin stitch embroidery with multi-colored woolen threads requires some skill and dexterity, but the result is undoubtedly worth the effort. Clothing decorated with such an ornament looks just like new.

Free embroidery with a twisted woolen thread is wool embroidery. Volumetric embroidery is an old type of needlework. Today it is a very popular type among needlewomen. And for good reason, because the use of this type of art allows you to see the finished work in the form of a living picture, thanks to special seams from various threads and ribbons. When creating any product, woolen threads can be combined with cotton, silk, as well as beads and other types of jewelry.

The beginning of embroidery with woolen thread

First you need to choose a suitable woolen thread for a particular product. To embroider on canvas, you need a thread with a certain size, for embroidering canopies, bags, shoes - with a different size.

The thread is selected in two or three strands. The needle is of medium length, rather thick, with a long eye and a pointed tip.

The base is tucked into the hoop, hands are free. If the seam should be thick, use a two-layer woolen thread, if thin, then a single layer. When embroidering, it is desirable to use a thread no more than thirty-five centimeters. This is necessary so that the stitches look neat, the yarn does not wear out and does not interfere with the labor process.

When working on embroidery with wool, be sure to use wax or conditioner. Their use will allow to compact the thread and avoid twisting and delamination of the fibers.

Technique of volumetric embroidery with woolen thread

The technique is simple and interesting. The variety of types of seams allows you to create wonderful compositions. It is also important to be able to choose the right coat color. Properly selected shades and the use of unusual artistic embroidery can create a wonderful mood and plunge into the world of magic.

The background is done with stalked, tambour stitches or satin stitch. An interesting combination can be obtained by threading two threads of different shades into the needle. Embroidery with a woolen thread looks very attractive when the pattern itself is filled with one type of seam, and the edging with another.

Volumetric embroidery with satin stitch can decorate the interior of the house. Thanks to her, plants, trees and animals are realistic.

A feature of volumetric embroidery is that it is impossible to make a mistake here. Even if something is not done correctly, it can be corrected without harm to the product. On the contrary, it can become much more beautiful and original.

The wrong side is not visible with volumetric embroidery. Therefore, it is enough to cut off the excess thread at the end of the work. But it is necessary to observe the accuracy of those parts of the pattern that are not embroidered.

Types of seams

There are several types of seams:

Contour. These include looped, stalked, tambour, split, coral, "forward - back needle", pearl, false seams.
Filling translucent. This is a straight stitch, cobweb, ermine cross, arrows, flies, dots, worms, grains.
Filling solid. This is an artistic surface, a goat, bricks.

Cross stitch technology

Craftswomen have always been very fond of cross-stitching. It allows you to get exquisite and unique products. It works especially well with silk, viscose and woolen threads.

Cross-stitching with woolen threads looks simply gorgeous. With its help, you can embroider various pillows, children's clothes, shoes, towels and more. Patterns can be found in magazines, books, or printed on a computer.

Cross-stitching has a positive effect on a person. Finger motility develops, state of mind stabilizes, nervous stress is relieved.

Anyone can learn to cross stitch. The most important thing is to be able to make beautiful neat stitches. The basic rule of cross stitch is to embroider strictly in a certain direction: first the lower stitches are made, then the upper ones.

Technology of embroidery on knitted fabric

Embroidery on knitwear with woolen threads is a rather complicated, but at the same time interesting process. From an ordinary thing you can get an original and unique. If ordinary embroidery is done with a hoop, then they are not used here. Knitted fabric tends to stretch along the length, so you can not pull the product in all directions and tighten the threads. It is advisable to use a lining under the knitwear to prevent the material from shrinking.

A feature of embroidery on knitted fabric is that you can improvise here.

First transfer the drawing to tracing paper, and from it already to knitted fabric. The pattern should be small.

When creating decorative seams, it is not necessary to strengthen knitwear. The seam occupies a small area, which leads to the fact that the material does not shrink.

Successfully decorate knitted material with flowers, leaves, embroidery with woolen threads will help. Flowers on knitwear can be made using. They turn out to be quite voluminous and beautiful. The petals are embroidered with a “loop with an attachment”, the centers of the flowers are embroidered with a knotted seam. You can add cabochons, beads, pebbles, beads and so on.

On knitwear, embroidery with satin stitch, stalk and chain stitches is harmoniously obtained.

Embroidery on clothes

Embroidery with woolen threads on clothes has always been very popular among craftswomen. This was considered not only a beautiful type of needlework, but also had a ritual character. Certain patterns, semantic drawings, according to the embroiderers, served as a talisman from evil spirits, from evil people, from everything negative. Some designs were to bring good luck and wealth to the home of the wearer.

Embroidery with woolen threads is successfully obtained on knitted clothes: on dresses, children's things, and so on. Usually used or cross.

To prevent clothes from deforming during the embroidery process, a “loop” seam is used. It is used in places where complex ornaments are embroidered. The height of the loop matches the structure of the knitted product, which creates the effect of "knitting".

Chain stitch is ideal for stocking stitch garments.

Stitch embroidery is interesting and varied. Let's decorate the product together and it will become unique. You can embroider anything: tablecloths, pillows, clothes, jewelry, towels, napkins, scarves, and so on. For beginners, you can advise a simple stitch embroidery. It is better to start with a small pattern. It is important to understand that the essence of this embroidery is even stitches that are close and very tight to each other.

Stitch embroidery can be different: two-sided and one-sided, straight and oblique. Technique and type of embroidery: simple, artistic, convex surface, slotted, dashed, voluminous, satin, white, Vladimir, Russian, Poltava.

If you want to learn how to embroider with satin stitch, you do not have to memorize all the stitches and techniques right away. You can start with a couple of stitches that are useful for embroidering flowers, butterflies, small drawings, animal figures.

Embroidery is possible on different fabrics. Neither the weave, nor the color, nor the composition matter. It all depends on the thread you are sewing with. If you took Mouline threads for work, then it is better to take cotton fabric: cotton, linen, burlap. If the threads are silk, thin cambric, satin or silk will work well. Dense fabrics are suitable for Iris threads.

What will be needed for work? You will need a needle. Choose the right needle for the job. The choice of needle depends on the fabric and threads, we also take into account the pattern. The thinner the needle, the more professional your work will look. Next, we use hoops or frames for work, as you like. On the hoop, the fabric is more stretched, which is important for the pattern and the convenience of the embroiderer.

You will also need small scissors, a thimble, and carbon and tissue paper. Who knows how to draw, it's easier, you can just draw a picture on the fabric with a pencil.

If you don't have the ability to draw, use carbon paper. To do this, put carbon paper on the fabric, place the pattern printed on the printer on top. We chip off this design with pins and draw around the contour. Let's break it down and get to work.

Different techniques can be used in different details of our embroidery. For example, large details can be embroidered with long stitches, and narrow stripes, small details can be embroidered with short small stitches. Techniques are often confused with types of embroidery. It must be remembered that one type of embroidery can be done in different techniques.

Let's start with a straight stitch. It will be enough for a novice craftswoman to know this seam in order to do the simplest work. From the straight stitch came the name of the simple species. The stitch length is different, from 1 mm to 7-8 mm. For example, in a white surface, this stitch outlines the outline of the pattern.

You can embroider large details and contours with a straight stitch. It is not suitable for small parts. It is also used to fill the inside of the part.

Straight stitch can be done at any angle. Leaves are embroidered with open herringbone stitches, fragile long stems are made with a fern stitch, you will create a smooth, flawless line with a stem stitch. A split stitch is needed for contour lines.

Wedge and chevron stitches can be sewn on the sides of the design to fill in the empty space. The finished dot looks like a coffee bean, the grain is used for the effect of light and shade inside the part.

Satin stitches are the next most difficult step in embroidery. The surface is used to give the pattern subtle tint transitions. Using silk threads, you can embroider landscapes, portraits, genre scenes. Such a surface is called artistic.

Varieties of surface: shadow, attached, one-sided, two-sided, slotted, white, counted, flat and convex.

A convex smooth surface is needed to give the pattern additional relief. The flooring is embroidered with a simple stitch, and then they act in the opposite direction. Increase the height of the part and make it convex and embossed.

The herringbone stitch performs the motif of the leaves. It is carried out with diagonal stitches close to each other.

Cross stitches are made with crossed threads. This technique can be used to highlight the center of a sheet or the middle of another shape.

The embossed herringbone seam is very beautiful, diagonal cross stitches are superimposed on each other in it. Embroider the center of the sheet with a Romanian stitch.

Braided stitch consists of groups of stitches embroidered in clear rows. The emphasis is on chiaroscuro. If you have already mastered the previous techniques a little, you can try working with a shadow surface. It helps to create an interesting and beautiful color transition from one to another on the product. Such a transition is called a gradient.

Common stitches. Chinese knots subtly shade and complete the pattern. Rococo stitch we often see inside flower arrangements.

We embroider the iris step by step using the simple stitch technique.

For work you will need:

Silk threads: dark purple, purple, white, orange and green.
Fabric (linen, chiffon, kapron, batiste, and so on). Here is chiffon.
Hoop.
Scissors.
Fine needle.

Our work is done on chiffon, so there is no need for tracing paper or carbon paper. We put the fabric on the drawing, fix it with pins and draw on the fabric with a pencil or pen.