Brief history of cross stitch. The main aspects and significance of Russian folk embroidery

In primitive society, when people still lived in caves and hunted mammoths,needlework. One event served as a prerequisite for its occurrence. After a successful hunt for mammoths, the meat of the killed animal was eaten, and the skin was used as clothing, or insulation of the monastery. Thus, when the need arose to fasten the skin of a mammoth, the first stitch was made, which marked the beginning of an art that has been living and developing for many centuries.

For some time it developed only as a means of sewing clothes, but over time it began to be used for decorative purposes. Women have always had problems with clothes. Really, who wants to look like everyone else? In an effort to look more original and stand out from the crowd, women began to master embroidery and bring something of their own to it. At first, they simply fastened the skins to their liking, thereby compiling new models, and then they began to decorate clothes with such stitches.

Since embroidery is defined as the decoration of various finished products with ornaments made by hand. The most ancient embroideries were found by scientists in ancient China and date back to about the fifth century BC. The drawing on these embroideries is made with hair, gold and silver threads. From China and other countries of the East, embroidery spread to the countries of Europe along the Great Silk Road.

Each country developed in its own way. In the eastern countries, fabulous birds and animals were depicted, using the brightest colors and the most complex ornaments when embroidering. In Western Europe, the most common theme of embroidery was church. They brought out Bible texts and stories. Each nation depicted its own concept of beauty in embroidery. Through embroidery, one can understand dreams about the future, worldviews. As for Russia, in our country embroideries were given the importance of amulets. Each embroidery pattern had its own special meaning.

History of cross stitch in Russia

Needlework has always been a favorite pastime of Russian women.Embroider everyone was able: from the youngest to the old women; from the richest to the ragged peasant women. In Rus' embroidery have always attached special importance, because embroidery is associated with the traditions of the Russian people. This is especially true of the cross. The cross was considered a talisman that could protect against the evil eye and evil spirits. During pagan times, the main products that were painted with embroidered patterns were towels, sheets, and curtains. Shirts, sundresses, wedding dresses were also embroidered.

When Rus' adopted Christianity, windows and mirrors began to be decorated; when a child was born, the beautiful work of needlewomen was an indispensable attribute. Each symbol in the pattern hid a special meaning. A circle, for example, meant the sun, and a hooked cross meant a wish for good, happiness and other blessings of life. Often embroiderers depicted mythical animals and birds of paradise. The clothes of noble people were embroidered with silk, gold and other insanely expensive materials.

In the royal palace there were workshops that made clothes for the royal household. The queen was also engaged in needlework. The daughter of Tsar Boris Godunov, Xenia, embroidered a veil in 1601, which was intended for the decoration of the royal throne. This veil was embroidered with silver and gold threads, velvet and precious stones. Due to the careful care of this work of art, it has survived to this day.

At the beginning of the 18th century, peasant women also began to embroider. Of course, they used ordinary threads, not silk, but this did not make the work worse. The skill of peasant needlewomen was not inferior to the skill of court craftsmen. From the age of seven, girls in peasant families began to prepare a dowry for themselves. This could be, bedspreads, clothes for several years to come. Before the wedding, all the works made by the bride over several years were exhibited to the public. Thus, the skill, diligence and accuracy of the girl were evaluated.

There are two groups of embroideries:embroidery the middle zone of Russia and embroidery of the northern part of Russia. Each group has its own characteristics. So, for example, the embroideries of the middle strip are distinguished by their brightness, variety of colors and patterns, while the embroideries of the northern part were made with red threads on white fabric. Since at the beginning of the second millennium Rus' was in very close relations with Byzantium, this country had a huge impact on the culture of Russia. Thus, the development of such art as embroidery gradually took place, increasing the cultural wealth of our homeland.

The history of cross stitch in modern times

Currently, the development of one of the oldest arts that has survived to this day continues. Many craftswomen continue the work of their ancestors, not forgetting old traditions and creating new ones. Millions of people admire the huge, terribly expensive tapestries, the creation of which took many weeks and a huge amount of thread. Absolutely everyone dreams of standing out from the crowd, but do not forget that you can simply decorate your clothes with embroidery, which will give it originality and sophistication to the envy of others. Fashionistas are not afraid of the complexity of caring for this priceless jewelry, they carefully follow all the instructions and instructions for caring for such beauty.

Now it has become much easier to embroider patterns, because in stores you can buy any shade of thread, any needle, even gold-plated. You can buy a canvas with a pattern, where half of the work has already been done - the drawing has been applied and all that remains is to embroider it, which is what thousands of people are doing.

It occupies a special place among other stylistic trends. She is not only beautiful, but also very versatile. On the vast Russian territory, different provinces used their own distinctive techniques. In addition, there were differences in the materials used and in the color palette.

What is interesting about this type of needlework?

In each country, embroidery and other ways of decorating robes are different and unique. Russian embroidery was divided into several types:

• urban;
• peasant needlework;
• embroidered motifs that were used as a talisman.

From an early age (from about 5-6), peasant girls were taught the art of embroidery, sewing and even creating lace. It was they, unlike urban girls, who carefully honored traditions and tried to convey all cultural features (ornaments, patterns) in their works. They embroidered in various ways: with a cross, plain stitch, Moscow stitch.

Russian embroidery is an ancient type of folk art

At that time, there was a custom according to which girls from the age of 5 should begin to prepare a dowry for themselves, which was quite voluminous.

Painting "Peasant woman for embroidery". Malyavin Philip Andreevich, Russia, 1869-1940

They had to decorate with a cross and other stitches various textile accessories (tablecloths and towels), clothing items.

The art of embroidery has a long history

Numerous sundresses, high skirts, fur coats, shirts, aprons, etc. acted as clothing. At the same time, not one set of clothes was prepared, but several (for each individual occasion or celebration: wedding, celebration, festivities, for work, etc.).

Hope chest

City girls tried to bring a bit of European fashion into the patterns of their creations. The French style had a great influence on embroidery.

French style embroidery

No less popular was embroidery, which was used as a talisman. The most popular technique was the cross. At the same time, even the smallest detail in such embroidery had its own meaning and significance.

Slavic amulet embroidered with a cross

Ornaments and patterns with a cross were quite diverse, but the most popular was the image of Rod - the mother, who was surrounded by deer. As a talisman, she could often be seen both on the clothes of newborn babies and on wedding dresses. It was believed that she would protect her owners from various misfortunes.

Embroidered amulet with a picture

Each of these types is incredibly beautiful and has its own characteristics. In addition, each area had some of its own distinctive features.

northern traditions

The folk traditions of the north, which includes the Karelian ASSR, Vologda, Arkhangelsk and Leningrad, were united. The most popular techniques were satin stitch, oblique stitches, and painting.

Embroidery with a full cross was common only when creating some amulets.

The most popular was the painting, which in its essence was a semi-cross. It consisted of small stitches, mostly bright red, which created certain patterns. After the edging was ready, the interior space was filled with other decorative seams. In some cases, edge decoration was also used. For this, additional strokes, patterns of stars or snowflakes were made.

Ancient Russian embroidery, like the process of embroidery, had a ritual meaning, was close to agrarian ritual actions.

The white line looks good too.As a basis for embroidery, a slightly sparse fabric was used, which was slightly translucent.

white embroidery

Thus, a dense snow-white plot on a light and transparent background looked amazing.

Features of southerners

The southern regions (Voronezh, Tambov, Orel, Kursk and Penza) were characterized by the presence of various geometric ornaments. In these territories, there was hand-painted embroidery, white stitching, sometimes cross-stitching and other stitches.

hand-painted embroidery

But the most common were considered to be a colored interlace and a countable smooth surface.

Satin stitch embroidery on snow-white silk

Color interlace is somewhat similar to white stitching. The main feature that unites these two techniques is the use of a translucent fabric base. This technique was quite complicated, especially if a fairly large colorful plot was taken as the basis. Therefore, the presence of embroidery in this style was very prestigious and testified to a certain wealth of the family.

The color scheme was quite diverse:

• Ryazan was famous for its blue embroidery;

Blue embroidered shirt

• in Smolensk one could often find a golden background and colorful lemon, orange, red and white scenes;

• Tula and Kaluga were characterized by a reddish-white gamut, interspersed with a wide variety of (blue, light blue, green and yellow) inserts;

Russian embroidery is an extremely complex and multifaceted phenomenon.

• in Kaliningrad, a bright crimson background was used, and the plot was created from various scarlet, white, green and golden threads.

Embroidery is perhaps the most developed art among many types of Russian folk art.

At the same time, the main geometric shape was a rhombus or a square. They were embroidered with ledges at the corners, diagonals, spirals, etc. The figures were placed one after another, embroidered with a double cross, a hemstitch, a satin stitch, a slanting stitch. And silk threads were used as a material.

Embroidery rhythms in the center of Russia

The central regions combined the traditions of both northern and southern territories quite well. But at the same time they added their own "zest". From the North, they borrowed the white line, as well as the motifs and plots inherent in it. To this day, this technique is used to decorate textiles in the Ivanovo and Kalinin regions.

Russian embroidery is an integral part of the art of the Russian people

In some areas (Yaroslavl, Kostroma), the white line has been somewhat modernized. Instead of traditional all-white plots, white embroidery with a colored outline, gold, blue and pink threads began to appear.

For several centuries, the Russian people have developed certain techniques for performing embroidery, the nature of the ornament and its color.

The most exquisite embroidery looked in the Kostroma region. There, needlewomen used mainly pastels and silk threads to create their works of art. Thanks to the calm color transitions, the embroidery looked incredibly beautiful, and the silk gave the product highlights and overflows.

Snow-white embroidery with silk threads

The painting, traditional for the North, was also modernized. Unlike the original version, in the center it was made with a greater density of sewing, since woolen threads were mainly used in the work. The image of a rhombus in Russian embroidery

The unique technology has glorified the Gorky region. "Gorky guipure" was an unusually elegant technique. The most common motif for Gorky openwork embroidery is a medium-sized rosette with rounded corners in the shape of a rhombus.

From the first time, it is quite difficult to understand all the styles and techniques of folk embroidery. After all, each area had its own characteristics that distinguished her work from others. The most accurate cultural features were preserved in the peasant type of embroidery, as well as in the technology of making amulets.

History of Russian embroidery originates in the 9th-10th century. This is evidenced by various finds of archaeologists. These finds include fragments of clothing, which are decorated with patterns and made with gold threads. Gold embroidery was very popular in those days. Noble persons decorated their clothes and household items with them.

Development of Russian embroidery

The art of embroidery did not stand still and constantly developed. So in the 14-17 centuries. decorate household items and costumes. Church vestments and clothes were embroidered with silver and gold threads, while adding gems and pearls to them. Wedding towels, scarves, shirts were also decorated with embroidery.

Of course, such an occupation was the prerogative of wealthy ladies. However, starting from the 18th century, almost all segments of the population began to engage in embroidery, mainly peasant girls. As before, it was decorated with clothes, aprons and so on. Each embroidery at that time had its own special meaning. Most often, embroidered on clothes, it served as a talisman. To do this, it was applied on the sleeves, hem, collar.

One of the most common and popular motives in embroidery is a rhombus. At the same time, each nation could portray it in completely different ways. In some cultures, it was seen as a symbol of fertility. If we talk about floral ornaments, then the tree of life or the world tree is in demand here. Also very often on embroideries you can find a female figure, which symbolizes the Mother Goddess.

Studying embroidery in time, you can explore and learn ethnic history , as well as the culture of almost any nation. and motives, though improved over time, but, nevertheless, their content and essence were passed down from generation to generation, selecting and preserving the best. Each handicraft, will undoubtedly be distinguished by beauty, harmony, perfection. A technique, professionalism and precision.

In museums, you can now see many examples of folk embroidery. Of course, the embroidery of the 19th century is best preserved. Strong traditions had folk embroidery, in contrast to the city. The city was more influenced by fashion, which did not apply to the folk. In the villages, girls prepared their dowry by the age of 13-15. This dowry included embroidered gifts, tablecloths, towels, garments, and so on. Shortly before the wedding, in order to assess the level of skill of the girl, an exhibition was organized. Then, at the wedding, everything that the girl embroidered with her own hands, she gave to the groom's relatives.

Needlework was developed in peasant families. Women spun, weaved, embroidered, sewed, i.e. engaged in all kinds of needlework. The more they practiced it, the better their skill became. Clothes in the villages were also sewn with their own hands. At the same time, it was decorated not only with embroidery, but also with lace, braid or inserts of various colors. Clothing had a different purpose. It could be festive, casual or wedding. It is worth noting that it differed in different provinces. Clothes were also sewn for people of different ages, which means that one more characteristic can be given to her, that is, she could be sewn for an elderly woman, for a young woman or for a girl. Patterns also pleased with the variety. They could also differ from each other depending on the area. All these differences were influenced by life, customs, natural environment.

Russian embroidery is unique

If we compareRussian embroidery and embroidery of other peoples, you can notice a huge difference. In Russian embroidery, ornaments and patterns are of great importance. As a rule, they are geometric and represent rhombuses, birds, trees, female images. The solar motif in Russian embroidery was depicted with the help of rhombuses, circles, rosettes. If they depicted a female figure or a flowering tree, then this meant that in this way the needlewoman wants to indicate the fertility of the earth. And the arrival of spring, as a rule, was symbolized by a bird. If the embroidery was free, then, as a rule, floral patterns prevailed.

Speaking of patterns and embroidery techniques, you need to remember that they were directly associated with the form of clothing, which was sewn from straight pieces of fabric. The seams were called countable and they were made according to the number of threads of the fabric. Such seams served to decorate the ends of the sleeves, the shoulder, the hem of the apron, the slit on the chest, the bottom of the apron or the bottom of the clothes. The pattern itself was placed along the connecting seams. Cross, counting smoothness, painting, half-cross, small white line, goat are considered ancient Russian seams. Over time, Krestetskaya line, tambour embroidery, colored and white smooth surface appeared.

All Russian peasant embroidery is divided into the northern group and the group of the Central Russian strip. They differ in embroidery techniques. The embroideries of the following regions belong to the north: Yaroslavl, Vladimirov, Vologda, Kalinin and so on. It is dominated by a cross, white stitching, painting, through sewing and other embroidery techniques. It is worth noting that the background was very skillfully used by the embroiderers. It performed the function of part of the element.

Russian embroidery is very popular

Of course, our time embroidery is still popular and relevant. It is also appreciated, like any manual work. You can decorate absolutely everything with it. It depends only on your taste how it will look: vulgar or elegant. Today, the most popular techniques are cross, half-cross, petite, ribbon, bead and satin stitch embroidery, contour embroidery, and black work embroidery. Today, the process of embroidery is extremely facilitated, since you can buy a kit containing absolutely everything: threads, canvas, pattern. You just have to put in a little effort. Although, until now, in the outback you can meet grandmothers embroidering classic patterns. Yes, and there are simply lovers of classical Russian embroidery who follow all the traditions.

Embroidery as an art form has existed for generations of centuries, pleasing to the eye and giving fashionistas more opportunities to express themselves through clothing. After all, each hand-embroidered thing is truly unique. The history of embroidery is rooted deep in antiquity. Our ancestors, when sewing leather, noticed that this can be done not just with straight lines-stitches or wavy, but also with other types. For example, you can use cross stitch. History claims that in the ninth century AD, embroidery was so advanced that things created by craftswomen could compete with modern types of embroidery made using machines and careful miscalculations.

How did it all start?

Few people know that the history of the emergence of embroidery has a completely different meaning than it is given today. Now it is beautiful, stylish and unique, but in the old days, embroidery had a completely different meaning: it was a powerful amulet against negative forces, as well as a way to convey information hidden in the symbols used to create a masterpiece. Moreover, things embroidered in a special way for ritual actions carried a message for those around them, because it was the clergy who had hidden, secret and incredible knowledge about the power of the symbols with which they decorated their clothes.

Only looking at the embroidered robes, a person could significantly change his inner state, train of thought and motivating inner desires. Over time, this knowledge was gradually replaced, distorted unconsciously, due to a limited mind, or specifically for reasons known only to the initiates.

Cross-stitch

History and research argue that this is one of the most common techniques for creating amulets in the form of clothes, because its symbol - the cross - was a symbolic image of a person, while depending on what form (geometric figure, pattern) was built from small stitches, one could understand what the embroiderer wanted for the one to whom the embroidered thing was intended. Scientists cannot give an approximate date for the emergence of this type of needlework, but the ancient remains of clothing found dating back to the 9th-10th centuries prove that cross-stitch was already at a high level.

At the same time, researchers in the history of cross-stitching claim that this art was considered an occupation for aristocrats or people with unique abilities, and only primitive stitches and thick canvases with threads were available to ordinary people, from which you cannot create a masterpiece. One of the most skillful embroiderers of the Middle Ages was considered Xenia, the daughter of Boris Godunov. Her work was known not only in Russia, but also abroad: she skillfully embroidered canvases for the church, tablecloths and clothes for members of the royal blood.

Embroidery as a sign of attention

In the course of history, cross-stitching, closer to the 18th century, becomes available to almost everyone, while it gradually loses its main semantic load and sacred meaning and acquires a more decorative character. Craftswomen decorated not only clothes and interior items, but in this way they could show their sympathy to the guy they liked by embroidering a shirt, belt or tobacco pouch for him.

After the fall of the Iron Curtain, the popularity of embroidery in Russia briefly fell due to the dominance of newfangled things from the West, but in the past few years, the craving for this painstaking creativity is gaining momentum again. It is safe to say that the history of embroidery is not over yet.

When did people start to embroider?

It is officially considered that the history of embroidery began in China, it was there that the first garments made of silk, decorated with small stitches of gold and silver threads, were discovered. The finds are dated to the 5th century BC. e. and have survived to this day, which indicates the high quality of the material and labor invested. It was Chinese embroidery that had a significant impact on the formation of this type of needlework in Japan, Byzantium and later in other European countries.

In Russia, namely, in Altai, garments were found, embroidered with stones and beads, dated to the first century BC. This suggests that the development of embroidery in history took place in parallel in different parts of the world. Some sources claim that during the time of Vladimir Monomakh, the first school of embroiderers was already created on the basis of the Andreevsky Monastery.

Mstera embroidery

This type of satin stitch embroidery left a small trace in history, as it originated recently, in the 18th century. In Russia, in the Vladimir region, in the town of Mstera, the nuns of the local monastery laid the foundation for a unique style of embroidery, which soon split into two types: for wealthy people and the clergy, as well as for ordinary peasants. The difference was that the former embroidered with gold threads on satin or velvet, while the poorer people embroidered with simple white threads on thin linen or cambric.

The 19th century and the beginning of the 20th is the peak of demand for delicate cambric shirts embroidered with white threads, which were in almost every family. Tablecloths, handkerchiefs, scarves, kerchiefs and thin petticoats were also embroidered, and at the end of the 40s of the 20th century, Mstera embroidery was recognized even abroad. Over time, the fashion for knitted clothes and underwear almost supplanted this wonderful art form.

Another view of the Russian surface

In the 20th century, this style of embroidery became the basis for another subspecies - the Vladimir smooth surface, which differs somewhat in stitches from the classic embroidery in that the threads pass in a thick layer, creating convex plant patterns: flowers, leaves with tendrils. In Vladimir satin stitch embroidery, history highlights the red color, but sometimes small additions were used in the form of yellow and blue, less often green.

Over time, outlandish birds, trees and bushes began to be “weaved” into the ornaments, while maintaining the tradition of unity with nature. In the 70s of the last century, this style of embroidery reached its peak of popularity, but then gradually subsided, only in the hinterland of the country is the skill that is inherited still alive.

Needlework with ribbons

Ribbon embroidery also takes place in history, because it originates from more ancient times, when leather products were embroidered with thin strips of leather and cords. In ancient Egypt, clothes began to be embroidered with thinner strips of fabric, braid, and the resourceful Byzantines and Jews transferred this type of needlework to Europe.

The next leap in the history of ribbon embroidery took place thanks to Louis the Prudent: he brought machines for making ribbons from satin into the country, and then the boom of silk ribbons began. In 1560, 50 thousand craftsmen were already working in Lyon. They worked day and night, making miles of ribbons that needlewomen used to embroider gentlemen's clothes. Mass hysteria grew and in the 17th century they began to embroider not only women's, but also men's clothes: people began to resemble flower beds. The hobby spread all over the world, even in Australia, ribbon embroidery was used more often than simple (thread) embroidery, since there was a tax on threads, but not on ribbons. Fortunately, since 1800, the hobby gradually subsided and took the form of decorative art: paintings, tapestries and small interior items began to be embroidered.

Finally

You can talk about the emergence of different styles of embroidery in the history of the world for a long time, since there are really a lot of them: delicate cutwork, stunning Scandinavian handarger embroidery, Italian assisi - a technique that combines a cross and a Holbein stitch, amazing bargello - Florentine embroidery, which is still very popular. Everyone can find something of their own in any kind of interaction of colored thread, needle and fabric and create their own masterpiece.

This is a method of embroidering a design on canvas using a needle and colored floss or other threads. It is not known exactly where cross stitching was first started. It is believed that cross-stitch appeared along with the appearance of the first stitch. It was first made by primitive people using stone needles while making clothes from animal skins. The following materials were used for cross-stitching: hemp, flax threads, animal veins, wool and cotton, natural hair was widely used. Until now, cross-stitch is used to decorate homes, clothes, shoes. Over time, there has been an improvement in the art of decorating fabrics with the help of threads and needles. Today, embroidery can be realized not only manually, but also with the help of machines. Progress is also observed in the artistic design of embroidery. Increasingly, ornament and plot drawing are used.

In Rus' cross-stitch was considered to be the occupation of close associates. They included representatives of the nobility and monks. Expensive materials were used for embroidery, such as pearls, precious stones, gold and silver threads, velvet, and silk. Expensive embroidery was used to decorate the clothes of members of the royal family, boyars and clergy. Only women embroidered in Rus'. Girls from 5-6 years old began to accustom to this difficult craft. By the age of 12-13, the young lady had to independently embroider a dowry for herself. It included bedding, headwear, tablecloths. Before the wedding, all the works were shown in public. The richer the bride's attire was, the more she was valued.

Cross stitch kits.

Sets for thecross stitch- this is a set of devices necessary for embroidery, that is, what will be used in the process of work. It includes a canvas with a pattern, special threads of certain colors, a needle and instructions. The kits are suitable for both advanced and beginner needlewomen. The difference between simple embroidery is the presence in the set of up to 10 floss colors and drawing the pattern only in the middle of the canvas. Simple children's embroidery is one of these sets. Embroidery kits for advanced craftswomen include a variety of shades of floss threads, as well as embroidery techniques such as half-cross, cross, backstitch. Cross stitch kits distinguished by other criteria. For example, the quality of threads. In cheaper versions, synthetic floss may be found. The best choice would be cotton or wool. Closer attention should be paid to this nuance, since the quality of the thread affects the result of the work done. The schemes in the sets are divided into color, black and white and color iconic. It will be easier for beginner needlewomen to work with a color iconic scheme, because details are better visible on it.

These are auxiliary drawings to speed up and simplify the needlework process. They, as mentioned above, are conditionally divided into several types: color patterns for cross stitch, black and white iconic patterns for embroidery, color iconic patterns.

In size, the schemes are large (30X40cm), medium (20X30cm), small (10X15cm). To understand how much you are interested in needlework, try to embroider a small simple embroidery pattern. If the process itself seems tedious, boring and mundane, then you should do something else, less monotonous.

Consider cross stitch patterns in more detail. There are several types of patterns: light patterns for embroidery with one element, medium simple patterns with a small plot and complex cross stitch patterns which include landscape, people and animals. The background in the case of using a complex scheme is completely filled with small details and elements. Cross stitch patterns are subdivided according to the amount of floss used. In simple schemes, the number of floss reaches 10 colors, medium ones include 10-20 colors, complex schemes use about 20 or more colors of floss. When buying a scheme, pay attention to the drawing. It should not have too many halftones, otherwise you will have a hard time in the needlework process.

According to the density of the threads, embroidery patterns come with the same thread count for the entire embroidery, embroidery of the plot and background of the pattern with threads of different density of addition, and embroidery of individual elements in the pattern and the background of the pattern with different additions of floss. Kit manufacturers indicate how much to fold floss when embroidering certain details. Work when embroidering in several threads seems more voluminous, when embroidering in one thread, vice versa. If there is an alternation of embroidery styles, then the pattern, as it were, plays with highlights, constantly shimmering.

By number of stitches cross stitch patterns are divided into several types of stitches, a couple of types of stitch and one type of stitch. For beginners, it is better to use a pattern with one or a couple of types of stitches. Otherwise, interest in work is lost.

We list the main types of embroidery: three-dimensional embroidery, beadwork, satin stitch embroidery, ribbon embroidery, cross-stitch. The simplest types of embroidery that can be recommended to beginner needlewomen are three-dimensional embroidery, beadwork and cross-stitch. Often there is a combination of different types of embroidery. For example, beadwork and cross-stitch.

The most important thing is to start the embroidery process! It may seem very exciting, entertaining and interesting to you. Try to acquire the necessary skills for the job. If something is not clear, you can always read the forum on the Internet or find the article you need.