Art from the distant past: cross stitch for beginners

In the XIX century, popular embroidery was widespread, which was associated with the traditions and customs of the time. So, preparing for the wedding, the girl had to embroider herself a dowry (tablecloth, towel, handkerchief, etc.). In doing so, cross-stitch was used. For beginner needlewomen, linen or woolen fabrics were selected , on which they were to be embroidered. The skills and experience of the skilled workers were transferred from generation to generation, thus preserving the culture of the nation.

Embroidery with a cross is one of the most common types of needlework, which dates back to ancient times. It is interesting that a variety of ornaments and colors, as well as cross-stitch techniques were individual for each state. For example, in India, plant motifs, as well as images of animals and birds, were popular.

To date, this craft has not lost its popularity. For cross stitching , cotton or linen cloths are used, as well as a canvas, which is a tissue marked with cages. Canva can be ordinary, waybill, and also water-soluble. There are special sets, for example, "cross-stitch for beginners ", which includes a canvas with a pattern applied to it, threads and needles. It is necessary to be able to decipher embroidery patterns that show the required number of canvas squares and shades of colors. Such schemes are of two types: with the image of different symbols and with the image of multi-colored squares, each of which stands for one stitch. The color scheme is most often used in the presence of a small number of colors in the figure. For a multicolored picture, a symbolic scheme is used.

It should be noted that in order to learn how to embroider a cross, it is required not only to be able to correctly read the diagrams, but also to own embroidery techniques.

Cross-stitch embroidery can be of several types:

1. Simple cross - the upper stitches should have one direction, the stitch itself is sewn first by the bottom stitches in the required amount and ends with embroidery of the upper stitches (in the opposite direction).
2. An elongated cross-cross fills several canvas cells arranged vertically.
3. Straight cross - consists of a vertical line, embroidering which starts from left to right, and a horizontal line.
4. An asterisk - over the stitches of a straight cross is an oblique cross, that is, diagonal stitches of the same size.
5. Leviathan - a straight cross is placed on top of the stitches of the oblique cross.

Thus, cross-stitching for beginners does not pose much difficulty. To master this technique is simple, although we must immediately say that it requires considerable time.

Summarizing, it should be noted that the formation of the cross is the result of the intersection of two stitches, performed throughout the work in the same order. First, the bottom stitch is made, then the upper stitch, while the stitches of one cross are sewn in one square of the canvas.

Before you start working, it is recommended to apply a special marker to the canvas using the markup with a step of ten cells. If the embroidery is of small size, it begins to be performed from the middle of the canvas, determining the center of the canvas and the scheme, respectively. In some cases, a triangle in the center is present on the diagrams. If the figure is voluminous, it is embroidered from the bottom corner, depending on the direction of the cross. The edges of the embroidered cloth can be treated with a stitch.

Thus, such techniques as cross-stitching for beginners, for many seem quite easy, but you should make some efforts to achieve a high result. And you should always remember that experience comes with time.