Choose a beautiful pattern of embroidery of a flower with a cross

Summer is coming soon, which means that nowadays the flower theme is more actual in needlework. Especially popular now are poppies, violets, roses and chamomiles. In this article, you will see several schemes of embroidering flowers with a cross, and also read a lot of useful tips for choosing a material.

What materials will be needed for work

First, decide on what you will embroider. As a rule, for cross-stitching a special canvas is used, on which it will be convenient to count the stitches. Pay special attention to the choice of thread for embroidery. For embroidery use a mulina. Such threads can be cotton, woolen or viscose. Usually the work uses either wool or cotton. For cotton cross-stitch patterns, cotton flosses are more suitable.

The hoop is best used either wooden or plastic, but with a metal clamp. So you will not fall out the fabric during embroidery. Also prepare a needle with a thick eye.

Simple patterns of cross stitch embroidery

Below you can see a scheme that will suit both beginners and the average level. You will need a mulina of white, yellow, green, light green, blue, blue, light blue and black. The cross- stitch embroidery scheme presented here can be used in the decoration of tablecloths, napkins, pillows and even curtains.

You can embroider these flowers as shown on the diagram itself, or arrange them according to your composition. The size of the whole fragment is about 15 by 15 centimeters. At the end of the work iron the embroidery.

Single fragments for napkins and tablecloths

Especially popular among needlewomen use cross-stitch patterns, so that few colors were on them. For example, poppies or roses. Below we have provided you with a scheme of poppies. For such embroidery, you will need a mulina of red and burgundy shades, as well as yellow, black, light green, green and light green. The size of the finished fragment is approximately 16 by 16 centimeters.

First, determine the center of the pattern of embroidery of the flower with a cross. To do this, find the middle of each side and connect the opposite sides with an imaginary line. The intersection of these lines will be considered the center of the embroidery.

Then start embroidering. In order not to be mistaken in the number of crosses, every 15-20 minutes let the eyes rest. When finished, iron the embroidery. A similar pattern of cross stitching, on which there are few colors, can be used in decorating interior items (tablecloths, pillows, curtains) and clothes.

Framework for flowers for pillows

No less popular than poppies and roses, among hand-craftsmen and the scheme of embroidery are used with a cross of flowers, framed. Such drawings can be used as a decoration on a pillowcase or kitchen tablecloth.

Before embroidering, prepare a canvas cut of about 30 by 30 centimeters. It is better to work with such a scheme of cross-stitch embroidery not from the center, but from the edge.

To work you will need a string of purple mauve, lilac, yellow, lemon and green. Begin by first embroidering a green frame, then flowers. At the end of the embroidery iron the resulting picture with an iron. If you want to make a tablecloth with such embroidery, then prepare the fabric. Then cut in the middle a square equal in size to your work. Then sew embroidery in the resulting hole. If you want, you can not cut a square, but sew a picture directly onto the fabric.

For cross-stitch embroidery schemes it is better to use a monochromatic canvas of white, black or blue. It is important that the color of the canvas does not resonate with the color of the picture. For additional decor you can use satin ribbons, rhinestones with hot melt and sequins. For clearer contours, you can walk through the pattern with simple stitches, using a darker thread.