Embroidery with a cross for beginners on the finished pattern. Ideas for embroidery

Even in the age of information technology, when many people in these subjects gave preference to the virtual world, cross-stitch embroidery among the female half of humanity remained popular. In this article, we consider embroidering a cross for beginners on a ready-made drawing, as well as tips and ideas.

The hoop is one of the important tools

The embroidery frame is a retainer for the canvas (canvas, fabric) for easy embroidery. What are they? Most often, two rings, between the edges of which the cloth is clamped. Embroidery frames come in different diameters. If the needlewoman-beginner has decided seriously and for a long time to be carried away by an embroidery, it is better to buy hoops of several sizes.

Even embroidering with a cross on the finished drawing provides dimensions of the finished work. For example, if it is written that the dimensions of the future embroidery are 30x30 cm, then the hoop should be chosen with a diameter of about 30 cm. Do not be frightened by the fact that the canvas can not gain a foothold. Especially for this, in ready-made sets, the material is provided with an allowance of about 10 cm.

Ready set or just a schematic?

Immediately it is necessary to say that embroidery with a cross for beginners on a finished pattern without threads in the set is undesirable. The fact is that the novice has no idea what kind of thread is needed for this embroidery. After all, smooth transitions of color can not be noticed even by an experienced artist or weaver. How can you distinguish at once a very dark green color from a dark green? Yes, there are also such colors in the set that are easy to confuse. For the beginner, the factories make ideal sets:

• Scheme for embroidery with the designations of each color (on the side of the scheme is the decoding of these symbols with the color number in the palette);
• The canvas of the necessary sizes with an allowance;
• Needle for embroidery special (not in all sets, you need to watch the company);
• Thread (mulina or wool) in the right amount (they are fixed in a pallet under the appropriate number).

As a rule, on the back of the scheme are recommendations for embroidery. They need to be carefully studied, so that later there are no problems in the process of work and at the end.

Not every new needlewoman will notice an important thing: you need to embroider in 2 threads, and not in 6, as it may seem. If there are few places on the site where the required color is required, you can cut off the short thread and fold it in half. So it will be safer, the end of the thread from the eyelet will not fall out.

With what to begin?

Recommendations in ready-made sets are often the only ones: embroidery is better to start from the center. Figures can be either solid or not solid (irregular shape, with spaces). The first one can start from any angle, not just from the center. But the second will have to start from the center and move in any of the four directions direction.

Schemes of drawings for embroidery are well thought out. They are marked with a pallet (10x10 cells), at the edges are the numbers (indents) from the edge or center (most often the first). We need to decide on the direction. When this is done, you can start from the very edge.
You can consider an example with the embroidery of a bear in the photo above. In the center there is a mark where it is better to begin. But you can start with the boundary of some "big square". It is not recommended to embroider it from the very edge of the picture here. For example, take the coordinates of the intersection point (30; 30) and move to the coordinates (40; 40) or (20; 40). Predominantly there is a light brown color with the symbol (x). We select long two threads and insert it into the needle. Embroider in order, as indicated in the diagram. So do with other colors.

What schemes should a newcomer choose?

It will be a big mistake if a beginner chooses a large scheme. To start better with a small one, to make sure the correctness of the chosen hobby. This handcraft, unfortunately, like many, has a serious drawback: you can damage your eyesight. For those who are so bad, and also the lighting is not enough, you need to take a small embroidery with a large canvas.

Cross-stitch embroidery takes a long time, so it is worthwhile to determine the time of the exercise, for example, 2 hours a day with breaks of 10-20 minutes after half an hour of embroidery. Embroidery with a cross for beginners on a finished pattern Should bring joy, and not anguish, so it is not recommended to succumb to the temptation to buy a very beautiful set of 50x50 cm. This is for those who mastered the elementary embroidery.

The scheme with a teddy bear, presented in the previous section, is ideal for a beginner: there is a small set of threads in it, a simple scheme. The price, as a rule, for such sets is small.

Canvas with a pattern or a set?

In the shops there is often a canvas with a pattern for embroidery. Threads must be selected independently. Immediately it is worth noting that this is unprofitable. Moulinet is expensive, but only standard skein is sold. Cut the right amount, no one will. The second problem will be the choice of the color range of threads. It's easy to make a mistake in this case. Why? When the embroidery is ready, it turns out that some color is too bright and out of place, it spoils the whole picture. And look embroidery will be ugly.

In the finished set, everything is provided, and the price is acceptable. It is important only to look at what lies in the package. Instead, floss may be woolen threads, which are not very suitable for embroidery. They are able to get confused even with careful handling.

Ideas for ready-made embroidery

When the embroidery is ready, someone wants to give it to someone or apply it to the case. Ideas can be a mass, depending on what was the embroidering with a cross with patterns: a solid picture or an irregular shape, what size. What can you think of? It can be:

• Picture in the frame under the glass;
• Handbag, cover, postcard;
• Box, chest, pillow;
• A blanket or a napkin.

It is important to process the edges of the canvas so that they do not blossom over time. If it is supposed to erase this thing in the future, then the threads in the embroidery must be firmly secured from the very beginning, and at the end of laying tight material from behind.

What can I say at last about embroidering a cross for beginners on a finished pattern? The work is quite long, but fascinating. It is necessary to provide good lighting and a convenient place, and then handicrafts will bring a lot of pleasure.