Volumetric embroidery combines several embroidery technologies. Smooth stitch, beads, and ribbons are used here. It consists of using embroidered cut-out pieces that are applied and secured to embroidered or plain base fabric. Due to this, a volumetric effect is created. Depending on what types of embroidery the needlewoman knows, they can all be combined in volumetric embroidery. And the more the master knows, the more interesting the work will look. Therefore, for those who are starting it for the first time, it is important to master at least one, and preferably 2-3 types of sewing on fabric.
Master class on 3D flower embroidery
Let's try something simple using detailed description each stage of the lesson. For example, voluminous embroidery of pansies. It can be printed on clothing or used as a decoration for some souvenir.
We will need:
- Wool yarn in yellow, purple, blue, 2 shades of green.
- Floss threads are white, yellow, green.
- Silk ones are light green. Combination different types thread in embroidering details makes it possible to emphasize the relief of the design. The shade options can be changed at your discretion.
- Fabric for the base and thicker material for volumetric elements.
- Wire.
- Hoop.
- Sewing supplies.
After preparing everything you need, let's start handicrafts.
Work 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 buttonhole stitch.
The inside of the part is filled with shadow satin stitch as follows. The first row of stitches is one color, the second - another. The petal should be finished with a radial divergence of stitches from its base using black floss threads. Their size is equal to 3 quarters of the length of the petal. Then the element must be carefully cut out. Use the same method to make 5 petals for one flower. They can be made in any quantity, depending on the design of the work.
2. Attaching the petals to the fabric using a needle stitch.
The petals are sewn on 2 at a time, first the back ones, then the front ones opposite them. The last one (5th) is applied to the last sewn parts with the front surface, secured in the central part and turned away. The center of the petal connection is indicated by knotted sutures.
3. Making a bud. It is made from sepals. The templates are transferred to the fabric. The outlines of the elements are made using loop stitches with green threads; the inside of the sepals is filled with satin stitch. To the top edge of the part with reverse side A loop seam is also applied, coinciding in direction with the satin stitches. The sepals are cut as close to the edge as possible. Now we need to collect the parts. This is done using a wire, which is fixed on the wrong side. The petal is then folded 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 outline is embroidered with a buttonhole stitch using light green threads, inside with satin stitch. A stem stitch is used for the main vein, and a satin stitch is used for the side veins, which are embroidered with silk thread. At the end, all the parts are cut out.
5. Composition on the main fabric. The leaves can be placed on one or both sides of the flowers. Some leaves are covered with flowers, and several flowers can be covered with leaves. This will add naturalness to the plot.
Volumetric embroidery, the master class of which is described above, is one of many options simple work for beginners. Here are some examples.
Video tutorials for beginners
For beginners you definitely need:
1. Needle (the thinner the needle, the better, I use a very thin needle for beads), scissors.
2. DMC threads and any fabric from cotton to silk or satin fabrics
3. Wire (thin copper wire from telephone cable)
3. Pencil and drawing template
The difficulty lies in only one thing - the ability to embroider with satin stitch. Even the simplest skills in this technique would be very useful to you.
1.
We take the wire and bend it into the shape of a flower petal. If you
you need another template, for example, you need to make a butterfly wing or something else.
bend the wire into a wing shape, etc.
2. Fasten the wire to
fabrics. First, we attach a thread (single thread) of the desired size to the fabric.
We need colors, I usually choose a thread in the main color of the design. If you
If you are making a chamomile petal, then we take a white thread to secure it, i.e.
the color of the main background thread, no matter what inclusions you still have on
this petal. 
3. Sew our template wire to the material. rice. 1.
The material can be anything from silk to cotton fabrics. The more variety of materials you have, the better.
4. Next come satin stitches; you can use the same thread as when securing the template in Fig. 2 
5. Then our wire is covered with a loop seam
As a result, we get the finished part! 
6. Next, we cut out the finished parts and begin to assemble the flower, in the end we get the following 
Based on the advice of the inventor of the 3D embroidery technique, Helen Pierce, Country of Soviets will tell you how to embroider pansies. Volumetric embroidery in the shape of pansies will be an excellent decoration for a basket for needlework, a box for necessary small items or a handbag.
Pansies come in a variety of colors. Therefore, to create them we need wool yarn different shades
yellow, blue and purple colors. The number of skeins of each color depends on the number of shades. You can combine colors in different ways. The back petals (2 pieces) are embroidered with dark purple or black threads.
For the leaves we will need 4 skeins of green and 2 skeins of light green wool. In addition, you need to take pale green thin silk threads and white, yellow, black and green threads floss. Thin green wire, base fabric and medium weight fabric for the flower elements will also come in handy.
Let's start with the petals. We transfer the petal pattern (1) onto the fabric and insert it into the hoop. We sew the outline of the flower with loop stitches, and fill the petal inside the outline with satin stitch. We embroider one row in one color, the second in another, etc. At the base of the three front petals, using black floss thread, we lay strokes diverging like a fan, filling 3/4 of the petals.
Remove the fabric from the hoop and carefully cut out the petal as close to the stitches as possible. Having made 5 petals, insert the fabric into the hoop and attach petals to it seam "by the needle". First, 2 back ones, placing their bases on top of each other, then 2 front ones (opposite each other) and the remaining petal. We place it with the front side on the remaining petals, grab it with a couple of stitches in the center and bend it over. The location of the petals is shown in Fig. 2. Fill the center of the flower with white, yellow and green knots.
For buds make two petals. Pattern sepals(3) transfer it to the fabric and insert it into the hoop. We sew the outline with dark green thread using loop stitches, and inside the outline we fill the sepals with satin stitch. When the sepal is almost ready, turn it over and sew the top edge with loop stitches - they should be located in the direction of the satin stitch. Carefully cut out the sepals.
Now you can start assembling buds. Cut a piece of wire and bend one end into a loop. We fasten the loop from the inside of the petal that we made for the bud. We fold the petal as follows: wrong side peeks out, the edges overlap each other, the wire is closed. We grab the petal along with the wire with small stitches at the base. We wrap the sepal around the base of the bud and sew it with several stitches of light green wool thread, capturing the bud.
We wrap two dark green threads around the wire at the base of the sepal for about 8 cm. We bend the end of the wire, thus securing the thread. We will use the remaining thread to attach the buds to the main fabric.
To do leaves, transfer the leaf pattern (4) to the fabric and insert it into the hoop. Using light green thread, we sew the outline with loop stitches, and fill the area inside the outline with satin stitch (the direction of the stitches is from the edges to the central vein). We embroider the veins with pale green silk thread. For the central vein we use a stem stitch, for the side veins we use satin stitch. Carefully cut out the leaves. When all the elements are ready, let's start assembling flowers. We attach leaves to each flower. They can be placed on one side or on opposite sides, half hidden under the flowers. To attach each flower, we place stitches along the fabric remaining on the flowers. We place the flowers nearby so that the leaves of some violets cover the flowers. We place the buds on wire stems under the flowers, securing them with stitches “by the needle” on the main fabric.
Volumetric embroidery “Violets” is ready!
The skill of Indian embroiderers is known throughout the world. Embroidery is an ancient primordial Indian craft, which is practiced exclusively by men.
This is the work of an Indian embroidery artist from Agra, Shamsuddin.
The size of the painting is approximately 2.52 m x 1.90 m. The artist embroidered “The Good Shepherd” for 18 years, the technique is also quite unusual, see for yourself these are enlarged fragments of the paintings
Another equally amazing work by Shamsuddin is “Bouquet of Flowers” (size approximately 2.30m x 1.68m).
The bouquet is embroidered with artistic satin stitch. Each flower was first embroidered separately and then skillfully assembled into a bouquet, taking into account the color of the flower and its texture. After assembly, the bouquet was embroidered entirely, with careful attention to detail.
Shamsuddin spent 1000 hours creating this magnificent work, and he did it for 11 years.
The vase is decorated with precious and semi-precious stones weighing a total of 20,000 carats.
Shamsuddin's works are examples of the highest embroidery skill, for which the embroiderer was repeatedly awarded. Unfortunately, Shamsuddin is no more, but the master’s work is continued by his son and students.
Currently, the master's works are exhibited in the private gallery of the Kohinoor jewelry store in Agra.
Satin stitch embroidery seems complicated and overwhelming for beginning craftswomen. However, a little practice is enough to master this type of needlework.
Types of surface
Satin stitch is an ancient type of embroidery. Almost every country and region had its own distinctive features in embroidery.
The most common types of smooth surface include:
- Simple stitch.
- White satin stitch, can be embroidered with or without covering.
- Artistic embroidery with colored threads.
- Russian smooth surface.
- Chinese satin stitch with silk threads.
Simple
Satin stitch embroidery for beginners should consist of small details that are difficult to make mistakes when embroidering. Simple embroidery is just such a type of needlework. Basically it's floral motifs, which are obtained from individual parts– petals, center of the flower, leaves, stem. These parts usually have a smooth and clear shape.
The embroidery technology is that it is double-sided.
This means that when embroidering a sheet on fabric, you should get the same sheet 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 this you need to make a stitch by pulling the thread.
White with decking
White satin stitch is embroidered with white threads on white fabric. Initially, it was created to decorate underwear and pastel linen, as it looks very delicate and neat. To make the work seem airy, almost transparent, you should use thin fabrics for the base - cambric, crepe de Chine.
You can embroider with floss or silk threads, depending on the desired result.
Embroidery comes with or without covering. Flooring is needed to give volume to the work; visually highlight individual parts, 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 using a “forward needle” stitch, “back needle stitch” or a chain stitch. The space inside the outline is sewn with straight stitches.
This can also be done with a chain stitch, and if necessary, increase the volume - lay the chain stitch in several layers. In this case, each subsequent layer is sewn perpendicular to the previous one. Important: The stitches of the flooring, or the stitches of the top layer (when the flooring is multi-layered) should always be perpendicular to the stitches with which the design detail will be embroidered.
You should also ensure that adjacent satin stitches fit evenly against each other, without overlapping and without gaps between each other. The white surface with flooring is mainly represented by floral and plant patterns. Modern embroidery allows you to experiment with both the designs and the stitches used in the embroidery.
Artistic color embroidery
The second name for this type of surface is tonal. This embroidery allows you to convey shadows and light due to transitions from dark shades colors to light and back. The possibilities of this surface are endless. It perfectly conveys veining and color transitions when embroidering plant subjects.
When embroidering animals and birds, the stitches practically repeat the hairs and feathers. Satin stitch can also be used to embroider people.
Satin 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 smooth surface
Chinese satin stitch is similar in execution to artistic stitching. The difference is that it is more contrasting. This means that the transitions between colors on each part are very pronounced. You can accurately determine where one color boundary is and where the other is. This contrast is achieved by embroidering every detail using more colors than with artistic embroidery.
The video shows paintings embroidered with silk on silk:
Chinese satin stitch is always made with silk threads, and silk or satin is used as the basis. According to design, it can be with or without flooring. Basically, the designs depict typically oriental motifs - flora and fauna.
Russian smooth surface
Russian satin stitch is classically done using a needle-forward stitch. At the same time, the seam is long on the face and short on the back. The space is sewn horizontally or vertically with the weft of the fabric. The main thing that needs to be achieved when embroidering is that there are no gaps in the fabric in the embroidered area.
This can be avoided if the seams are staggered.
Satin embroidery for beginners: an example of the Russian satin stitch technique There are many branches from this ancient embroidery that appeared in different parts of Russia. For example, in the photo above there is embroidery, where there is no reference 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 embroidery, when you need a perfect reverse side, use double seams. In other cases - single.
The most common seams include:
| "Forward the needle" | This is the simplest existing seam, which is used not only in embroidery, but also in sewing. It is also called overcasting. But if special beauty is not required when sewing details of clothing, then when embroidering, special attention should be paid to the proportions of stitches and the spaces between them. The stitch on the front side should not be more than 5 mm. And the gap between adjacent stitches is no more than 3 mm. |
| "Back the needle" | When sewing a seam with a needle, you will always need to backstitch. After which the needle is brought to the front side slightly ahead of the formed stitch. It is necessary to maintain the same length of stitches. |
| "Tambour" or "Loop" | This stitch is widely used in embroidery. They use it to make flooring, design the contours of details, and embroider stems in plant designs. |
| "Stalked" | The seam is used in the same cases as the “chain stitch”. But it looks more neat and gentle. It must be done according to the following diagram:
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| "Overcast" | This type of seam is used when processing the base of the embroidery so that the edges of the fabric do not fray or become deformed during the work process. |
Tools and materials for satin embroidery
For embroidery you will need:
- Textile.
- A needle with a sharp end.
- Threads.
- Scissors.
- Hoop.
How to choose fabric?
Most commercially available fabrics, even the thickest ones, are suitable for satin stitch embroidery. Which fabric to choose will depend on the design and its future use.
Nevertheless, in order for the work to be a joy, and the result not to disappoint, you should adhere to 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 deform, fade, or fade. It is necessary to eliminate all possible misunderstandings with finished embroidery in the future. The flap should be washed and ironed to ensure its suitability for use.
Needles
Embroidery needles, which are presented in stores, in addition to thickness and size, differ in tip. They come with a blunt and sharp end. Needles with blunt ends are designed for cross stitch. For ironing you need to take needles with a sharp end. When choosing a needle size, 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.
Threads
The thickness of the thread depends on the fabric chosen for embroidery. Thin bases should be embroidered with silk or floss. On thick ones, respectively, with thicker threads.
Floss threads are universal in many respects:
- Wide choice 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 amount of thread. Since some manufacturers (usually Russian), the colors of the same number may differ in shade in different batches.
Carbon paper
To begin the embroidery process, you need to transfer the design of the future embroidery onto the fabric. The simplest and affordable way, use carbon paper. You can buy it at any stationery store, at least black paper.
There are also multi-colored sets of carbon copies on sale. They are suitable if you use a multi-colored base for embroidery.
Despite all the convenience of carbon paper, it has some disadvantages:
- It is difficult to draw small details.
- It stains the fabric.
Where to start?
The beginning of work consists of preparing the material and tools, as well as mastering the methods of securing thread to fabric.
Necessary:
- Choose a design. You can find many designs on the Internet. Or you can take a picture you like in a magazine or book and transfer it to fabric.
- Choose a base fabric, or an item of furniture or clothing.
- Choose a needle and thread, depending on the thickness of the base.
- To ensure that the fabric does not warp during operation, it is stretched onto a hoop or a special embroidery frame is used.
- Prepare small rounded scissors.
The workplace should be comfortable. It is better to place a pillow or bolster under your back. Good lighting should also be provided.
You can often distinguish an experienced embroiderer from a beginner by the perfect reverse side, which has no knots. It is better for a beginning embroiderer to immediately accustom herself to sewing without knots. So that it becomes a habit.
Figure 1 shows an example of getting started. A stitch should be made on the wrong side, leaving a small tail of thread outside, then a 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 pulled in by the thread.
Figure 2 shows how to secure the thread when embroidering with 2 threads. Fold the thread in half and insert it 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 through the loop and then 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 remainder of the thread is secured 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 needs to be threaded from the inside out under the finished embroidery.
Technique for transferring patterns to fabric
Besides using carbon paper, there are other ways to transfer a design onto fabric. During the daytime, you can use the window. The paper with the design should be glued to the glass with tape. Attach the fabric to the top of the paper and carefully trace the contours of the design.
Or more convenient way, but will require an engineering approach from the embroiderer:
- You should take two chairs or stools.
- They need to be placed in such a way that the first stool stands on the floor, and the second lies on it with the seat and legs up.
- Thick glass should be placed on these legs, and a table lamp should be placed under it. The design is ready!
To transfer the design, place 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 the patterned paper on the fabric and baste, and the seam should follow the contour of the pattern. Next, all that remains is to remove the paper and trace the seams with a pencil. After this, the threads are removed from the fabric.
Master class: leaf embroidery
Satin stitch embroidery for beginners usually includes elements such 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 in 4 shades (from dark to light).
In the DMC floss palette it is No. 469, 471, 472, 613.
- It is necessary to transfer the drawing to the base. Draw veins inside the leaf. 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 embroidering the main sheet. The outline is made with a “forward needle” stitch. Next, you need to use the lightest floss (613) to fill the light part of the sheet. 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 darkest color floss (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 imparting naturalness to the image of the leaf.
- The folded part of the sheet should be embroidered using a simple satin stitch with covering. To do this, you need to make an outline using a chain stitch and fill the space between the outline with simple stitches. It is important to remember that the flooring stitches must be perpendicular to the main stitches. After the flooring is done, part of the sheet should be sewn up with a regular seam.
The work is completed by embroidering the leaf stem using a back stitch.
Rose bud diagram
To make a rose, you need to have at least a little mastery of the art of artistic satin stitch. Otherwise, there is nothing complicated if you correctly follow the order of embroidering the parts of the flower. The numbers on the diagram indicate the order in which the work is performed. 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 boundaries of the transition of shades.
Volumetric embroidery: wild flowers
Sometimes 2D (flat) embroidery is not enough to convey the desired effects. Then 3D embroidery – volumetric – comes to the rescue. In order to make truly exclusive things, a craftswoman must master many types of needlework. For simple stories 3D satin stitch embroidery - wildflowers, 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 complete. This is wrong.
To work, you need to select threads, prepare thin wire and a needle with scissors:
- You should make a base from the wire that repeats the flower petal and sew it to the fabric using threads of the main color of the embroidery of this part.
- Next, the space inside the wire form is embroidered using satin stitch.
- It is necessary to hide the wire. To do this, it is sheathed with a loop seam. The petal is ready. All that remains is to cut it along the contour.
A flower is assembled from embroidered petals.
Letters on clothes
There are no clear rules for embroidering monograms. The type of monogram and the stitches with which it is made depends on the creativity of the needlewoman. Letters can be simple and created purely for practical purposes, to indicate their owner. For example, letters created with a chain stitch.
Or, for example, embroidery simple seam thick threads.
Birds
The theme of birds is one of the favorites among satin stitch embroiderers. Firstly, there are many types of birds, so you won’t get bored embroidering a lot of them. And secondly, the surface perfectly conveys the beauty of the birds, emphasizing the plumage with the direction of the stitches. Moreover, for birds, any type of surface is suitable.
Satin embroidery is not a simple type of needlework. Mastering it will require 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 losing interest in embroidery after unsuccessful attempts.
Simple designs in one color or with minimum set flowers can also be very beautiful.
Satin embroidery can be a significant discovery in yet another type of needlework for all experienced and novice craftswomen!
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Useful video about satin stitch embroidery
Video of a master class on embroidering a picture:
Free-motion embroidery with twisted wool thread is wool embroidery. Volumetric embroidery is an ancient 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 made from various threads and ribbons. When creating any product, you can combine wool threads with cotton, silk, as well as beads and other types of jewelry.
Beginning embroidery with wool thread
First you need to choose a suitable wool 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. Needle medium length, quite thick, with a long ear and a pointed tip.
The base is tucked into the hoop, hands free. If the seam should be thick, you need to use a two-layer wool thread, if thin, then a single layer. When embroidering, it is advisable to use a thread no more than thirty-five centimeters. This is necessary so that the stitches have a neat appearance, the yarn does not wear out and does not interfere with the work process.
When working on wool embroidery, be sure to use wax or conditioner. Their use will allow you to tighten the thread and avoid twisting and delamination of the fibers.
Volumetric embroidery technique with wool 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 suitable color wool Correctly selected shades and the use of unusual artistic embroidery can create a wonderful mood and plunge into the world of magic.
The background is made using stem stitches, chain stitches or satin stitch. Interesting combination can be obtained by threading two threads of different shades into a needle. Embroidery with woolen thread looks very attractive when you fill the design itself with one type of seam, and the edging with another.
Volumetric satin stitch embroidery can decorate the interior of your home. Thanks to it, plants, trees and animals turn out realistic.
The peculiarity of volumetric embroidery is that it is impossible to make a mistake. Even if something is done incorrectly, it can be corrected without harm to the product. On the contrary, it can become much more beautiful and original.
The reverse side is not visible when doing voluminous embroidery. Therefore, it is enough to cut off the excess thread at the end of the work. But it is necessary to be careful in those parts of the design that are not embroidered.
Types of seams
There are several types of seams:
- Contour. These include loop stitch, stem stitch, chain stitch, split stitch, coral stitch, “back and forth needle” stitch, pearl stitch, and overhead stitch.
- Fillers are translucent. These are straight stitch, cobweb, ermine cross, arrows, flies, dots, worms, grains.
- Solid fillers. This is an artistic surface, a goat, bricks.
Cross stitch technology
Craftswomen have always loved cross stitch. It allows you to obtain exquisite and unique products. It works especially well from silk, viscose and woolen threads.
Cross stitch 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 beneficial effect on a person. Finger motor skills develop, mental state stabilizes, and 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 make the bottom stitches, then the top ones.
Embroidery technology on knitted fabric
Embroidery on knitwear with woolen threads is a rather complex, but at the same time interesting process. From an ordinary thing you can get an original and unique one. If ordinary embroidery is done using a hoop, then they are not used here. Knitted fabric tends to stretch along its length, so you should not pull the product in all directions and tighten the threads. It is advisable to use a lining under the jersey to prevent the material from shrinking.
The peculiarity of embroidery on knitted fabric is that you can improvise here.
First transfer the drawing onto tracing paper, and from there onto knitted fabric. The pattern should be small.
When creating decorative seams, it is not necessary to reinforce knitwear. The seam occupies a small area, which means that the material does not shrink.
Embroidery with woolen threads will help you successfully decorate knitted material with flowers and leaves. Flowers on knitwear can be made using: They turn out 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, stones, beads and so on.
On knitwear, embroidery with satin stitch, stem and chain stitches is harmoniously obtained.
Embroidery on clothes
Embroidery with woolen threads on clothes has always been particularly popular among craftswomen. This was considered not only a beautiful form of needlework, but also had a ritual character. Certain patterns, meaningful designs, according to embroiderers, served as a talisman for evil spirits, from evil people, from everything negative. Some patterns were meant to attract good luck and wealth to the home of the one who wears embroidered clothes.
Embroidery with woolen threads works well on knitted clothes: on dresses, children's items, and so on. Usually used or cross.
To prevent clothing from becoming deformed during the embroidery process, a “loop” stitch is used. It is used in places where complex patterns are embroidered. The height of the loop matches the structure of the knitted product, which creates a “knitting” effect.
The chain stitch is ideal for garments knitted in stockinette stitch.
Three-dimensional embroidery appeared in England in the 17th century. She combines different ways works with the help of which unique unusual paintings are created. Thanks to the 3D effect, the image actually comes to life before your eyes. Just by the name of the technique, it becomes clear that it is aimed at creating not a flat, but a picture rising above the surface of the fabric, which gives the product relief.
Some basics
Volumetric embroidery is based on the use of convex seams and dense materials. The work is done using beads, satin ribbons, sequins, beads and other various decorative elements. You can also combine these materials with each other, depending on what kind of picture is born in the imagination of the craftswoman.
Despite its colorfulness and unusualness, this type of handmade is not at all difficult to perform; any novice needlewoman can master it. Volumetric embroidery, the technique of which actually does not cause any difficulties, may become your favorite pastime. It will bring you joy and satisfaction from the fact that you are creating something truly beautiful.
First, you should learn how to choose the right materials, learn the basics of basic seams, and stock up on images of finished work to better understand what you are doing. The optimal solution to this problem is to purchase a special set that already contains everything you need. This way you can focus primarily on the principle of operation itself, and not on where to get the fittings and what colors to choose.
Ribbons
Volumetric embroidery is performed using a variety of decorative elements. Popular options include satin and silk ribbons. Working with them is easy and pleasant, and the end result can exceed all expectations. Using this material you can decorate upholstered furniture, items of clothing, bed linen, as well as cosmetic bags, wallets, handbags and boxes.
Sophisticated and unusual picture, created from ribbons, will not only be an excellent decoration for your home and wardrobe, but will also serve as a wonderful an original gift for any holiday. Such volumetric embroidery for beginners - ideal option. The ribbons very quickly fill the space on the canvas. Thanks to this, it takes less time to create a picture than, for example, when working with threads.
Such volumetric embroidery is most often used to depict plants, flowers, and insects. With its use, incredibly beautiful canvases with floral compositions are created.
In addition to satin stripes, you will also need velvet, organza and other ribbons. Using various materials, you will achieve maximum originality and unusualness of your work. And if you add elements of beads, seed beads, and sequins, you are guaranteed a picture of incredible beauty.
Basic rules
Volumetric ribbon embroidery is performed only with needles that have a wide gilded eye (for example, gypsy needles). Thanks to this design, the material easily slides inside the tool, does not twist, and does not become covered with gathers and hooks.
Carefully stretch the fabric to be worked onto the hoop. This is necessary to ensure that the seams are even and not sagging. It is best to use the hoop not round, but in the shape of a frame. In this case, you can make a neat, not skewed picture. The fabric should be coarsely woven. This will make it easier to pull the tape through the holes in it.
Cut the strips into small pieces and secure them to the canvas with flat knots. Make sure that the reverse side looks good, that is, the ends of the ribbons do not stick out in different directions. This moment is especially important for decorating clothes and accessories.
When working, two basic stitches are used - straight and tape. The first option allows you to adjust the level of length and tension, and the second allows you to pull the strip through itself and create flower petals. For stems and greens, use a twisted straight stitch.
Victoria Lozhbina's style
This craftswoman is known in the circles of needlewomen who are fond of voluminous embroidery. Her gorgeous works are regularly exhibited in various museums and at presentations. These incredible paintings fascinate with their sophistication and chic, they use indescribably beautiful embroidery. The voluminous flowers on the canvas fit harmoniously into the composition painted on the background, creating bright accent in it.
For example, a dress, a house, a bouquet or a New Year's gift basket can be made from ribbons. This type of decor is great for needlewomen with any skill level. Lozhbina’s workshop even produces special kits that contain everything you need to create such paintings with ribbons.
Smooth surface with 3D effect
Volumetric satin stitch embroidery is more complex than ribbon embroidery. Therefore, it is better to take on it when you already have some experience in needlework. It takes a lot of time and nerves. Its “trick” is to give volume to the image using the wire from which the elements are made.
To work, you will need a very strong, but at the same time thin wire, from which you will make contours for 3D fragments. Bend it into the shape of a petal, leaf, butterfly wing or any other desired element. Then attach to the fabric and begin sewing using stitches of the desired color.
Pay attention! Volumetric satin stitch embroidery looks much more impressive if used in work maximum quantity shades for every detail. This way you can convey every nuance of the design and give it naturalness.
Execution technique
The main seam in the work is the most common satin stitch. Even novice needlewomen can easily master it. Once you have finished processing the part using this method, overcast the wire using a buttonhole stitch and cut it out from the main part of the fabric.
After that, give the element the desired shape by bending it as you like. Fix the ends of the wire on the wrong side of the future picture and move on to working on the next detail.
You can use this method to create a wide variety of compositions from flowers and other vegetation. A “living” painting made using this technique will be a wonderful decoration for your bedroom or living room.
Creating volume with a cross
The classic cross stitch, popular among many craftswomen, has also found its niche in the world of 3D. By using it in this technique, you will create very beautiful and useful household items (for example, boxes, vases or even toy houses).
You can get wonderful volumetric embroidery, the patterns of which are quite easy to transfer to fabric. The 3D effect is created in this case thanks to the use of a special plastic canvas, which is sold in many handmade stores.
Operating principle
The first stage of work consists of the usual application of a cross pattern to the material. In this case, it is necessary to leave minor gaps along the edges, with the help of which the design is fixed on the plastic during the second stage. In this way, you create separate strong fragments, which you then fasten together to obtain the finally formed object.
Volumetric embroidery for beginners, made with a cross, is a European type of handmade. Crafts made using this technique are often given as gifts for various holidays in Western countries. A cute house or even an entire village created in this style will become an unforgettable surprise for your loved one.
Varieties of thread volumetric paintings
Using threads you can easily and quickly create beautiful 3D crafts. When working on them, standard seams are used, which any novice craftswoman can easily master. There are two main types of this technique:
- Traditional Brazilian technique. It is performed using silk threads and any fabric. You can also use more affordable materials like iris and floss. The most common motifs in this direction are floral. Seams that add volume by lifting the pattern above the surface are twisted, cast-on, lavalier and the like.
- French Rococo. Elegant roses with curls made in this style are familiar to many needlewomen. They are widely used in clothing decoration, bed linen and various accessories. The work is based on only two types of seams - stitches and rococo loops. Despite their ease of execution, the resulting patterns look very sophisticated and beautiful. And if you choose the right colors for them, you can create a real masterpiece.
We use beads
Volumetric bead embroidery differs from regular embroidery in that not the entire fabric is covered with beads, but only certain areas on it. This technique used to emphasize any fragments of the picture, to highlight its individual details. In this way, you focus the viewer’s attention on the place that you consider to be the semantic center of the work.
To work, you will not need a standard canvas (the beads on it are arranged sloppily), but a homogeneous fabric. The beads need to be secured using a half-cross stitch and folded into a pattern, which is most convenient to do using the pattern. Do not forget that the bulk of the background should remain free during work.
We embroider three-dimensional icons
Volumetric bead embroidery is ideal for creating incredibly beautiful icons. It is not performed on a clean surface, but on a print previously applied to it. For example, you can purchase a blank with an image of a saint, on which you will need to cover his robe and vestments with beads.
It is better not to touch the character's face and hands. Beaded clothing will give the image the necessary volume and create the impression that in front of you is a truly living painting with a real image of the face and body parts. Working on such a craft is very labor-intensive and takes a lot of time. The most famous needlewoman who works in this direction is Helen Pierce.
Volumetric embroidery, the master class for which is almost no different from the usual creation of images with threads, is a very interesting process. Any needlewoman can master it. And the number of materials that can be used creates a limitless field for your imagination. By combining different techniques and types of accessories, you can create mesmerizing works. They are perfect for decorating clothes, home decor and various small accessories.
