How to embroider smooth

In the modern world, embroidery is considered fashionable and leading technique when decorating the house. Exclusive work performed by their own hands will fit original in any interior, emphasizing the talent of the host. To master the technique of embroidery, you can in a couple of evenings, it suffices to follow some recommendations.

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How to embroider stroke - preparation of material

You can choose the basis for embroidery any, depending on the embroidery destination. For example, for embroidery of bed linen choose a bump or silk basis. If you want to embroider a tablecloth or a napkin, use the base of flax. If you decide to make a picture or a rug - pick up a cloth, a lodge or bagpath fabric. For the manufacture of dresses or shirts use cotton material. Before embroidery, post and reveal the cloth, in order to avoid image distortion, after embroidery when washing.

• Selecting the thread - the selection of the thread directly depends on the selected material for work. For embroidery stitching on fine material, purchase cotton or silk strands. For a dense base, Iris will fit. The most popular and convenient option is Muline Threads, which are depicted in the photo below. Choosing the number of threads in the strand, you yourself regulate their density.
• The needle choose - pick up the needle to perform work, it must fully match the filament density. In the small ear needle, you will not be able to turn a thick thread, and the thick needle will leave the tracks from punctures on a fine material. The optimal solution is to pick up the needle thickness, a little less thread thickness. On silk fabrics and similar light basics, embroidered with needles from 1 to 3 size, when working on a cotton fabric, select the needle from 4 to 8 size. If you use a thick coarse material for embroidery - select the needles starting with 9 sizes.
• The flats for embroidery are two parts that are inserted into each other and fix the tension of the fabric. The hoops are sold different forms, stop your choice on round hopes, they are simple and easy to use.

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How to embroider stroke - Apply a drawing on the fabric

To transfer the pattern to the tissue basis, use copy paper. First, attach the material on a solid surface, pull the tissue and put a copy paper on it, put the printed pattern on top. So that the material does not shift when applying the pattern, fasten it with pins or needles. Circuit outlines with a pencil - the scheme is ready. If you draw well, you can redraw a paper drawing on the fabric by hand. The following schemes are provided below that are excellent educational material for beginner masters.

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How to embroider stroke - start work

Before starting work, cut the thread, the maximum length should be from the fingers before the end of the elbow joint. A short thread will end quickly, and too long will be confused, creating inconvenience in work. The beginning and end of work are carried out with filament on the tissue. Try all fixes to do neatly, the wrong side should be without knots, torn threads and various loops.

• Fixing the thread of a small loop - the thread of the thread with two tips in the needle's ear. Stick the needle into the material from the wrong side. Display the thread on the face, forming a loop on the wrong way, then print the needle to the involve side and grind to the resulting loop.
• To secure the thread (Figure 1) - output the needle from the wrong side under stitches on the face, and come back again. Cut the thread as close as possible to the material, the remaining tails hide the needle under stitches.
• Fighting (Figure 4) - All manipulations are conducted on the inside. Clean the thread under the seam and wet 3 sutures with loops, then proceed to embroidery. Tips thread hide under the subsequent seams.

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How to embroider stroke - basic seams

From the type of seam that you will perform work depends on the general presentation of the picture as a whole. For beautiful patterns on the fabric, several types of seams are used:

• Shell "Forward needles" - is used to designate the circuit circuit, for example, when embroidered numbers or letters. Flashing is performed on the right left, enhancing a needle in a straight line. Stitches Perform the same length, with an equal distance from each other.
• "Sing seam" - performed when designing small patterns. The needle needs to withdraw on the front side, in the middle of the previous stitch, pull the thread as much as possible and flash upwards, and then left to right.
• The "smooth roller" - the foundation of the pattern is stitched by the lowercase seam, over it is closed with small and frequent stitches. Seam is performed vertically, top down.
• Show "Chain" - Designed to decorate pattern contours. On the front side, over the needle near the previous puncture, swipe the needle under the involve and turn out again just below the first stitch.
• "Accounting smooth" - is carried out by parallel clamping stitches, right to left.