If cross-stitch is a flower with long petals, how to embroider it?

The embroidered picture should be in the center of the embroidered cloth. Fold the embroidered cloth horizontally and vertically, and find the intersection point, which is the center point of the embroidered cloth. Insert a needle, or thread a thread, or embroider a needle and mark it. The center of the work has been found here, and where to start embroidery depends on personal preference.

Precautions:

1, some designs can clearly see where to start embroidery.

2. Start from the middle. This can ensure that all future work will not deviate from the center. And in many designs, the middle part is generally the most attractive part of the design.

3. The direction of acupuncture also determines the starting point. Try to let the needle pass through a hole with the least embroidery thread and insert it from a hole with more embroidery thread.

How to use embroidery thread

It is strongly recommended that the embroidery thread should not be knotted! Only in rare cases, such as an isolated needle, there are no other needles nearby, so as not to loosen the thread, can the knot be tied.

Here are some points about the disadvantages of knotting:

1, the knots on the embroidery thread will protrude at the back, which will affect the image of the embroidery in front.

2. In the process of embroidery, the thread will trip over the knot.

3. Because the knot has no elasticity, it will deform the embroidered cloth.

4. If the fibers of embroidered cloth are loose, knots may drill out from the front of embroidered cloth.

5. If there is a mistake in the embroidery process, it is difficult to remove the knot and start over, which will also affect the removal of other threads.

6. Knots make the back of embroidery look messy. Under normal circumstances, the back of embroidery should also be neat and fresh.

So, what should we do? There are several methods to choose from, and the appropriate method is adopted according to different situations.

Get off the line.

If you want to start embroidery from the right side of the existing stitch, then thread the thread through four or five stitches on the back.

To be on the safe side, you can turn around at the third stitch and let the thread wind around one stitch, so that it can be locked firmly.

Sometimes, using this method, dark lines will be displayed through light embroidered cloth. If this time, it is best not to use this method.

Sometimes the stitch direction on the back of embroidered cloth is vertical, so change the method. You can read between the lines or go around in circles. Starting a new thread in this way can make the back of embroidery look very neat.

Folding coil winding

Generally speaking, this method is suitable for even lines. For example, two strands of thread, take any length of thread, fold it in half, pass the folded side through the pinhole until the disconnected side is close to the pinhole, and the folded side is far away from the needle. Start to embroider the first stitch upwards, and the folded side should be hung loosely behind the cloth first. Then insert the needle from the front of the embroidered cloth, pass the needle through the middle of the folding line, carefully pull the line neatly and level the cloth.

Some people who are used to this method can even use even copies to deal with embroidery thread.

A man named Jim Creewell described it like this:

Cut an embroidery thread twice the length of the required thread and fold it in half. Cut another line with the required length, and put one side of it together with the folded edge of the long line, but it is longer than the folded line, so that the short line will appear shorter on the side near the pinhole (that is, the side where the long line has two ends). Like the winding method, the three strands are passed through the coil together. Loosen the needle from the thread, thread the short thread near the coil, and then thread it under other threads, but don't cut it. Carefully pull the short line until the other side is buried by the line. Then put on three strands and you can start embroidery normally.

Waste disposal knot

Knotless "waste knot"

Start sewing with embroidered cloth. At a distance of two to five centimeters from the position to be embroidered, pin the needle down and leave a cut tail. Leave a tail on the cloth, and you can draw a thread from the back of the cloth. The path of this thread is the direction you want to embroider, that is, your future needle and thread will press this thread under it. After a few stitches, you can pull the tail of the cloth back. You can add more stitches if necessary. The first method.

This method is similar to the "no knot" mentioned above, except that the tail left on the cloth is knotted.

The knot on the surface of the cloth can be used as a small mark in the embroidery process. This knot can be cut off later.

Stay away from waste knots

This method is similar to the "waste knot" mentioned above, but the difference is that the end of the knotted thread left on the cloth is far from the place where it is needed, so it will not be affected by other thread embroidery nearby. Similarly, this knot will be cut off later.

Embroider a cross (that is, X)

A rule of cross-stitch is very basic and important, that is, the two intersecting lines in all small squares must be in the same direction, that is, no matter whether "/"is on the top or "/",all squares must be like this. The only exception is the special stitch of 3/4 stitches.

The traditional embroidery method is to embroider the X in one grid first, and then embroider the next grid.

There is also a technique called "Danish technique", which is to embroider half a needle in one direction first, and then come back to embroider the other half.

All-needle embroidery

Most people use both methods at the same time. When a line on a graph has many connected regions, Danish technology can be used, while those separated and sparse places are suitable for traditional excitation. In addition, there is a more formal method, that is, Danish techniques are used in horizontal embroidery and traditional embroidery methods are used in vertical embroidery. In this way, the thread on the back of the embroidery can keep vertical.

As we know, some long-term well-preserved cross-stitch works are mostly embroidered by traditional techniques. This is because completing an X before completing the next X at a time will keep the embroidered cloth tight, and at the same time, the embroidered thread cannot be easily loosened. Especially when using one strand of embroidery, the traditional embroidery method can make the work look more perfect than using two strands.

Of course, as we all know, Danish embroidery is faster, so we can clearly see where embroidery is.

You can choose the method you like, and it is best to choose the method that can make the back of embroidery clean and tidy. Although the neatness of the back of embroidery does not affect the beauty of the front finished product, it is always beneficial. For example, the lines at the back are mostly vertical. If there are too many horizontal lines, it will easily affect the preservation of embroidery in the future, because those horizontal lines will deform the embroidery.

Special acupuncture

Special stitches are 1/4 stitches, 1/2 stitches and 3/4 stitches. 1/4 stitches and 1/2 stitches are mostly used in the corners of the pattern to make the pattern look smoother. 1/2 stitches are mostly used in the background such as the sky to make the pattern look less heavy.

In the figure below, the top two are full stitches and 3/4 stitches respectively, and the bottom two are illustrations of 1/2 stitches and 1/4 stitches.

It is much easier to embroider 1/4 stitches and 3/4 stitches on linen or other plain embroidery than on AIDA. When embroidery on AIDA, you must pierce the middle of a small square with a needle tip. At this time, it is best to choose a thinner needle, such as 26 or 28 gauge. In flax, there is no need to pierce the fiber, as long as the needle passes through one fiber instead of two.

When embroidering 1/4 stitches, put the stitches on the embroidered cloth from one corner of the small square, and then pierce the embroidered cloth from the middle of the square. When embroidering 3/4, we usually embroider 1/4 stitches first, and then add 1/2 stitches.

Note that, as mentioned above, cross-stitch requires all X directions to be consistent, but the long side of 3/4 stitches has no fixed direction, which is completely designed according to the drawing. Therefore, when there is conflict, you can choose to embroider 1/2 stitches first, and then complement each other with 1/4 stitches to achieve perfect effect.

It is common that 1/4 and 3/4 stitches appear in a small square at the same time. So which one to embroider first? Especially when the two stitches use the same color (such as the "horse" provided by the old lady), how to judge which is 1/4 stitch and which is 3/4 stitch?

Of course you can decide for yourself. But there are several different methods, each with its own advantages.

If there is a stitch with a hook edge passing through this grid, embroider two stitches 1/4 and then pass through the hook edge.

When the colors of the two lines are different, judge which color is the main color and which is the background color, and embroider the foreground color into 3/4 stitches.

If neither color is the foreground color, it doesn't matter which one is 1/4. Sew14 stitches first, and then sew 3/4 stitches when you come back.

Embroider two 3/4 stitches.

Some design drawings need to be embroidered into 1/2 stitches in a large area. But sometimes the drawing doesn't clearly indicate which direction 1/2 needle should be embroidered. You can decide for yourself. Some people naturally set the direction as the direction of the bottom needle in the whole needle embroidery Sometimes, in order to make this 1/2 needle area blend into the background more perfectly, the direction can be set to the direction of needle loading in full-needle embroidery. Deciding which direction to embroider depends on the design. For example, if a feather on a wing uses 1/2 stitches, the half stitch direction must be set to the wing direction.

Back strip line

In the process of embroidery, in order to embroider two unconnected areas, it is inevitable to walk a short line on the back of embroidery. At this time, you can only take a short distance, for example, AIDA can take three squares, or flax can take four fibers. Any longer is not good.

If the space between these two unconnected areas has been embroidered with embroidery thread, then the thread can be taken further. How far can it be? It depends on the depth of the line color. Because the thread to be taken must pass under the embroidery needle on the back of the embroidered cloth (the thread cannot pass through a distance out of thin air), and the dark thread will appear in front of the light embroidered cloth, so it is not allowed. It is recommended not to exceed the distance of five or six stitches.

Plan how to embroider, and don't let two stitches of the same color be too far apart.

cross-stitch

But what if some colors on the picture are far apart? For example, embroidered snowflakes, the six petals of snowflakes spread out, far away. The requirement on the drawing is to embroider three strands of white thread on dark cloth. The white line will be displayed behind the embroidered cloth.

Embroider the lower direction of the whole stitch three times with one strand, so that you have three strands 1/2 stitches. Then fill the needle. When you embroider the next white needle, only a thin white thread passes through the back of the embroidered cloth, and the front of the embroidered cloth will not be exposed, at least not as obvious as the three strands.

If you want to find a shortcut, it is recommended to use a knot. Sometimes this method is better. Embroider a needle with a thread as above. Leave a slightly longer line at the back and cut it out. Tie the two threads in a flat knot, and then cut off the useless threads. The knot of a wisp will not be very big, so there will be no obvious knot in front.

How to end embroidery thread

When a section of embroidery thread is used up or to be cut, the treatment method is basically the same as the method of "crossing from below" in "Starting a section of embroidery thread".

One thing must be emphasized again: never tie a knot!

Crisperdin

Sewing must be carried out after all cross-stitch is completed. The drawings will indicate how many strands are used for wrapping, and most of them use one strand.

The method of starting and ending the hemline is the same as that of ordinary embroidery. See 10 and 14 for details.

Hook edges can go from left to right, from right to left, from top to bottom, from bottom to top, and even diagonally. How to go depends on the design of the pattern. The sewing method from left to right should be like this (odd number means to put the needle on from under the embroidered cloth, even number means to put the needle down):

In order not to leave a diagonal line on the back, you should do the following (odd number means upper needle from under embroidered cloth, even number means lower needle):

Some people like to take the hook line twice. When traversing all contours for the first time, the effect is as follows:

Then go back and fill in the blanks:

In order to avoid using this method, the hook edge does not look straight, so pay more attention to adjustment when returning. As shown below, 7 indicates that the needle is put on from under the embroidered cloth, and 8 indicates that the needle is put down. Note that at 7 o'clock, the needle should protrude from above the existing line segment 56, and at 8 o'clock, the needle should protrude downward from below the line segment 34.

Anti-embroidery thread deformation

Pull out the embroidery thread one by one before use, and then use the two embroidery threads together. See 7 for specific methods. This reduces the distortion caused by the thread itself, reduces the kink, and the embroidery looks smoother.

Another method is to put each embroidery thread through a wet sponge before use, which can also make the thread smooth. Note that some embroidery threads can't get wet, such as silk thread.

If you are an experienced person, you should be able to see which direction the embroidery thread is twisted. Turn the thread in the opposite direction with your fingers to reduce the distortion.

In the process of embroidery, the needle and thread will pause from time to time, so that the distortion on the line will be automatically untied.

Railway technology

One method is called "railway track", which can avoid the distortion of the line. When embroidering the last stitch of X, pull all the threads onto the embroidered cloth surface, then point the needle tip to the middle of the previous stitch, facing the downward direction of the stitch, and then embroider. The small black dot indicates where the pointer will go down.

If you don't understand the above explanation, Martha Beth Lewis, there is another easy-to-understand way:

- 3 - 2 - 1

Assuming the three numbers shown above, you need to put the needle down from two places. Don't do it yet.

Take the needle tip to 1. Pull all embroidery threads to the surface of embroidered cloth. Put your fingers in three places. Pull the embroidery thread from 1 to 3 places and flatten it under 3 fingers. At this time, two embroidery threads should pass through the 2 o'clock position. It seems that two embroidery threads are like two parallel chopsticks, and two points are a peanut sandwiched between chopsticks.

Put your finger in three places, still hold down the thread, and put the needle between two embroidery threads in two places. Raise your fingers in three places. Pull the wire. So the embroidery thread is very flat.

Track technology tries to make two lines parallel, which reduces the possibility of kinking. If you don't use the track technology, the kink on the thread may spread from one point in the head to the end of the thread, so you must always hang the needle and thread upside down in the air and let them rewind the embroidery thread to reduce the kink.

Track technology can also smooth the embroidery surface and reduce exposure. The flat embroidery thread will reflect the sunlight to the greatest extent and make the embroidery look bright.

Rail technology is time-consuming to operate, so some people don't use it often.

Common cross-stitch embroidery methods are: Shuang Mianxiu, buttonhole embroidery, chain embroidery, fragment embroidery, flying embroidery, feather embroidery, petal embroidery, stitch embroidery, Crean embroidery, cross-stitch embroidery and French knot.

Shuang Mianxiu method

Step 1: When sewing after embroidery, pay attention to the flat place where pp cotton is left in the mouth, and don't leave a round or toothed opening.

Illustration Four-step Embroidery (7 pieces)

Location.

Step 2: PP cotton must hold something sharp, so that it looks good when it bulges.

Step 3: Sew the edge with cross stitch. For Shuang Mianxiu, which was originally black, it was sewn directly with black thread. If the edge is wrapped in other colors, you can sew it with white thread, and it will be invisible after sewing.

Step 4: jm without special accessories can cut a small piece of plastic cross-stitch cloth to make Shuang Mianxiu's hanging nose and embroider it on Shuang Mianxiu when sewing Shuang Mianxiu.

All-needle embroidery

Press grid 1 first, then press grid 2, then press grid 3, then press grid 4, then press grid 5, then press grid 2 down, then press grid 3 up, then press grid 6 down, and so on.

Half-needle embroidery

Half-stitch embroidery consists of a diagonal line, which is half of full-stitch embroidery.

Seasonal embroidery

1/4 stitch embroidery consists of half of the diagonal. If you want the rest of the side squares to show different colors, you need 1/4 stitches to show them.

3/4 embroidery method

3/4 embroidery is a herringbone shape consisting of a complete diagonal line and a half diagonal line.

Back stitch embroidery

The first needle comes up from the grid 1 and then goes down from the grid 2; The second needle rises from the net 3, then falls from the net 2, then rises from the net 4 and returns to the net 3. Except for the first stitch, every other stitch returns to the original mesh in the form of a return stitch. Clips are generally used to embroider lines, outlines and letters.

french knot

Lift the needle to the position of 1, bypass the needle and insert the needle into the position of 2. Pinch the end of the embroidery thread with unskillful fingers, tie the knot tightly, then thread the needle through the cloth and pinch the embroidery thread until it must be loosened. If you tie a big knot, you can appropriately increase the number of shares in the line, but only once.

Flat petal needle

Acupuncture illustrations (6 pieces)

Pass the needle through the position of 1, and wind the thread reversely, then pass the needle through the position of 1, and then pass through the position of 2, press down the circled thread, and tighten the thread into a petal shape. There are many rules for putting needles into cross-stitch from the beginning of 2, and the most important one is that this is an activity for self-entertainment. You can embroider according to your own preferences, without following any rules, including the back.