Monica Silva

The new Cross Stitching Guide for Novices and Dummies Monica Silva

Embr??d?r? ?? a ?r?ft with ancient origins, d?t?ng back t? early cultures ??r??? th? globe. B? u??ng a needle, thr??d ?r ??rn ?? sewn ?n t? a b??? m?t?r??l ?r f?br?? t? ?r??t? a ??tt?rn. Today, ?mbr??d?r? ??nt?nu?? to be a ???ul?r ?r?ft and ?? ?ft?n f??tur?d ?n ?l?th?ng and d???r?t?v? h?u??w?r??. L??rn?ng h?w to ?mbr??d?r ?? f??rl? ??m?l?, but tru? m??t?r? can t?k? ???r? and ?n untold ?m?unt ?f ??t??n??, n?t t? mention ?r??k?d f?ng?r?. In Eur???, embroidered ?l?th?ng w?? a ??gn ?f w??lth ?nd prosperity f?r centuries. Pr?m?r?l? ??n??d?r?d t? b? a w?m?n'? ?r?ft, m?n? n?bl? and r???l ladies ???nd ?th?rw??? ?m?t? hours ?mbr??d?r?ng ???t?, shirts, tapestries, ?nd l?n?n? w?th th??r w??t?ng w?m?n. Ev?n th? ????bl? and br?ll??nt futur? Qu??n Elizabeth I of England ?nj???d th? ?r?ft, presenting her h?lf-br?th?r K?ng Edward VI w?th a ?h?rt ?h? had h?nd-?mbr??d?r?d to ??l?br?t? his coronation. N??rl? tw? ??ntur??? l?t?r, M?d?m de Pompadour, the powerful m??tr??? of King Louis XV ?f Fr?n??, ??t f?r a ??rtr??t ????d w?th h?r ?mbr??d?r? fr?m?. Th?r? ?r? several different f?rm? ?f embroidery, many with rich cultural h??t?r??? dating back hundr?d? ?nd ?v?n thousands of ???r?. M??t d???gn? f?ll?w ?n? ?f two b???? ??n???t? either the design ?? ?t?t?h?d ?n top of the b??? material, ?r the thr??d is worked thr?ugh the b??? m?t?r??l t? f?rm a flat ??tt?rn ?n th? ?r?g?n?l f?br??. A th?rd ???ul?r design, ??ll?d dr?wn thr??d ?r ?utw?rk, is ?ft?n used ?n l???m?k?ng. In th?? f?rm, ??rt ?f th? base material is ?ut ?ut and the r??ult?ng h?l? stitched ?v?r with lace or ?mbr??d?r?d w?th thread ?r yarn. Top-stitching f?rm? ?r? generally the easiest type for b?g?nn?r? to gr???. U??ng thr??d ?r ??rn, ?n? t??? ?f d???gn ?r ??tt?rn ??n b? ?t?t?h?d ?nt? a b?tt?m fabric. For anyone w?th ?x??r??n?? ?n b???? h?nd ??w?ng, ?mbr??d?r?ng ?l?h?b?t letters, flowers, or b???? shapes ?h?uld be ?u?t? simple. Although th?r? ?r? more ??m?l?x ?t?t?h?ng t??hn??u??, b???? wh???t??h?? ?r runn?ng stitches work well for most basic d???gn?. Monogramming a t?w?l ?r embroidering flowers ?n a h?ndk?r?h??f ??n be a m?tt?r of hours even f?r a b?g?nn?r. On? ????? ?f ??u??m?nt r???mm?nd?d f?r b?g?nn?r? is ?n ?mbr??d?r? h???. This ?? a ??m?l? wooden fr?m? ?ft?n f?rm?d ?n a circle, ??m????d ?f two rings ?f w??d th?t f?t t?g?th?r. By slipping th? fabric b?tw??n th? r?ng?, ?t ??n b? tightly ?tr?t?h?d ?nd held ?t?ll and fl?t t? ???? ?mbr??d?r?ng. Th?r? ?r? also larger frames th?t can h?ld ?n ?nt?r? ????? of f?br?? taut in order t? ?ll?w ???? access to th? ?nt?r? ????? r?th?r th?n ju?t a specific section, ?lth?ugh th??? are ??mm?nl? not u??d ?n basic w?rk.