Cross stitch is an amazing kind of needlework that allows you to create real masterpieces from colored threads on a piece of white fabric. In addition, the process itself is relaxing, allowing you to escape from everyday thoughts. It is also a way to tune in to the positive in the upcoming 2022 and prepare beautiful handmade gif.webpts with the image of the symbol of the Year of the Tiger for your family. How to do this will be discussed further.
- What does the Tiger symbolize in embroidery?
- What you need to work
- Transferring the scheme to fabric and stages of work
- How to care for your embroidery
- What can be decorated with an embroidered tiger
- Large embroidery patterns
What does the Tiger symbolize in embroidery?
Even before the popularity of the idea with a wish card, embroiderers knew that if you really want something, you just need to embroider it. It is not necessary to try to achieve photographic accuracy with a dream, often just symbols are applicable. For example, to attract money, they embroider a money tree, for a happy family life - a couple of animals (swans, wolves, etc.). And what does embroidery with a Tiger mean?
Such a gif.webpt can become a real talisman, since this animal is considered a protector from evil spirits and is a symbol of power and strength. True, there is one nuance: the tiger is such a fierce animal that it can “destroy” its owner, so its image should not be presented to those born in the year of the Boar, Rooster and Rabbit, ie. to those he can eat.
A picture of tiger cubs under a tree or a tigress with a baby will bring children health and longevity, successful development and a life worthy of the royal nobility in complete safety, since in the East the tiger is considered the king of the mountains.
What do you need to work?
The result of any work depends not only on the skill of the needlewoman, but also on the quality of the materials and tools used. Therefore, it is important to pay due attention to the choice of what is needed in the process of needlework, especially for novice embroiderers.
To create your masterpiece in a cross by the New Year 2022, you will need:
- base - fabric or canvas;
- floss threads;
- hoop;
- needles;
- scissors, markers and other embroidery accessories.
As a base, you can use absolutely any fabric with the same amount of transverse and longitudinal threads in the weave. It can be linen or cotton, as well as a special fabric - Aida canvas. The latter option is more preferable for beginners, since the canvas is divided into distinct squares and it is not necessary to count the same number of threads each time.
In addition, you can use as a basis:
- invoice (removable) canvas, which will facilitate the process of embroidering on a T-shirt, bag and more;
- rigid canvas for creating rugs, pillows or bags with woolen floss;
- perforated paper on which postcards, bookmarks are embroidered.
For this type of needlework, special cotton threads are used - floss. Their popular brands are DMC, Gamma, Anchor, Madeira and PNK im. Kirov. They are sold in rolls of 8-20 m. Each manufacturer has its own rich palette of colors to achieve a realistic image.
A beautiful embroidery cannot be done without a hoop that provides uniform thread tension and identical crosses. They are round or square, made of wood or plastic. Which one to choose is a matter of taste and habit.
You will also need a blunt tapestry needle with a large eye to work. It must match the canvas number. In specialized stores, you can find double-sided needles with an eye in the middle, which allow you to sew stitches with both hands.
The embroiderer needs to cut the thread to the desired length or cut the fabric. To do this, you need scissors: large for fabric and small for threads.You can mark the center of the work or divide the canvas into squares using special markers that disappear after washing or under the influence of light.
Transferring the scheme to the fabric and the sequence of work
Even in ready-made kits for needlework, as a rule, even large cross stitch patterns are printed on paper. So that the drawing of the Tiger on the canvas is located symmetrically, on it with the help of a marker I outline the center, from which all the work is divided into squares of 10 by 10 crosses.
This preparatory process allows for neatness, but makes the work more labor intensive. It is much easier and faster to transfer the scheme using thermal transfer paper. On it you need to print an image in a mirror image, then attach it to the canvas and iron it with a hot iron.
The general sequence of work, for those who decided to embroider the Tiger, will be as follows:
- Cut the canvas to the required size and process its edges so that they do not fray. You can overcast the edges or glue with special glue.
- Transfer the scheme to the base or mark the fabric into squares 10 by 10 crosses using a special marker.
- Embroider the picture with a counted cross stitch using the colors indicated in the diagram.
- Wash the finished tiger embroidery in warm water with liquid detergent and dry it without twisting it, spreading it out on a horizontal surface. After drying, steam from the inside with a hot iron.
Advice! In order not to get confused in the scheme, already embroidered crosses can be crossed out with a simple pencil.
How to care for your embroidery
It can take several months for even an experienced embroiderer to create a large size painting. Such painstaking work must be treated with care so that the gif.webpt pleases the eye for as long as possible. To do this, you should adhere to a number of simple care rules:
- The embroidery should be periodically washed by hand or in a delicate mode with a mild detergent at a temperature not exceeding 60 ° C.
- After washing, the fabric must not be twisted or rubbed. It is allowed to wrap it in a roll in a terry towel and squeeze it slightly.
- It is necessary to dry on a horizontal and soft surface in order to maintain the relief of the crosses.
- While still wet, the fabric should be ironed from the wrong side with a hot iron.
If, after washing and ironing, the Tiger's embroidery remains a little crumpled, then it should be put under the press for a while, for example, from books with a glossy cover.
What can be decorated with an embroidered tiger
Cross-stitch patterns, which you can download for free below, will help you prepare a unique New Year's gif.webpt for your family and friends. It can be: a handmade postcard, a Christmas tree toy, a picture that will become a decoration of the New Year's interior, a cushion, an eco-friendly shopping bag. Even an ordinary denim jacket with a tiger on the back will turn into almost a designer thing.
If it is decided to hang the picture on the wall as a decoration, then you definitely need to take care of its design. This can be done in a framing workshop, where professionals will help you choose a frame that matches the color and style. For paintings in the style of hoop art, an embroidery hoop is suitable as a frame, on which the canvas is pulled, and all excess fabric is simply cut off.
Embroidery patterns for Tigers and Tigers
To download the scheme you like, just click on it and it will open in high resolution. Enjoy your creativity and Happy New Year!
