Refined art, not leaving the minds of people is not the first millennium, tapestry embroidery transforms homes and offices, organically fitting into any interior style. Those who have ever seen the final picture embroidered in this technique will never forget the feeling of painting with threads on fabric.
Tapestry and half cross.
In the amateur's mind, tapestry embroidery is notIt is nothing complicated, differing from cross stitching with just one stitch in a certain direction. But it is not. The technique of execution of the half-cross implies the following pattern: a cell of the canvas or embroidery fabric intersects from the front side diagonally from left to right, and from the inside out - from the upper right corner to the lower right.
Unlike the half-cross, the tapestry seamprovides for the use of two stitches for one stitch at once. In order to sew one stitch using the tapestry technique, it is necessary to bring the needle to the front side from the upper right corner and insert it on the wrong side in the lower left corner. The next stitch is made using a broach from the inside of the thread to the upper right corner of the next cell. This is a modern version of execution, called in the manuals on embroidery "canvas stitching", or oblique tapestry stitch.
Types of tapestry stitch.
Если вышивальщица только знакомится с искусством tapestry, then she should pay attention to the ready-made kits for embroidery. In them the instruction is attached to the scheme, the canvas and the threads, where the tapestry seam used is described in detail. The technique of its execution can be different: it is used as the “canvas seam” type described above, as well as others, presented in the textbooks on needlework.
The proposed basics on the basics of tapestry embroidery describe additionally 3 types of stitches: straight tapestry, elongated and Romanian.
Straight tapestry the seam. Equipment its execution is simple:the needle is withdrawn from the top of the cage to the front side and inserted into the wrong side at the bottom of the cage. One square of the canvas fills not one stitch, but two at once. At the same time, the first stitch exceeds the second in height exactly by half, and the second one “captures” half the height of the lower cage. Such a seam creates a sense of three-dimensional picture.
Extended gobelin stitch. Unlike "direct", when embroideringThe “elongated” stitch takes up not one, but immediately two cells in height. When using such a seam tapestry fills a large area of fabric. In addition, in some paintings it is recommended to combine straight and elongated tapestry stitches to create a painting effect.
Romanian tapestry seam: different "canvas" in that beforehow to lay a series of stitches, a horizontal line is drawn through a certain number of cells with a thread, which will sew a fragment. Further on this thread “canvas” stitches are applied.
Tapestry stitch - create beautiful.
The standard application of tapestry suture is asusually associated with embroidery of paintings and icons. This direction is especially popular among needle and thread masters. With the tapestry stitch, copies of paintings by famous artists (Romanian and Bulgarian tapestries are very popular among embroiderers) and their own creations are created.
But the tapestry can be used forother purposes. When creating new types of arts and crafts, the tapestry creation technique is widely introduced, for example, in carpet embroidery. However, it is worth making a reservation that in this type of needlework, tapestry stitch is used only as an auxiliary element.
Also widely used techniques tapestry inEuropean forms of applied art, for example: in Richelieu, Florentine embroidery and "Bargello", combining the Florentine and Hungarian schools. These types of tapestry use the seam because of its increased wear resistance. This is due to the fact that the last three types of needlework are great for creating interior items - decorative pillows, prints on chairs, seat covers on armchairs and sofas.
