About cross stitch kits for large size paintings

It is recommended to start voluminous embroidery for those who are already familiar with embroidery, know how to work with canvas and make neat crosses. Creating such pictures takes a lot of time and requires patience.

What is included in the sets

Large-size cross stitch kits are sold. The result of painstaking work is a complete picture. It is assumed that an experienced craftswoman should embroider. The drawings in such cases are complex, and the required threads include many different tones. Large canvases have many transitions and small details are not excluded. Large-size kits include the same components as basic embroidery options. The canvas corresponds to the parameters, there are more threads. It is recommended to purchase special hoops for embroidering pictures, if this is practiced often.

What is included in the set:

1. Overlay canvas. It makes embroidery much easier. And when you're done, it's simply removed.
2. A set of necessary threads. Usually this is floss. However, they can shed. Therefore, it is recommended to carry out a gentle wash before starting work.
3. A hoop is a necessary tool for those who are just starting to work with cross stitch.
4. Needles with a blunt end. Needles intended for sewing are not used for embroidery. They spoil the canvas and threads.
5. A pattern (of nature or other image) printed on paper or the fabric itself.

Experienced craftswomen prefer to choose kits where the pattern is not reprinted onto the fabric.

Necessary materials

Large cross stitch paintings contain only basic tools for doing the work. Each embroiderer should have basic tools and additional ones in stock that help make the work comfortable.

Main tools:

1. Canvas is a fabric with holes that are formed by interlacing the threads. This type of fabric simplifies the counting of crosses and speeds up embroidery. There are different numbers of canvas depending on the number of crosses per inch. Long-time needlewomen choose even-weave canvas.
2. Mouline threads. There are many manufacturers. It is recommended to choose popular options, as their quality is tested. Less often, silk and metallic threads of different colors are chosen.

3. Needles for embroidery. The size is chosen depending on the holes in the canvas and threads. It is recommended to buy magnets for them. They help when you lose a needle.
4. Heron scissors are specially designed for cutting floss threads.
5. Tailor's scissors for cutting fabric.
6. The hoop is designed for large-scale projects and will help you complete them faster.
7. Markers for markings. There are disappearing markers, washable.
8. Organizer for a seamstress, helps to quickly find all the necessary tools.
9. Lamp. There are special mini-bulbs that are attached to the fingers and illuminate the canvas.

Work execution scheme

Cross stitching is difficult when it comes to large paintings. Therefore, there are certain rules for creating such canvases. Before embroidering a wall panel, it is necessary to take into account the features of large sizes.

Things to remember:

1. Before work begins, the canvas is treated with a special glue so that it does not fall apart. Usually, the process takes more than one month. During this time, the canvas can lose its original appearance and even unravel.
2. It is difficult to make mistakes in a large drawing because of the many elements. Therefore, it is recommended to make markings on the fabric. Divide into squares.
3. It is recommended to separate the threads beforehand.

It is not recommended to use evenly woven canvas at the initial stage. It is a denser fabric without division into squares for crosses. This does not allow for precise calculations. But such work looks neat. And the canvas can be used as a towel, decoration, bedspread, etc.

Useful tips

Embroidering large wall paintings requires time and perseverance. Knowing some secrets of embroidery can speed up and make the process easier.

Adviсe:

• A large picture sometimes takes up to a year. Therefore, it is recommended to make a copy of the scheme. The old one will deteriorate after a few months.
• It is recommended to starch the fabric before starting embroidery.
• To make the canvas more rigid, it is recommended to use vinyl.
• It is not recommended to make the working length of the thread more than 30 centimeters. It will get tangled.
• If the canvas is dark, it is recommended to stretch it well on the hoop, but not to deform it.

• After washing, the painting is ironed only on the reverse side.
• It is recommended to cross out already embroidered badges with a light marker.
• To embroider with both hands, you need to secure the fabric well.
• If you use a hoop in your work, it is important to remove it each time you finish working. Otherwise, the pattern will be deformed.
• Long pulls cannot be used. They can pull the canvas.
• It is recommended to buy several sets of threads of the main colors at once. Since sometimes manufacturers incorrectly calculate their quantity. And it is not always possible to find the right tone in a year.

Advantages of the embroidery method from the middle

Embroidery should always start from the middle. Although many needlewomen make the first stitches from the corner.

Why start from the center:

1. The drawing will not move and there will be enough canvas in any case.
2. It's so convenient to follow the development of the painting.
3. It's so interesting to watch the development.
4. The painting will be located in the middle of the canvas and will be easier to place in the frame.

To find the middle point, you need to fold the canvas in two layers to the side. And in two more down. And then mark the point of intersection of the creases. It is recommended to draw two lines, they will help you navigate if you do not want to completely draw the squares.

How to embroider a large cross

The more skilled the needlewoman, the smaller her cross. But to begin with, you can choose a canvas with large crosses. There are no differences in embroidery. For yourself, choose only the Danish or English method of applying the pattern.

The Danish method involves first embroidering all the lower stitches in a row from left to right. Then you return in the opposite direction with the upper stitches. You get a whole row. This method is convenient if you need to embroider a large area in one color. The English version involves forming the entire cross at once and only then moving on.

The largest cross stitch in the world

One of the largest cross stitches in the world is the image of the Sistine Chapel. The work consists of several parts connected together. But the picture is inspiring. The artist spent 10 years on it. There are 628,296 stitches on the canvas, 1,809 colors. It took 669 skeins of floss. The size is 200 by 90 centimeters.

Embroiderers from Poland depicted the Battle of Grunwald. The length of the picture is 10 meters. The scheme is depicted in 50 books of 70 pages. The work was done jointly.

Yan Hua from China spent more than 3 years embroidering "Qingming Festival on the Bianhe River". The length of the canvas is 22 meters. The embroidery is made with a waterfall of silk thread.

A Russian craftswoman made real wallpaper from embroidery. She spent 25 years and 9 meters of fabric on it. In just 27 months, a Chinese master created a picture more than 25 meters long from 150 thousand crosses.

Large embroideries require perseverance, patience and time. In order not to spoil the canvas, it is processed. And also another scheme is made in advance. The threads are prepared and the canvas is drawn. It is recommended to take a special hoop on a stand.