Interesting about machine embroidery on different fabrics

Any embroidery is hard work and painstaking work. But the results can be amazing, you can decorate your things or create beautiful pictures with this technique. It will be difficult for beginner needlewomen, but it is worth it. This article tells about how embroidery on fabric is done and what knowledge is needed for this.

What can be embroidered on fabric

Usually various pictures of wildlife, animals and flowers are embroidered on fabric. You can decorate things from your wardrobe, backpacks and bags with embroidery, make a personalized picture on a pillow or blanket. It is also used for various crafts, for example, you can make a face of a toy cat or another animal in this way. Some needlewomen make large paintings and then place them in a frame, under glass and hang them on the wall, which looks very original.

You can make hot napkins or potholders yourself. The main thing is to unleash your imagination, and there are many options for making them. If a person has difficulty choosing, then you can look at various crafts on the Internet and understand for yourself what you need.

Hand embroidery on fabric

First, you need to choose the material. You need to think very carefully about what fabric to use. If a person is just learning to embroider, then cotton will work well. Before work, you need to consider the following nuances:

• The fabric should be chosen so that it matches the item that will be decorated;
• The material must be very dense, especially if you plan to sew on buttons or decorations.

Next, you need to select threads. If the work is complex, then you need silk threads for embroidery, not ordinary floss. Low-quality threads can shed. But for beginner needlewomen, ordinary threads will do.

Almost all embroidery threads are similar, only some are matte, others are shiny. No need to buy machine sewing threads.

Selecting a needle. A classic needle is suitable for beginners. For canvas embroidery, a needle size from 12 to 18 will be enough. Needles can be pointed or blunt. For the first time, a needle with a pointed end is needed.

Gather additional materials. Basically, you need a hoop, according to the size of the craft. Choose the option of transferring the pattern to the fabric. Also, for beginners, it is better to buy thimbles.

Embroidery of names on fabric and emblems is very popular.

Transferring a pattern onto fabric

Transferring a drawing to material using carbon paper is the easiest and most popular method that all grandmothers used. Carbon paper is sold both black and multi-colored - this point should be remembered, depending on the fabric purchased.

The method is convenient because it does not require any special sophistication, the paper can be bought at any office supply store. But, you need to take high-quality carbon paper, so that there are no problems later.

Using a window

This method shares first place with paper in terms of prevalence, because it is just as easy to perform, but it can only be used in daylight.

Marker and iron. The principle of its operation is simple: first, using a marker, you need to transfer the mirrored pattern onto tracing paper, then place it on the material and iron it using steam.

Beginning of embroidery

Embroidery of a design on fabric begins with the transfer of the pattern, in any convenient way. It is necessary to work carefully so that the design is transferred clearly, and the fabric does not get dirty with unnecessary marks. If the design is small, then the material is stretched directly on the hoop.

To secure the thread, make a couple of stitches using the forward needle technique, and then start making straight stitches using the satin stitch, leaving the end of the thread hidden inside the product.

The work is done using the flat satin stitch technique - a stitch is made with a thread across the width of the entire pattern parallel to each other, leaving no gaps between them. The direction of the embroidery is chosen to match the pattern itself.

To make a color gradient, you need to specify the material locations and shades - the technique of tone satin stitch is used. Each row of shade is embroidered using alternating short and long stitches.

If you need to embroider a more voluminous pattern, it is better to use the satin stitch technique with overlay. First, one layer of classic satin stitch is embroidered in order, and then it is covered with another layer.

Embroidery stitches

The running stitch is easy to do. When finished, the stitch looks the same on both sides of the material. It is used for embroidering clear contours and lines of a pattern, for example, when embroidering with a satin stitch or a cross, drawings on shirts, wallets.

Backstitch

Also called a running stitch, it is quite simple to do and the stitches also need to be sewn from right to left. The "back game" is very similar to the stitch that is made with a sewing machine.

Classic chain stitch

This is a stitch that is made with a hook with a pointed end or a needle on a ready-made pattern on calico, cotton, silk or other material. The stitch is mainly made with silk threads.

Zigzag chain stitch

This stitch can be done with a zigzag stitch. For this stitch, the needle with the thread for the next stitch of the row is inserted into the material not strictly downwards vertically, but at an angle in different directions. The person chooses the angle himself.

Loop with attachment

This option will be a variation of the chain stitch. The main difference is that when making a loop, the needle is not inserted into the same hole from which it came out at the beginning.

Completion of work

After the product is finished, it needs to be washed. It is advisable to wash it by hand, without using aggressive detergents.

If the threads start to shed during washing, it is better to transfer the product to cold water. Wring it out carefully and with a towel. Dry it better at room temperature.

When the product is dry, it should be ironed well, using gauze. Steaming is allowed only from the back side. At the end, when the product is clean and dry, it can be inserted into a wooden frame.

The emergence of computer embroidery

The production of embroidery on fabric is carried out by special automated devices, the productivity of which occurs according to a formula specified by the designer, which is why it is called Computer.

In 1829, the popular French scientist Joshua Heilmann created the first hand-held satin stitch machine. He was also a manufacturer of spinning machines.

The manufacturing principle is similar to hand embroidery. The device consists of a frame with material stretched over it. The frame hangs vertically so that it can easily move both horizontally and vertically.

The movement is achieved by means of some levers, similar to a pantograph, the handle of which the master moves along a pattern placed near the apparatus.

Machine embroidery on fabric

There are several ways to apply a pattern to a material, but the most convenient of them is embroidery with threads on fabric and there are many reasons for this. Embroidery will be the most popular method of application, despite the presence of thermal printing and other things. Machine embroidery allows you to make a large number of products in a short time.

Creating a stencil

There is a special graphic editor. With its help, various portraits or patterns are drawn on the product. For an additional fee, the master will be able to draw a sketch that will not be repeated by anyone.

Machine embroidery process

First, you need to load the design to be made into the machine. After that, you need to fix the material in special frames, they are called hoops. The machine can make different sizes of designs.

The machine starts up and the work process begins. To do this, a special mechanism moves the hoop, moving the point on the material needed for embroidery under the needles. After finishing the work, you need to remove the hoop and cut the broaches on the opposite side of the product. In modern machines, there is a mechanism that cuts automatically.

Price of computer embroidery

As of July 2019, the price of machine embroidery services ranges from 200 to 1000 rubles, for a product size of 20×20 cm. It all depends on the number of units and the pattern. For example, embroidery of a logo on fabric is more expensive than a regular pattern, because a denser fabric is used, such as blended or Oxford. The logo is applied to clothing longer than regular embroidery. But it is necessary to choose trusted craftsmen, since cooperation with low-quality enterprises that use cheap material can turn out badly.

The item will last for a maximum of six months, the threads will start to fade and fall out, burn out in the sun and wash out when washing. You should always check what threads the company uses. Of course, machine embroidery will cost much more than doing the design yourself at home.

In conclusion, it should be noted that embroidery on fabric is coming back into fashion. Many girls decorate their clothes and accessories this way. If someone is not able to do embroidery, then they can use special machines to order.