Cashing with embroidery, sewing, modeling, creating products with the help of a merger of various types of creativity, I am fond of the history of the appearance of all sorts of art. Today I will share with you curious facts About embroidery.
I hope for your condesception and imagination: not all pictures exactly illustrate the text and correspond to the described historical era. And my modest publication does not pretend to the historical tract about embroidery. :) Briefly and only what seemed interesting to me.
Embroidery of different times and peoples:
Everyone knows that the art of embroidery has a centuries-old history. . Of course, at first it appeared sewing, as a necessity. Over time, embroidery appeared as a decorative addition to sewing. There is a version that embroidery is a relative of the seams that mammoth skins bonded among themselves.
In Russia, ancient times an embroidery was one of the most beloved and common types of decorative and applied folk art. All women from Mala up to great owned this art perfectly.
The motifs of embroidered works were very diverse. There was a lot of symbolism and hidden meaning. Human figures appeared with hands raised up, paradise birds, fabulous animals. In ornaments, for example, a rhombus and a circle symbolized the sun, a hooked cross - the wish of good and mutual understanding.
It should be noted that according to the people's ideas, Embroidery is not a simple "decoration", but a sacral process. In traditional folk culture, the ornamental compositions were performed in order to create a charm - a magical means to protect the owner from diseases, troubles and misfortunes.
Curious details: Especially valuable were the products embroidered in one day. Usually several craftsmen worked on such things.
Began to embroider at dawn, and if you managed to finish work before sunset, the product was considered perfectly clean and able to protect against evil strength, natural disasters and any trouble.
Embroidery was based on vintage rites and customs. Especially this concerns crossing the cross. The cross has always been considered by Rusichi as a charm who is able to protect a person and a dwelling from unclean strength, evil eyes and evil.
In the pagan times, embroidery was present On the tanks, towels, sheets, bedspreads and other household items.
Embroidery was also an important element of clothing. : sundresses, hats, shoes, belts, widths (small handkerchiefs), cleansing (bandages on the forehead), etc.
Embroidery was usually performed Red or white threads on the white canvas of home removal. For embroidery, a short steel needle and a chamber was used - a round or rectangular frame, which was tensioned with a cloth. In different areas of Russia, various technical techniques of embroidery were distributed: painting, smooth (SPLACK), set, tambour. But on the lines, seams and methods of embroidery, we will discuss in more detail next time.
After the arrival of Christianity Products with embroidery acquired a new value. People began to decorate the windows embroidered things, mirrors and icons (as well as in the photo of the Ukrainian Belenki, as well as on the modern photo on the right).
Originally embroidery in Russia was a class for chosen. Until the seventeenth century, they were engaged in nuns and representatives of nobility.
Dear fabrics, such as velvet and silk, precious stones, pearls, golden and silver threads served materials for embroidery.
From the 17th century, this kind of needlework is included in the discharge of mandatory classes of peasant girls.
In works of folk creativity - Proverbs, riddles, songs The ability to embroider was regarded as the fact that the girl "entered the mind-mind" and is ready for marriage. This is how highly appreciated the skill of embroidery and embroidery itself!
Thank you for getting with me to the end of this publication.
In the next topic "Materials and methods of embroidery" I will show all the most beautiful that with patience and the effort of the fisherman caught in the Internet Ocean. :) I also prepared articles about embroidery in the interior and clothes . Already finishing work on themes "Embroidery and children" and "original ideas in embroidery."
To new meetings, dear friends! I wish you joy and creative inspiration!
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