The assortment of materials for needlework increases every year, pleaseing the masters with new features. The wedrooms for embroidery occupy a leading position in their category. In addition to the usual canvas, you can use a more rigid, but no less practical basis - plastic canvas. Let's talk more about this material and how to use it in needlework.
Plastic canvas - analogue of habitual canvas for us, only it is not made of fabric, but from flexible plastic. Such a base is a plastic sheet with a certain amount of holes that imitate canvas. Embroidery is carried out in the usual way and allows you to create beautiful and practical things. The usual plastic canvas is found on sale (sold by sheets) and vinyl, which is sold like tissues, on the meter. The caunt of such a canvas varies within 5-14 numbers.
The usual, plastic canvas comes into retail sheets of A4 format, A3, and can be painted in any bright color. Then the vinyl canva has the properties of high flexibility, it is also important to tell about its appearance. Vinyl allows you to apply not only a point for punctures on the surface, but also with accuracy to repeat the weave of the threads of any tannaya canvas.
Whole books are written about the use of plastic canvas! Many ideas find a response and implementation in this material. A bright example is the New Year's gingerbread houses embroidered on plastic canvas. Stands under hot and easter baskets. Performing just an ornamental pattern, you can create an independent and beautiful work of art. In addition to the listed, from plastic canvas make christmas toys, magnets, pickups for curtains, Easter decor, speakers, handbags and even clothes for dolls! The scope of application of this material is wide and allows the imagination of the needlewoman to fully enjoy its fantasy.
Positive qualities of plastic canvas:
- The product form depends only on the wizard. You can cut the ball, star, rhombus or even a gingerfold.
- Edges will not crumble, with correct processing, they look very careful
- Canva is not deformed under the influence of moisture, retains and keeps the form for a long time
- The possibility of using this material both by protruding needlework and beginner embroidery, children.
Speaking of materials, it is worth noting that plastic opens up a lot of opportunities. It is recommended to embroider ordinary or woolen moulin in several (at least 3) threads. Work can be supplemented with more complex materials - beads, fine yarn (iris, acrylic). Focusing on the selected materials, needles should be selected. Sets for embroidery on plastic canvay are often equipped with short needles with a blunt tip. Or plastic needles adapted for thick threads. The main thing is that the needle comes in size and corresponded to the width of the holes. Embroidery should be done without tension, while it is worth watching the needle freely and went through holes.
Needlework can be considered productive if the workflow is inspired by subsequent work. Plastic canvas - simple and "grateful" material capable of becoming aware of the implementation of complex creative projects, help the beginning to master the embroidery basics and create something practical.