Airy and delicate creatures are butterflies, so it is not surprising that they become frequent themes for embroidery. After all, the female representatives, who just love to do needlework, believe that butterflies are the symbol of femininity. Cross-stitch, the patterns of which you will find in this article, will be an excellent occasion to engage in the creative process.
Palette of colors
In order for the finished work to turn out bright and colorful, you need to choose the right thread for embroidery. Here's an example: an embroidery pattern that embodies a riot of colors and a spring mood.
The size of this picture is small - 33x33 crosses. Therefore, the work does not take much time. Moreover, besides the winged creature, beautiful flowers are depicted. So, in order to make our butterflies bright, cross-stitch, patterns are selected for acrylic threads. Their palette contains a large number of bright, saturated and, one might say, cartoonish colors. But working with them, do not forget that this material is synthetics. Therefore, after completing the work, wash the embroidery in cool water so as not to spoil the work.
Monochrome
Cross-stitch patterns in a monochrom are not inferior in popularity to vivid images of a butterfly. Here everyone already chooses what he likes: black on white or vice versa. But the complexity of such work lies in the increased voltage, because you have to embroider with black thread or white, but on a black canvas. The following is an example of such a scheme.
The finished picture is not inferior to bright and color, because it has a certain note of restraint and chic. Above is a butterfly pattern, which can be embroidered with a cross to decorate the interior, because black and white colors are considered universal.
If you are not disposed to black, then it can be replaced with any other. This will be especially appropriate if a certain color scheme is traced in the home interior. So do not be afraid to experiment, especially since the modern needlework market can offer very interesting options. These include a colored canvas, on which monochromatic butterflies will look great (cross-stitch, patterns for which will suit any ones you like, not necessarily in monochrom). The main rule is to work with one color.
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Sometimes I don’t want to start embroidering the big picture, because often work on it can take a long time. Cross stitching is much more convenient and practical - small patterns (butterflies). But there are a couple of secrets of why such works are more practical. A miniature butterfly can be embroidered not only on the canvas, as a picture, but as an addition to your image. Having embroidered a winged beauty on a blouse, you will definitely begin to stand out from the crowd. Here is an example of a small circuit.
You can also create an exclusive set of table napkins and tablecloths with your own hands. Due to the small size of the pattern, you can embroider without using a canvas. Do not worry, everything is quite simple: a square grid is drawn on a regular fabric using a ruler. After that, according to the scheme, the drawing is transferred, as usual, to the canvas. In this way, thanks to the small butterflies, you get a bright festive set, decorating the table, you will delight the guests.
Realistic
Small paintings are, of course, easy and simple, but large and voluminous patterns are much more difficult to embroider. But as a result, you get a practically real image. Large patterns of a butterfly embroidered with a cross stitch can be found without any problems, but we want to offer one of the options.
The size of this scheme is 150x110 cells, which is very impressive. But just imagine how the finished work will decorate your living room, or maybe become a great gift for a loved one. To make the embroidery good, use only high-quality material.
It is especially important to pick up the threads. Acrylic here will be superfluous and will give the image artificiality. Therefore, we recommend giving preference only to mouline thread, which can be used to adjust the volume of the picture. Usually needlewomen embroider in three or four threads, but more can be done. Also, for greater effect, you can work out some details with gold or silver thread, which will add sophistication to the work.
Some tips
Summing up, I want to remind you of some tricks that will help your picture last longer.
Finished work must be washed in a liquid detergent, preferably in cool water. This must be done to get rid of dirt and stains, without which the embroidery process is impossible. After that, iron the embroidery, which will help align the bends from the hoop. Well, at the end of everything - install in a frame under the glass. Glass will play the role of protecting the painting from dust, due to which the work will look like new and delight you and your loved ones for many years.