Jeans are perhaps the most versatile clothing. Initially, American prospectors wore tight-fitting trousers during the gold rush. But practical and stylish clothes swept the world of fashion, and for more than 140 years almost every inhabitant of the planet has had this wardrobe detail - from a farmer to the president.
Fashion trend
Designers around the world annually offer their collections of fashionable jeans . Jeans embroidery has been popular for a long time. But the collections of the past and the new year were pleased with the abundance of embroidered elements. On the shelves you can find many options, such as jeans with embroidery. Of course, hand-decorated models from fashion couturiers are expensive. The cost is affected by such painstaking work as embroidery. You can decorate jeans with your own hands if the craftswoman knows the basic rules of embroidery and knows how to handle a needle.
Which pants fit
Any jeans clothes can be embroidered with embroidery, whether it’s beloved panties that have been drilled to holes or just brought from the store. It is important to know that when determining the place of future embroidery, you should choose the area where the fabric will not be subject to natural bending and wiping. Otherwise, such a decoration will be quickly wiped and will look untidy.
Before starting work, new jeans should be soaked in warm water with powder to check the reliability of the dye. If this is not done, after the first wash the jeans embroidery fades.
Thread and tool selection tips
Denim is very dense. To work with it you will need sharp and durable needles. The embroidery hoop must also be strong.
But you can choose any thread. For warm winter trousers, woolen threads are suitable, and summer light pants are embellished with embroidery on floss jeans of any composition: silk, viscose or cotton.
The pattern and color palette of the embroidery must be selected in accordance with the main background and in harmony with other things from the wardrobe.
For work, you still need a drawing tool. This can be a carbon paper (now you can find white on sale), and special markers are suitable, which are washed off when in contact with water or disappear themselves after 48 hours. Another option is to apply a pattern to the non-woven, cut along the contour and glue with an iron on the desired site.
Embroidery process
Denim is very dense, you need to embroider it with a hoop. To stain the finished product, you will have to screw up the inner seam of jeans at the place of embroidery. And after finishing work, he should again be sewn up on a sewing machine.
Kinds
Women's jeans with embroidery will be spectacular with various types of embroidery. The surface looks very beautiful, with which you can apply a drawing of any subject. It is better to reinforce such embroidery with non-woven fabric so that it keeps its shape well.
Richelieu is another embroidery design suitable for denim. This technique can help if your favorite trousers begin to rub. But for this type of work it is better to choose a thread a tone lighter than the main color of the trousers. It will be stylish and spectacular.
Cross stitch on jeans - why not ?! This type of embroidery is uncomplicated in execution, and a novice craftswoman will cope with it. In order to perform it, you need a special canvas. The drawing is applied directly to it (or embroidered according to the pattern). The canvas is exactly sewn to the base, and all work is done. After completion, the threads of the canvas are pulled out from under the embroidery.
Also, embroidery with various stitches that can be woven into an intricate pattern will also look good.
Gentle care
Embroidered jeans require delicate care. It will be a pity if manual work suffers from improper washing or ironing.
Before washing, fasten zippers, buttons and other fasteners. Turn trousers inside out.
Use a powder or color cloth. Such a preparation protects the brightness of colors. Never use bleaching agents. The use of an air conditioner is not recommended.
It is best washed by hand. Water temperature should not be higher than 30 ° C. With a machine wash, select the delicate wash mode without spin.
If the embroidery itself is dirty, then this area can be washed in advance (before the main wash). To do this, dilute the powder in a small container, beat it into foam. On one palm, straighten the embroidered section, and with the other hand, first moisten the embroidery, and then apply foam to it and carefully drive it. Do not rub! You can use a sponge. Wash off the detergent and wash the jeans in the usual way.
Squeezing them is also not recommended. It is best to hang the trousers on a rope, straighten, and the water itself drains.
Ironing
If there is an embroidery on jeans, then they need to be ironed in a special way. Only iron from the wrong side, using a steamer on an iron or wet gauze. Place a small towel or diaper folded several times under the embroidery to preserve volume.
Jeans embroidery is a decorative element that turns ordinary clothes into a couture product. In such clothes you can go to visit and to a party. And, of course, such jeans will help a fashionista stand out from the crowd. In skillful hands, even trousers purchased at a flea market turn into an exquisite wardrobe item.