One of the most popular types of female needlework is cross-stitch. Roses, the patterns of which have always been popular with craftswomen, are leaders in the list of favorite flowers that adorn both large-scale canvases and miniature napkins. What is the reason for the admiration of roses and how is it reflected in embroidery? This question is easy to answer if we analyze the role of the Queen of Flowers as a symbol in modern culture.
Undeniable superiority
Regal rosebuds have been appreciated at all times for their unique shape and delicious fragrance. Fragrant petals were insisted in water to get real natural perfumes with a divine smell, boiled, dried, rubbed with precious oils. It is not surprising that roses are still widely used in cosmetics and perfumes: due to scientific achievements, people learned about the amazing antioxidant properties of their favorite flowers, which give practical usefulness to the fragrant extract. Of course, admiration for roses was reflected in all types of art, crafts and needlework. Cross stitch was no exception . Patterns (flowers - roses red and pink, white and burgundy, yellow and blue, black and green) flooded the market for ready-made sets for embroidery and diamond painting.
In fashion - exotic
Florists spend many years and incredible amounts on thorough research and the creation of new varieties of ornamental plants: the public has long been fed up with familiar shapes and natural shades and requires innovative approaches. As a result, white-burgundy, blue-blue, green and green-yellow roses can be found on sale . Cross-stitch (the diagram is attached) quickly picked up the trends of floristry, and buds of all colors of the rainbow in the most unimaginable combinations blossomed on the canvas.
Popularity and taste
Are roses beautiful unnatural shades? That's a moot point. On the one hand, no doubt: a bright palette of colors mixed in the petals of one inflorescence makes one admire the achievements of scientists and the craftsmanship of needlewomen. On the other hand, such a mixture is impossible in nature, which gave the queens of flowers monotonous, but saturated and fresh shades. You have to rely on your own sense of taste and desire (or unwillingness) to follow fashion trends - whether it is gardening or cross-stitch. Roses, the schemes of which involve the use of a large number of threads of various shades, will surely appeal to those who can not stand the monotonous and monotonous work.
What will embroidery tell?
If you want to present an embroidered picture or a card as a gift to another person, it will not be out of place to find out in advance about the possible meanings of the colors depicted by you. It is widely known that red roses speak of passionate love. But what do yellow or white buds mean?
It used to be that the yellow color of the petals carries a negative meaning. The harmless connotation was attributed to the significance of parting, jealousy and even treason. Today, gloomy interpretations are losing their former popularity, and yellow roses are recognized as a symbol of joy and mutual friendship.
Cross stitching roses (patterns, by the way, can be found in almost any semi-annual binder of a magazine for needlewomen) will be a wonderful gift for a young girl if the flower is made in pink or white. White rose symbolizes innocence, pink - the beginning of a relationship, gratitude or girlish tenderness.
If light pink means love and red means burning feelings, what can an embroidered bouquet of maroon roses tell its new owner? With the degree of saturation of the shade, the strength of emotions also increases: burgundy flowers mean violent passion and admiration on the verge of deification. If a female needlewoman gives such embroidery to another woman, one can consider the meaning of the picture as a desire to remain as divinely charming.
It is safe to conclude that cross-stitch roses (patterns can be easily found in the public domain) will be an excellent gift for any occasion.