All types of needlework: a list with photos

Tired of spending free time at the TV? Want to learn new types of needlework? The list of the most popular, interesting and modern options will help you navigate the variety of possibilities. Read, see photos! Choose, try to do it yourself!

How not to get confused for a beginner

If for the first time you decide to study what types of needlework are, remember, their list is very long. In order not to get lost in the abundance of new information, browse the different options by category. They are classified that way. Such a separation is not generally accepted, but made for the convenience of perception of the text. The same species can be assigned to a different group depending on the classification parameter (material used, processing method, resulting object).

Here, the grouping based on the type of material used is taken as the basis:

• the cloth;
• threads
• paper;
• glass;
• masses for modeling;
• natural materials.

The most popular options are also considered. Be patient and learn all kinds of needlework. The list, of course, is quite large, but after learning the manufacturing technology of the thing you like, you may be interested in this particular way. Each of them is original and worth the time spent. Some are suitable even for children, others are available only to experienced ones, although anyone can try to make the original thing on their own.

All types of do-it-yourself needlework: a list of options for working with threads

As already mentioned, the classification is rather arbitrary. This group can include both traditional methods, and quite original and new:

• knitting clothes, accessories and souvenirs (flowers, interior decorations);
• amigurumi - knitting in a certain way very small toys (teddy bear 3-5 cm in size);
• Yarnbombing - knitting colored "clothes" for street objects (lampposts, tree trunks, benches, stops);
  
• quilling of threads - an openwork application of twisted circles, curls;
• the manufacture of "fluffy" pillowcases (trimmed multi-colored threads about 5 cm long are threaded through the canvas, fixed with a loop according to the picture);
• making pompons in the form of fruits and animals;
  
• creation of transparent openwork balls by winding threads on a base with a layer of glue, for example, a balloon (after drying, it is removed);
• creation of animal figures and fairy-tale characters from traffic jams wrapped in colored threads;
• embroidery stitch, cross;
• temari - balloons embroidery;
  
• macrame - weaving from special threads;
• ganutel - the manufacture of openwork often iridescent flowers, earrings, pendants made of wire and thread.
  

All of the above methods are great for creative research. They allow even without special adaptations and skills to create wonderful handmade things for beginners.

the cloth

Using this material, there are also different types of needlework. Their list is as follows:

• sewing (clothes, accessories, souvenirs);
• textile dolls;
  
• batik - painting on fabric, ideally it is silk, but calico can be used. Thus, scarves, ties, sundresses, dresses, blouses are decorated, as well as panels and other decor for the interior;
  
• patchwork - patchwork;
  
• kinusaiga - applique made of fabric, patchwork paintings without the use of threads;
• guilloche - burning on fabric is used for making napkins, souvenirs, panels;
• Terimen - a technique for making miniature figures from fabric.

These needlework options are suitable for those who have a lot of unnecessary scraps, for example, someone from a family member sews clothes to order.

Natural materials

Types of needlework (the list with a photo is presented below), which use methods of processing objects of natural origin, can also be an interesting hobby. These include:

• wood painting;
• wood burning ;
• erroneous - the creation of paintings from flat, dried leaves, flowers, seeds;
  
• ikebana - performing volumetric compositions from living or dried flowers and plants;
  
• straw - the manufacture of souvenirs from the golden stalks of cereal crops;
• crafts from cones;
• egg shell mosaic;
  
• mosaic of fish scales.

These types of needlework are the most affordable. All materials can be easily prepared independently without investing money. Even for carving, the cuts of old fallen trees, which can be cut with a chainsaw, are quite suitable.

Thread

It involves obtaining a relief or volumetric image with a knife, a scalpel, a chisel. Traditional is carving by:

• a tree;
• stone;
• gypsum;
• bones.

Of particular note is the performance of an openwork pattern in an egg shell,

as well as a new kind of creativity - carving. It is a figured cutting of food, more often fruits or vegetables. Of the elements obtained are complex refined volumetric compositions.

Glass

In this section, you can present the following types of work with this material:

• stained-glass window - a panel made of colored glass, in the light version - painted on glass or plastic with special paints;
  
• fusing - the manufacture of souvenirs, earrings, pendants by fusing special colored glasses at high temperatures;
  
• lampwork - obtaining decorative balls and other small objects from blanks by melting glass in a flame of a gas burner.
  

3D modeling by molding or pouring

These include the types of needlework:

• soap making;
  
• candles and suppository;
  
• modeling of polymer clay, salt dough;
• cold porcelain - the use of a special mass that hardens in air;
• ceramic floristry - the manufacture of detailed, similar to natural, flowers from polymer clay or other mass for modeling.
  

Paper: types of needlework (list). How to find your hobby?

Of the various types of this material, souvenirs can be made in the following techniques:

• quilling - creating flat or volumetric images from twisted strips of paper;
  
• weaving newspaper tubes is a cheap alternative to willow vine;
  
• origami - manufacturing of three-dimensional figures from paper folded in a special way;
  
• Kirigami is a variation of the previous technique. It is permissible to use scissors and glue, so you can make original volumetric postcards;
  
• application - performing flat or three-dimensional panels by gluing elements cut out of paper;
  
• kusudama - creating balls from modules folded from a square sheet;
  
• scrapbooking - album design with photos using clippings, designer paper and other decorative objects;
  
• papier-mâché - performing volumetric forms from a mixture of particles of paper and glue, followed by decorating the surface of the object;
• iris folding - filling out the cut out form with pieces of colorful beautiful paper - a great idea for making postcards ;
  
• vytynanka is a Slavic type of needlework, which is a carving of lace silhouettes. Also can be used for postcards.
  

All types of needlework (a list with a photo was presented in this article) from paper show how varied you can use this simple and affordable material. It is easiest to choose as a creative activity. Those ways, where the source of material is old unnecessary newspapers and magazines, from which they finally get excellent souvenirs, can be used as a non-waste production in the house and an interesting hobby for the whole family.

Popular Options

Pay attention to modern types of needlework. There is a considerable list of them, too, and there is plenty to choose from. This group also includes those methods that do not fit in any of the parameters listed above. Modern and original souvenirs can be made with your own hands in the following techniques:

• decoupage - decorating objects made of wood, glass, fabric, cardboard with special napkins with a finished picture, followed by painting the decor with a brush;
  
• beads are used for embroidery both flat and three-dimensional, weaving baubles and any objects from necklaces and earrings to flowers and animal figures;
• embroidery with ribbons - creating panels with the help of a special needle with a big eye, where satin strips are threaded instead of threads;
  
• decoration with buttons of any surfaces by gluing or sewing them;
  
• diamond embroidery - in fact, a self-adhesive mosaic, the kit of which includes a base with a pattern printed in the form of cells of the right size, covered with an adhesive layer and faceted plastic particles convex on the front side a couple of millimeters in size. Of these, tweezers gather the pattern;
• topiary - the manufacture of a decorative miniature tree in the form of a ball of ribbons, coffee beans, balls, cones;
  
• felting - creation of beautiful ornaments, toys, panels on fabric or felt from the spun wool using the felting method;
  
• kanzashi - making traditional Japanese bulk souvenirs from ribbons;
  
• encaustic - drawing with molten wax (colored crayons with an iron).
  

So, you have learned what types of needlework exist. The list of options is quite large. Determine what you like. Choose several techniques, try them. You will definitely find what will turn out and like.