Small cross stitch patterns will be useful to you in many cases. Firstly, when you want to quickly make a handmade gift. Secondly, when you just started to get involved in a new hobby. Thirdly, this is the most popular size for the game "Round Robin", which will be discussed in more detail at the end of the article.
Therefore, it is now worth highlighting several key topics and ideas that are most popular for small embroidered paintings.
Animalistic direction
A wide selection of small patterns for cross-stitch exists for lovers of seals, dogs, birds, butterflies. You can use both ready-made patterns, already with the selection of colors, and using special programs to create a new embroidery from your favorite pet photo.
Try to find an interesting picture that you want to transfer to the canvas. It doesn’t have to be a realistic photo, choose a funny cartoon penguin and sit on the hoop.
Try to create some kind of zoo on the walls of your rooms. Smiling images of animals will make you involuntarily smile in response. Thus, they will cheer you and others.
Flower bed on the wall
Pay attention to how attractive and cozy a panel of embroidered flowers looks on the wall. Choose a diverse assortment of flower photographs for small cross stitch patterns. Then you get a real gallery in your interior. Each time it will be possible to replenish with their new works.
Create your own unusual types of plants or make petals of unprecedented colors. Then you will become the owner of unique works of art.
Decorated embroideries in a frame will be an unforgettable and pleasant handmade gift to your friends and relatives. Also, small-sized images can be used as a cover for documents, a phone case.
For babies and older
Embroidery will help you create unique, one-of-a-kind educational materials. At the same time, the picture and visual aid, a sort of primer. Or a mini-encyclopedia of flowers, animals, vegetables, fruits.
Another option is that you can use small cross stitch patterns to create paintings that can decorate a nursery. These can be images of characters from famous cartoons, movie heroes, fairy-tale characters.
Children's drawings and pictures for embroidery can be found countless. This and the favorite cartoon characters Winnie the Pooh, Piglet or cat Leopold, and superheroes of American comics - Spider-Man, Superman. Among the new products of recent years, try to pick up a thematic picture with minions, wheelbarrows or smeshariki.
Symbols of love
You can’t imagine how many small beautiful cross-stitch patterns already exist, symbolizing a wonderful feeling of love and love. These are all kinds of openwork hearts, and cute Cupids, and plush animals with hearts in their hands.
Experiment, make your own version for embroidery. Try adding elements from metallized mouline thread. Make an embroidery pattern in monochrome for melange threads.
Decorated embroideries can be presented to your loved one as a manifestation of your feelings. It doesn't have to be an occasion or celebration like Valentine's Day. Time it simply to a sunny day or a pleasant evening.
The holiday comes to us
Tired of running around the shops in search of gifts for the next celebration? Embroider an original and unforgettable phone case or an amazing postcard with your own hands. Embellish the cover of a notebook or a set of Christmas toys with embroidery. Small cross-stitch patterns do not take much time, but give the opportunity to please their loved ones and relatives with a unique and original gift.
What is the nearest holiday: Christmas, March 8, New Year or the birthday of your beloved niece? Prepare in advance so that by the right moment the gift is ready for delivery. Believe me, this will not be another vase from a nearby store or a bouquet of flowers that lasts for a week. The memory of your surprise will be kept for years.
Write thread
That's right, use your canvas and thread for writing texts. You can embroider a memorable date on the background of the picture, the names of lovers or the parameters of the newborn. Do you like the quote of a great man? Choose your favorite alphabet scheme and depict what was said on the fabric. It will result in a small commemorative pattern for cross-stitch.
Of course, the most popular options for embroidering letters are the metrics of newborns, marriage, but try to move away from the patterns. Embroider happy birthday on the canvas. Or portray a funny humorous phrase and hang it in the room where you receive guests. After this decor, guests will often visit you.
Schemes for a fantasy flight
It is worth making this type of circuit separately. It's about monochrome pictures. Rather, even about patterns of cross-stitching small pictures in one-color design.
Because as a result, your creation can turn out to be multi-colored from any number of flowers. In this case, the revelry of your imagination begins. After all, now you can use any color, any shade, melange threads with a smooth transition of one color to another, make colorful crosses in a chaotic manner, or embroider a picture in rainbow colors.
A game around the world
Embroiderers from all over the world combined their interests in one popular game called "Round Robin." Several participants form a single circle. Each of the players selects any topic, prepares their outline and marks it out for each participant. The bottom line is that each of the players will embroider small pictures on the canvas of each other participant. In turn, everyone sends the fabric to the next. And so in a circle. The cuts of the canvas of each of the embroiderers will pass through your hands, and as a result, your “Round Robin” will return to you.
This is a kind of exchange of experience, a way to see the skills of other people who are passionate about embroidery. You will communicate and keep in touch with each other throughout the game. Everyone will find new friends, good friends or like-minded people.