Modern needlewomen are increasingly looking for new ways to manifest creativity. Girls create pictures in the style of quilling (from twisted paper), sew soft toys on patterns of Tony Finnanger and create unique dolls from ordinary stockings and threads. If you want to create something luxurious and surprisingly beautiful, then you'd better turn to the technique of diamond embroidery. It allows you to make unusual panels that will easily become the main decoration of the room. What is a diamond mosaic and by what technology is it created? About this below.
Jewelery embroidery
Surely you have ever admired the cleverly finished bathrooms, for the facing of which are used small square slabs. And what if we transfer this technology to fabric and use acrylic rhinestones instead of stitches and beads? In this case, you can get a unique iridescent picture with detailed elements and spectacular color rendition. Unlike ready-made paintings, this option has several important advantages:
- you choose the plot and the shading range;
- if desired, you can create single pictures or sets of two or three elements (diptychs and triptychs);
- due to the diamond faceting of rhinestones, embroidery acquires a pleasant sheen, comparable with the shine of beads;
- a man-made picture can be presented as a gift or decorate it with a room;
- work on the panel develops the motor skills of the hands;
- the creation of the painting is spent only a few days.
In addition, the technique of diamond mosaic is quite new, so you have the opportunity to surprise her with your friends. They will long wonder how you fastened the rhinestones to the canvas and how they achieved such high accuracy and realism.
Diamond mosaic sets
In this kind of needlework, only ready-made sets are used, which include the following elements:
- Detailed scheme with classification of used shades;
- magnifying glass (for people with poor eyesight);
- acrylic rhinestones with diamond cut;
- tweezers for working with beads;
- canvas with glue coating.
Some manufacturers transfer the glue coating directly to the rhinestones, but it takes a little longer to work with them than with a gluey canvas. Therefore, if you decide to create a large canvas, then it is better to refer to the canvas with an adhesive base. This will significantly reduce the time spent on embroidery.
After the set is bought and the workplace is chosen, it is possible to start making a picture of a diamond mosaic. Here everything is extremely simple. Place the numbered rhinestone carefully in the appropriate "cage" of the canvas. Do this with gentle pressure, so that all elements occupy their proper place. With the help of a metal ruler, vertical and horizontal rows must be trimmed periodically. Rhinestones must closely "cuddle" to each other, forming a monolithic dense layer, reminiscent of a mosaic pattern. After the panel is completely filled, you need to align it on the edges using the same clerical ruler. After the end of the embroidery, the canvas must be cut with a knife or with scissors just on the edge. If a large drawing is made, then its fragments must be precisely docked, filling the boundaries of joints according to the specified scheme.
Ready work should only be glued on a dense cardboard, after which it can be placed in a frame "under the glass" or in a mat . A unique man-made cloth worthy of decorating the central wall in the living room or complementing the bedside table in the bedroom. To make the drawing look organically it is desirable to perform it in the color scheme of your apartment.
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