How to decorate a sweater?

In the closet of each of us there is not one or two sweaters that are good for everyone, but for some reason do not wear. One - went out of fashion, the other - just tired, the third - does not fit into your favorite style. Each of them can be transformed and brought to perfection. In this article, we will tell you how to decorate a sweater with simple decorating techniques.

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How to decorate a knitted sweater?

Today, a wide variety of finishing techniques are in fashion - from decorative cutouts and embroidery to hand-painted. Moreover, special skills or abilities for updating things may not be necessary. The most complex way, which requires not only taste, but also professionalism, is painting. But with the help of embroidery, applique, sequins and rhinestones, even a beginner in needlework can decorate a knitted sweater with his own hands.

The secret is that very simple, but effective ways of decorating are in fashion today. You can buy ready-made applications with sequins, rhinestones and embroidery, and in order to fix them, you need only a couple of stitches, and in most cases, just an iron. But more original and interesting ideas come to mind if you use simple materials at hand.

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Textile flower

You can decorate a knitted sweater with bulk flowers from textiles. To do this, you need a small piece of soft plastic fabric, the edge of which does not crumble during circumcision.

Important! Knitwear, fine felt or lace are good. The choice of texture will depend on what effect you want to achieve as a result.

Operating procedure:

1. Cut the fabric into squares of different or the same size. Better - if there will be at least eight pieces.
2. From each square, cut the simplest contour of the flower - for this you can prepare a template in advance.
3. Put them together.
4. Fasten in the center with any bead in two stitches.
5. Thus, you will get one of the very fashionable jewelry of this season.

Important! Pick up several types of matching fabrics and make several flowers, which can then be collected in an elegant bouquet. Such a composition can be placed in the neckline or on the shoulder.

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Bead decoration

Today, beadwork has literally gained a “second wind”. To decorate a sweater with beads or beads, like a real pro, you should first develop the idea of ​​the decor itself.

Important! Please note that the picture should be small. For full-scale work, you will need to use the hoop, which is extremely difficult to use when embroidering finished wardrobe items. It is better to give preference to repeating miniature motifs, for example, graceful flowers with which you can "strew" sleeves or bodice.

Beads look great in combination with any kind of fabric, except for simple cotton knitwear. Therefore, if you want to decorate a sports-style T-shirt, then it is better to choose a different finishing technique.

Materials for work

To perform work, except for beads, you will need:

• fabric marker or crayon;
• special thin needle and sewing thread to match the tone of the selected beads.

Important! You can choose the colors yourself - today, embroidery in different colors and in tone is in fashion.

Operating procedure

Mark with a marker or small chalk the outline of your future pattern, fix the thread on the wrong side and start embroidering.Using neat small stitches, attaching the beads in one direction and exactly butt, embroider the contour lines and then “sew” it with beads from the inside.

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Sequin decoration

Sequin decoration is another of the easiest ways to decorate your sweatshirt with your own hands.

Important! This type of decor will be especially easy if you use sequins already strung on a thread - they can decorate not only the edge of the neck but also the cuffs. Large compositions that are located in the decollete zone look very stylish.

Useful Tips:

• In order to decorate a thing with sequins, no matter what the plot of the decor you like, you need to take into account that an expressive and bright pattern will become the main emphasis of the image as a whole.
• Remember that sequins will add shine to the garment, therefore, when choosing a color and pattern, you need to carefully think through everything.
• The drawing should be large and with smooth, well-defined contours - it is almost impossible to recreate corners and small details in this technique.
• If you doubt your artistic abilities, you must first make a stencil, taking as a basis a suitable drawing from a fashion magazine or the Internet.

Important! To decorate a black sweater, the pattern can be transferred with the help of a tailor's chalk or a thin bar of soap, and for light things, use special markers for the fabric. It is also better to take a special glue - intended for fabric, then you can wash the thing without worrying that the decor will fall off.

Operating procedure:

1. Apply glue with a thin strip on the outline of the picture. Gently pressing, lay on it a thread with sequins.
2. It is best to lay it in a spiral - from the edges of the picture to the center.
3. It is necessary to ensure that the sequins in the rows fit snugly enough to each other, forming a continuous surface.

Important! Fix the tip of the thread with a drop of glue, and when it is completely dry, you can additionally fix the resulting pattern with threads in tone, stitching it from the inside with free stitches.

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Rhinestone decoration

A very elegant and, at the same time, a very simple way to decorate a sweater - decor with rhinestones. For him, not even a needle with a thread is required - one iron will be enough for you. Today in any needlework store there is a huge selection of ready-made motifs made of rhinestones. You can choose one of them, or you can show imagination and create an interesting decor according to your drawing.

Important! A very stylish and simple pattern - a chaotic painting that resembles a starry sky. Vertical stripes of different lengths, which are lined with rhinestones, also look very elegant. More complex motifs for decorating things with rhinestones, such as floral designs or complex multi-colored patterns, need to be drawn on the fabric in advance. Ordinary chalk or marker for fabric - depends on the color of the fabric.

Operating procedure:

1. Lay the item on an ironing board and heat the iron to normal temperature.
2. Gently spread the rhinestones with the back side - glue has already been applied to it.
3. Cover it with a piece of thin cotton cloth, gently press it with an iron.
4. In just a few seconds (especially if you use steam), the rhinestones are fixed on the fabric.
5. Immediately you can go to the next fragment.
6. When the drawing is completely ready, leave the item in a flattened state so that it is completely dry.

Important! In the future, it can be washed manually in water at room temperature.

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Knitted sweater decoration

Knitwear is the most fertile material for decoration. One of the avant-garde designer finds is openwork weaving and decorative cuts, which can be embodied only in knitwear.

In order to decorate the jacket with your own hands, you will need a model of high-quality cotton and scissors. This technique for decorating knitted sweaters is very similar to the fashionable decoration of jeans - just as spectacular and simple.

Important! Provocatively and delicately weaving looks on the back.

Operating procedure:

• Fold the jacket strictly vertically and carefully, with an interval of one to two centimeters, make a section of the back from the neckline to the waist.

Important! Reduce the length of each subsequent cut - the shortest should be on the waistline.

• Now put down the scissors and pull the item slightly - you should get elastic knitted ribbons that can be interwoven with each other in any way.
• The simplest option is to take the second ribbon from above, from the wrong side to the front, just throw it over the first.
• Continue in the same way until the very last cut.
• Something like fixing this decor is not necessary - and so it will stay due to weaving.

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It’s easier and more beautiful to decorate a knitted sweater with your own hands than it might initially seem. Refresh an old, unfashionable thing will help personal taste, a little imagination and design talent.