How to make embroidery in a pillow?

Currently, in any store you can buy beautiful decor items and stylishly arrange the interior. But things made by yourself are much more expensive and more pleasing to the heart. Such products have internal energy, which is the best amulet for an apartment. The most ancient female craft is embroidery, which helps to create masterpieces on clothes, towels and pillows. Pillow embroidered with your own hands testifies to the unusual taste of the needlewoman, her skill and desire to create beautiful things for her home. In this article we will look at how to make embroidery into a pillow.

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The history of embroidered pillows

It is known from history that pillows on a fabric basis were used by the ancient Egyptians and Chinese. They were richly decorated, as they were a luxury item and were accessible only to a noble estate. To decorate such products, precious stones and gold threads were used.

Greece and Rome were trendsetters in the use of beautiful sofa and bed pillows. In the Middle Ages, Europe was filled with a real boom in such luxurious household items. The European nobility acquired fashionable embroidered products for any money, which without fail constituted an indispensable attribute of secular boudoirs. At this time, many young girls of the poor class mastered various types of embroidery, and subsequently such a craft served them as earnings. But in rich houses, court ladies learned the skill of embroidery techniques. Elegant well-groomed pens were always occupied with some kind of needlework process, and most often they were small pillows that served as a decoration for the house or were used as a presentation.

Important! Our ancestors had a peculiar cult of embroidery. Girls had to learn this skill from childhood, and by adolescence they had a self-made dowry kit. It was both clothes and bedding, decorated with embroidered ornaments. For any bride, handmade embroidered pillows were the value of a dowry.

In the modern world, not every woman is a needlewoman. Manual embroidery is still in great demand and is priced very expensive. To master such beautiful art you need to have a desire, make every effort and find a lot of free time.

Important! If you are limited in time or if classes in needlework are at an initial stage, you can use ready-made kits for embroidery pillows, which are offered by many manufacturers. This set consists of two blanks for the pillow - the front and bottom, patterns, threads and needles.

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Cross-stitch pillow

Currently, a very popular form of creativity is the embroidery of pillows with a cross. Such mastery is based on the living traditions of our ancestors. There is nothing surprising in this, since everything new in this world is a variant of the long-forgotten old. The pillow, which is decorated with cross-stitch, can be presented as a great gift.

In stores, in the department for needlework, there are a variety of patterns for embroidery, which allows you to create a real masterpiece based on children's motifs, floral patterns, ideas for newlyweds. Very many even embroider a family amulet. Handwork is of particular value, so these gifts are stored for life. For our grandmothers and great-grandmothers, embroidered pillows were the main decoration of the house.

Important! Today, exquisitely designed embroidery is becoming a unique component of the interior. Decorative pillows that are embroidered with a cross are an indispensable attribute of both the bedroom and the living room. As a rule, they are selected according to the color scheme of the furniture, the shade of the curtains or the tone of the wallpaper. Sometimes they are used for a bright accent on the background of dull shades, which creates a funny room color.

Cross stitching is one of the oldest and easiest embroidery techniques. The procedure itself is simple, and includes only two stitches that cross each other. But compositions decorated in such a technique are real masterpieces that fit perfectly into the overall interior. With the technique of cross-stitching pillows, special preparatory work and materials are not required. How to make a pillow with cross stitch:

• For the base, we select any fabric, only so that the interweaving of the cells is visible. As a material, you can use calico, linen, tapestry, cotton, special canvas.
• For work, we prepare a ready-made stuffed pillow, material for the lower part of the product and fabric for the upper side of the fabric. We sew a pillowcase on three sides, then proceed to embroidery. But as practice shows, it is more convenient to embroider first.
• We purchase a cross-stitch embroidery kit. Basically, “stramin” fabric is used in the kit, which has a dense and rigid base with large stitches of weaves. The threads for such a canvas are used very voluminous, they are also suitable for knitting. The crosses look very large, but look great on children's cheerful and bright pillows.
• To make the work look subtle and elegant, first of all, we embroider the picture on the pillow. From the edge of the canvas, be sure to leave allowances of 3-4 centimeters, so that the front side is subsequently sewn to the back of the product. For this purpose we use any threads that are more suitable.

Important! It is undesirable to embroider in one thread, otherwise - the picture is very faded. When embroidering pillows, woolen threads proved to be good - in the process, they are not whimsical at all.

• When the process of embroidering pillowcases is completed, then on the front of the canvas we cut the back side of the product.
• For convenience, we sew in a side or middle zipper, which allows you to complete the washing process at any time. Most often, a pillowcase is spent on three sides, after which the product is washed and ironed. After placing the pillow in the pillowcase, on the fourth side, the product is not firmly sewn with a manual stitch. During use, thanks to this procedure, you can easily dissolve the seam and wash the pillowcase.

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Cross-stitch sofa cushions

Basically, sofa products are embroidered with a cross. Pillows are embroidered exactly on the same principle as any other work that is done with a cross. Embroidered pillows look great on a couch, armchair or ottoman.

To embroider a sofa cushion, you must have a pattern, in addition, you need to prepare the following materials:

• canvas or stramin fabric;
• special marker for marking the canvas;
• ordinary scissors;
• embroidery pattern;
• needle;
• magnifying glass in the presence of a shallow scheme.

To embroider a pillowcase with a cross, you need to perform simple steps. How to make a pillow with cross-stitch do-it-yourself:

1. Thread the thread into the needle and fasten the thread on the canvas.
2. Next, you need to separate one thread from the bundle, fold it in half so that both the eyelet and the tail are at the bottom, and two ends that are connected are threaded into the needle.
3. For the correct procedure for fixing the thread on the canvas, we introduce the thread from the wrong side to the front, while the tail remains on the wrong side.
4. We make the stitch obliquely, then we again draw the thread to the wrong side, catching the loop with the needle and tightening it. We fix the loop not weakly and not tight.
5. The needle is again displayed “on the face”, and we get the first cross. By this principle, we do all the other crosses.

Features when working with canvas and pattern

All patterns are divided into squares - pillowcase embroidery is no exception. Therefore, on the canvas, you need to draw exactly the same squares. With this markup, it will be very easy and simple to embroider a pillow.

As a rule, they always begin to embroider from the center of the canvas. To determine the center point, the canvas fabric needs to be folded in half, then again in half. At the point of intersection of the bending lines, we mark the center of the canvas and begin to draw the necessary squares. Now we begin the embroidery process in the same way as we embroider a picture or some other product.

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The use of embroidered pillows

Do-it-yourself pillow with cross stitch can have a variety of uses. It can perfectly complement the interior, decorate the room for the holiday, or simply become a great and extraordinary gift.

Interior items:

• You can embroider either ordinary sleeping pillows or decorative items for a sofa. For sofa cushions, coarse fiber material is used, which lasts a long time. As a rule, they are decorated with rich ornaments of bright colors.
• For the bedroom, pillows made of natural fabric with delicate embroidery are used. These include various petals, all kinds of flowers, pastel flowers wreaths. It is not necessary to pick up pillows having a bright red embroidery for a bedroom interior. It is preferable to design bedding with muted tones that calm the nervous system and delight the eyes.

Important! Everyone chooses an embroidery application based on their own preferences. In this case, the figure should fit and complement the overall composition of the interior.

• In the children's room, bright decorative pillows look great on which the characters of famous cartoons or pets are depicted.
• For a room decorated in oriental style, items with embroidered hieroglyphs are suitable.
• The luxurious spacious living room can perfectly emphasize the images of magnificent palaces, medieval knights and themed angels. The ideal option is when the embroidery technique is in harmony with the interior decorated in the style of Provence, Rococo, Patchwork, Italian style and many others
• In the children's room interesting decor items look great in the form of brightly embroidered pillows-toys, which are hearts, suns, dolls, animals. On such pillows you can not only sleep at night, but during the day they can be used for various games. In addition, such toys are completely safe items.

Present

For any occasion, a pillow with cross-stitch embroidery on your own will serve as an excellent gift. The culprit of a celebration, wedding or birthday is sure to appreciate such an exquisite decorative product. Moreover, this is not only a beautiful item, but also very convenient. And a gift that is embroidered with your own hands is much higher.

Holiday decoration

The embroidered pillows look beautiful in the house. For New Year or Easter, the apartment can be decorated with festively decorated decorative elements. For the New Year's theme, Santa Claus embroidery decoration with gifts or a Christmas tree with garlands is ideal. Such products create coziness, comfort and a festive mood in the house.

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Embroidered Designation

Each embroidered pattern on the pillow has some meaning:

• Embroidered bunches of grapes indicate a joyful mood and abundance.
• Two pigeons or some other animals symbolizes fidelity, love and family well-being.
• Pillows decorated with angels are a charm for children.
• Pillowcases, which depict compositions of mountains or ripe spikelets, imply wealth reigning in the house.

Important! For many people, such designations are very important, since embroidered amulets are characterized by positive energy and the possession of extraordinary power.

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Cross Stitch Pillow Manufacturers

Decorate sofas and armchairs with embroidered products can not only creative craftswomen. For those who do not have time to do needlework or do not own such art, you can easily purchase finished embroidered products in any store of the haberdashery department. Manufacturers took care of the release of these products:

• The branded products of the companies “Golden Fleece”, Vervaco, “Riolis”, as well as “Diana” gained particular popularity.
• Chinese manufacturers are actively offering their embroidered products. They are characterized by a very original pattern, which depicts embroidered hieroglyphs, compositions of people, animals, birds.
• Recently, embroidered products with a 3D effect have spread.

Important! With a limited budget, you can buy pillowcases, not embroidered pillows. They are very convenient to use, as they can be washed easily.

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How to sew a pillow from cross stitch?

Many were interested in embroidering pillows, but not everyone has information on how to later sew it or not everyone has a sewing machine. You can sew a pillow without using sewing equipment, but this will take more time and choose the right fabric.

For this process we prepare:

• the embroidered front side of the pillow,
• suitable material on the back,
• non-woven,
• zipper with a size of 40-50 cm.

Important! If the embroidery pattern is framed on a hard stramina, and not on canvas fabric, then on the back side of the product choose a dense material, otherwise - in the vicinity of the stramin fabric can sprinkle.

How to sew a pillow from a cross stitch do it yourself:

• Pre-moisten the non-woven fabric and apply it to the wrong side of the embroidery. Glue it with an iron through a cotton or cotton cloth. With this procedure, embroidery threads and tails are protected from unwanted opening, the edge is not showered, and the pillow is prevented from showing through canvas fabric holes.

Important! Flizelin is ironed only for embroidery, so that the edges remain free.

• We cut off the excess non-woven fabric, while leaving 2-3 cm allowances on each side.
• From a suitable fabric, cut out the desired piece of prepared size. The width should coincide with the embroidered part, and the length is cut 5-6 cm longer for stitching the zipper.

Important! When stitching zippers, you need to choose the threads of the corresponding shade of the crosses of the extreme row or a tone darker. At the same time, a stitching line is laid exactly between the borders of the crosses. With this method, the seam will not be noticeable.

• You can also sew a zipper into the side seam of the product. If the zipper is sewn into the seam, then the edges of the front and back of the pillowcase are sewn, then the zipper is sewn.
• There is another option for stitching zippers on the back of the pillowcase. To do this, cut the back in a straight line into the size of the zipper. After the edges have been swept over, we smooth about 2 cm on the wrong side and we attach the zipper so that the teeth are not visible.

Important! To catch lightning, it is necessary to smooth out the allowance on the stramin fabric at the extreme point of the last cross.

• We open the zipper and grind the pillowcase on all sides of the product. The line goes along the line of the extreme cross.
• We cut the allowances, leaving at the same time about a centimeter, we also cut the corners in the diagonal direction. Leaving 2-3 centimeters, cut off the non-woven.
• The allowance is wrapped on the back side of the pillowcase and ironed. Thus, the edges do not crumble.

Important! If the sewing process is performed without non-woven fabric, then the edges need to be overcast.

• We turn out the pillowcase. Using closed scissors or a sharpened pencil, we turn the corners of the product.
• Iron the edges of the product.
• The appropriate size of the pillow is inserted inside the stitched pillowcase with the embroidered image, we fasten the zipper and use the product for its intended purpose.

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If you still doubted whether to embroider the pillow, now you are clearly convinced that this idea is very useful and interesting. With the help of such decorative gizmos you can definitely diversify the interior of any room, add your own unique color to it, and the embroidery process itself will definitely captivate you so much that it will be difficult for you to stop. New ideas and beautiful paintings will be created one by one, giving you a lot of pleasure!