Rococo (embroidery) for beginners: schemes and useful tips

2024 Author: Sierra Becker | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-26 03:46

Rococo embroidery is embossed, and it comes from the eponymous style in art. "Rococo" translates as "shell" or "curl".

Rococo era

In the first half of the 18th century there was a Rococo period in Europe. In Russia, then the Empress Catherine the Great ruled. The best examples of that time were the works of such painters as Boucher, Watteau and Fragonard.

The Rococo period is also called the miniature age. At that time, the ideal of beauty was considered to be a miniature, puppet beauty of short stature, the owner of a thin, corseted waist with narrow shoulders and a small mouth. Most often, such beauties preferred to wear dresses with a deep neckline and an immensely fluffy skirt. The sleeves of the clothes were decorated with multi-layered lace, and the dresses themselves, as a rule, were made of silk, cambric or taffeta. The preferred colors of the dresses were pastel shades: pale yellow, pale green, pink and pale blue. Frills, bows and flowers - garlands of flowers acted as decorations.

Characteristicthe features of the era were miniature, decorative, relief and volume. Not surprisingly, this is reflected in embroidery. This is how the Rococo style was born. Embroidery decorated clothes, wall panels and home textiles of that time.

Now rococo embroidery is back in fashion. Craftswomen decorate clothes and home textiles with it. Rococo embroidery for beginner needlewomen may seem complicated, but it is not. It has its wisdom, but there are few of them.

Rococo embroidery

Rococo is an embroidery that uses an amazing way of doing work. They turn out voluminous and very alive. And this cannot but please the craftswomen. Therefore, this style is becoming popular again.

Rococo will allow you to embroider a variety of three-dimensional images.

Required for work:

• hoop;
• regular threads in different colors;
• needle;
• scissors;
• fabric.

Getting Started

First of all, you should take the fabric and pull it on the hoop. Working with the hoop is always identical: a ring of smaller diameter is placed on the wrong side of the fabric, the second is applied on the front. The rings are connected and narrowed using a special wheel. The fabric is stretched, you can get to work.

First select the sketch you want to make in the rococo style. Embroidery always begins with the definition of the future image. Usually it is applied to the fabric with a pencil. Experienced craftswomen prefer to work by eye.

Bthe needle is threaded with a double thread. The needle is threaded from the front. Then the thread is wrapped several times around the point. The needle is threaded into the resulting rings and the loop is tightened. The result is a voluminous strip. You can do the same for the second strip. The basis of Rococo is embroidery with similar stripes. They can embroider flowers, trees, and much more. The style of embroidery and technique allow you to "revive" any picture in volume.

Basic moves

Rococo embroidery, which patterns are not necessary to look for, is quite easy to do. A craftswoman, having mastered several techniques and seams, can create real masterpieces.

One common seam is the "knot". The thread is fixed on the wrong side, after which the needle is brought to the front side and turns to the left. On the tip, 2-3 winding threads are made. After that, the needle is withdrawn from the front side to the wrong side at a distance of 1-2 mm from the previous puncture. The thread is pulled, and the needle comes out again on the front side. You need to make sure that it was close to the previous puncture. Such a seam allows you to create, for example, the core of a flower.

The seam "winding" is similar to the "knot". The only difference is that more coils on the needle are required, from this the seam becomes elongated. This type of seam requires a special needle: long and uniform in thickness.

The thread is attached from the wrong side, then the needle is brought out to the front. After that, you should perform a standard stitch called "back needle". The needle itself remains in the fabric, and aroundit unwinds the thread. Hold the resulting coils with your fingers, pass the needle through them, gently sticking it into the fabric, pull it from the inside out and fasten the thread. Such a seam makes excellent flowers: daisies, chrysanthemums and even roses.

Seam "loops". The thread is fastened from the inside, the needle is brought out to the front side. Then the needle is again brought to the wrong side, sticking it next to the first puncture. You should make sure that a small loop remains on the front side. The needle is again brought to the front side and the loop is fixed twice with a “line” seam. With such a seam, the entire surface of the embroidered element of the pattern is worked out, after which the loops are carefully trimmed. The result is a velvety surface, reminiscent of carpet pile. With this stitch, you can embroider animals or fill the middle of flowers.

Tips

Thanks to a number of tips, such an activity as rococo embroidery is not difficult for beginner needlewomen. So, the work will turn out beautiful if you follow the following rules:

• The thickness of the needle should be uniform. This will allow it to slide easily into coiled stitches.
• Fabrics and threads should match each other: if the work is on a light fabric, thin threads will be required and so on.
• You should carefully select the threads for work. They should be smooth and elastic. In this case, they will be able to keep the shape of the twist.
• During operation, the coils should be held tightly, otherwise they will unwind.
• The flagella are stacked as closely and tightly as possible to each other, then the work will look better.

If you follow the rules and a little practice, it becomes clear how easy the rococo technique is. Embroidery will add charm and emphasize the individuality of the fashionista. Needlewomen often try themselves as designers, independently inventing decoration for their clothes. Such embroidery is used to decorate knitted and denim items, tablecloths, napkins and other household items. And the embroidery process itself is fascinating.

Pattern technique

Many needlewomen tend to decorate clothes with flowers, and rococo embroidery is perfect for this. Schematics are usually not needed. The process of creating daisies, berries, roses, leaves and knots is easy.

To create a chamomile, the needle is removed from the center of the flower. Then it is injected in the place where the end of the petal should be. This process is repeated: the needle is again brought out in the same place and stuck in the same place, but at the same time several turns of thread are wound around it. This is how a chamomile petal is obtained. The rest are done similarly.

The process of creating a rosette is almost the same as the previous case. The only exception is that the rose petals are folded.

When embroidering a berry, the thread is wound around both ends of the needle. The thread is fixed, the stitch is made from top to bottom. The needle does not need to be pulled, only the thread is removed from it, previously wrapped between the two ends of the needle. The last turn resembles a figure eight. After stitching the berry, its upper part is also sewn to the fabric.

When embroidering a leafstitches-flagellums are stacked tightly to each other in the appropriate form. And to make a knot, you need to remember the process of creating chamomile. A stitch with 3-4 turns ends where it started.

Rococo embroidery on knitwear is done in the same way. All you need is a thicker needle and matching threads.

In closing

Everything new is well forgotten old. Rococo style is gaining popularity again. The products decorated by him interests are original, emphasize individuality and style. Embroidering is easy - master a few stitches and you can work wonders turning everyday clothes into works of art.