Ganutell - excellent geometry created from a wire, thread and imagination. This type of needlework is Maltese folk art, which is used to create a fantastically beautiful jewelry (brooches, earrings, pendants), and ornaments for home decoration. In Malta, through art ganutell, are excellent products for the decoration of the seminal hearths and for the transformation of the altars in the ancient monasteries.
Story
The history of this type of craft goes into distant ages. Despite the beauty of the jewelry produced in the 40s of the last century, art has been forgotten, but thanks to the promotion of contemporary ganutell authorities again revived in the mid-90s with a bang, and even opened a lot of training courses for local population.
Thanks to the technique ganutell obtained gorgeous flowers, which in comparison with self-made flowers from Bead much easier, performed by a simpler scheme, and the time of their production is necessary at times smaller.
Description of technology
Principle ganutell technology is quite simple. It is based on a variety of textures entwining strands of wire twisted into a spring. The technique is applied not only the thread, but the sequins, beads, rhinestones, bright large stones. It should be noted - the thinner the wire for winding wire, the more beautiful it looks the finished product, especially with the use of silk or satin threads.
Fairly easy step by step instructions will guide you through any portion of the planned construction without waste of time and effort:
- step 1 - manufacturing springs by winding a fine wire to a thick needle, leaving the ends of the wire length at least 3 cm. At the simplest flower enough 5 of blanks;
- step 2 - insert into the finished wire spring-loaded and screw at its base all the ends;
- step 3 - you need to give the necessary future petal shape;
- step 4 - need to firmly secure the thread from the base by twisting the ends of the wire and firmly, carefully and evenly wrap the tab on the "Group of Eight", filling all the empty space of the future petal;
- step 5 - to fix the remaining end at the same base, cut to size and fasten with white glue.
So all ready petals can be connected by means of wire leg draw satin ribbon, and if you want to make the core of the beads.
Products made in the art ganutell are obtained unusually delicate, elegant. This delicate work is required to find only positive feedback from the masters of needlework.