Many novice embroiderer faced with the difficulty of selecting a framework for the plot embroidery liked them. In this article we consider the basic types of tissue that are suitable for embroidery cross and their basic properties.
Content
- Canvas
- Linen / Cotton
- waybill canvas
- plastic canvas
- Stramin
Canvas
The most convenient and frequently used fabrics for embroidery cross a canvas. The most famous canvas is called Hades, which produces the German firm Zweigard.
The main advantage of the canvas is that it has a uniform structure, which forms a clearly recognizable squares. Due to this, the corners of squares are clearly visible holes facilitating easier ingress and pulling the needle.
Depending on the size of outline squares distinguish between large and small. Each size of the canvas corresponds to a certain number. Number indicates how many squares placed one inch canvas. The most common number canvas - 14. This means that one inch of the canvas for 14 squares.
Linen / Cotton
Also, a so-called linen (or cotton) for embroidery cross. To her it was convenient to embroider, such fabrics must have a uniform weave.
As an outline, which we have just figured out, uniform fabric has its own size. Each dimension corresponds to a specific name:
- Cashel - a one inch fabric yarns 28 have, close to the outline 14 size.
- Belfast - one inch contains 32 strands. The closest in size is a size 16 canvas.
- Edinburg - a fabric, which comprises 36 strands in one inch, which corresponds to the outline 18 size. Most often, such a fabric is used in the jobs where there nezashity background.
waybill canvas
This canvas is used to create the embroidery on those tissues that do not have in their composition a uniform weave. Most often, the clothes of different fabrics. Waybill canvas is sewn onto the fabric, which intends to embroider embroiderer their work. After completion of the canvas was removed.
Waybill canvas stiffer than usual.
plastic canvas
For embroidered works with voluminous shape, used plastic canvas.
Plastic canvas distinguish more common plastic canvas and vinyl.
Vinyl canvas of the most soft in their structure than ordinary plastic.
Stramin
Stramin represents a large and firm grid of filaments. On such a fabric most commonly embroidered carpets, tapestries, handbags and other decorative elements of the interior.
