History Cross Stitch has deep roots.It is believed that this type of craft was mastered in more primitive culture.Archaeological finds and ancient manuscripts allowed to learn about the existence of products with embroidery in many countries about the traditions of embroidery.Since ancient times people are embroidered linen, cotton, hemp, silk, wool, used for embroidery veins animals and natural hair.
Babylon boasts luxurious embroideries for the government elite.In Byzantium it was spread silk embroidery in gold and silver.Embroiderers Iran, India embroidery enriched diversity of natural motifs and literary subjects.
Embroidery Greece, on the other hand, a refined simplicity.Products decorated with a small plate on the edges embroidered clothes.
history of Russian embroidery is also rich in ancient traditions.Archaeological finds from the period of the ninth to twelfth centuries, confirms the development of crafts in ancient Russia.
In the Middle Ages popular cross stitch increased significantly, aided by the Catholic Church.Embroiders church ornaments, Greek letters, Catholic symbols.Later, they began to embroider and cross-stitch clothes.
appearance of printed circuits for cross stitch relate to 1500.It appeared first in Germany, Italy, and then in France.
huge popularity of cross-stitch acquired from women in the nineteenth century.The development of the textile industry, new fabric and thread were the fact that embroidery has become a mass phenomenon.There were the first magazines with color schemes, canvas, the first book on the art of embroidery.Opened enterprises producing embroidery.
cross stitch history in Russia is no exception.By this time (19th century) was the Russian embroidery folk (peasant) and the city.
One of the traditions of folk embroidery has been training and preparing girls dowry.Before the wedding was arranged display of products, embroidered bride and future daughter in law gave embroidered gifts rostvennikam future husband.
twentieth century, however, cross-stitch was a turning point.From her many women abandoned in favor of Richelieu, waste, white embroidery on white.And only in the late twentieth century, cross-stitch gained a rebirth.
cross stitch history in Russia shows that the cross-stitch decorated as household items and ritual.Embroidered shoes, clothing (hats, shirts, tunics, scarves), household items (valances, tablecloths, towels, curtains. Embroidery decorated even harness.
history of cross stitch in Russia is widely represented in local history museums in the region. It can be observed,as time individual drawings were united in traditional for each terrain patterns and ornaments. The most common geometric, meander, plant, animal, bird, humanoid patterns. The ornament is selected depending on the structure of the tissue. People embroidery often decorated with geometric or floral ornaments.
The technology cross stitch using thread, wool and silk, scherebryanye and gold, decorated with embroidery paper, beads, beads, pearls, semi-precious stones, sequins, coins.
history of cross stitch in Russia kept the priceless methods and techniques of embroidery. The endless expanses of Russiareflected in their diversity.Furthermore, in each region had its own techniques of embroidery and even masters have made the individual features in their products.
nekolko known species of cross stitching.The most popular is considered to be a simple cross (the crosses on the front side. On the underside - vertical and horizontal stitches).Embroider the cross on the canvas, on the web, according to a plain weave fabric.
