Fun Holidays - World Embroidery Day

July 30 is World Embroidery Day It is celebrated by craftswomen with embroidery hoops in their hands all over the world On this day, close people are introduced to creativity, share experiences, conduct master classes and exchange gifts with handicraft friends World Embroidery Day appeared in 2011 The holiday was established on the initiative of the Swedish Embroiderers Guild According to Russian tradition, craftswomen who do needlework celebrate it on November 10 - Paraskeva Friday The saint is considered the patroness of marriage, hearth and embroidery This type of decorative and applied art existed during the primitive period and has not lost its relevance today The ancient Indians decorated their blankets with thread designs, and the Laplanders decorated their clothes made of deerskin Embroidery is present on ancient decorative panels and carpets, on tapestries of the tombs of Egyptian pharaohs and household items from ancient burial grounds in northern Mongolia The East is the cradle of many types of art The most ancient embroideries, dating back to the 6th-5th centuries BC, found in China Images on raw silk were made by ancient craftsmen using hair, threads of gold and silver Later, embroidery appeared in Japan Tapestries, fabric depicting a landscape or a scene from life, were used to decorate chairs and sofas during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance Lint-free textiles with patterns were used to cover the walls of houses and churches - Reims Cathedral and Notre-Dame de Paris in France, the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican Sketches for tapestries were created by Rubens, Raphael and other famous artists Handicrafts were considered a proper occupation for a woman Ladies of high society whiled away their time behind him, waiting for their husbands from the Crusades Lace embroidery (Dresden Rocco) was used to decorate pastel linen and was applied to the clothes, bags and gloves of English nobles Embroidery patterns were drawn and copied by the craftswomen themselves The invention of printing made patterns accessible to the public Schemes in the form of colored squares began to be published in special collections One of the first was printed by Peter Quinti in Cologne in 1527 There are many types of embroidery: • chenille - velvety silk laces, with the help of which not only paintings for decoration were created in the 18th century damask for wall upholstery, but also fringe; • cross stitch - one of the most common techniques for transferring a design using floss threads; • satin stitch - the use of special seams and techniques for applying a flat or three-dimensional image to fabric; • Richelieu - a technique for creating lace by stitching the borders of an ornament with a special seam and cutting out gaps in the patterns; • isothread - designs are obtained by pulling threads in a given sequence Silk is used for single-sided or double-sided embroidery in the Chinese tradition Threads made from it do not fade and do not lose their shine for decades In Rus', birch bark could be used for ornament A design was applied to it, which the craftswomen covered with gold threads The technique was used to decorate the clothes of clergy Gold embroidery was one of the most difficult to perform due to the use of metal threads of various thicknesses and jackets To transfer the image, silk ribbons and beads are also used - bugles, rocale, pillars, etc The threads are applied by needlewomen using a fern or Hungarian stitch, "forward needle", "herringbone", stem or chain stitch, oblique satin stitch, "half cross" and using others technician The manifesto of the Swedish craftswomen who proposed to establish the holiday speaks of the importance of embroidery for promoting joy and beauty Handicrafts allow you to show individuality and reveal hidden talents in women and men On July 30, it is customary to congratulate embroiderers, wishing them creative success, inspiration and the implementation of the most daring ideas With the help of threads, beads, pearls and other precious stones, they create real masterpieces, making our world brighter and more beautiful