What Should Novice Cross Stitchers Pay Attention To?

What should novice cross stitchers pay attention to?

 

I believe that many friends love good embroidery, but they have never done it themselves. What I bring to you today is a little knowledge that novices must know when they are new to cross stitch.

 

How to identify the quality of the cross stitch package?

 

For those who are new to cross stitch, it may be difficult to identify the quality of the cross stitch package. When buying, I listen to friends or look at the brand. For example, the quality of the cross stitch on the AIMDIY.COM online store is good. Let me share with you how to identify the quality of the cross stitch kit:

 

The poor quality of the cross stitch package can be roughly divided into the following 6 types:

 

1. The cross-stitch cloth is too soft and the grid is crooked;

2. The wear resistance of the cross stitch thread is too low, and there will be serious fluff or thread breakage after a few stitches;

3. The cross stitch thread will fade and fade;

4. The printing of the cross stitch pattern is blurry, hard to see, or even invisible;

5. The amount of cross stitch thread is not enough;

6. The color or picture of the embroidery is too different from the cross-stitch picture.

Every cheap poor-quality cross-stitch kit has certain drawbacks, some overpriced

As far as the goods are concerned, it is barely acceptable, such as 3, 5, 6; some shortcomings make the whole package a waste at, such as 1, 2, 4.

When you buy a cheap set and wonder whether you should start embroidering, it is best to first understand the shortcomings of the set. If it's an acceptable disadvantage, you can also try the following suggestions:

Differences between embroidery and pictures: If cross stitch lovers feel wrong, don't continue embroidering, lest they end up being useless.

 

Color fading problem: You can first soak the cross stitch thread in water to test whether the color fading is serious. If it's too bad then don't embroider...

 

The problem of cross stitch thread quantity: cheap sets usually use inferior cross stitch thread, which will be very different from the original thread color. effect. Therefore, it is recommended that the embroidery thread that seems to have a particularly small amount of thread should be sent to the cross stitch shop with a similar one before starting work.

How to judge the quality of cross stitch cotton thread

1. It is gloss: the gloss of cotton thread is bright and bright, and the poor thread looks dull and dull, giving people the feeling of being dead and turbid. The quality of the gloss mainly depends on the spinning embryo cotton and the mercerized singeing treatment of the yarn. As far as domestic embryo cotton is concerned, Xinjiang's long-staple cotton is the best. Its cotton fiber is long and its whiteness is good, so its fastness is also better after it is made into thread. After mercerizing and singeing, the cotton thread will become shiny.

 

2. Fastness: The fastness of cotton thread mainly depends on the length of the cotton fiber and the tightness of the twist. In general, as long as it is strong enough, it is not the tighter the better.

 

3. Color fastness: (that is, will it fade). Colorfastness mainly depends on dyeing. Dyeing is divided into direct color and reactive dyes. The color of the thread dyed by direct color is dull and easy to fade; the color of the thread dyed by reactive fuel is bright and not easy to fade. There is a simple way to detect whether the cotton thread will fade, which is to put a little thread and soap powder into a disposable cup, add boiling water (the best one just boiled), and stir it, if the color fades, it means the quality of the thread is wrong, otherwise, You can use it with confidence.

 

Among the cotton threads, Egyptian long-staple cotton is of the best quality and is produced in Egypt. It is characterized by a long pile (fiber length over 31.8 mm), rich silk luster, tough texture, and a good dyeing effect. It is the first-class raw material for the textile industry and has a long-standing reputation in the world. Followed by China's Xinjiang long-staple cotton, named for its longer fibers. Produced in Xinjiang Turpan Basin, Aksu, Bayingoleng, Kashi, and other places in the Tarim Basin. Some online merchants say that Korean cotton or Thai cotton is actually non-existent. Anyone with common sense knows that South Korea and Thailand do not produce cotton at all.

 

Whether it is Xinjiang long-staple cotton or Egyptian long-staple cotton, there are components and grades. There are three types of Egyptian long-staple cotton, 100% Egyptian long-staple cotton, 80% Egyptian long-staple cotton, and 50% Egyptian long-staple cotton. The same three grades are also found in Xinjiang long-staple cotton.

 

There is also the issue of the thickness of the thread. This is actually not a quality issue, but the material is different. Generally, the imported Egyptian cotton thread and the domestic Xinjiang cotton thread look fine and smooth after mercerizing and singeing treatment. The domestic polyester thread is made of petroleum because the raw material is refined, so It cannot be mercerized, so it looks thick and visibly fluffy.

 

The difference between cross stitch cotton thread and polyester thread

 

look and touch

The characteristics of pure cotton cross stitch thread: smooth hand feel, bright and standard color, looks very bright, the thread is relatively thin, and the hair is short and less on a closer look.

 

Features of polyester thread: it does not feel slippery or is obviously too smooth, the elasticity is too large, the color is not standard, not bright, it looks dull, the thread is thicker, and there are many and long hairs.

Today, I will bring you all these. If you want to see more consultations about cross stitch, you can follow @AIMDIY youtube channel or facebook @aimdiycraft. If you want to buy embroidery, you can consult us or directly click www.aimdiy.com.