燕儿把她绣的图给我看了,眼前豁然一亮。
很少关注手工艺品,尤其是十字绣这样的女孩专利。真的亲眼见到,还是为其巧妙的技法和强大的时尚吸引力所折服了。。。遂赶紧恶补相关知识。
原来十字绣不是在中国才有的东西,查了下国内外资料,Cross Stitch的历史颇为悠久。
Cross Stitch is a relaxing, and fun activity. It is one of the easiest and most popular stitching techniques used today. It compromises a series of X’s, which are stitched on a piece of fabric to create a design. Each individual cross stitch is made up of two diagonal stitches; a bottom stitch and a top stitch that together form an X.
There are two types of cross stitches, counted cross stitch and stamped cross stitch.
•Counted Cross Stitch is the most popular cross-stitch and requires the stitcher to refer to a chart, which indicates where the X’s should be placed on the fabric, and what color they should be.
•Stamped Cross Stitch has the design already printed on the fabric, indicating where the Xs should be placed.

早在公元4世纪,十字绣就在欧洲传播开来。十字绣是一种起源与欧洲的手艺,最初是在宫廷中风行,后来传入民间。广泛流行于欧洲和美国以及亚洲等国家和地区。最早的十字绣是用从蚕茧中抽出的蚕丝线在动物毛皮的织物上刺绣,这种十字绣在许多国家被人们用来装饰衣服和家具,由于各国的文化不尽相同,随着时间的推移,都形成了各自的风格,无论是绣线,面料的颜色还是材质,都别具匠心。
当刺绣教育在学校被忽视而导致刺绣被受冷落时,十字绣仍旧以其绣法简单,外观高贵华丽,精致典雅,别具风格而成为欧洲皇室贵族休闲娱乐的首选。它绣法简单,短短几分钟便能完全掌握,你可以根据自己的爱好,绣出自己喜爱的图案,做成一幅幅美丽别致的装饰画,或者用来装饰手机链、钥匙扣、水杯、靠垫、服饰等生活用品。
十字绣的奇妙之处在于,无论多么复杂的图案,原来也只是由一个个的小十字绣搭而成,但每一幅绣品都会成为最好的纪念和最珍贵的礼物。十字绣这样的一种民间工艺,承载着浪漫而久远的手工情怀,可以让你触及时尚的巅峰,体会快乐,分享成功……就是偶尔拿出来看看,也是种享受。。
不多说了,还是来看燕儿绣的小熊吧,咔咔。。