In China, there is a legend according to which the wife of Emperor Huang Tzu, by the name of Sea Lynch, stumbled on a cocoon of a silkworm during a walk, his threads were very interesting to her. The girl unwound the cocoons and decided to weave a canvas from them. This light, pleasant and extraordinarily beautiful fabric aroused great enthusiasm among the emperor and his entourage, and shortly thereafter, China became the first major exporter of silk. Almost 200 years, the Chinese strictly kept the secret of making silk. But soon, around the 1st century, silk ribbons and fabrics, delivered from China to the countries of Europe along the Great Silk Road, began to compete with canvases made of bombocin, the threads produced by the silkworm. Homeland of this fabric was Greece, manufactured it on the island of Kos. However, silk still occupied a leading place in the market and at a price equaled to gold. Only noble people and members of the royal family could afford to decorate their attire with silk ribbons. The use of silk ribbons was widely used to decorate embroideries, intended for important ceremonies, solemn evenings and ceremonies. The colors of the ribbons reflected the social status and the origin of its owner. Greek women and Romans used silk ribbons to decorate their hair. In the middle of the 15th century, the masters of Italy learned to make silk, the local climatic conditions promoted the cultivation of silkworms. And from that very time, more and more women have been embroidering silk ribbons. Tapes used for garter heavy curtains, made beautiful paintings and decorated furniture. In 1446, the French King Louis XIV, having sent out craftsmen from Italy, began training artisans from France. And already in 1560, the number of weavers engaged in the manufacture of silk began to number more than 50 thousand. Every year the demand for silk and silk tapes increased, and they were used more and more widely, for example, King Louis, used silk tapes in decorating his shoes, and the dresses of many court ladies became voluminous and decorated in large quantities with ribbons. In the XVIII century, in France appeared the first, similar to modern embroidery silk ribbons. Now instead of the silk rim, expensive dresses of French women of fashion began to decorate with floral patterns in the style of "rococo". This fashion has gradually moved to the decoration of linen. Husbands just trembled, from elegant and refined roses, exquisitely embroidered on the shirts of their favorite wives. The demand for silk strips was so great that at the royal court began to appear studio, engaged in embroidery with silk ribbons. The masterpieces of the royal court, made with the help of ordinary needles and silk ribbons, were famous for their masterpieces. A variety of wardrobe items, paintings of the French era have survived to this day, and are the pride of modern museums in the world.
Technique of embroidery with ribbons is not difficult, if you compare it with embroidery cross. The main thing to remember the types of stitches, and then you will easily master this technique. For embroidery, you will need a base of dense fabric, beginners can recommend using a canvas to make the drawing look smoother and smoother. The hoop is better to take a little more, if there is such an opportunity, then get an outdoor embroidery frame, in case you are going to embroider large volume drawings. A small hoop can be used to "stitch" stitches. Lentochki you can buy in any store with sewing accessories. When buying needles, choose those that have a large eyelet, so that a wide silk ribbon can pass through it. When sewing, the tape should slide easily and freely, do not get tangled or twisted. The bands from satin or silk will be optimal. Such tapes are very beautifully poured into the light and the picture looks much more effective, besides it is pleasant to work with such ribbons. Technique of embroidery with silk ribbons can be combined, as with conventional, and with embroidery smooth. It looks very nice when the flowers are decorated in the form of voluminous buds, and the leaves and stems are embroidered with silk threads. To revitalize and make a picture more natural, embroidered or made of other material butterflies, dragonflies will help. The finished product can be decorated with beads or beads. Embroidery occurs in several receptions, it includes simple stitches, eyelets, nodules and a spider web. To begin with, you can perform all these elements on a separate piece of canvas or fabric, and then proceed to embroider the intended pattern. The embroidered product can be washed in soapy water. To iron necessarily from the wrong side, so that the embroidery does not lose its volume and does not become flat. Today, on the Internet, you can easily find all sorts of schemes for embroidery, which will greatly facilitate the work of novice craftsmen.
Embroidery with beautiful silk ribbons is also widely used in the creation of church icons and art paintings. Also silk ribbons are an indispensable attribute in decoration of holidays and solemn ceremonies. All sorts of ruffles and ribbons embroider bridal wedding dresses, handbags, tablecloths and napkins, envelopes for newborns, bedspreads. Bouquets of flowers, boxes for gifts, all this is also skillfully decorated with embroidery silk ribbons. Ribbons and bows of red color, in the West became a traditional symbol of Christmas. They decorate the Christmas trees on the eve of the New Year, fastened to the front doors of houses. Today in the domestic market, there are professional sets for embroidery with silk ribbons. The standard set usually includes: ribbons of various colors, canvas, life-size scheme, needle and instruction. Sometimes kits are supplemented with decorative fabrics and thick paper, depending on the design. Today and you are expensive masters, you can easily master this amazing world of embroidery with silk ribbons. All that is needed is a little patience and a drop of your imagination, and very soon you will please your loved ones with true masterpieces of this ancient art form!