Cross stitch from photo

In these days of high technology and complete automation, manual work is valued very, very highly. Cross-stitched paintings convey warmth and sincerity. And if these paintings are modernized and some originality is introduced into them, then the creation is generally beyond all praise. We are talking about cross stitch from a photograph or from a picture. The basis is not taken from ready-made store diagrams, but, for example, a portrait in a photo, based on which an embroidered picture is made.

In order to receive a pattern, you just need to send a photo of the desired work on a specialized website and it will be converted into a pattern for embroidery and sent by email. You can, of course, make this diagram yourself in a special program, but it requires special knowledge and skills and quite a lot of time.
After receiving the diagram, you need to print it.



Next, cut the sheets and connect them together. I don’t make them into a large overall pattern, as they become frayed very quickly and become awkward to work with. I connect in fragments.



Next step. I'm choosing a canvas. To make the portrait more realistic and similar to the original, it is best to choose canvas from No. 18 and above. In this case embroidery will be on canvas number 18.
I stretch the canvas onto the hoop so that there is no sagging.



The next step is the selection of threads. I use DMC cotton floss. The pattern is accompanied by a color palette with numbers of skeins of thread. All that remains is to buy the necessary colors.



Next, I find the approximate middle on the outline and on the diagram. I determine what color I need to start embroidering with. I thread the needle. The needle should have a rounded end so as not to tear the canvas. And I make the first stitch, securing the thread from the wrong side. The knot is not made, the thread is fastened to itself.



I tighten it well so that the thread does not unravel later.



I'm starting to sew crosses. I make stitches from the lower left corner to the upper right. The needle goes inside out. From the inside it comes out in the lower right corner and enters the upper left.



And so I embroider each cell, according to the pattern.




After a certain amount of time, the drawing will be visible.



When the embroidery is finished, you need to wash the finished work in warm soapy water and steam it from the wrong side.
The portrait is ready!



This kind of portraits or any thematic embroidered pictures from photos can serve both as decoration for your own apartment and as a wonderful gift that everyone without exception will be happy with.