Cross-stitch comes to life not at the moment when the last stitch is made, but when it can fulfill its purpose. But before the towel with a gentle motive takes its place on the hook in the bathroom, the picture in the baguette will be hung on the wall and the blouse is put on for the first time, all these things must be washed, dried and ironed.
Embroidered item preparation
Despite the fact that needlewomen take all precautions during embroidery, the work may be accidentally dirty, so it must be washed. In addition, the water procedure will soften the thread, the stitches will acquire additional volume, the hoop marks will be smoothed out, and the pattern will come to life. But before washing, you must once again carefully inspect the embroidery. If the long ends of the threads remain on the back, you need to cut them. Often needlewomen use an auxiliary removable canvas or make a marking with a simple seam - all these threads must be carefully pulled out.
Cross stitch wash
The main nuisance that may occur during the washing of embroidery is the loss of thread color. Most often, blue and red shades are affected. Leading manufacturers of floss and wool offer really high-quality products and even indicate the temperature regime of water treatment on the label, but just in case, you should play it safe and use room temperature water and a mild detergent to wash your embroidery. In addition, you should not pour the powder directly onto the product, it should be pre-foamed in a container whose size is sufficient so that the canvas is not folded several times.
The experienced needlewomen prefer to wash the embroidery only by hand, and shampoo for normal hair is chosen as the detergent. However, modern cars can be programmed for a delicate mode (as, for example, for silk) and turn off the spin. In this case, you can be sure that fixing the stone on your favorite ring does not accidentally hook the cross on the canvas and will not stretch it. If, when hand-washing, it is noticeable that the water has colored in any color, it is better to immediately remove the embroidery from it and rinse thoroughly so that the other shades do not change their color. In no case do not squeeze the fabric, this will entail deformation of the material and individual stitches, the pattern may skew or “float”.
