Sɛnea wɔpam nwene a wɔmfa afiri a wɔde nwene ade nhyɛ mu .

Stitches a ɛho hia: Wɔ foforo biara mu no, mastering backstitch , running stitch , na satin stitch ho hia kɛse. Saa nwene atitiriw yi na ɛto biribiara a woyɛ no nnyinaso. Wopɛ sɛ wobɔ nsusuwii ahorow a ɛyɛ nwonwa? Wiɛ, wuhia saa nhama yi a ɛyɛ nwini. Sɛ nhwɛso no, backstitch yɛ ade a ɛsɛ sɛ wɔde kyerɛkyerɛ mu, bere a satin stitch ne nea ɛma saa hwɛ a ɛyɛ mmerɛw na ɛyɛ fɛ no. Mastering wɔn ma wo base a ɛyɛ den a wode bedi stitches a ɛyɛ den kɛse ho dwuma akyiri yi. Kɛkɛ a, ntwa saa anammɔn yi so.

Threads & Fabrics: Nea wopaw wɔ ha no ma nsonsonoe kɛse ba. Fa cotton thread bata ho sɛ worehyɛ aseɛ ara pɛ a — ɛyɛ bɔne fafirie na ɛnyɛ den sɛ wode bɛyɛ adwuma. Sɛ wopɛ ntama a, fa biribi te sɛ cotton muslin anaa nwera di dwuma . Ɛnyɛ sɛ eyinom yɛ nea ɛyɛ mmerɛw sɛ wobefi ase nko, na mmom ɛyɛ nea edi mũ ma w’adwuma a wobɛda no adi. Ma menka nkyerɛ wo sɛ, ntama a ɛyɛ fɛ betumi ama obi ti ayɛ no yaw. Wonnyɛ ha sɛ wobɛpere, ɛnte saa? Fa wo ho bata mfitiasesɛm no ho kosi sɛ wobɛyɛ krado ama nneɛma a ɛyɛ fɛ no.

Hoop Tension: Ɛyɛ papa sɛ wubegye adi sɛ hoop nhyɛso yɛ nea wontumi nsusuw ho. Ɛyɛ secret sauce no ma ɛyɛ mmerɛw, mpo stitching. Ɛyɛ den dodo, na wo ntama no kyinkyim. Loose dodo, na wode wo ho to asiane mu sɛ wo nhama no bɛyɛ pɛpɛɛpɛ. Safe no? Fa ntama no kura hoop no mu ma enti ɛyɛ taut nanso ɛntrɛw. Wopɛ sɛ ɛyɛ den sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a ɛbɛkwati nwi nanso ɛyɛ nea ɛyɛ mmerɛw sɛ ɛbɛma ade no akɔ so a biribiara ntumi nnyina ano. Eyi yɛ nwene 101 – nya no mfomso, na ade no nyinaa hwe ase.

Shading & thread blending: Sɛ ɛba shading so a, ɛsɛ sɛ wode saa threads no fra te sɛ pro. Fa no sɛ ɛyɛ mfoniniyɛ, nanso wode asaawa ka ho. Fa hann ne tuntum nnyigyei a ɛyɛ kɔla koro no ara afrafra di dwuma na ama emu dɔ. Sɛ nhwɛso no, sɛ wode silk threads di dwuma a , sɛ wode kɔla mu nsakrae kakraa bi gu so a, ɛbɛma w’adwuma no anya 3D hwɛbea ankasa . Susuw nhwiren bi ho hwɛ: ɔfã biako yɛ tuntum, ɔfã biako yɛ hare —eyi de ka ho sɛ 'wow' ade no. Sɛ worefrafra kɔla ahorow mu a, mfa nsi nkyɛnkyɛn kɛkɛ —merge no brɛoo, na hwɛ sɛnea wo nsusuwii no ba nkwa mu.

Texture Embroidery: Texture a wode bɛka wo designs ho no nyɛ ɔkwan a wobɛfa so ara kwa —ɛyɛ game-changer. Akwan te sɛ French knots anaa loop stitch yɛ pɛpɛɛpɛ ma dimension a wɔde bɛka nhyehyɛe a ɛnyɛ den ho. Fa no sɛ wode texture bɛka ntama a ɛyɛ rose a Fransefo nhama wɔ mfinimfini no ho, na ntɛm ara na ɛma ɛyɛ pop. Ɔfã a eye sen biara? Sɛ wusua akwan a wobɛfa so akyekye saa textures yi a, wubehu sɛ wo designs no da nsow wɔ akwan horow so nwene foforo dodow no ara betumi aso dae ara kwa.

Nhama a wɔde yɛ adwuma titiriw: Mfa wo ho nhyɛ mfitiase kotoku nhama mu kɛkɛ. Dive into the world of metallics, silks, and rayon —saa nhama yi de afɛfɛde ka ho na ɛma wo nnwuma no yɛ sɛ nea ɛwɔ soro. Sɛ nhwɛso no, sɛ wɔde dade asaawa di dwuma wɔ owiatɔe nhyehyɛe mu a, ebetumi ama hann no ayɛ adwemmɔne a ɛma hann no pue. Sɛ woreyɛ atade a ɛyɛ fɛ ho adwuma a, biribiara nni hɔ a ɛboro asaawa a wɔde sirikyi ayɛ a ɛhyerɛn na ɛyɛ fɛ no so . Saa nhama yi, ɛwom sɛ ɛyɛ trickier kakra sɛ wode bɛyɛ adwuma de, nanso ɛyɛ designs a ɛyɛ jaw-droppingly gorgeous, worensan nkɔ basic cotton so da.

Thread Breaking: Nea edi kan no nneɛma: Sɛ wo thread kɔ so bubu a, hwɛ wo nhyɛso no. Sɛ ɛyɛ den dodo a, asaawa no bɛpae te sɛ dua. Ɛsɛ sɛ wohwɛ hu sɛ ɛfata ara kwa. Afei nso, hwɛ mprenu sɛ wo needle no yɛ ne kɛse a ɛfata ma wo thread. Asaawa a ɛyɛ den a ɛwɔ ade ketewa bi mu yɛ asiane a ɛretwɛn sɛ ɛbɛba. Wonnye me nni? Sɔ hwɛ. Enti, nya ade a ɛfata, siesie wo nhyɛso no, na wubehu sɛ saa ahomegye ahorow no agyae.

Ntama a ɛyɛ mmerɛw: ah, ɛyɛ mmerɛw. Ɛte sɛ wo ntama no kwan a wɔfa so ka sɛ, 'Me ne wo awie!' ɛyɛ annoying, minim. Afiri no ni: Tew wo hoop nhyɛso so. Sɛ ɛyɛ den dodo a, wo ntama no bɛtrɛw, na ɛma puckers. Afei nso, fa stabilizer a ɛfata di dwuma ma adwuma no —ɛnyɛ nea ɛfata biako biara. Tearaway stabilizer yɛ adwuma yiye ma ntama a ɛtrɛw, bere a cutaway stabilizer kura ntama a ɛyɛ mmerɛw kɛse no. Stabilizer a ɛfata no ma wiase no yɛ nsonsonoe.

Thread tension: Oh, thread tension. Ɛte sɛ nea worenantew hama a ɛyɛ den so. Ɛyɛ den dodo? Wo threads no bɛ fray na abubu. Loose dodo? Wo ho bɛtɔ wo, a ɛnyɛ pɛpɛɛpɛ. Nya wo nsa wɔ tension dial so na hwɛ hu sɛ top ne bobbin tensions nyinaa hyia. Sɛ wɔyɛ off a, wo stitches no renhyia yiye. Sɛ ɛte nka sɛ ɛyɛ mmerɛw a, ebia ɛte saa. Yɛ nsakrae nkakrankakra kosi sɛ ɛbɛyɛ nea ɛfata ara kwa. Nya abotare; Ne nyinaa fa tweaks nketewa a ɛma wunya nea mfomso biara nni ho no ho.