When decorating apartments and houses, many designers try to create a unique, cozy atmosphere with a slight touch of rustic style. The interiors that are obtained as a result of using this approach are distinguished by their originality and emphasize the characteristics of the life of the apartment owner. An important place in design is occupied by wall paintings, which can quite significantly change the perception of a particular room. To decorate your living room, bedroom or nursery, you can make your own paintings from fabric. This decor looks beautiful in any setting, you just need to choose the right color scheme and fabric pattern.
The abundance of fabrics presented in the assortment of sewing stores allows you to create real masterpieces of hand-made creativity without making almost any effort. A bright, unusual or ornate print on the canvas makes it an ideal base. There are also complex techniques for making paintings yourself, which require certain skills in working with textile materials, but, armed with patience, they can also be mastered.
The simplest fabric paintings
To learn the simplest technique for creating fabric paintings, you will need 2-3 hours of free time and a cut or small piece of textile with a beautiful print. The fabric can be combined with the rest of the design or be contrasting in color.
Paintings on a foam base
Well-ironed, steamed or starched textiles are the main condition for creating high-quality textiles, which is presented below.
It is better to make paintings on a lightweight foam base that can be hung on any wall. The piece of fabric should be at least 8-10 cm larger than the area of the foam so that you can carefully glue it, wrap it on the side walls and secure it at the back. If you cut the textiles strictly along the contour of the foam base, you will have to decorate the sides with matching ribbons or thick paper.
The picture created from two squares of foam plastic of different sizes looks original. The larger area of the base should be wrapped in a plain fabric, and the smaller one with a light textile with a pattern, the shade of which corresponds to the colored part.
By dividing the foam base into four equal-sized squares and doing the same with the selected piece of fabric, you can make a stylish modular picture, perfect for a modern interior. It is better to choose textiles with a large and contrasting print on a fairly rich, but not too bright background.
A modular painting can consist of sections covered with completely different pieces of fabric, combined into one composition based on the style of patterns and colors that combine with each other. You can use old curtains, bedspreads and tablecloths, choosing the most beautiful scraps, without scuffs or stains.
Ordinary or modular paintings, created using high-quality fabric with a photo image printed on it, look elegant and expensive. This option is not budget-friendly, but the result is real works of art that can fit perfectly into any interior, depending on the chosen pattern.
Modular paintings, created with your own hands from fabric, can be not only square, but also round shape. Particularly impressive is the combination of two standard square bases covered with textiles with a multi-colored “peas” print and separate round parts covered with a plain fabric that matches the color of one of the peas on the canvas of the square part of the picture.
Pictures on wood base
Any textile paintings can be made by stretching textiles onto a fiberboard or plywood base and securing them using a furniture gun with staples. The fabric should be at least 7-10 cm larger than the size of the base so that it can be neatly secured to the back. The picture can be framed.
An eclectic interior with oriental decorative elements will be perfectly complemented by paintings with unusual prints reflecting national or natural motifs. It is better to enclose them in thin, dark painted wooden frames and place them under glass.
A small wooden square base combined with “deep” frames painted in white, is also suitable for creating modular paintings. Each part of such a structure can be covered with pieces of fabric with various small patterns, and decorative saucers or plates can be attached on top.
A wooden frame from an old window, divided into several small compartments by slats, can be an excellent basis for creating a textile painting. In the cells it is better to glue fabrics with different patterns, made in similar color combinations.
Lacy paintings
For rooms decorated in Provence, country and similar rustic styles, paintings created using fabrics and knitted lace napkins are suitable.
If you paste over wooden base small shreds with small floral patterns, and attach a round lace napkin on top and place it all in a wooden frame, you will get an unusual picture that can easily fit into the interior of a country house.
Knitted lace napkins can be heavily starched or given a clear shape using PVA glue and fixed “in the air” between the slats of a regular wooden frame. The result will be an original translucent picture.
The method is also suitable for creating a painting from an old window frame, which is better not to restore, but to leave untouched with worn paint.
Pictures in a hoop
Recently, in Europe, a new method of creating paintings with your own hands from fabrics, using ordinary hoops of different sizes as the basis, is gaining increasing popularity. Such embroidery devices have an incredibly convenient design that allows you to create beautiful decor in just 10 minutes.
The most popular when creating paintings is the use of textiles with small floral patterns and polka dot prints. To decorate plain walls, it is better to use bright fabrics and stretch them onto hoops of different sizes.
Another option is to create paintings in a hoop from neutral canvases in pastel shades and complement them with various appliqués or embroidery.
An interesting idea is to use fabric paintings of different sizes in hoops to frame a round mirror hanging on the wall. The decor is suitable for a children's room, bedroom or living room.
Bright paintings made from pieces of textiles with various plant or floral prints, stretched on a hoop, will look organic on the wall next to the decor created on the basis of an old window frame. It is only important that there is free space between these two elements.
Volumetric fabric paintings
It is more difficult to create three-dimensional paintings from fabric with your own hands, however, having mastered a certain technique, it is quite possible to make such home decor in literally one day.
Modular paintings with voluminous textile flowers in contrasting shades look impressive. To make such a flower, you need to cut out each petal separately, and then attach them layer by layer to the base, covered with fabric, securing with glue.
You can press grooves into the foam base in the shape of any pattern, and then fill each part with a piece of matching color, carefully tucking its edges into the recesses. This method allows you to create unusual 3D paintings.
Original paintings are obtained using leather elements. The simplest method of creating such a decor involves attaching leather cords rolled in the shape of concentric circles to a fabric background.
Skin scraps of different textures and shades can be an excellent material for creating a picture using the appliqué method. The main thing in this technique is choosing the right glue, patience and accuracy.
One of the most simple ways To change or decorate the interior is to use paintings made with your own hands from fabric. Their creation does not take much time and requires virtually no costs, but the result is an original decor that can transform the perception of a particular room.
Today we will tell you how to make a picture from scraps of fabric. However, with one feature - without a needle (yes, you read that right!). Although the idea of creating such paintings belongs to the Japanese, the technique has long been widespread throughout the world. And with the help of our simple and accessible master class, we will learn the patchwork technique without a needle and create a picture - a real work of art, accessible even to beginners.
Tools and materials Time: 3 hours Difficulty: 4/10
- foam sheet;
- multi-colored scraps of fabric;
- PVA glue;
- regular and manicure scissors;
- stationery knife or scalpel;
- a nail file or wooden stick from a manicure set;
- drawing diagram;
- carbon paper or felt-tip pen;
- a little imagination.
The patchwork technique without a needle helps to create paintings, admiring which creates the feeling of not just a picture, but a three-dimensional 3D model
Step-by-step master class
So, let's begin a painstaking but interesting task.
Step 1: base of the painting
Foam plastic is used for the base (for example, from under the packaging of a refrigerator or TV). A sheet that will fit the dimensions of the painting you have chosen should not be thinner than 1 cm. If the right size There is no sheet, you can glue it together from several smaller ones. We use ordinary super glue as glue.
Step 2: drawing
- Choose the drawing you like. If you wish, you can draw the picture yourself.
- In our master class we will make a painting whose composition consists of simple geometric lines.
So, we work with the diagram (enlarge it to the required size, print it out):
Step 3: transfer the design to the foam
We transfer it using carbon paper or simply apply it with a felt-tip pen.
We will place a frame on the foam plastic, so the drawing itself must be transferred at a distance of 5-6 mm from the edges of the foam plastic.
Step 4: Cutting the Lines
Using a small stationery knife or scalpel, cut along the contour of the design to a depth of at least 0.5 cm. Under no circumstances should you allow a through hole or break in the base. We cut at a distance of 2-4 cm from the edge of the line for the frame.
Step 5: choose fabric
Usually for paintings from scraps they use cotton fabric, it is the easiest to process. But you can use any other fabric. Knitwear is perfect - elastic material, easy to work with. Any material can be cut into shreds old thing, even if you don’t wear it, it will serve the benefit of art.
Step 6: Tuck the scraps into the slots
Apply PVA glue to the part of the picture that we will fill at the moment, apply the fabric of the desired color and carefully push the fabric into the slot with a nail file (or a wooden stick).
The technique of creating paintings from pieces of fabric is called “kinusaiga”. This type of needlework appeared not so long ago, but has already become very popular. This unusual creative technique came to us from Japan and is divided into several subtypes: one of them is patchwork, and the second is sewing from patches, or quilting.
The difference lies in the specifics of creation, and common feature– material (multi-colored pieces of fabric).
Original canvases made from pieces of material will become a wonderful bright accent in the design of any room.
DIY fabric panel, photo
This educational article offers photos with ideas and master classes on creating patchwork paintings and panels self made from scraps of fabric according to patterns downloaded from the Internet and sketches and drawings created with your own hands.
DIY fabric paintings, photos Patchwork
The technique with the unusual name “patchwork” is unique; its peculiarity is that when creating decorative cloths from shreds, a needle is not used - just like threads. The main advantage of this technique is its simplicity of execution.
Thanks to patchwork, it’s possible without special labor create entire decorative masterpieces, without any experience in needlework. This creative technology is ideal for beginner needlewomen.
Paintings from scraps, photos Paintings from pieces of material are worth making for several reasons:
- they are great for decorating rooms whose interior is decorated in Provencal or country style;
- can be used to decorate any kitchen;
- are an excellent gift for any holiday and, above all, housewarming;
- to create them you need accessible materials;
- the work of producing decorative canvases takes a minimum of time;
- have a volumetric effect.
Before you begin the creative process, you should prepare the following tools and supplies:
- foam tape measuring 2-2.5 cm (pieces of foam plastic that come with household appliances when packing);
- pieces of fabric that differ in color, shape and size (it is recommended to use thin material - it is easier to make small parts from it, it is more difficult to work with denim scraps);
- office glue (do not use super glue, otherwise the foam will melt);
- paper cutting knife;
- small scissors;
- buttons;
- a tool designed for steaming seams (can be bought in stores that sell sewing supplies) or a manicure file, but it is more convenient to work with a steamer;
- printout of the diagram;
- carbon paper or marker.
DIY paintings from scraps of fabric, photo Step by step instructions
Using step-by-step instructions and MK, you can create an unusual decorative fabric in a short time and sew a real beautiful picture from scraps of fabric.
If you don’t have a printer, instead of a ready-made drawing, you can make the image yourself. It is most convenient to draw the outlines of the picture in cells. The pattern is transferred to the foam using carbon paper or drawn with a felt-tip pen. The canvas must be framed: the creative process begins with the manufacture of this particular part.
The foam blank can be of a square or rectangular configuration, depending on the specifics of the pattern. On each side of the foam base, draw a margin, making indentations of a couple of centimeters or a little more - this is the width of the frame.
Note! To facilitate the work of transferring the pattern onto foam blank secure it with buttons.
Now it’s time to work with the knife. Using a cutting tool, make indentations of about 0.5 cm. If the grooves are deeper, the base will fall apart.
After this, you can take up the fabric. It is preferable to use knitted cuts - such fabric has the property of stretching and does not slip out of the grooves. It is worth first deciding on the placement of the flaps.
Apply glue to one area of the image using a brush.
Apply a flap of the appropriate size to this area.
Using a manicure file or a ripper, insert the edges of the material into the slits, and trim off the excess on the surface with scissors.
First of all, the frame is made using patchwork technique. The hanging edges of the fabric are folded over back side and attach to the foam base with buttons or a stapler (try to pull the fabric tighter).
Having secured the canvas, they begin to create a drawing.
A hook or loop is attached to the back of the decorative canvas, thanks to which the picture is placed on the wall. Considering that polystyrene foam is a lightweight material, it can be fixed to the wall with mastic, which is used to fix tiles.
Using patchwork technology, individual images and entire modular compositions are created. To create picture modules, material with a large pattern is used, cutting it into separate fragments.
Recommendation: It is better for novice needlewomen in the first stages to refuse to create complex drawings. Until you gain experience, it is better to train on simple patterns without miniature elements, and the lines should be predominantly straight. Once you gain experience, you can try your hand at creating more complex and intricate compositions.
The handmade kinusaiga technique makes it possible to create simple, but at the same time nice and original decorative canvases and paintings.
Fabric paintings, photos Quilt - sewing from scraps
Another direction in needlework that allows you to make unusual paintings is called “quilt”, or sewing from scraps. Decorative canvases created using this creative technique make the interior warmer and more comfortable.
Patchwork paintings The principle of making decorative elements using the quilt technique is to stitch together several layers of fabric ( manually or by typewriter). This technique is used to create three-dimensional three-dimensional images with relief.
The effect of three-dimensional drawings is reproduced on decorative canvases.
The concept of "quilting" is borrowed from foreign language and translated into Russian means “sewing from rags.” This technology has been used in handicrafts for a long time. Decorative items created using this technique were found in village houses back in the last century. Surely many people understand how grandmothers made bedspreads, decorative pillows and chair covers from multi-colored scraps.
Such items are still relevant in our time, especially in Provencal-style interiors. Such decorative elements are also appropriate in a country style setting. Such interiors are associated with rural life.
Today, such products serve primarily a decorative role, but previously they were also assigned a practical purpose.
A little later, using the technique of sewing from pieces of fabric, needlewomen began to make decorative fabrics. Pictures made from small pieces of fabric look very unusual, and skillfully made items become unusual highlights in interiors.
A painting created using the quilt technique can depict an abstract drawing or a specific subject composition. Craftsmen make panels of fabulous beauty from pieces of fabric that attract attention with a riot of colors.
Do-it-yourself volumetric fabric paintings Differences between layers in quilting
The first layer is a lining, mainly made of cotton material.
The second layer is made of batting; it can also be padding polyester. Due to this layer, the picture acquires volume.
The front layer is a decorative finish combining embroidered patterns and appliqués.
The layers must be stitched (the seams are made in the form of stitches).
Floral panels for walls
Lovers of handmade items use a variety of materials to make them. Scraps of fabric can be found in any home.To make a beautiful and at the same time original painting with floral patterns, trimmings of any size, even very small ones, will be useful. Thrifty housewives usually do not throw away scraps, hoping to someday use them in business. The Japanese technique Kinusaiga provides such an opportunity.
To create a bright panel with floral patterns you will need about a couple of hours and the following materials:
- printout or hand-drawn diagram;
- fabric scraps different colors(the brighter the better);
- cardboard stencils - for creating leaves;
- scissors;
- office glue;
- beads;
- needle, thimble and thread.
First of all, rounded details differing in size are drawn on pieces of fabric using a stencil. A pyramid is made from round fragments. The assembly is carried out from the largest element (it is located at the bottom) to the smallest. The pyramid of parts is secured with a thread, and a bead is placed in the middle of the flower.
To make the edges of the flower wavy, lightly burn them with a candle. After this, cut out thin grass of varying heights from green material and attach it to the base by making a machine seam.
The painting is fixed to a frame base or stretched onto a frame, after which flowers are sewn to the canvas. Miniature elements are glued to the canvas.
The original panel can be placed on the wall in the kitchen, in the hallway, in the nursery, or as a gift to friends.
Recommendation! The frame can be replaced with a small hoop; these can be purchased at a store that sells craft supplies. The hoop allows you to stretch the material evenly and tightly, thanks to which the canvas looks neat.
Using hoops of different sizes, you can make an interesting floral-themed composition.
Paintings with floral motifs are placed on the same wall at different heights in close proximity to each other. Such decorative elements on the walls give the atmosphere a real homely feel.
Tulips, delicate roses, lilies - floral motifs are the perfect decoration.
Decorative canvases made from scraps on a New Year's theme
Preparing for New Year's holidays– this is both trouble and pleasure at the same time. Not everyone can afford to buy expensive gifts. In such a situation, you can make gifts with your own hands. One of interesting options- decorative canvases made from scraps on a New Year's theme. Even novice needlewomen can make such a present.
Atmosphere winter holidays created from small details symbolizing New Year, so the picture is handmade from scraps of fabric on New Year's theme fits perfectly into the environment.
On the New Year's decorative canvas you should depict the symbols of this beloved holiday: a decorated Christmas tree, Santa Claus, a sleigh with a reindeer team, a bright bag in which gifts are visible.
You will need scraps of material and leftover leather (only thin ones). Stock up on white, gold, light blue, emerald and red scraps. For the face of Santa Claus, you will also need pink or beige trimmings.
Cover the cardboard with chintz fabric in white or pale blue to create an imitation of snow.
After this, animals, a Christmas tree, Grandfather Frost and his beautiful granddaughter are made from cardboard of the same thickness - the plot may vary.
To give Santa Claus's beard a natural look, cut the material into fringe. It is best to make a sled from silver fabric. The Christmas tree is created from fabric in green shades.
Paintings from scraps of fabric are easy to create; even a child can master this technique.
Having prepared all the fragments, start gluing them together. A homemade painting made from scraps of fabric on a New Year's theme will delight both the creator himself and those to whom it will be presented.
New Year's motifs in wall decorations will help create the atmosphere of the winter holidays. Paintings from colored scraps with New Year's characters They give a festive mood and perform a decorative function.
The technique for creating decorative canvases from multi-colored fabric scraps is quite simple. It’s not difficult to find materials for making such masterpieces; you probably have scraps of fabric in your home. Such a gift, although cheap, is very original and no less attractive than expensive paintings sold in stores.
Video
Isabella Baykova (Peter) "innovative quilt"
Isabella Baykova
Isabella Baykova, a member of the Union of Artists of Russia, section of monumental painting, graduated from the Higher Art and Industrial School named after V.I. Mukhina in 1993. She was engaged in monumental paintings for public institutions of the city. Since 1996 he has been working on carpets using high-tech techniques. decorative arts"innovative quilt"
The preparatory stage for a tapestry picture sometimes lasts up to two years. The beginning of each work is a game with the unknown, which is first transferred to the sketch. Months pass from the moment the first idea appears to its full implementation. This “romance with the material” lasts until it completely takes shape, is filled with details, painted in colors and in the right shades. And only when the artist is satisfied with this image, which deprives her of sleep, which is torn out, not giving a single moment of calm existence, then she takes the fabric in her hands, so that soon that work will be born that will deprive you of sleep, just as it once deprived you. sleep Isabella Baykova.
artist’s website nversio.com/main_rus.html Enjoy your viewing:))
"Paris in Spring", 2001
patchwork technique, embroidery
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"Paris in Spring", 2001
patchwork technique, embroidery
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One of the most colorful, vibrant and easy-to-implement ways to create decor is fabric decor. Paintings made from scraps of fabric look expensive and do not require special skills.
Such a solution will not only decorate your home unique works or do original gifts, but can also become an income-generating activity.
Required materials
The list of devices and materials that may be required in the process depends on the chosen direction and technique. To create paintings from scraps, you may need the following materials:
- scraps of fabric of various colors and textures;
- ribbons;
- scissors (preferably tailor's);
- nails and screws;
- glue;
- hammer;
- staple gun (construction stapler);
- material for the frame (slats, baguettes).
Simple panels
To create the most simple options fabric decor, a fabric suitable in style and design is attached to a frame of the required size. Such a panel harmonizes perfectly with modern interiors, especially since it is easy to find textiles with beautiful artistic design on sale.
Floral arrangements, views of the streets of various cities, animal prints or simply a play of contrasts can be an excellent subject for future decor. The base can also be polystyrene foam.
A fabric picture on foam plastic can be made in the same way as using a frame or cut around the perimeter of the base. In the latter case, the side sections will need to be decorated separately. To do this, you can use a tape that matches the color.
Three-dimensional paintings
The operating technique depends on the selected type of product. If a frame is used as a base, then the canvas is secured to it using a construction stapler. If the base of the picture is a board or polystyrene foam, the textiles should be glued over the entire area.
Decorative elements made from ribbons, zippers and flaps are attached to the canvas using glue.
Three-dimensional painting made of fabric, master class or step by step instructions which will help to do the job correctly, most often depicts flower arrangements or animals.
Painting in patchwork style
The most original, bright and an unusual option Fabric decor includes paintings made from pieces of fabric, made in the patchwork style. In more complex version The necessary appliqué elements are cut out of individual scraps, which are then sewn into a single fabric and secured to the base.
But this requires sewing skills. And those who do not have experience with a machine can use the patchwork technique without sewing.
To do this, cuts are made along the lines of the pattern on a sheet of foam plastic or wood with a stationery knife, in which the edges of the flaps of the desired color are placed. The edges of the cut are closed, fixing the textile.
It is noteworthy that even those who do not have artistic talent can use this technique. To do this, just select an image and print it on a printer. After this, the drawing can be easily transferred to the canvas by attaching a sheet and making cuts along the lines.
As you can see, there are many options to transform your life by decorating your premises with unusual and exquisite decor in the form of fabric paintings.
All work techniques can be easily implemented regardless of financial capabilities and creative skills, and necessary materials easy to find in every home.
