The art of biscornu will allow you to obtain products that can be turned into a needle cushion, an author's gift or a source of income. 3 master classes, photos and 2 video lessons will help you master this handicraft. Biscornu is suitable for those people who love embroidery. If you want to expand your knowledge in this area, then master this type of needlework, which involves decorating small pillows.
Acquaintance with biscornia
This word has French roots. It means "irregular", "uneven". And it is precisely due to the deviation from the standard that the products made using this technique are original and effective.
Another name was invented by Russian craftswomen, they call such products crooked. This word expresses their warm attitude towards the resulting products.
The simplest things made by the biscornu method are created from two halves, which are most often embroidered with a cross.
Decorate such "curves" with sequins, buttons, sparkles, beads. Sometimes pompons or tassels are used for decoration. The result is a funky pin cushion or scissor case. You can also make various souvenirs that will decorate the interior of the room. Some people make pendants for mobile phones and key chains using this technique.
Here are the materials you need to use to make a biscornia:
- embroidery needles;
- hoop;
- scissors;
- canvas;
- synthetic winterizer;
- threads;
- decoration items.
It is best to use French floss threads for biscornu embroidery. They do not shrink when washed and do not fade. Embroidery patterns can be very different. If you want to make a DIY birthday present, you can embroider the name or picture that the birthday boy loves. If you need to make a gift for the holiday, then use this motive in your work.
When you sew a pillow, you need to fill it with filler. To do this, you can use a synthetic winterizer, holofiber, synthetic fluff or similar materials. It's better not to take cotton wool, because because of it, the product can subsequently deform, since this material quickly falls off.
When everything is selected, you first need to cut out the canvas. Then it is necessary to outline the boundaries of the future image. For this, a back needle seam is used.
When the work is done, it remains to sew the cushion elements correctly. The classic biscornu consists of 4 parts.
As you can see, there are clear outlines on each fragment, they made it possible to fit the drawings into specific frames, then they will help to connect the product. First you need to determine the middle of the sidewall of one workpiece, then the corner of the second is sharpened here.
And that's what else the edging seams were needed for. After all, it is they who will help to connect the details. To assemble the products, you do not need to grind the fabric, but these seams, over the edge. Then you do not need to turn the pad to the front side. It will immediately be in the right position.
When you master the creation of pillows consisting of 4 faces, then you can move on to more complex ones.
Types of biscornu
The pad called "Zigugu" is made up of just one square.
"Pendybul" resembles a heart in shape, but is made of a rectangular base.
To create a pillow called a five-blade, you need to embroider 15 squares, then sew 3 rows of them in a checkerboard pattern. It is important to arrange the elements correctly.
The biscornia tulip looks very beautiful. Such a product is just a real work of art.
Now that you are familiar with this type of French needlework, you can start creating an author's item by looking at the following step-by-step instructions.
Biskornu - master class and embroidery patterns
This product is perfect for beginners without root. After all, it consists of only 2 squares.
To get such a biscornu needle bed, you need to take:
- embroidery schemes;
- canvas;
- threads;
- scissors;
- needles;
- bead.
You can use the diagrams below for biscornu.
The main thing is that they are the same size. Take a fading or washable marker and use it to mark up the canvas of a suitable size.
If you are drawing on one canvas, then there should be a distance of at least 12 cells between the two blanks. Cut out these squares, not forgetting that they should be larger than the embroidered patterns.
Cross stitch on them.
In this master class, the decorated half of the work is sheathed at this stage along the perimeter. To do this, use a back needle seam. It is also called backstitch.
It's time to assemble the product. To do this, determine the middle of the side of one square and stitch the corner of the second to it. Do not touch the border, but sew using the bastich thread.
See how to pry on the bastich stitch of the first square, then thread the needle into the stitch of the second workpiece.
When you get to the corner of the top square, continue your work.
This is what the workpiece will look like from the back side.
Leave one side not sewn up yet, fill this "crooked" with filler. Sew on the remaining edge and hide the thread.
Now you need to tighten. To do this, you need to take a needle, insert a strong thread into it. Pierce the center of the garment with a needle, then pass the needle in the opposite direction. Sew several stitches in this way.
Sew a bead here, and then the product is finished.
If you want to hang such a pillow, then make a loop. You can decorate the charming biscornia to your taste.
Using this technique, you can make a useful toy for your toddler.
How to make a developing cube - master class and photo
Toddlers really like these things, especially since educational toys will teach a child a lot. To craft this thing, take:
- floss of 6 colors;
- Aida's canvas is rigid in 11 colors;
- foam cube with a side of 10 cm or filler;
- twenty one buttons.
Cut 6 squares out of the colored canvas.
On each given blank, you need to mark four points, at a distance of 56 cells from each other. Combine them with segments.
For this work, biscorn will need embroidery schemes, they are presented below.
As you can see, these are numbers. They will help your baby learn to count. But first, according to the layout of each square, you need to sew along the edge with a needle back.
After that, take threads of a contrasting color for each blank so that the embroidered numbers are clearly visible on a specific background. Only now, on each square, you need to decompose smaller details that will allow the child to learn how to count. So, near the number 1 there will be one object, near the two 2, near the three three, and so on.
Sew small elements on the side edges firmly so that the child cannot tear them off.
Look at the sequence in which you need to connect the faces with the numbers, so that the result is a cube.
Assemble this biscornu cube, referring to the diagram presented. As you can see, one side edge remains free for now.
Here you can put already a foam cube or filler.
Sew the remaining edge, after which you can give the developing cube to the child. Have your toddler explore the colors. To do this, show him a specific side of the cube, name its color. He will better learn the name of the animals and objects that make up the cube. He will also learn to count, develop fine motor skills and just be fun to play.
After reading the data, watch the third master class. It is a little more complicated than the previous ones, but should not be difficult.
The art of biscornu - the pin cushion of the five-blade
To make such a curve, you need to take:
- canvas;
- embroidery threads;
- a needle;
- scissors;
- bead;
- beads.
You will also need embroidery patterns. The simplest ones can be applied. For one of the data, a flower was used, the size of which is 15 by 15 cells. When this eight-petalled flower was created, the craftswoman stepped back from all sides of it in three cells and sewed the seam back with a needle, thereby marking a square with a side of 21 cells.
Now they will need to be connected as well, without touching the edges, but taking only the backstitch threads. For the bottom, top and side, you will need 5 squares each. First, sew two squares along the sides, then stitch a third to one of them, placing it perpendicularly. The fourth is sewn in the same way, and then the fifth is located between the third and fourth.
You sewed the bottom. Create the top in the same way. And now you need to stitch the resulting side squares to the bottom or top side.
Decorate your work with beads and stuff with padding polyester. It remains to sew up the gap and make a tightening by sewing a bead into the center.
This is such an elegant work.
To better master the technology of biscornu, watch the video tutorials. The first tells how to create a needle cushion using this technique.
The second master class will teach you how to make such gizmos in order to make a fragrant square biscornia.
