Abstract: Embroidered insoles are a folk handicraft with a history of more than 3,000 years. In some places in China, especially in minority areas, people are still continuing the handmade insoles technique that has been passed down for thousands of years. The production process of embroidered insoles is generally divided into: making paste, making fabric, pattern design, printing sample, etc. There are generally three embroidery methods for embroidered insoles: paper-cut applique embroidery, flat stitch embroidery, and cross-stitch embroidery. How to make embroidered insoles 1. Make a paste. Add water to cassava flour to form a porridge, then boil it until it becomes a paste.
2. For base, disassemble and wash old clothes. Pure cotton denim is best. Put the cloth in thick soup and starch it, then spread it out on a flat cement floor. Be sure to roll it out. Flat, otherwise there will be hard edges after drying in the future. This dialect is called bones. After you have the bones, it’s time to cut the pattern.
3. To make the pattern, use cardboard to draw the size of the cross-stitch insole, trace it on the bones, and use a pencil to draw a pattern.
4. To make fabric, use scissors to cut out the bones, and then use paste to paste several layers of cloth on the bones. Of course, the top is the cross cloth, and a layer of new white cloth should be placed under the cross cloth. The other side is also the last. Good to use new cloth. After these are dry, use red foreign cloth to line the edges, and the bottom is ready.
5. Embroidering insoles is very labor-intensive. Generally, a pair of cross-stitch insoles takes a week to complete. First, find a good pattern. There are many patterns in rural areas. Some are created by oneself, and some are bought on the street. They are passed on one by one. Good patterns are spread quickly.
6. There are several types of wiring lines, some are strong, some are bright, it depends on your preference. After choosing the thread according to your pattern, you will start your long process of making it stitch by stitch. One stitch, one thread, flying stitch. The red flowers are out, the green leaves are embroidered, and a few artistic words are added. If there are still gaps, fill them with light-colored threads, and a beautiful pair of cross-stitch insoles are ready. Then stick a layer of cloth on the other side to cover the corners of the needle, which will be perfect.
Embroidery methods for embroidered insoles There are roughly three embroidery methods for embroidered insoles:
1. Paper-cut applique embroidery method: First cut the pattern to be embroidered into a piece of paper-cut, and then paste it on the insole. Then cover it with flat stitch embroidery thread to finish. Due to the use of paper-cut style, this method looks simple and clear, and looks slightly three-dimensional. This embroidery method is now rare.
2. Flat stitch embroidery method This embroidery method is relatively simple and easy to learn. It is to outline the selected pattern draft on the insole, and then embroider it directly with a flat stitch. Many women collect and save a large number of beautiful patterns on hand. This embroidery method is conducive to the inheritance and spread of traditional styles. There are also those who directly embroider without drawing a sketch. Such people are often masters who have understood the truth and are extremely creative. The flat stitch embroidery method requires that the stitches must be arranged neatly and evenly, and the base fabric must not be exposed to be top quality.
3. Cross-stitch embroidery is an embroidery method in which the latitude and longitude lines of the canvas are drawn on the soles in advance, and then stitched according to the grid without misalignment. This method often uses cross stitches or diagonal rows. The combination of Dharma and phase forms simple, exaggerated and deformed geometric patterns, most of which are traditional patterns or more abstract symbols evolved from ancient graphics.