The art of embroidery has existed at all times since the 5th century BC. Despite its centuries-old origins, this timeless craft has been constantly reinvented by visionary artists who have pushed the boundaries of its meaning and transcended the conventional wisdom. From hyper-realistic embroidered portraits to cross-stitching on cars, embroiderers have opened up new and exciting places for their artwork. Still life, as a genre of embroidery, developed along with other plot areas, and today's novelties amaze with their realism, eye-catching details. Counted cross stitch kits with still lifes allow you to capture embroidered compositions with fruits, plants and flowers in the interior, household items. A still life embroidery kit will allow you to relax and enjoy needlework. Everything you need is already selected and completed in a set: threads, canvas, needles. A still life embroidered with a cross is a timeless image that will fit into any interior.
As in painting, there are several sub-genres of still life in embroidery:
- flower still life. The basis of the composition of the picture are bouquets of flowers. With their help, the mood and seasonality of embroidery is conveyed, depending on the associations that certain flowers evoke in us, looking at the embroidery we feel the romance of a bouquet of roses, the freshness of spring in the bloom of tulips or the aromas of autumn in a bouquet of chrysanthemums. In such still lifes, flowers do not appear solo, but in company with household items. Cups and services, books, musical instruments.
- flower and fruit still life. In it, along with bouquets, embroidered fruits and berries are depicted in accordance with the season. Such a still life is a symbol of abundance and wealth. Wealth and luxury of the gifts of nature in every stitch of embroidery. Sets from TM "Golden Fleece" can be considered bright representatives of such embroideries.
- set table - embroidered image of traditional national dishes and delicacies. Oriental sweets, traditional pickles, national products.
- hunting still life - embroideries depicting hunting trophies.
The online store "Needlework Salon" contains hundreds of still lifes for cross stitch from such manufacturers as: Design Works, Dimensions, LanArte, Luca-S, Mill Hill, Olanta, Panna, Riolis, Abris Art, Alice, Golden Fleece, Merejka, MP Studio, Nova Sloboda, Povitrulya, Charivna Mit, Miraculous Needle and others. Still lifes by seasons and seasons, fruits and berries, flowers in vases and in compositions with interior items - the choice is huge. Do not hurry! Choose.
