Fabric foam paintings are unique masterpieces made from waste. Kinusaiga: master class with a diagram for beginners Paintings on silk foam, flower diagrams

Kinusaiga is a patchwork without a needle, and patchwork is a technique in which a whole product is made from pieces of fabric. As you may have guessed from the name, Kinusaiga is a Japanese technique like origami and kanzashi. In this article we will look at how to make a painting using the Kinusaiga technique with your own hands. It is worth noting that the fabric must be thin and non-stretchable, for example: silk.

You will need: polystyrene foam, scraps of fabric of various colors, ruler, scissors, glue stick, stationery knife, nail file, carbon paper, felt-tip pen, push pins.

Master class


The original painting using the Kinusaiga technique is ready! I recommend watching this video!

You will need: a template for a panel, a board, polystyrene foam, scraps of fabric of various colors, a ruler, a simple pencil, scissors, a glue stick, a stationery knife, a nail file, carbon paper.

Master class


The kitchen panel using the Kinusaiga technique is ready! I recommend watching this video!

You will need: a template for a panel, a board, polystyrene foam, scraps of fabric of various colors, a ruler, scissors, a glue stick, a stationery knife, a nail file, a simple pencil.

Master class


The panel for the children's room using the Kinusaiga technique is ready! I recommend watching this video!

Kinusaiga schemes

As you understood from previous master classes, all paintings using the Kinusaiga technique are made according to the same principle. The difference between kinusaiga paintings directly depends on the chosen pattern or scheme. If the painting is large in size, contains a huge number of different details, all kinds of bends, then it will be difficult for a beginner to make quality work. Start with the simplest and then move on to complex process and then everything will work out. Now look through the diagrams for creating delightful masterpieces using the Kinusaiga technique.

Kinusaiga ideas

Using the kinusaiga technique, they not only make paintings and panels, but also decorate boxes, book covers, and even assemble Christmas tree decorations. It is worth noting that you can use paints, felt-tip pens, pencils, add details and fill in the gaps. You can also use padding polyester to add volume and realism to some parts of the picture. And also, be sure to decorate the kinusaiga with decorative elements - beads, beads, sparkles, ribbons... Look through the photo gallery and get inspired by kinusaiga ideas!

Kinusayga – Japanese look creativity, which consists in creating bright and original paintings from tissue flaps without using a needle. This type of creativity is quite simple, but to make paintings from fabric pieces you need to know a certain technology for attaching them

Kinusaiga is a Japanese art form that involves creating bright and original paintings from fabric scraps without using a needle.

History says that modern patchwork, as well as Japanese Kinusaiga needlework, developed under the influence of economy. The process of emergence of this type of creativity is due to Japan. Previously, such patchwork embroidery was made using silk left over from a worn-out kimono. Since exclusively expensive fabric was used to sew a kimono, after wearing out this garment, it was recut, and the remaining pieces were used to create paintings that decorated the house.

Previously, wooden planks served as the basis for creating paintings. The needlewomen drew a sketch on paper and then transferred it to wood using a copy cloth. Next, slits were made along the contour of the image, into which silk pieces of fabric were tucked. In the process of creating a patchwork masterpiece, bright shiny three-dimensional objects were obtained on the basis.

The most popular Kinusaiga stories among the Japanese were:

  • landscapes;
  • geometric patterns;
  • image of architecture.

Interestingly, the Japanese had enough skill to create canvases from tiny scraps so that they looked more like a pictorial work of art or even a photograph.

Gallery: kinusaiga (25 photos)
















Kinusaiga: ideas for creativity (video)

Patchwork without a needle: description and technique of modern needlework

Kinusaiga has preserved its technique of execution since ancient times. To create a picture, you need to place an ornament of shreds on a flat or three-dimensional substrate, the edges of which should be carefully tucked into the prepared slots (grooves) in the base.

IN European countries Kinusaigu is also called needleless patchwork. This art has several distinctive features:

  • finished products can be not only decorative, but also applied, for example, patchwork is often used to decorate boxes, key holders, Christmas decorations;
  • in the creation of any item, various fabric scraps can be used, the interaction of which creates interesting game textures;
  • in modern patchwork, in addition to patches, various laces, ribbons, decorative elements.

Materials required for needlework

To create a panel using the Kinusaiga or patchwork technique without a needle, you will need the following materials:

  • foam base in sheets 1-1.5 centimeters thick;
  • scraps of fabric of various textures and colors;
  • ribbons, braid, decorative cords, buttons, lace and other decorative elements that are suitable for decorating a future painting;
  • sharp scissors;
  • soft pencil;
  • sewing chalk or fabric marker;
  • stationery knife;
  • carbon paper that matches the size of the future painting;
  • stack.

To create a panel using the Kinusaiga or patchwork technique without a needle, you will need certain materials

It is also advisable to prepare a sketch of the future painting before starting work.

Image technique

To complete your first painting using the Kinusaiga technique, you need to choose a simple motif consisting of clear shapes and color relationships. If creating a sketch turned out to be a rather difficult stage for beginners, you can find ready-made diagrams or templates before starting work. The sketch is drawn at 100% scale, corresponding to the size of the future painting. Next general forms are divided into several parts, each of which will have a separate piece of shred.

One of the most important stages of working on a sketch is the distribution of color spots. This stage is mandatory for beginners, since if some colors are mixed up during the process, replacing them will take large number time.


To complete the first painting using the kinusaiga technique, you need to choose a simple motif

After the sketch is completely ready, you can begin the main work on creating the craft:

  1. Next, the sketch is transferred to foam plastic using carbon paper.
  2. Along the transferred lines, using a stationery knife, cuts 3-4 millimeters deep are made on the foam. At this stage, it is necessary to ensure that all the cut lines are straight, otherwise the picture will take on crooked, unpleasant-looking outlines.
  3. After the base with the slots is completely ready, you need to return to the sketch, which must be cut into component pieces along the drawn lines.
  4. Then each piece of paper is applied to the fabric required color, outlined with an allowance of 2-3 millimeters. After all the pieces have been distributed, they need to be carefully cut out.
  5. Next, the resulting shreds are placed one by one in their places on the foam, and their edges are carefully tucked into the grooves using a stack.
  6. After all the scraps have been distributed throughout the picture, you can begin to decorate it. Most often, decorative elements are placed in those places in the image where the groove is located. This treatment allows you to avoid the appearance of unsightly fabric joints.
  7. If you want to secure all the scraps, before inserting them into the grooves, you need to lubricate the edges with PVA glue.

Many needlewomen prefer to make without a needle. This technique is mainly used when depicting flowers. To do this, you need to place a cotton pad or padding polyester in one layer under the desired piece of fabric, and only then tuck the edges of the material into the grooves.

DIY paintings from scraps of fabric on foam plastic: work templates

In the Kinusaiga technique there are no restrictions on topics, so you can take absolutely any drawing in which all the forms have a closed structure as a template.

The most popular templates for the following themes:

  • fruits;
  • still lifes;
  • images of human figures;
  • portrait images;
  • scenes of festivities;
  • everyday scenes;
  • animals;
  • flowers;
  • dolls;
  • landscapes.

Each template is a linear image of the objects in the painting without drawing the smallest details.

Kinusaiga: flower (video)

Kinusaiga: master class for beginners “House in Patchwork Style”

To create a house in the patchwork style, you need the list of tools and materials already described above. After their preparation it is necessary to follow step-by-step recommendations given by the master class.

  1. The first step is to select stencils depicting a house, which you need to print or redraw yourself on a sheet of paper. If the diagrams were printed, they need to be enlarged to the required dimensions, and if they were drawn, it makes sense to immediately draw the picture in the required proportions.
  2. Next, carbon paper is placed on a sheet of foam plastic at least 1 centimeter thick, and a drawing of the building is placed on top of it. The image is transferred to the foam and then outlined with a felt-tip pen or marker.
  3. If you want to frame a painting you made yourself, the image should be placed at a distance of 5-6 centimeters from the edges of the base.
  4. After the image of the house is completely applied to the base, the foam is carefully cut along its contour to a depth of about 4 millimeters. At this stage, it is necessary to ensure that a through hole or break does not form in the foam. All lines should end within 2-4 centimeters of the frame.
  5. Next you need to select fabric for needlework. The best option For patchwork, which does not require the use of needles, cotton fabric is used. In addition, this material will be able to emphasize the geometric correctness of the constructed design of the house. Cotton is also easy to process. If cotton fabric is not available, you can use knitwear.

It’s not very difficult to make a house in the Kinusaiga style

Working on the canvas

After the base is completely prepared and the fabric is selected, you can begin working directly with the flaps.

  1. The first step is to prepare the shreds of the desired size and color. Since the house depicted has many similar details, in order not to get confused in them you will need to make 1 more sketch, which can be much smaller in size. Each closed area of ​​the image is marked with a specific sign or number on both sketches. After all the pieces of the image have been marked, the large sketch needs to be carefully cut into individual shapes.
  2. Each figure is transferred to the fabric of the desired shade, and then cut out with an edge of 2-3 millimeters left for an allowance. After everything geometric shapes, which make up the house, will be cut out, you can start embroidering.
  3. In accordance with the marks on the small sketch, each piece is placed on the desired area of ​​the base. The remaining allowance is carefully processed with PVA glue and tucked into the grooves using a stack. If you don’t have a stack, you can use a manicure file. If some pieces of fabric do not push through completely, they should be trimmed using nail scissors.
  4. The whole picture is embroidered using a similar principle.

In order to make a frame, you should place the material in the slots made in advance along the edge, and then secure it along the edges using buttons in the shape of nails.

Kinusaiga: master class (video)

Master class “Fabric panels on foam plastic”

Wall panel "Puss in Boots"


Author of the work: Marina Nikolaevna Karyazina, technology teacher, librarian of the Novosergievskaya Secondary Educational Institution secondary school No. 1" Novosergievka village, Orenburg region
This master class is designed for children over 12 years old, parents, teachers and just creative people. With the help of adults, even ten-year-old children can easily cope with the work.
Purpose: The product can be used to decorate children's institutions, at home - to decorate a child's room, and also as a gift for any occasion.
Target: Introduce students to the technology of making applications on foam plastic
Tasks:
1 Learn how to applique fabric on foam plastic
2 Develop fine motor skills hands, creativity, imagination, attention
3 Cultivate neatness, hard work, aesthetic taste, and a sense of teamwork

The ancestor of the technique of appliqué on foam plastic is Japanese art.
The culture, art, and traditions of Japan never cease to amaze and delight us to this day.
What haven’t the inventive and incredibly sensitive Japanese come up with! And here is another amazing phenomenon: patchwork paintings- the so-called kinusaiga.
Kinusaiga- This is a kind of synthesis of several techniques. This is, firstly, the appliqué technique, secondly (it was this technique that gave rise to calling kinusaiga patchwork paintings), thirdly, mosaic, fourthly... wood carving.
In other words, kinusaiga is a technique of mosaic patchwork appliqué on wood.
Kinusayga – artistic genre, which arose, so to speak, on the basis of economy. Or rather, Japanese frugality. This was originally a way to “recycle” old, worn-out kimonos. Silk kimono is an expensive and beautiful fabric, I wanted to give it a “second life”. And they came up with it!

Kinusaiga patchwork paintings are created like this. Firstly, the design of the future patchwork picture is drawn on paper. All lines are transferred to the tree. And along these lines, grooves 2 mm deep are cut into the wood.

Then the paper picture is painted - each fragment with a certain color. These fragments are numbered (both on paper and on wood), and according to the shape of each piece, exactly the same piece of the same color is cut out of fabric, only a little larger. The technique of appliqué on wood requires that a 1 mm allowance be left along the edges of each piece. This edge will be tucked into a groove cut in the wood when the fragment itself is glued to the appropriate place.

Kinusaiga is a rather rare genre: not all Europeans who visited Japan were lucky enough to look at patchwork paintings. But on those who manage to see them, they make an indelible impression.

Instead of wood, foam plastic can be used as a base for the panel. This greatly simplifies the process of doing the work. And allows even students to engage in this type of creativity junior classes. Virtually no need to complete the panel material costs. For the base, you can use leftover construction foam. Well, to “color” our panel, unnecessary children’s clothing or things that have gone out of fashion are suitable. It is better to use fabrics that stretch well.
Materials and tools:
Foam plastic
Scraps of fabric
Marker
Stationery knife
Nail file

Panel manufacturing process

Prepare a piece of foam plastic of the required size. In this case - 80x50. The thickness of the foam is 3 cm. To cut the foam we use a stationery knife. We apply the design we like onto the foam with a marker.

Using a utility knife, make slits along all the drawn lines. We extend the blade of the knife by 1-1.5 cm.

Well, now the fun begins! Take a piece of fabric larger than the area to be filled

Using a nail file, carefully tuck the fabric into the prepared slots.


We cut off the excess fabric with scissors. It is better to use nail scissors.


We tuck the remaining fabric into the slits so that the edges are even. Some craftsmen recommend coating the slots with glue for strength. This is completely optional. If you do all the work correctly, the fabric will hold tightly even without glue. In addition, it is much easier to work without glue, especially if children are involved in the work.

The kinusaiga technique allows you to create canvases on foam plastic. Works in patchwork style and patchwork panels will become a great gift and home decoration.

DIY fabric panel


This is how it will turn out. Looking at him, you can assume that these two women have recently come from the bathhouse, where it is so pleasant to warm up winter cold, boiled the samovar to drink aromatic tea. To recreate this art you will need:
  • a printed picture “Tea Party”;
  • a simple pencil;
  • scissors;
  • finely woven fabric for the background, for example, stretch gabardine;
  • scraps for clothes, samovar;
  • web for fabric;
  • lace sewing for tablecloth.
Print the picture on a printer. Secure it with tape to the window glass, place stretch gabardine or other finely woven fabric on top, and draw the outline of the future masterpiece.


Now look at what pieces of fabric are lying around your household. Let's start with the samovar, for it it is better to take a shiny one or one with such inclusions. Also on the window, transfer the outline of this item first onto the pattern, and then onto the fabric, cut it out.


Using an iron, glue the web to this part, and attach the samovar with this side to the base of the canvas.


Cut out the outline of a teapot from floral fabric, also stick it on the web, cut off the excess, and attach this detail to your fabric painting.


Cover the junction of the two objects with a piece cut from the same fabric as the samovar.


From dark fabric, cut out the boots of the heroine, who is on the right.


Also outline the detail of the skirt on the window, and use a spider web to secure it to the fabric panel. Using your hands, carefully press these pieces onto the base until they fit well.


In the same way you will attach the remaining parts of the artistic creation. After which they need to be sewn on a sewing machine with a fine zigzag, then the edges will be neatly decorated and the picture will have a finished look.


Don’t forget to cut out a tablecloth from openwork sewing, embroider with a stitch the steam coming out of the samovar, the facial features of a cat and women.


For earrings for one of the ladies, use an artificial stone by gluing it. After which the production of the panel is completed, you can frame it and hang it on the wall.


If you liked creating from leftover fabric, don't stop there, create the following paintings that are made in an unusual way.

DIY crafts using the Kinusaiga technique

This art originated in Japan. Masters who make paintings using this technique create as if they were painted canvases. Japanese professor Maeno Takashi came up with this method of making panels. Not only paintings are made using the kinusaiga technique, but also toys. Dolls finished according to this principle are called kimekomi-ningyo.


The uniqueness of this canvas is that it is created without the use of a needle. Let's start with simple example, for which you will need the following:
  • foam sheet;
  • cardboard;
  • glue;
  • foam ceiling plinth;
  • pieces of fabric;
  • scissors;
  • PVC glue;
  • stationery knife;
  • nail file;
  • drawing template;
  • pencil.
If the image consists of several elements, cut them out separately based on the template and attach them to the fabric. Draw on it, cut out these blanks with allowances of 1 cm.


Glue the foam sheets onto the cardboard and use a small utility knife to scratch the lines of the design. Take the first piece of fabric, apply a small amount of glue to the back side, attach it to the foam base, tuck the edges into the slots using a nail file. It is necessary to smooth the fabric well so that the elements do not have bubbles or wrinkles.


It is convenient to insert fragments of the painting into the slots with a nail file, but it is better to first sharpen the tip of this tool, then process it with fine sandpaper.


When this stage of work is completed, assemble a frame at the corners from foam ceiling plinths. Tuck the cut rectangles of fabric under it, then frame the picture. First with reverse side You need to glue a rectangle of fabric onto a piece of cardboard to cover it.


Glue the loop and hang the picture on the wall.


Here's how the kinusaiga technique helped to make a beautiful fabric panel. Once you've mastered this simple example, you can move on to more complex ones.


To make sunflowers like this appear on the canvas, you need to take:
  • thin foam;
  • scissors;
  • large photo frame;
  • fabric scraps;
  • picture template;
  • stationery knife;
  • nail file.
Disassemble the photo frame, remove the cardboard from it, use ceiling panel adhesive to attach a sheet of foam plastic to it, and trim off any excess. Turn the workpiece over so that the cardboard is on top, put a weighting agent here, for example, big book. After 2 hours the frame will be ready to use.


Bring the image of sunflowers onto paper using a glue stick and attach it to the foam. Let dry for half an hour, then carefully cut along the outlines with a knife.

Now you can start decorating the still life. First, cut out the largest parts from the fabric, in this case, the core of the flowers.

To be able to tuck the edges into the slots, leave an allowance of 3 mm on all sides.



Now cut out the sunflower petals. So that this Japanese patchwork can help make wonderful picture, it is better to use fragments of one color range, but in different shades. So take light and dark yellow fabric. Also proceed when decorating the leaves, using green canvas of different shades. Place the resulting creation in a frame and secure it.


If you create more complex works that use the kinusaiga technique, taking many fragments different colors, then they need to be numbered. Mark the template and cut out parts.


Having successfully completed these master classes for beginners, you will be able to master more complex work.

But you need to warn us right away, it requires patience. But what a result! And you can create a canvas only when there is free time, for example, during the long New Year holidays.

To work you will need:

  • stretch velvet in various shades;
  • multi-colored pieces of silk;
  • aerosol glue;
  • self-adhesive double-sided film;
  • foam board;
  • glue "Titan";
  • scissors;
  • file;
  • fabric paints;
  • foam board.
The size of the canvas base is 57 by 43 cm. Take fiberboard and foam cardboard 0.5 cm thick, cut them into sheets that correspond to the size of the picture. Stepping back 6 mm from the edges, apply Titanium Wild glue to the foam. Leave for 2 minutes so that it thickens a little, then place it on top of the foam board and place a press on it. Let the glue dry completely.


Print out the outlines of the future drawing on a piece of paper.


You will most likely need two sheets. Set aside 4 cm on all sides for the frame, glue the sketch onto the base using spray glue. Using a designer or utility knife, make slits along the outlined lines.


When making cuts, keep the tool perpendicular to the surface, without tilting it to one side or the other.


If you have fabric paints, then you can create your desired shades using them.


In this work, all the details of the fabric panel are made of silk, except for the trunks and branches of trees, they are made of velvet. Start designing your creation from the treetops. To create small details you will need a second template; you will apply fabric to it and outline it. You can cut them out of paper, number them, then cut them out of fabric.


After removing the template, tuck the first piece into the slot so that its edges are not visible and fit completely there.


When using fabrics, choose colors that create natural shadows. The sky should be slightly visible through the crown of leaves. Therefore, when decorating the crown, use a little blue fabric.


By adopting Japanese patchwork, you can achieve even more interesting effect if you use the double flap technique. The top fabric should be translucent so that the bottom can be seen through it.


If the top foliage of autumn trees has yellow, red, brown tint, may be greenish underneath.


Take pieces of beige, red and brown, Decorate tree trunks and branches with them.


Using a brush and a hairdryer, remove threads and lint, after which you can hang the picture that the Kinusaiga technique helped create; the master class covered the stages of creation.

Patchwork - painting ideas

Using this technique, you can make a wide variety of fabrics with strict geometric designs, bring here everyday story, do still life and much more.


Such paintings will make your home more comfortable and will allow you to wisely use even small remnants of fabric. Check out the following master class, it’s perfect for beginners.


To simplify the task, a diagram of the work and the flower is given so that you know which element to attach to a specific area; they are assigned letter designations.

To make this patchwork style panel with your own hands, take:

  • red cloth (A);
  • brown (B);
  • light green (C);
  • green (D);
  • non-woven fabric;
  • padding polyester square with sides 35 cm;
  • yellow buttons;
  • scissors.


Let's get started, doing patchwork for beginners, the diagrams will tell you step by step how to cut out each element and attach it in its place.
  1. As you can see, the base of the canvas consists of triangles. To cut them out of fabric you will need templates. Make the edge triangles from a square with a side of 14 cm, cutting it diagonally twice. For triangles that are located in the corners, use the same technique, cut from a square with a side of 7 cm.
  2. Let's start with the first flower. Attaching tracing paper or a transparent sheet of paper to the presented diagram, cut out its elements. Transfer them to the fabric, cut them out with a seam allowance, and stitch them.
  3. Adhering to the diagram, first assemble the components of the panel, then these fragments, stitched on a typewriter.
  4. Place padding polyester under the resulting fabric picture. Cover it with a sheet of canvas and stitch across the squares to join the three layers by quilting them.
  5. The edges of the product are trimmed with strips of yellow and red fabric.
You can sew patches together, as in this case, using a machine. Sometimes craftswomen small details they are connected like this, and then the resulting large ones are applied to the base, stitched here with bias tape.


If you don’t have a machine, this shouldn’t stop those who want to create something beautiful; connect the elements of the panel using decorative types seams.



Beginners will be able to make easy patchwork using simple geometric shapes and patterns.

Volumetric patchwork fabric panels

Panels made in relief using this technique look great.


To do this, prepare:
  • fabrics of different colors;
  • pieces of faux fur;
  • padding polyester;
  • threads;
  • canvas for background;
  • photo frame;
  • animal patterns;
  • a piece of thin black leather.
Manufacturing instructions:
  1. Applying the elephant template to the gray fabric, cut out its body along with its head and ears. Use black thread to embroider his eyes and mouth. Sew the ear in place. If you have small scraps of this fabric, then cut out the body along with the legs and the head separately. Cover the junction of the parts with your ear.
  2. As you understand, such voluminous patchwork sewing is beautiful and easy to do. For beginners, such work will be a source of pride, you just need to try. If you have fluffy fabric or faux fur with a small pile of white, gray or similar shades, then cut out a sheep from them. Also embroider her eyes on your hands.
  3. To make a giraffe, use yellow fabric and glue or sew black leather marks on it. You can take ready-made yellow fabric on which similar black ovals of irregular shape are applied.
  4. Lay two sheets of fabric, place a thin sheet of foam rubber between them, sew this frame on the sides using braid.
  5. Cut out ovals from dark green fabric and sharpen them with scissors on one side. Make the edges wavy or cut them with fringe - these are palm leaves. Make their trunks from fabric of the appropriate color.
  6. Before sewing the animals in place, padding is placed on the back of the parts to make the figures three-dimensional.
These are such wonderful works in style patchwork technique turn out.


If you are looking for a simple idea that your child can implement, then invite him to make an applique on felt fabric. He will be able to cut a rectangular house, windows, and a roof for it. To create flowers, you need to attach round objects of different diameters, for example, buttons or coins, and cut out parts from fleece or felt circles of different colors.


Next, place the small one on top of the large one. Let the child sew them, thereby gaining first handicraft skills. Now you need to sew these circles or glue them onto the fabric and admire the finished work.

There are many ideas for similar fabric panels. These cats on the roof are also done without much difficulty, since there are few elements here.


If you want to recreate an oriental bazaar from textiles, then you need to cut many circles of orange, yellow, and green. Place pieces of padding polyester inside, fold the edges, grease them with glue, and attach them to the canvas in the form of ripe juicy fruit. The watermelon pulp is made of red felt, which must be embroidered with black threads in the form of its seeds.


There is no limit to perfection in fabric needlework. You will be convinced of this once again by watching the video material.

After opening the second video, you will learn how to make a simple flower using the Kinusaiga technique.

I discovered this amazing thing today interesting technology decoration

Do you know that origami, kusudama and tsumami kanzashi are not all types of handicrafts given to us by Japanese masters? For example, they have something completely extraordinary. the art of creating paintings from silk scraps. A kind of patchwork without a needle! And this amazing type of needlework is called “kinusaiga”. And how European craftswomen managed to interpret this Japanese needlework - you’re simply amazed! But, first things first...

Kinusaiga as art

Like English patchwork, Kinusaiga is the result of the ability to save, this is art from the “need for invention is cunning” category. And if European patchwork appeared due to the high cost of Indian calico, the emergence of kinusaiga was facilitated by the high cost of silk for kimonos. The kimono passed down by inheritance was never thrown away, but was ripped open and other, smaller items called komono were made from the fabric. The remaining scraps were also used - they were used to “paint” paintings on wood.

First, a sketch was made on paper, and then the drawing was transferred to a wooden canvas board. Indentations were cut along the contour of the design, and after that, silk rags were used, just like paintings were painted with paints. That is, the flaps were applied to the elements of the design, tucking the edges of the fabric into the cut grooves. Thanks to the meticulous selection of colors and shades of silk, as well as the volume of the resulting image, the paintings came out stunningly beautiful, looking like painting, batik and photography at the same time. This is such wonderful art!

Patchwork without a needle

In the European version, the art of kinusaiga is more applied in nature. We call it “patchwork without a needle” because it is used not only for “picturesque” paintings and colorful panels, but also for decoration various items household items, as well as for souvenir crafts. This technique is still quite young, but already has its adherents and has even managed to receive the professional name “method of inlay in patchwork”.

The technology is based on application. Here, as in kinusaiga, pieces of fabric are placed on a flat or three-dimensional surface, their edges are tucked into pre-made slots and grooves, and the result is some kind of pattern. For decoration purposes, works using the “patchwork without a needle” technique are decorated with braid, cords and ribbons.

What is patchwork without a needle used for? First of all, these are all kinds of panels and pictures that serve as interior decoration. This applique is used to decorate boxes, boxes, album covers, notebooks and books. This technique has become very widespread in the production of souvenir Easter eggs, Christmas tree decorations, and valentines. Patchwork without a needle is also used to decorate lampshades and even furniture. How exactly do they do this?


Materials and tools

To work with this technique, you will first need: foam blanks. Flat sheets can be cut from packaging containers, and voluminous sheets (with a flat surface) can be purchased at specialized craft stores. The foam itself serves as the basis for working in this technique. It is on this that the design is applied, contour slits are made on it, and multi-colored patches are applied to it.

Naturally, for work you will need various fabrics. Anything can come into play. Silk, velvet, chintz, velor, satin, wool (and so on) are suitable. The sizes and colors of the flaps can also be anything - it all depends on your idea and the design. In addition to fabrics you will need braid and ribbons of any width, texture and color, as well as cords and possibly beads, buttons or rhinestones. Some craftswomen use pins with heads in the form of pearls and beads to decorate voluminous items.

Tools required to work with this technique:

  1. scissors for cutting fabric,
  2. PVA glue, which will glue the fabric to the surface of the foam,
  3. pencil for drawing,
  4. stationery knife for cutting contours of the drawing,
  5. stack (or any similar tool) for tucking the edges of the fabric into the slit.

Operating technique

Having prepared the materials and tools, you can proceed directly to the manufacturing process. It doesn’t matter what kind of product you have in mind. The technique for making flat paintings and three-dimensional souvenirs is the same. For example, you are going to make a souvenir Easter Egg. To do this, draw a sketch, defining the design and color. However, you don’t have to draw; you can experiment as you go.

So, take a foam plastic blank in the shape of an egg and draw the boundaries of the design onto it with a pencil: it is best to divide the egg into sectors with meridian lines diverging from the center of the sharp end of the egg and connecting at the center of the blunt end. Then cut out pieces of fabric (it is advisable to use shiny silk or satin) in the shape of sectors, but a little larger in size. By the way, you can use wide satin ribbons for these purposes, which you can simply cut into pieces of the required length.

Then place the first flap on the workpiece, securing its end to the top of the egg with a pin. And after that, carefully tuck the edges of the flap into the slots on the foam, slightly stretching and straightening the fabric - one sector is “painted over”. Close all other parts in the same way. Having covered the entire shape with rags, decorate the slots with beautiful braid, placing it on glue, and decorate the egg with beads and rhinestones. That's it!

By the way, the decoration technique volumetric forms may be slightly different. To do this, you do not need to make slits in the workpiece, but overlap the flaps on it, tucking the edges of the fabric and securing it with pins. As for paintings and panels, they are made using the first method, that is, cutting through the contours of the picture. But such a product also requires a frame.

When making a rectangular frame, they cut out a large piece of fabric, the dimensions of which on each side are approximately five centimeters larger than the painting itself. The fabric is then placed face down on the table and the painting is placed on top of it. Along the edge of the picture, they make slits for the border of the frame and, wrapping the free edges of the fabric over the picture, tuck them into the slits. To ensure the durability of the images, you can “plant” the flaps with glue or coat only the slots with glue. And to make the pattern more prominent, you can put padding polyester under the fabric flaps, which also needs to be pre-fixed to the foam with glue.

This is so surprising simple technique And original way making souvenirs. Patchwork without a needle will completely satisfy your needs for creativity, even if you don’t know how and don’t like to sew, but are a fan of patchwork. Create, create and enjoy the process and the result!

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