Description of layered appliqués and their creation

Children are very fond of making a variety of crafts. Especially pleasing are those products that turn out to be beautiful and original. Even the simplest appliqués can turn out to be very elegant and creative if you make them multi-layered. In this article, we will figure out how you can make them yourself.

Before you understand in detail all the features of the manufacture of original multi-layer applications, you need to understand what they are.

Multilayer applique is a creative craft that develops a child's spatial imagination. This is one of the varieties of the standard applique. Multi-layer products can be realized using a wide variety of materials. We are talking not only about plain or colored paper, but also about various fabrics and even leather (natural or artificial).

The very name of the multilayer applique says a lot. In these homemade products, materials and parts are layered on top of each other. Templates for applications of this type can be downloaded from the Internet or taken from different coloring pages, books. Often, young masters draw template blanks themselves - this is no less exciting and enjoyable activity. Multi-layer appliques look more attractive and original. They can be used to decorate a variety of interior compositions.

Multilayer appliques are made more difficult than their usual varieties. However, there are many accessible and understandable master classes that young masters can use.

For example, a very beautiful composition designed for children from 8 years old can be made using the following materials and tools:

• white and colored cardboard;
• ruler;
• pencil;
• underlay for cardboard;
• scissors;
• sequins in the form of stars or rhinestones;
• double-sided foam tape.

In addition to the listed components, you will need templates for all the main parts provided for by the multilayer composition.

We will analyze step by step how a beautiful volumetric craft depicting the landscapes of a winter forest is correctly done.

• All prepared templates must be transferred to a separate cardboard sheet white.

• Each layer must be cut with scissors, adhering to clear contours. It is necessary to act very carefully, without unnecessary haste.

• A colored sheet of cardboard should be used as a background base for the original applique. It is on it that the cut layers will be glued.

• Once all the necessary parts have been prepared, they will need to be neatly superimposed on each other, adhering to a certain order.

• The cardboard base and the prepared layers will need to be connected to each other. by means of double-sided foam tape. Then the child can start gluing shining rhinestones or other decorative components. At this stage, the creative volumetric craft will be completed.

Of course, the level of complexity of the templates may be different. If it is difficult for a child to work with such details, you can use templates with simpler and uncomplicated lines / shapes. You can decorate beautiful crafts in a variety of ways - in this case, the child's imagination is not limited by anything.

A chic applique, assembled from several layers, can be made by an adult. Many schemes for the manufacture of such products turn out to be unnecessarily complicated for children.

Adult users make more sophisticated multi-layered compositions that form whole spectacular paintings, in which it is difficult to distinguish ordinary crafts made at home. Intricate appliqués, consisting of several layers, can be realized using the popular quilling technique.

Layered appliques made from woven materials are wonderful. For such products, specially prepared patterns and glue webs on a paper basis are used.

So, the patterns of the future elegant bird from fabric are usually made from ready-made drawings, but you can come up with something of your own. Some types of fabrics in the course of creative work can shrink, changing sizes. In order not to encounter this, it is recommended to pre-iron the textiles.

We will find out how to proceed further.

• The details of the future applique are cut out. The contours of the applique are applied to the base fabric using carbon paper.

• It is convenient to fix all elements with a special cobweb on a paper base. The patterns of the parts are laid out on the paper part of the cobweb and cut out. Next, these components must be glued to the wrong side of the material with an adhesive layer.

• All details are ironed. The following components are cut out, the protective paper layer is removed, and then attached to the base.

• The bottom layer of the applique will need to be ironed carefully. Next, an open foot is installed on the sewing machine. Select one of the overlock stitches. The combination of stitch length and other parameters is selected individually.

• The details are sewn on from the center of the appliqué. You can also start from the bottom edge. The elements should be sewn on by carefully turning the appliqué textiles in the rounded areas.

• You will need to complete the line at the starting point. The same manipulations must be carried out in relation to all other parts of the craft.

• All parts that are too small or too many sharp corners it is more convenient to sew with satin stitches. For example, it can be a zigzag stitch.

• To sew larger pieces of a multi-layer woven craft, it is advisable to adjust the sewing machine differently. In this case, the stitch width should be between 2.5 and 5 mm.

• When all the details are sewn to the base, it is necessary to break off the tear-off adhesive stabilizer from the wrong side. This completes the original application!

A master class on making a multi-layer applique can be found in the following video.