Embroidered Cushion: Stitch by Stitch Pattern

Close-up of several handmade needlepoint cushions. The base is a coarse-mesh linen fabric, fully embroidered with wool yarn in a grid pattern, so the edges of the patterns are stepped and jagged rather than smooth curves. The surface has a distinct granular texture and thickness from the stitches. The patterns are traditional motifs—a dog, a cluster of flowers, a house, or geometric borders. The colors are low-saturation wool tones: dark red, moss green, ochre yellow, and off-white. The density of the needlepoint is not entirely uniform; some areas have looser threads. The back and piping are plain coarse cotton. They are casually placed on a dark velvet sofa, mixed with plain throw pillows. Avoid: machine-printed imitation needlepoint patterns, smooth pattern edges, high-saturation silk threads, neatly arranged cushions.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

幾個手工針繡的靠墊近景。基底是粗網眼的麻布,上面以羊毛線一格一格繡滿,因此圖案的邊緣呈現階梯狀的鋸齒而不是平滑的曲線,表面有明顯的織點顆粒感與厚度。圖案是傳統的題材——一隻狗、一叢花、一棟房子、或幾何的邊框,顏色是低彩度的羊毛色:暗紅、苔綠、赭黃與米白。針繡的密度不完全均勻,有些地方的線較鬆。背面與滾邊是素色的粗棉。它們被隨意地放在深色的絨布沙發上,與素面抱枕混放。避免:使用機器印刷的仿針繡圖案、讓圖案的邊緣平滑、使用高彩度的絲線、把靠墊排列整齊。