Fabric foam paintings are unique masterpieces from waste. How to make a painting using the kinusaiga technique with your own hands

Paintings from scraps of fabric is a relatively new type of needlework, which is called kinusaiga. The word is of Japanese origin, since it was there that this creativity was born. Kinusaiga is divided into several areas: patchwork, patchwork sewing (quilting, quilt). They are united by their material - flaps, and they are distinguished from each other by the technique of execution.

In this topic, the reader will learn how to make pictures from scraps of fabric with his own hands, the diagrams of which can be downloaded and printed from the Internet.

Meet patchwork

The uniqueness lies in the fact that the paintings are created from fabric scraps without the use of needles and threads. And the advantage of patchwork is the relative ease of execution, so even a novice master can create real masterpieces. Patterns of fabric scraps:

• are a worthy decoration.
• will be appropriate for any kitchen.
• will be a good gift for relatives or friends on the occasion of housewarming and other celebrations.
• do not require the purchase of expensive materials (everything you need can be found in any home).
• are performed quickly (3-4 hours).
• have a 3D effect.

Before starting work, you need to prepare materials and tools so that they are at hand at all times.

• A sheet of polystyrene with a density of 25, a thickness of 2-2.5 cm. You can use the pieces with which the equipment is packed at the manufacturing plants.
• All kinds of colorful patches of different sizes. It is desirable that the fabric is thin. Rough and dense fabric is not suitable for small parts.
• PVA glue (super glue is not suitable, it melts the foam).
• A scalpel and a clerical knife (one can be used).
• Manicure scissors.
• A seam ripper that can be purchased at any craft store. Some craftswomen use a nail file; it is also possible, but the first option is more convenient.
• Printed on a sheet of paper

Master class "Panels with roses" (creating a picture in the technique of trimming from scraps of fabric)

Author: Vlasova Irina Timofeevna, educator of the highest qualification category, teacher of additional education in fine arts GBOU Gymnasium No. 1409 of Moscow

Some of us, hearing the name of this type of creativity for the first time, ask themselves the question: what is “facing”? There is nothing complicated behind this name. This is a technique for working with fabric or paper that combines both applique and quilling. Facing is one of the types of productive activity - a technique for making volumetric handicrafts, a type of design in which by gluing twisted pieces of fabric - tubes - trimming onto a template or base - volumetric terry compositions are created: paintings, panels, mosaics, postcards, etc. This method is so easy to learn that even kids in kindergarten can easily learn this type of creativity the first time.
We use this technique in the preparation of exhibitions, in carrying out joint activities on various topics, we just do it from the heart ... At any free moment, my pupils are happy to be engaged in patchwork art. This type of activity develops perseverance, develops fine motor skills of hands, fosters artistic taste, a sense of color, accuracy. Children's works are liked by both children and adults. This does not require large material costs, but only good mood, patience and invention. Facing will allow you to turn any drawing into a unique masterpiece.
The technique of creating a picture from scraps of fabric consists of several stages:
1) a sketch of the drawing is made;
2) a layer of PVA glue is applied to the sketch;
3) flaps of fabric are neatly glued to the surface of the foam (placing fabric blanks as tightly as possible to each other). The described master class leads to a picturesque result, and you get a colorful canvas.

Target: To acquaint children and adults with the technique of trimming from scraps of fabric on foam.
Tasks:
1. To teach to carry out a three-dimensional painting from a fabric on polystyrene
2. Develop fine motor skills of hands, creativity, imagination, attention.
3. To bring up accuracy, diligence, aesthetic taste.

Materials for work: sheets of polystyrene of any size (cut with a clerical knife), colored scraps of fabric (preferably cotton or knitted), PVA glue, flat bristle brush, scissors, toothpicks, disposable containers, plates, stencils for drawing flowers and details of the composition, pencil.

Stages of work:

1. As a starting material, we need blanks from ceiling sheets (foam) of any size.

2. Cut off excess or uneven pieces of foam with a sharp utility knife.

3. To prevent the foam from breaking in the course of further work, glue it onto thick cardboard.

4. It is necessary to prepare the fabric for work. Smooth bright colored and monochromatic rags of fabric (preferably cotton or knitted) with an iron.

5. Cut the fabric into narrow strips 1-1.5 cm wide (you don't need to measure exactly).

6. Cut each strip of fabric into equal squares.

7. So, fabric blanks are ready!

8. Choose a drawing for a future painting.

9. Then apply a drawing on the foam with a simple pencil (you can use carbon paper).

10. Partially apply PVA glue with a flat bristle brush on the drawing, evenly distributing the glue over the foam surface.

11. Put each piece of fabric on the surface of the foam covered with glue, press in the middle of the piece with a toothpick. Pressing lightly, pressing the fabric into the foam. A beautiful "flower" of the fabric is formed.

12. As the crafts are made, coat the drawing with PVA glue (when it dries, the scraps are firmly glued and fixed on the foam).

13. The result is a beautiful bright picture that can serve as an interior decoration or a gift for a loved one!

Roses are the best flowers
you are worthy of all the praise.
You are the source of inspiration,
roses - creation of angels!

Kinusaiga is a Japanese type of art, which consists in creating bright and original paintings from fabric patches without using a needle. This type of creativity is quite simple, however, to make paintings from fabric pieces, you need to know a certain technology for attaching them.

Kinusaiga is a Japanese type of art, which consists in creating bright and original paintings from fabric patches without using a needle

The story goes that modern patchwork, as well as Japanese kinusaiga handicrafts, developed under the influence of economy. The emergence of this type of creativity is due to Japan. Previously, such patchwork embroidery was made on the basis of silk left over from a worn kimono. Since an extremely expensive fabric was used for sewing a kimono, after wear of this garment, it was redrawn, and the remaining pieces were used to create paintings that decorate the house.

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

The most popular kinusaigi stories among the Japanese were:

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

Interestingly, the skill of the Japanese was enough to create canvases from the smallest patches so that they looked more like a painted work of art or even a photograph.

Gallery: kinusayga (25 photos)

Kinusaiga: ideas for creativity (video)

Patchwork without a needle: description and technique of modern needlework

Kinusaiga has retained its execution technique since ancient times. To create a picture, it is necessary to impose an ornament of patches on a flat or volumetric 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 caskets, key holders, Christmas tree decorations;
• in the creation of any item, various fabric scraps can be used, the interaction of which creates an interesting play of textures;
• in modern patchwork, in addition to patches, various laces, ribbons, decorative elements can be used.

Materials required for needlework

To create a panel using the kinusaiga technique or patchwork 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 picture;
• sharp scissors;
• soft pencil;
• sewing chalk or fabric marker;
• stationery knife;
• copy paper that matches the size of the future picture;
• stack.

To create a panel using the kinusaiga technique or patchwork 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 the first painting using the kinusaiga technique, it is necessary to choose a simple motive consisting of understandable shapes and color relationships. If for beginners creating a sketch turned out to be a rather difficult stage, before starting work, you can find ready-made diagrams or templates. The sketch is drawn at 100% scale corresponding to the size of the future painting. Further, the general forms are divided into several parts, on each of which a separate piece of the shred will be located.

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 work, their replacement will take a long time.

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

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

1. Next, the sketch is transferred to the foam using carbon paper.
2. Along the transferred lines, with the help of a clerical knife on the foam, cuts are made with a depth of 3-4 millimeters. At this stage, it is necessary to ensure that all the cut lines are even, otherwise the picture will acquire curves that are unpleasant to the eye.
3. After the base with 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 of the required color, outlined with an allowance of 2-3 millimeters. After all the pieces are distributed, they need to be carefully cut out.
5. Further, the resulting shreds are in turn placed in their places on the foam, and their edges are neatly tucked into the grooves using a stack.
6. After all the scraps have been distributed over the picture, you can start decorating it. Most often, decorative elements fit into those places of the image in which the groove is located. Such processing avoids the appearance of ugly tissue joints.
7. If there is a desire to fix all the shreds, before filling them in the grooves, it is necessary to grease the edges with PVA glue.

Many needlewomen prefer to make without a needle. Basically, this technique is used when depicting flowers. To do this, under the desired flap of fabric, it is necessary to put a cotton pad or synthetic winterizer in one layer, and only then tuck the edges of the material into the grooves.

DIY paintings from scraps of fabric on polystyrene: work templates

In the kinusaiga technique, there is no limitation in themes, so absolutely any drawing in which all forms have a closed structure can be taken as a template.

The most popular templates for the following topics:

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

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

Kinusaiga: flower (video)

Kinusaiga: master class for beginners "Patchwork house"

To create a patchwork house, you need the list of tools and materials already described above. After preparing them, you must follow the step-by-step recommendations that the master class gives.

1. The first step is to select stencils with a picture of the house, which must be printed or redrawn on your own on a sheet of paper. If the diagrams were printed, they need to be increased to the required dimensions, and if they were drawn, it makes sense to immediately draw a picture in the right proportions.
2. Next, copy paper is applied to a sheet of foam plastic with a thickness of at least 1 centimeter, and a drawing of the building is placed on top of it. The image is transferred to the styrofoam and then traced with a felt-tip pen or marker.
3. If there is a desire to frame a self-made painting, 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, care must be taken not to form a through hole or crack in the foam. All lines should end within 2-4 centimeters of the frame.
5. Next, you need to pick up fabric for needlework. The best option for patchwork that does not involve the use of needles is cotton fabric. In addition, this material will be able to emphasize the geometric correctness of the constructed drawing of the house. Also cotton is easy to process. If there is no cotton fabric, you can use jersey.

A kinusaiga-style house is not very difficult to make

Working on the canvas

After the base is fully prepared, and the fabric is selected, you can proceed directly to work with the flaps.

1. The first step is to prepare the shreds of the desired size and color. Since the house shown 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. Each closed area of ​​the image is marked with a certain sign or number in both sketches. After all the pieces of the image are marked, the large sketch needs to be carefully cut into separate shapes.
2. Each shape 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 all the geometric shapes that make up the house have been cut out, you can start embroidering.
3. According to the marks on the small sketch, each piece is placed on the desired area of ​​the base. The left 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 nail file. If any pieces of fabric are not fully pushed through, they should be trimmed with nail scissors.
4. The whole picture is embroidered according to a similar principle.

In order to make a frame, you should put the material in the slots made in advance along the edge, and then fix it along the edges with the help of buttons in the form of studs.

Kinusaiga: master class (video)

When purchasing home appliances, electronics or other goods in a store that need careful transportation, a large amount of packaging foam accumulates in the house, which, if you show your creative imagination, can be used to decorate walls.

An interesting solution to decorate the walls will be the use of shaped foam blocks from the packaging of household appliances, which have recesses and protrusions. You can also use rectangles of foam, which are used to insulate or soundproof walls. The foam will serve as a base (stretcher) for photographs, posters, colored fabric or drawings. This creates a three-dimensional effect. As a result, you can create a whole gallery of volumetric diptychs, triptychs and polyptychs.

For work, we need the following set of materials and tools:

• plates of dense foam or expanded polystyrene (in this example, foamed polyethylene plates are used);
• an image, photo or fabric - the canvas of a painting;
• scissors;
• glue;
• tape for the side decoration of the picture.

Where do you start? First of all, you need to prepare the image. It can be a photograph, a picture from the Internet, a poster, or even pieces of fabric of different textures. If you want to make a diptych, the drawing must be cut into two parts, the triptych - into three parts, and not necessarily the same.

After that, you should glue the image to the foam. If you can paint, you can paint on styrofoam with paint.

The side parts of the foam must also be decorated by pasting them with paper or tape of a similar color with the main background of the picture.

A hook or loop must be attached to the back of the painting so that it can be hung on the wall.

Thanks to creative imagination, you can widely experiment with the parameters of the paintings. They can be of any geometric shape, and must necessarily fit into the style of the room in which they will hang. You can emphasize the combination of small details of the interior with the picture by making small vases, candlesticks, pencil holders, etc. from foam plastic, and pasting them with the same material as the paintings.

You can hang the polyptych on the wall above the bed in the bedroom, pasting the foam blocks with fabric, contrasting colors for bedding, which will give the atmosphere a special comfort.

DIY styrofoam paintings. Photo

I want to give a few more examples of foam paintings for inspiration. Maybe someone will take an idea for themselves and make something similar or even a better piece of art.