A Christmas tree with artificial needles is a great option for a festive attribute. Such a tree can be purchased to use it for more than one year. Consider the varieties of synthetic needles.
Varieties of needles
Artificial needles are created in three versions of the material. It differs in appearance, cost and sensation from touch. To date, three most common materials can be distinguished:
- artificial Christmas trees made of PVC;
- from fishing line;
- cast.
Artificial needles, regardless of the choice of material, can be different in color and shade. It is decorated with artificial snow, hoarfrost, and decorated with sparkles, cones and berries. There are options for every taste and budget. They should be read in more detail.
PVC
A Christmas tree with artificial needles can be created from a film. Such needles are soft. This tree is the leader in popularity, as it differs in budget cost. In twigs, the base consists of wire. They twist it, weaving in parallel the film base of the needles, which are cut into thin strips. Such needles are flat, two-dimensional. The principle of creating “needles” is similar to how voluminous tinsel is woven.
The material from which spruce branches are created is characterized by differences depending on their length, color and density. This property allows you to create different design options.
For such a Christmas tree with artificial needles, it is natural to be soft; it does not cause discomfort when touched. And to make the branches look natural, add a little short winding to the winding at the base, using the same material, but brown in color. So it is possible to achieve the effect, as if the wood is translucent, and add a natural look.
Soft film is used to create Christmas trees entirely from PVC or as an addition when the branches are made of cast needles and fishing line. If the materials are combined, then PVC is added closer to the thickness of the spruce trunk. Then the crown will have the advantage of additional volume and density and at the same time the cost of manufacturing the finished product will decrease.
Needles from the fishing line
Artificial needles, the production material of which is fishing line, are stiff and crumple-free, with a round cross-sectional shape. The process of creating a tree consists of winding twigs on the wire base. The appearance of such branches is more similar to natural needles. These needles have a large length, and the branch base is created from a short brown winding that simulates wood.
It should be noted that spruce trees, the artificial needles of which are created from fishing line, are not so common. In appearance, they are more likely an imitation of pine, rather than eating.
Combinations
Manufacturers often practice creating alternation of combinations of branches. The fishing line is combined with PVC material in two options:
- the classic way of alternating lines of fishing line / film;
- in an unusual way, mixing fishing line and PVC at the same time, so that the branches have higher fluffiness, so they look more beautiful.
Casting
Artificial Christmas tree with cast needles is considered the most expensive product, at the same time it is distinguished by its realism and beauty. According to the manufacturing method, artificial branches are almost indistinguishable from natural needles.
The name of cast needles characterizes the method of its manufacture. Each such twig is cast from dense rubber material, allowing you to create individual forms that maximize imitation of natural needles.
Artificial spruce with cast needles made of PVC is voluminous in shape, with a thick base and a pointed tip. But such material will not be able to damage human skin, as it is made of elastic rubber. If you squeeze such needles, its shape will be able to recover almost immediately.
In the shape of the casting, the needles can turn out like a fluffy decorative wild forest spruce, which has thin branches. The shape of the needles themselves can be straight, curved or located at any angle depending on the base of the branches. To achieve full naturalness, it is practiced to apply the coloring of the base of the branches in brown tones.
Varieties of casting
Cast needles tend to be divided into the following varieties:
- Fully cast. Such Christmas trees are as realistic as possible, attention is paid to each branch when creating it by casting into a mold. These trees are considered the most beautiful and, therefore, the most expensive spruce trees. The cost is explained by the complexity of production.
- Casting combined with the use of PVC material. This method is the most popular. Such a spruce can be purchased at a more affordable price.
- Casting combined with fishing line and PVC. With such an unusual combination, designer Christmas tree models are created. They are deliberately made unlike natural ones.
To summarize
More and more people are trying to choose artificial spruce in order to preserve nature. The review of varieties of such products presented in the article will help the buyer make a choice.