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Once you know the basics of how to cross stitch, you’ll need to know how to read a cross stitch chart in order to make your project look the way the designer intended. What Can I Find in a Cross Stitch Pattern? Usually a cross stitch pattern, unless its a very basic one like my […]
Learning how to cross stitch is a lot of fun, and it’s pretty easy to get started because most of what you need to do is to make full cross stitches. That is the x we are so familiar with from seeing cross stitch all our lives. Even without being taught you can figure out […]
When you’re preparing to work a large cross stitch project, you might want to grid cross stitch fabric before you start to make the stitching a little easier. Let’s explore why and how you can do just that. Why Grid Cross Stitch Fabric? Adding a grid to cross stitch fabric makes it easier to orient […]
Feather stitch and fly stitch are two very similar embroidery stitches that look to me more like flying geese (or the letter v and the letter y, respectively). Whatever you want to call them, they’re both easy to stitch! Feather Stitch Embroidery Tutorial To begin practicing these embroidery stitches, grab a bit of fabric, a […]
Blanket stitch is an easy embroidery stitch that’s often used as an edging, but can be used for decorative purposes throughout a project. It’s also a great way to add an edge to a piece of fabric so you can pick up stitches and knit or crochet from that base, like when I crocheted an […]
There are so many embroidery stitches out there it can feel overwhelming when you are first starting to learn. These six basic embroidery stitches will allow you to do a lot of things just with straight stitches. Basic Embroidery Stitches: Running Stitch and Back Stitch I actually already have a post about running stitch and […]
Knowing how to make chain stitch is a basic in embroidery. They can be used to make borders, add visual interest to projects as an alternative to fully filling in shapes and you can combine them to make the super fun lazy daisy stitch. What is the Chain Stitch? Chain stitch is a common embroidery […]