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Close up of 14 count white aida cross stitch fabric (source: sewandso.co.uk)
Moving on from my history of cross stitch, I've started looking into the various parts of cross stitch and breaking down some of the walls people see when starting out. One of these has got to be the fabrics used for cross stitch. Simply put, there are four types of fabric used: Aida (the most…
Skin Tone Cross Stitch Thread Table by Lord Libidan
Finding the right skin tone threads can be VERY hard, normally resulting in a super pink face, or a washed out face. However, with the sheer volume of threads out there, its not actually that hard to create really realistic skin tones. We've created the above table so you can look up the skin tone…
Yarn Tree Cross Stitch Calculator (source: yarntree.com)
A cross stitch calculator is basically a requirement for all stitchers. Sure, if you wanted you could do the maths, but who has time? And who want's to check it three times over to make sure its right? Neh, instead, pull out the calculator. There are a few out there now, each doing slightly different…
If they don't love your cross stitch; you'll make them love it! (source: giphy.com)
You've braved the world of cross stitch software, made yourself an awesome pattern, and even battled a few problems with stitching, but the time has come; you've finished your stitch. You've shown your family, you've shown your friends, but frankly, they're sick and tired. So who else do you show it to? The internet. So…