Why Crafts?
By: Emma Snow
“Oh, I’m not very creative,” is the complaint of many individuals when approached about starting up a craft. The truth is that everyone is creative. Some of us just got the notion in third grade that since we weren’t the best artist in the class that we weren’t “the creative type.” The Creative Type: a mysterious individual with messy hair and outrageous attire who frequents museums and the theatre and mutters
Stitch-opedia
An Encyclopedia of Stitches...
FAN STITCH
The Fan Stitch consists of straight stitches and diagonal stitches, which creatae a "fan" type look. Each row should be worked in the opposite directions of the previous row. This
Fan Stitch (Diagram 1):
Bring the needle up at A, move up over four canvas threads, bring the needle down at B. Bring the needle up at A (again), move up over four canvas threads and to the left over two canvas threads, bring the needle down at C. Bring the needle up at A, move up over four canvas threads and to the left over four canvas threads, bring the needle down at D. Bring the needle up at A, move up over two canvas threads and to the left over four canvas threads, bring the needle down at E. Bring the needle up at A, move to the left over four canvas threads, bring the needle down at F. This completes the first Fan Stitch. Now, continue on to Diagram 2...
Fan Stitch (Diagram 2):
This diagram illustrates how the second Fan Stitch is worked into the first Fan Stitch and how the second row is worked into the first row. Please note that the second row is worked so the stitches radiate in the opposite direction of the first row.
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stitch may be adjusted to fit your project. However, do not make the stitches too long - they will snag. Two diagrams have been used to demonstrate this stitch. Clicking on the PRINTABLE VERSION icon, located at the end of the series of diagrams, will direct you to the page to print these instructions.
***Stitch Index*** (Alphabetical)
A - I
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***Stitch Index*** (Alphabetical)
I - Z