Cross Stitch Designs - A Complete How-to Guide
By: Glen B. Porter
Today, there are many sources for interesting and exciting cross stitch designs. People all over are looking for interesting and constructive activities, and the arrival of the internet has made information sharing common. You can go to your local book store and find volumes of interesting cross stitch designs. There are magazines
HOUNDSTOOTH CROSS STITCH
The Houndstooth Cross Stitch is created using a half cross stitch with two looped
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stitches. This stitch will produce a 3-D effect if done correctly. Be sure to maintain a loose yarn tension. This will allow the yarn to completely cover the canvas. 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.
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Houndstooth Cross Stitch (Diagram 1):
In order to make this diagram easier to follow, the half cross stitch is illustrated in dark blue and the looped stitches are illustrated in light blue. Bring the needle up at A, move up and to the right over three canvas intersections, bring the needle down at B. Bring the needle up at C, move OVER the A/B stitch, bring the needle around and UNDER the A/B stitch, bring the needle back down at C. Basically, we have just created a loop stitch around the A/B stitch. It is important for the needle/yarn to be looped around the stitch, NOT the canvas. For the second loop, bring the needle up at D, move OVER the A/B stitch, bring the needle around and UNDER the A/B stitch, bring the needle back down
Houndstooth Cross Stitch (Diagram 2):
Beginning where we left off at D, we will now start the next houndstooth cross stitch. Bring the needle up at C, move up and to the right over three canvas intersections, bring the needle down at E. Bring the needle up at F, move OVER the C/E stitch, bring the needle around and UNDER the C/E stitch, bring the needle back down at F. Bring the needle up at
at D. Again, the needle/yarn should be looped around the stitch, NOT the canvas. This completes the first houndstooth cross stitch. Now, continue on to Diagram 2...
B, move OVER the C/E stitch, bring the needle around and UNDER the C/E stitch, bring the needle back down at B. Bring the needle up at G, move up and to the right over three canvas intersections, bring the needle down at C. Bring the needle up at H, move OVER the G/C stitch, bring the needle around and UNDER the G/C stitch, bring the needle back down at H. Bring the needle up at A, move OVER the G/C stitch, bring the needle around and UNDER the G/C stitch, bring the needle back down at A. Bring the needle up at H, move up and to the right over three canvas intersections, bring the needle down at F. Bring the needle up at I, move OVER the H/F stitch, bring the needle around and UNDER the H/F stitch, bring the needle back down at I. Bring the needle up at C, move OVER the H/F stitch, bring the needle around and UNDER the H/F stitch, bring the needle back down at C. This completes the second row of houndstooth cross stitches. You may also choose to use the alternate method of turning the canvas upside down to work subsequent rows.
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completely devoted to cross stitching and cross stitch designs. You can also type in cross stitch designs into a search engine and come up with more hits than you would know what to do with.
Depending on your level of skill and knowledge, you may look for cross stitch designs in different places. If you are a beginner, you may want to consider shelling out some money for some books on cross stitching, including some books
readers know the basics of cross stitching. There are exceptions of course, a magazine may put out an annual how-to issue or a getting started issue. Most issues, however, will assume some knowledge of cross stitching and the advice and designs contained within will assume that the reader has some knowledge of terms, vocabulary, and technique.
The internet is a great place to find cross-stitch designs most of the designs you will find on the internet will be free, a definite plus. However, you may find yourself overwhelmed by hits on the internet. To solve this problem, you should be as specific as possible. Another problem you may run into looking for cross stitch designs on the internet is the lack of instruction or technique. They may lack instructions altogether or the instructions may be unclear. Also, you may run into
copyright issues. This may only be a big problem if you sell your cross stitching but unfortunately there are people on the internet who steal information and distribute it for free. You must be careful when you use cross stitch designs that you get from
the internet that you are not stealing and denying an author or designer profits that are rightfully theirs. Regardless of where you find the cross stitch designs that you use, you’ll be able to spend many hours enjoying your favorite hobby while at the same time creating a work of stitched art.
About the Author
Glen B. Porter provides readers with up-to-date commentaries,
articles, and reviews for hobbies, arts as well as other related information.
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on cross stitch designs may be a good idea. You can buy books specially designed for beginners, complete with how-to’s, techniques and instruction that you may not be able to find on the internet or in magazines. Also, if you are advanced, books might also be a good place to look for cross stitch designs, as they can better teach you how to take cross-stitching to the next level.
Magazines are also a great place to find cross stitch designs. While any given issue of a magazine devoted to cross stitching or cross stitch designs may have several designs as well as some tips and techniques, magazines generally believe that their
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