Cross Stitching Anyone?

[FantasyWitch]

We have a quilting thread, so how about cross stitching?

I've been doing it for years and it is very much my chillax hobby. I do it to calm my arthiritis and to chill after a day of art at the studio or annoying tourists at work. I've done many projects over the years.

I finished this today:

http://s89.photobucket.com/albums/k220/FantasyWitch/?action=view&current=Photo1673.jpg

It's called a biscornu, and I designed it myself. I'm going to make 12 of them (one a month) and then give them as Christmas presents.

I am also working on this birth sampler for my friend Nicola:


Cross stitching is fun, easy and relaxing. You should try it x

[Amber]

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That is too cute! I would love to be able to cross stitch. I never really gave it a fair shot!

[thalassa]

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[quote author=Amber link=topic=1343.msg27062#msg27062 date=1294343651]
That is too cute! I would love to be able to cross stitch. I never really gave it a fair shot!
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I hate the counting part...so I generally go with embroidery...

[Amber]

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[quote author=thalassa link=topic=1343.msg27078#msg27078 date=1294345788]
I hate the counting part...so I generally go with embroidery...
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Thats what my grandmother does.

[FantasyWitch]

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[quote author=Amber link=topic=1343.msg27080#msg27080 date=1294346148]
Thats what my grandmother does.
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I find that once you find a pattern you really like it you can just go for it. The counting is ok if you have the patience. X

[LiadanWillows]

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This is the one I am working on right now.


I think the fabric that I am working with has too small of squares.. (I don't know how else to describe it) I can't see what/where I am stitching and it is getting really frustrating. I am debating starting over with a better count fabric...

[FantasyWitch]

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[quote author=LiadanWillows link=topic=1343.msg27141#msg27141 date=1294366361]
This is the one I am working on right now.


I think the fabric that I am working with has too small of squares.. (I don't know how else to describe it) I can't see what/where I am stitching and it is getting really frustrating. I am debating starting over with a better count fabric...
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Are you on Aida or evensweave? x

[LiadanWillows]

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I don't know what those terms mean :-[

[FantasyWitch]

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Aida is the same fabric as my tigger and piglet is done on, evensweave has more holes per inch. X

[LiadanWillows]

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Oh, I am not sure but I would assume it would be evensweave but I am looking for a fabric more like the one you are using

[thalassa]

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OOOH!

Craftster has some awesome ideas for needlework projects...

...and I thought this might be a useful tutorial for when they are done

[FantasyWitch]

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Great links Thal! X

[shadow1982]

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I used to cross stitch all the time, especially in free periods at 6th form (10 years ago), but haven't picked it up in ages. This year I definitely hope to pick it back up again after reading this thread.

[thalassa]

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this is more of an embroidery thing...but its pretty cool...

(more to come, but I found an utterly hilarious craft fail to post elsewhere right quick)

ETA:

(am back...)

how to stitch braids
stitchschool


ETA2:

"Chickenscratch", aka "Amish cross stitch", aka "depression lace"...there are other names too...but its basically embroidery using gingham for counting like cross-stitch to make patterns that (from afar) do look sort of like lace.

(I know I posted something about this, but I think it was pre-crash)

My grandma's been doing this technique for years...this isn't her work, but its an example of what it looks like:


PDF Directions
other directions
links to books, patterns, etc

[FantasyWitch]

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That is so pretty Thal, I will have to have a go!

I was working away at this for 4 hours last night:


It takes forever to do big blocks of the same colour. It is well depressing. X