How to Make Cross Stitch for Starters

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How to Make Cross Stitch for Starters

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The cross stitch is a very used stitch, for embroidery and for other things, learn to make it in this instrutable! Let's go!

Supplies

  • Cross stitch embroidery fabric
  • Embroidery thread
  • Needle
  • Scissors

To Begin

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Cut a bit of the embroidery thread and slipper the needle.

Lone Cross Stitch

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Take the embroidery fabric, then stick the needle in one of the holes in the fabric (image 1) pull the thread but leave a point on the other side (image 2) then stick the needle as shown in image 3, pull the thread, and then stick in the fourth hole (image 4).And there is already a cross stitch!

Make Cross Stitch in Quantity

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We will do three cross stitches in this step, but you can do many more!Stick the needle in one of the holes in the fabric (image 1), leaving the tip on the other side ( image 2), stick the needle as shown in image 1 and pull, repeat this three times (image 4)(each time you repeat it will be a stitch, so repeat the number of times you want ), then repeat three more times but backwards! And it's done!