Cross Stitch Techniques
How to Start Cross Stitch: A First-Day Guide with a Practice Motif
Everything needed for a first day of cross stitch: the supplies, how one cross is made, and a tiny original blossom chart to stitch right away.
Tutorials
30 tutorials published
Animal Cross Stitch
Honey Bee Cross Stitch Pattern
An original round honey bee in flight, with striped body, pale blue wings and backstitched antennae, charted in five colors.
Seasonal Cross Stitch
Christmas Tree Cross Stitch Ornament
An original three-tier Christmas tree with a gold star and colored baubles, plus step-by-step instructions for finishing it as a flat hanging ornament.
Mini Cross Stitch
Mini Mushroom Cross Stitch Pattern for Cards and Tags
An original tiny toadstool with a spotted red cap, shaded stem and tufts of grass, plus how to mount mini designs on greeting cards and gift tags.
Floral Cross Stitch
Floral Wreath Cross Stitch Pattern
An original small wreath of leaves, rose pink blossoms and tiny blue flowers on a round vine, with an open middle sized for a stitched initial.
Cross Stitch Projects
How to Finish Cross Stitch in a Hoop
Wash, press, center and tighten your stitching, then gather or lace the back and cover it with felt. A step-by-step guide to framing cross stitch in an embroidery hoop.
Modern Cross Stitch
Modern Cross Stitch Alphabet: A Clean Block Font From A to Z
An original block alphabet of 26 capitals, each five stitches wide and seven tall, in full crosses only. Includes simple rules for spacing names, centering words and building monograms.
Easy Cross Stitch Patterns
Simple Star Cross Stitch Pattern in Three Shades of Gold
An original five-pointed star in full crosses, with an amber outline, a golden body and a glowing pale center. Chart, color key, sizes and stitching order included.
Seasonal Cross Stitch
Pumpkin Cross Stitch Pattern
An original autumn pumpkin with rounded ribs, a highlight, a leaning stem, a leaf and a curling tendril, stitched entirely in full crosses.
Animal Cross Stitch
Butterfly Cross Stitch Pattern
An original symmetric butterfly with coral upper wings, teal lower wings and a navy outline, charted in six colors.
Floral Cross Stitch
Lavender Cross Stitch Pattern
An original bunch of five lavender sprigs tied with a rose pink bow. Shaded purple flower spikes fan out above slim sage stems, all in full cross stitches.
Mini Cross Stitch
Mini Fruit Cross Stitch Patterns: Six Tiny Fruits to Stitch
Six original mini fruits on a 9 x 10 grid: strawberry, cherries, lemon, pear, apple and watermelon. Full cross stitches only, with a chart, color key and size table.
Cross Stitch Projects
Cross Stitch Bookmark Pattern With Blossoms and a Border
An original tall bookmark design with four alternating blossoms, honey diamonds and a teal frame, plus three ways to finish it: felt-backed, fringed or on Aida band.