Basic cross stitch i slideshow

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Bring the needle up through the lower left hole of the first square to be stitched.

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Brief tutorial for the beginning cross stitcher.

Transcript of Basic cross stitch i slideshow

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Bring the needle up through the lower left hole of the first square to be stitched.

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Leave a tail of floss on the back.

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Push the needle through the upper right hole.

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A completed half cross stitch

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Bring the needle up through the bottom right hole.

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Catch the floss tail on the back of the fabric…

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…to secure it.

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Continue until you have the correct number of half stitches for your row.

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Cut off the floss tail once it is anchored by several stitches.

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Complete the stitches by returning across the row.

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Move on to the next row of the same color.

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When you’re finished with that color, anchor the floss by drawing it through

several stitches on the back.