Happy birthday little sister
cross stitch
Cross stitchery
My first efforts from the papercraft society kit I bought in the January sales. The stitching dies are just part of the kit, which was great value, so even though I don’t need it feel v happy at the early successes.
Chicken scratch or Swiss embroidery
This is a simple cross stitch based embroidery that lifts gingham scraps quickly into lavender bags and more …
Canvas embroidery sampler
I have resurrected an old project and tried out a few new stitches which have reignited my enthusiasm for cross stitch.
The green and white is alternating oblong and cross stitch ( just stitch over an oblong rather than a square to make the oblongs), the grey and pink is layering upright and traditional cross stitch over a double sized square and the maroon is gobelin.
if you are interested, graphics below,
I am working on a giant roll of canvas so have set myself a target of 100 stitch or colour variations, about 90 to go!
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