The information below gives basic guidance for the new cross stitcher. Choosing and Managing Threads The most commonly used thread for counted embroidery is stranded cotton (often referred to as embroidery silks) but you will see flower threads, linen threads, rayons, perlé cottons, assorted metallic and spaced-dyed specialist threads used in ...

Sometimes threading a needle can defeat you, usually when you are tired or distracted or when you have been stitching too long! So try needling the thread instead. Pass the thread across your index finger and hold it quite firmly. With your other hand holding the pointed end of the needle, rub the eye of the needle up and down the thread.

The Cross Stitch Guild, Cue House, Chapel Lane, Stockton Heath, Warrington, Cheshire, WA4 6LL Tel: 01925 269435 or 0800 328 9750

The Cross Stitch Guild, Cue House, Chapel Lane, Stockton Heath, Warrington, Cheshire, WA4 6LL Tel: 01925 269435 or 0800 328 9750

The Cross Stitch Guild, Cue House, Chapel Lane, Stockton Heath, Warrington, Cheshire, WA4 6LL Tel: 01925 269435 or 0800 328 9750

The Cross Stitch Guild, Cue House, Chapel Lane, Stockton Heath, Warrington, Cheshire, WA4 6LL Tel: 01925 269435 or 0800 328 9750

The Cross Stitch Guild, Cue House, Chapel Lane, Stockton Heath, Warrington, Cheshire, WA4 6LL Tel: 01925 269435 or 0800 328 9750

1 Thread your needle and make a knot at the end. Take the needle and thread through from the front of the fabric to the back and come up again about 2.5cm (1in) away from the knot. 2 Now either begin cross stitching and work towards the knot, cutting it off when the threads are anchored, or thread the end into your needle and finish off under ...

Stitching on Evenweave. Stitching on evenweave fabric is no more difficult than stitching on aida - you only need to be able to count to two! In fact, working on 28-count linen gives the same design size as 14-count aida. This range of fabrics has threads woven singly rather than in blocks.

Double this strand and then thread your needle with the two ends. 2 Pierce your fabric from the wrong side where you intend to place your first stitch, leaving the looped end at the back of the work. Return your needle to the wrong side after forming a half cross stitch and pass the needle through the waiting loop.