Cross Stitch
Cross Stitch is a fun and rewarding hobby. It is easy to create your own art to hang on a wall, embellish bags and home decor items and give as gifts.
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Cross Stitches
There are a variety of cross stitch variations that can be used in surface embroidery. These are different than “cross stitch” – the counted thread embroidery form done on aida cloth following a chart.
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Hearts Bargello Stitching
Once you know the basic bargello stitches, there are many different variations you can enjoy. For example, if you combine a small zig zag with a large zig zag, you get a design that looks like hearts.
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Diamonds Bargello Stitching
Bargello stitching is made up of straight vertical stitches in repeating patterns. Commonly, this is a zig zag pattern with differences in spacing giving variations in the design. But there are many more complex designs beyond zig zag. One common traditional design is made up of diamonds.
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Flame Bargello Stitching
Flame is a traditional bargello design. It is made with vertical straight stitches and the points of the flames are made by using differing sizes of steps between the spaces. Learn a basic flame design in this tutorial.
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Uneven Zig Zag Bargello Stitching
Uneven zig zag bargello gives intereste to the basic bargello design by changing the number of steps and down. It is still made with rows of vertical stitches repeated in different colours. Learn how to stitch this bargello design in this tutorial.