A row of Cross Stitch In Cross Stitch it is important that the top leg of the stitch always runs in the same direction. This gives an attractive surface to reflect the light. If you stitch a row of the bottom legs, completing the crosses with the top legs on the return, as in this diagram, it is called 'Danish' Cross Stitch A row of Half Cross Stitch 1/4 Cross Stitch can be placed on any angle as shown. 1/2 Cross Stitch may be worked to slant in either direction. 3/4 Cross Stitch is just a half stitch and quarter stitch together. Smyrna Cross Stitch aka Double Cross Stitch The fact that there are so many variations of this stitch shows that the exact order isn't terribly important. The real thing to notice however, is that invariably the the 'X' or cross is done first and then the 'plus' over the top. I prefer the first two variations since the cross stitch is done in the more traditional (lower left to upper right then lower right to upper left) pattern. Star Stitch Framed Double Cross Stitch Double Leviathan Rhodesian Round Stitch The Rice Stitch Another way of doing Rice Stitch This is an example of how Rice Stitch might be done over two threads instead of over four. Diagonal Rice Stitch Tied Cross Stitch Large Tied Cross Stitch aka Double Tied Cross Stitch Italian Cross Stitch Arrowhead Stitch Bosnia Stitch Paris Stitch Plaited Cross Stitch With the very last stitch (11-12) run your needle beneath thread 5-6. This will complete the plaited effect.
A row of Half Cross Stitch 1/4 Cross Stitch can be placed on any angle as shown. 1/2 Cross Stitch may be worked to slant in either direction. 3/4 Cross Stitch is just a half stitch and quarter stitch together. Smyrna Cross Stitch aka Double Cross Stitch The fact that there are so many variations of this stitch shows that the exact order isn't terribly important. The real thing to notice however, is that invariably the the 'X' or cross is done first and then the 'plus' over the top. I prefer the first two variations since the cross stitch is done in the more traditional (lower left to upper right then lower right to upper left) pattern. Star Stitch Framed Double Cross Stitch Double Leviathan Rhodesian Round Stitch The Rice Stitch Another way of doing Rice Stitch This is an example of how Rice Stitch might be done over two threads instead of over four. Diagonal Rice Stitch Tied Cross Stitch Large Tied Cross Stitch aka Double Tied Cross Stitch Italian Cross Stitch Arrowhead Stitch Bosnia Stitch Paris Stitch Plaited Cross Stitch With the very last stitch (11-12) run your needle beneath thread 5-6. This will complete the plaited effect.
1/4 Cross Stitch can be placed on any angle as shown. 1/2 Cross Stitch may be worked to slant in either direction. 3/4 Cross Stitch is just a half stitch and quarter stitch together. Smyrna Cross Stitch aka Double Cross Stitch The fact that there are so many variations of this stitch shows that the exact order isn't terribly important. The real thing to notice however, is that invariably the the 'X' or cross is done first and then the 'plus' over the top. I prefer the first two variations since the cross stitch is done in the more traditional (lower left to upper right then lower right to upper left) pattern. Star Stitch Framed Double Cross Stitch Double Leviathan Rhodesian Round Stitch The Rice Stitch Another way of doing Rice Stitch This is an example of how Rice Stitch might be done over two threads instead of over four. Diagonal Rice Stitch Tied Cross Stitch Large Tied Cross Stitch aka Double Tied Cross Stitch Italian Cross Stitch Arrowhead Stitch Bosnia Stitch Paris Stitch Plaited Cross Stitch With the very last stitch (11-12) run your needle beneath thread 5-6. This will complete the plaited effect.
1/2 Cross Stitch may be worked to slant in either direction. 3/4 Cross Stitch is just a half stitch and quarter stitch together. Smyrna Cross Stitch aka Double Cross Stitch The fact that there are so many variations of this stitch shows that the exact order isn't terribly important. The real thing to notice however, is that invariably the the 'X' or cross is done first and then the 'plus' over the top. I prefer the first two variations since the cross stitch is done in the more traditional (lower left to upper right then lower right to upper left) pattern. Star Stitch Framed Double Cross Stitch Double Leviathan Rhodesian Round Stitch The Rice Stitch Another way of doing Rice Stitch This is an example of how Rice Stitch might be done over two threads instead of over four. Diagonal Rice Stitch Tied Cross Stitch Large Tied Cross Stitch aka Double Tied Cross Stitch Italian Cross Stitch Arrowhead Stitch Bosnia Stitch Paris Stitch Plaited Cross Stitch With the very last stitch (11-12) run your needle beneath thread 5-6. This will complete the plaited effect.
3/4 Cross Stitch is just a half stitch and quarter stitch together. Smyrna Cross Stitch aka Double Cross Stitch The fact that there are so many variations of this stitch shows that the exact order isn't terribly important. The real thing to notice however, is that invariably the the 'X' or cross is done first and then the 'plus' over the top. I prefer the first two variations since the cross stitch is done in the more traditional (lower left to upper right then lower right to upper left) pattern. Star Stitch Framed Double Cross Stitch Double Leviathan Rhodesian Round Stitch The Rice Stitch Another way of doing Rice Stitch This is an example of how Rice Stitch might be done over two threads instead of over four. Diagonal Rice Stitch Tied Cross Stitch Large Tied Cross Stitch aka Double Tied Cross Stitch Italian Cross Stitch Arrowhead Stitch Bosnia Stitch Paris Stitch Plaited Cross Stitch With the very last stitch (11-12) run your needle beneath thread 5-6. This will complete the plaited effect.
Smyrna Cross Stitch aka Double Cross Stitch The fact that there are so many variations of this stitch shows that the exact order isn't terribly important. The real thing to notice however, is that invariably the the 'X' or cross is done first and then the 'plus' over the top. I prefer the first two variations since the cross stitch is done in the more traditional (lower left to upper right then lower right to upper left) pattern. Star Stitch Framed Double Cross Stitch Double Leviathan Rhodesian Round Stitch The Rice Stitch Another way of doing Rice Stitch This is an example of how Rice Stitch might be done over two threads instead of over four. Diagonal Rice Stitch Tied Cross Stitch Large Tied Cross Stitch aka Double Tied Cross Stitch Italian Cross Stitch Arrowhead Stitch Bosnia Stitch Paris Stitch Plaited Cross Stitch With the very last stitch (11-12) run your needle beneath thread 5-6. This will complete the plaited effect.
Star Stitch Framed Double Cross Stitch Double Leviathan Rhodesian Round Stitch The Rice Stitch Another way of doing Rice Stitch This is an example of how Rice Stitch might be done over two threads instead of over four. Diagonal Rice Stitch Tied Cross Stitch Large Tied Cross Stitch aka Double Tied Cross Stitch Italian Cross Stitch Arrowhead Stitch Bosnia Stitch Paris Stitch Plaited Cross Stitch With the very last stitch (11-12) run your needle beneath thread 5-6. This will complete the plaited effect.
Framed Double Cross Stitch Double Leviathan Rhodesian Round Stitch The Rice Stitch Another way of doing Rice Stitch This is an example of how Rice Stitch might be done over two threads instead of over four. Diagonal Rice Stitch Tied Cross Stitch Large Tied Cross Stitch aka Double Tied Cross Stitch Italian Cross Stitch Arrowhead Stitch Bosnia Stitch Paris Stitch Plaited Cross Stitch With the very last stitch (11-12) run your needle beneath thread 5-6. This will complete the plaited effect.
Double Leviathan Rhodesian Round Stitch The Rice Stitch Another way of doing Rice Stitch This is an example of how Rice Stitch might be done over two threads instead of over four. Diagonal Rice Stitch Tied Cross Stitch Large Tied Cross Stitch aka Double Tied Cross Stitch Italian Cross Stitch Arrowhead Stitch Bosnia Stitch Paris Stitch Plaited Cross Stitch With the very last stitch (11-12) run your needle beneath thread 5-6. This will complete the plaited effect.
Rhodesian Round Stitch The Rice Stitch Another way of doing Rice Stitch This is an example of how Rice Stitch might be done over two threads instead of over four. Diagonal Rice Stitch Tied Cross Stitch Large Tied Cross Stitch aka Double Tied Cross Stitch Italian Cross Stitch Arrowhead Stitch Bosnia Stitch Paris Stitch Plaited Cross Stitch With the very last stitch (11-12) run your needle beneath thread 5-6. This will complete the plaited effect.
The Rice Stitch Another way of doing Rice Stitch This is an example of how Rice Stitch might be done over two threads instead of over four. Diagonal Rice Stitch Tied Cross Stitch Large Tied Cross Stitch aka Double Tied Cross Stitch Italian Cross Stitch Arrowhead Stitch Bosnia Stitch Paris Stitch Plaited Cross Stitch With the very last stitch (11-12) run your needle beneath thread 5-6. This will complete the plaited effect.
Another way of doing Rice Stitch This is an example of how Rice Stitch might be done over two threads instead of over four. Diagonal Rice Stitch Tied Cross Stitch Large Tied Cross Stitch aka Double Tied Cross Stitch Italian Cross Stitch Arrowhead Stitch Bosnia Stitch Paris Stitch Plaited Cross Stitch With the very last stitch (11-12) run your needle beneath thread 5-6. This will complete the plaited effect.
This is an example of how Rice Stitch might be done over two threads instead of over four. Diagonal Rice Stitch Tied Cross Stitch Large Tied Cross Stitch aka Double Tied Cross Stitch Italian Cross Stitch Arrowhead Stitch Bosnia Stitch Paris Stitch Plaited Cross Stitch With the very last stitch (11-12) run your needle beneath thread 5-6. This will complete the plaited effect.
Diagonal Rice Stitch Tied Cross Stitch Large Tied Cross Stitch aka Double Tied Cross Stitch Italian Cross Stitch Arrowhead Stitch Bosnia Stitch Paris Stitch Plaited Cross Stitch With the very last stitch (11-12) run your needle beneath thread 5-6. This will complete the plaited effect.
Tied Cross Stitch Large Tied Cross Stitch aka Double Tied Cross Stitch Italian Cross Stitch Arrowhead Stitch Bosnia Stitch Paris Stitch Plaited Cross Stitch With the very last stitch (11-12) run your needle beneath thread 5-6. This will complete the plaited effect.
Large Tied Cross Stitch aka Double Tied Cross Stitch Italian Cross Stitch Arrowhead Stitch Bosnia Stitch Paris Stitch Plaited Cross Stitch With the very last stitch (11-12) run your needle beneath thread 5-6. This will complete the plaited effect.
Italian Cross Stitch Arrowhead Stitch Bosnia Stitch Paris Stitch Plaited Cross Stitch With the very last stitch (11-12) run your needle beneath thread 5-6. This will complete the plaited effect.
Arrowhead Stitch Bosnia Stitch Paris Stitch Plaited Cross Stitch With the very last stitch (11-12) run your needle beneath thread 5-6. This will complete the plaited effect.
Bosnia Stitch Paris Stitch Plaited Cross Stitch With the very last stitch (11-12) run your needle beneath thread 5-6. This will complete the plaited effect.
Paris Stitch Plaited Cross Stitch With the very last stitch (11-12) run your needle beneath thread 5-6. This will complete the plaited effect.
Plaited Cross Stitch With the very last stitch (11-12) run your needle beneath thread 5-6. This will complete the plaited effect.
With the very last stitch (11-12) run your needle beneath thread 5-6. This will complete the plaited effect.
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