Really basic cross stitch question.
#21
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Lots of opinions! and a lot of cross stitchers … I have always used 2 strands through the eye and left a tail on the back when starting a new thread/color … as I start the cross's I make sure to cover over the tail on the back and that has always kept it in place. I have never had a problem. Good luck!
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Have fun - I love to embroider.
#24
I'm getting ready to start my first cross stitch project but there's one thing I don't understand and it's so basic that books and blogs don't mention it. I understand that you put a strand through the needle and double it over. But when the instructions say "Use two strands," does that mean to put one strand through the needle and double it, thus the "two strands" go through the fabric? Or do you actually use two strands through the needle, ending up with four strands going through the fabric?
I assume it's the first example and I'm just over-thinking the second example, but it worries me.
Tate
I assume it's the first example and I'm just over-thinking the second example, but it worries me.
Tate
- do not knot your thread to secure at beginning or end, instead use the loop method to secure at beginning if possible, otherwise weave the thread under other stitches to secure.
- keep a consistent tension
- don’t travel too far
- be consistent in the direction of your stitches, how they lie on top of each other
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