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Now I remember doing cross stich as a child and stupidly thought oh this will be an easy one! WRONG, cross stich takes hours and hours even quiet a simple one! so I only have a work in progress to show you....
You guessed it's bamboo!
Arnt they fab!
Have a lovely day
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Cross-stitch
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cross-stitch is a popular form of counted-thread embroidery in which X-shaped stitches in a tiled, raster-like pattern are used to form a picture. Cross-stitch is usually executed on easily countable evenweave fabric called aida cloth. The stitcher counts the threads in each direction so that the stitches are of uniform size and appearance. This form of cross-stitch is also called counted cross-stitch in order to distinguish it from other forms of cross-stitch. Sometimes cross-stitch is done on designs printed on the fabric (stamped cross-stitch); the stitcher simply stitches over the printed pattern.
Eventually it will be finished, tho as yet not quiet sure what it will be!
So heres some of the great stuff others have made on ETSY....
Arnt they fab!
Have a lovely day
xxxCraft, cross stich, cards, chainmaille, copper, coloring, clay, caligraphi,...
I used to do a lot of cross stitch when I was (much) younger. But I wouldn't want anyone to compare any of my finished products to the chart from which they were made! I always had to do a little improvising, because my counts were inevitably off. I remember doing what was intended to be a foal once that became a definite old horse before I was done!
ReplyDeleteWow, that Bob Marley is amazing. Maybe if you try hard that simple bamboo can become something great.
ReplyDeleteJust go for it!
By the way, I just realized you have overpassed the 100 followers. Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteHi, Niky: You are very creative. Nice blog theme.
ReplyDeleteI used to cross-stitch with my grandma. Thanks for reminding me of those long-lost memories. Great C post!
ReplyDeleteGlad I found you - I like your ABC so far ;-)) I'm doing something similar, only "just" quilty terms. Thanks for providing such useful information !!
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