I'm pretty sure most of you already do something like this, but my friend shared some tips with me and I thought they were very helpful.
- When working on a detailed pattern, block off a 10x10 section on your pattern and focus only on that. When you're completely done with the 10x10 section, move on to the next.
- Thread "parking." When working with more than one color in a complicated section, "park" your thread color until you need it again. Basically you pull the thread through the front of your work and let it dangle until you need it again. This works great because you don't have to keep finishing off your thread and re-starting it.
Do any of you have helpful cross stitch tips? Please share them!
Cross Stitching Tips
- PinkPoodle
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Cross Stitching Tips
Currently working on:
Tiki Room Cross Stitch
Large Skyrim Perler project
A quilt I really need to finish
Tiki Room Cross Stitch
Large Skyrim Perler project
A quilt I really need to finish
- Knittenkitten
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Re: Cross Stitching Tips
If you're like me, you tend to work one page at a time and work one color at a time for that page. I find it helpful to use a highlighter to mark off the stitches that I've already done as some of the colors can be quite close together in shading.
WIPs:
LoZ:LTTP Map (page 13 of 15)
Save the Stitches Blackwork
Frederick the Literate Kit
Butterfly Scroll Kit
Rainbow Gallery's Specialty Stitch Alphabet
LoZ:LTTP Map (page 13 of 15)
Save the Stitches Blackwork
Frederick the Literate Kit
Butterfly Scroll Kit
Rainbow Gallery's Specialty Stitch Alphabet
- PinkPoodle
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Re: Cross Stitching Tips
A highlighter is a great idea! I use a sticky note to help me keep track, but I might try a highlighter.
Currently working on:
Tiki Room Cross Stitch
Large Skyrim Perler project
A quilt I really need to finish
Tiki Room Cross Stitch
Large Skyrim Perler project
A quilt I really need to finish
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Re: Cross Stitching Tips
I like to use black and white patterns, and use a pencil to mark what I've done. Easy to see what I've done and what's left.
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Re: Cross Stitching Tips
Ditto on one colour at a time. I tried parking but I got threads tangled so it wasn't ideal.
The highlighter is my friend.
The highlighter is my friend.