Cross Stitch
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Fumiii
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3 weeks, 4 days ago by Fumiii
Hello, so I wanted to try cross stitch using embroidery yarn, but is there any specific size of mesh canvas I should use? I coz some looks really huge for embroidery yarn.
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itarosky
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3 weeks, 4 days ago by itarosky
Are you looking for a plastic canvas? If it looks like a thin grid with big square holes - it's not designed specifically for cross stitch. The canvas for cross stitch is called Aïda and if it's plastic, it normally comes in only one size - count 14. It means that it includes 14 squares per 1 inch (or 5.5 squares per 1 cm). It should look like a plastic sheet with small round holes. To cross stitch on such canvas, you need to separate the strands of your embroidery thread and use only 2 or 3 out of 6. Also, if you don't already have a cross-stitch needle, you need to look for size 24 or 26.If you happen to find a plastic canvas in count 10, it also works pretty well, but you need to use a bigger needle (size 16-18) and use the whole thread without separating the strands. |
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leviOsa_09
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3 weeks ago by leviOsa_09
hello! I also cross stitch! I use count 14 aida fabric, the kind used for cross stitching. I haven’t used the plastic stuff, but normal embroidery floss works great! i normally use 3 strands (splitting it in half) and it works, solidly covering each square.
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Fumiii
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2 weeks, 5 days ago by Fumiii
@itarosky yes I’m looking for a plastic canvas, I wasn’t able to find count 10 I got count 14. I also wonder if there is any youtube video that can explain or maybe a tutorial. I also want to have a clean borders you get what I mean?
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Fumiii
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2 weeks, 5 days ago by Fumiii
@leviOsa_09 can you make keychains out of them?
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silentgirl
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2 weeks, 4 days ago by silentgirl
I use plastic canvas for my cross stitch keychains. To make them into keychains I usually use jump rings and some kind of keychain (either a split keyring or Phone Ring Strap). For the backs I either make them double sided pattern (Making 2 sides of the pattern) or sew felt on to them. I have two pictures of what my keychains look like under patterns #196432 and #196289. Here's a great youtube video tutorial as well https://youtu.be/jLtK8QtnNBs?si=c_N7SDnL9_32RhdT |
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Fumiii
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2 weeks, 2 days ago by Fumiii
@silentgirl girlyyy thank you so much, and thanks for the YouTube tutorial recommendation. Amazing work !!! <33
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