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Cross-stitch sampler, Germany Cross stitching using a hoop and showing use of enamel needle minder. Cross-stitch is a form of sewing and a popular form of counted-thread embroidery in which X-shaped stitches (called cross stitches) in a tiled, raster-like pattern are used to form a picture.
Downey returned to cross-stitching as a hobby, learning the craft after feeling "burnt out" in their decade long career in technology. [2] [3] They found a cross-stitch pattern on Etsy of Captain Picard and began cross stitching again. [2]
Canvas work in cross stitch became popular again in the mid-19th century with the Berlin wool work craze. Herringbone, fishbone, Van Dyke, and related crossed stitches are used in crewel embroidery, especially to add texture to stems, leaves, and similar objects. Basic cross stitch is used to fill backgrounds in Assisi work. [3]
Backstitch, cross stitch, Holbein stitch: Cloth, red thread, silk, stranded perlé cotton Balochi needlework: Balochistan, Pakistan: Beads, cloth, shisha, thread Bargello: Florence, Italy Vertical stitches (e.g. "flame stitch") Linen or cotton canvas, wool floss or yarn Berlin wool work: Berlin, Germany Cross stitch or tent stitch
She had been cross-stitching as a hobby since the age of 18 and in August 2008 [15] had the 'light bulb' idea to combine the two. [ 20 ] Corbett set up the Lonely Craftivist blog in 2008 [ 20 ] and began receiving comments and emails from people around the world asking to join in.
“A Treatise on Plaited Braid Stitch: Parts 1 & 2”, in 'Fine Lines' [11] - the Magazine of the Historic Needlework Guild, Summer 2003, Vol 8, Issues 1 & 2, being the first correct demonstration of how the historic needlework stitch was worked in 400 years.
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