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Cross stitches and misc
Hello! This blog will be mainly cross stitch with a few paintings or other art bits every now and again. I will be posting progress shots of cross stitches, links if you want to get them yourself and some of my own patterns! I'm a beginner, but I've found love in stitching and any tips are super appreciated!!!
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Current Cross Stitch/Embroidery Tutorial and Pointer Master List
Some tutorials, tips, and pointers I’ve put together this year.
My Parking Method - Keeping multiple threads ‘in play’ as you stitch. Useful for large patterns with a lot of confetti.
Recording Your Embroidery - Keep that camera steady so your viewer can follow what you’re doing.
Sewing the Edges on Hand-Made Patches - Works best with simple shapes, but can be adapted with practise.
Various Embroidery Mounts - Differences between hoops, scroll frames, Q-snaps, and stretcher bars, with pros and cons for each.
Using Variegated Floss - Different ways to use variegated or overdyed floss, and what each method looks like on the fabric.
Creating Your Own Photo Pattern - Tutorial uses PCStitch, but any software or web app works with this method.
Adding New Floss Colours to PCStitch - New DMC colours will be coming out next month. Here’s how to add them to your colour library!
Framing Your Embroidery in a Hoop - No glue or tape needed. Keeps your embroidery nice and tight in the hoop for as long as it lives there.
Marble Dye Method - Hand died fabric made ultra-simple. Just need a bowl and a microwave. And your dye, of course.
Gridding Fabric with Pens and Floss/Filament - Two methods for gridding your fabric, with pros and cons for each.
Using Stretcher Bars with your Embroidery - Stretcher bars are weird and scary. Learn how to use them without hurting your embroidery.
Loop Start Method - Who says you can only do a loop start with two strands? Learn how to do it with three.
Tent Stitch - Learn what it is, and when you want to use it.
Railroading and Laying Tools - Keep your stitches looking nice and even, no matter how many strands you’re using.
Creating Alphabet Charts - Use any font on the internet to create an easily stitchable alphabet chart, in any size you need.
Repairing Torn Fabric - If you tear your fabric while you’re frogging a section, don’t start over. Fix it.
Photographing Glow in the Dark Floss - This one gives a lot of people trouble. Learn how to cheat your way through with black lights.
1 over 1 vs 1 over 2 - What’s the difference and when to use each.
Different Fabric Types - Differences between Aida, Evenweave, and Hardanger.
One-Stranded Loop Start - Yep. One strand. Up that start game by getting rid of knots and tangles.
Frogging a Large Project - Avoid ruining your fabric by accidentally tearing it while ripping out all those stitches.
Thread Heaven on a Budget - Get the same stuff at supermarket prices.
Using Metallic Floss - A few tips for making metallic floss suck less.
Filming Your Embroidery - Want to get started on Twitch or YouTube? Here’s some technical help.
Blocking Your Finished Work - Blocking isn’t just for knitters. Get your finished work wrinkle-free without ever touching an iron.
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Cayce was trained as a painter, but wanted to start a non-toxic studio - so she turned to embroidery, something she enjoyed as a child.
One day she turned a portrait around and realized how interesting the backside was. So she started displaying them that way as well.
Then she ventured back into painting, where she recreated the look of the backwards portraits with gouaches and acrylics.
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tomorrow is father’s day and i want some of yall to remember that not everyone wants or needs to celebrate a paternal figure. i am wishing love and strength to anyone who has conflicted feelings about their fathers, who resents what their father put them through, who finds it difficult to get through the day. please remember that you are whole and enough and that feeing some type of way about father’s day does not equate to being a bad person!! stay safe yall.
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Giveaway Contest: We’ve partnered with Flatiron Books to give away THREE copies of M. L. Rio’s recently released (and critically praised) trade paperback version of If We Were Villains!
To enter, you must: 1) reblog this post, and 2) be following macrolit on Tumblr (yes, we will check ;P). Easy, right? We’ll randomly choose one winner on each of the following dates: 19 May, 2 June, and 16 June. And yes, this is an international giveaway. Good luck! :)
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Whenever I’m sad I just remind myself that Chopin was so sensitive and precious that he would cry upon hearing beautiful music even as an infant
And then I get a lot more sad
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Today’s pattern is Phione! (via Pokémon - Phione)
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Here’s a free snowflake cross stitch pattern for your frosty weekend!
tip - open the pattern image separately and save it to your device for the best quality.
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Started curving out the big ol' fancy S!
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It’s been a while! Started up a new stitch for a merry Christmas sign by @potrichina , first time using darker cloth and it’s so weird.
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