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From the lens How to Cross Stitch .

  • miaponzo May 11, 2012 @ 1:15 am | delete
    I have done loads of cross stitch.. but I think my favorite is "Home Sweet Home"... I have some Palestinian and Syrian hand cross stitched dresses.. they are amazing!!! :) Blessed!
  • Tipi Apr 7, 2012 @ 11:55 am | delete
    Returning to bless the hands of those who teach others to cross stitch...I was here about a year ago and still have not gotten back to it...*
  • Top-Songs Mar 31, 2012 @ 9:45 am | delete
    Thanks for the refresher, i remember cross stitching in school - with the right pattern & colors it can be a work of art worthy of hanging on any wall.
  • Wealth-seekers Mar 12, 2012 @ 1:59 pm | delete
    Thanks for making it easy to do. Now this will be nice during relax time.
    Enjoy your lens.
    http://www.squidoo.com/popular-free-ebooks
  • Lemming13 Mar 8, 2012 @ 7:32 am | delete
    Very useful introduction.
  • BuckHawk Feb 2, 2012 @ 8:53 am | delete
    Just stopping by to drop a little Groundhog dust on this lens. I can't believe I missed it before!
  • Nonersays Jan 28, 2012 @ 9:45 pm | delete
    That little mouse is too cute for words!
    I'm crazy about cross stitch, but don't have enough time to work on anything between being a full time employee outside the house and a mommy to a toddler at home.
  • mbgphoto Jan 14, 2012 @ 8:36 am | delete
    wonderful instructions...very well done..blessed and congratulations for making page 1 of Squidoo
  • Shizuo_ Jan 13, 2012 @ 9:26 pm | delete
    Hmm I may try this when I got some time to spare this weekend. You can do some amazing stuff without that much effort, at least you can try ;)
    Comments and likes always appreciated, will return the favor.
  • AlleyCatLane Jan 13, 2012 @ 9:25 pm | delete
    I did a lot of cross stitch years ago in my thirties. I have a large framed piece I did of oriental musicians in my living room that was 22 stitches to the inch. I still love it. I even traced the floral pattern off my couch and put it on graph paper to use as a pattern to make a matching cross stitch throw pillow. You did a great job on instructing people on how to do cross stitch.
  • Mia-Mia Jan 12, 2012 @ 4:24 pm | delete
    An excellent tutorial. I haven't cross-stitched in years. You've made me miss cross-stitching. Great lens.
  • vanidiana Jan 12, 2012 @ 9:00 am | delete
    Nice lens. I once tried cross stitching when I was in mid grade school. It really needs patience to get it done perfectly.
  • baby-strollers Jan 11, 2012 @ 3:44 pm | delete
    Well, I"m not a cross stitcher myself, but my wife does it.
  • Gary M Jan 11, 2012 @ 3:17 am | delete
    This is a wonderful post! I really enjoy cross-stitching, so it's great to read a post from someone who seems to enjoy it as much as I do! I think that you explained everything very clearly and gave much respect to cross-stitching! :-)
  • cleanyoucar Jan 10, 2012 @ 7:53 pm | delete
    Used to do cross stitching because of a project in school, this brings back memories
  • entertainmenteveryday Jan 10, 2012 @ 6:59 pm | delete
    I've had a ballet cross stick kit for years. I'm going to bring it out and give it a try. Thanks for the tips!
  • BuddyBink Jan 10, 2012 @ 6:03 pm | delete
    My Grandmother taught me how to cross stitch. Have not done it in a while but, it is fun and so much satisfaction with the finished work.
  • blackspanielgallery Jan 10, 2012 @ 5:25 pm | delete
    Nice lens
  • heehaw Jan 10, 2012 @ 2:43 pm | delete
    i love to see Cross Stitch after a person finishes it. the design is always unique.
  • Jan 10, 2012 @ 1:41 pm | delete
    I've been cross stitching since 1980. I taught all 3 of my daughters and a few friends to xstitch. American women and needlework done by hand is not a common thing these days. People are always impressed with finished projects and they're so curious when they see me in action, wondering how I have the patience to count all those little squares. lol. Happy stitching. Great lense.
  • Beaddoodler Jan 10, 2012 @ 9:41 am | delete
    It's been a very long time since I worked cross stitch! I always had trouble moving from row to row in order to keep the back of my work neat and going in one direction. My daughter used to laugh at me. She couldn't figure out how I could get mixed up and turned around.
  • skiesgreen Jan 9, 2012 @ 10:00 pm | delete
    Love this lens. Did my first cross stitch embroidery with my autie who died when I was 5. Kept it until someone recently took it away and now it is lost. *Blessed* and featured on Blessings by Skiesgreen 2012. Hugs
  • squidoopets Jan 9, 2012 @ 3:21 pm | delete
    Beautiful page all about cross stitching. This is something my eight year old would love to do.
  • TravelingRae Jan 9, 2012 @ 12:44 pm | delete
    I love stitching projects that will complement my home. I completed one last year that had all the colours in my home(a small RV), plus my china pattern (http://travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/x-stitch.jpg) that I hung in my living room. Now, I'm working on a set of two complementary ones that will hang in the bathroom. I find cross-stitching to be very soothing. I do it while watching television.
  • ohcaroline Jan 9, 2012 @ 10:23 am | delete
    I've been doing cross stitch off and on for quite a while. I enjoy framing them and hanging them on the walls. This is a great tutorial.
  • Stiri Online Jan 9, 2012 @ 2:13 am | delete
    Thanks for tutorials
  • Jan 9, 2012 @ 1:08 am | delete
    Too seriously.
  • traveller27 Jan 8, 2012 @ 10:20 pm | delete
    I made a few cross stitch patterns many years ago - very nice lens. Blessed by a travelling angel.
  • lasertek Jan 8, 2012 @ 8:53 pm | delete
    Its been a long while since I have made a cross stitch project. I am now too busy online.
  • veryirie Dec 30, 2011 @ 12:00 am | delete
    I have a heart shaped cross stitch sampler framed and hanging in our bedroom. It was made many years ago, but I still love it. :)
  • veryirie Dec 29, 2011 @ 11:59 pm | delete
    I have a heart shaped cross stitch sampler that is framed and hanging in our bedroom. I made it so many years ago, but still love it.
  • terrapin719 May 31, 2011 @ 7:55 am | delete
    I love your tutorials :) I can never get my camera to focus right when I try to do close ups of instructional bits, yours came out really great.

    *blessed by the needlework neighborhood angel*
  • Tipi Apr 29, 2011 @ 9:23 am | delete
    Now this is an excellent tutorial on how to cross stitch. I sure hop to get to doing cross stitch again some day but its hard to do while on the computer. Nicely done.
  • DinaDLG Apr 25, 2011 @ 10:32 pm | delete
    I remember the first time I did a counted cross stitch instead of the printed pattern that my mother had always gotten me. I felt quite intelligent as I worked it out and it came out actually in the middle of the cloth! It was something easy but not a starter kit, it was about 15 years ago. And now I have hundreds of patterns and kits I'll never get to but can't stop buying!
  • Senora_M Apr 20, 2011 @ 12:55 pm | delete
    Cool lens. I love to cross stitch. One of my favorites is from Joyful Expressions listed on my Name Blessings lens. My favorite is the His Name Is Jesus cross stitch. I've probably done it 10 times (including once in Spanish now). :)
  • orlifan66 Apr 20, 2011 @ 11:50 am | delete
    Fabulous lens! My first attempt, I got in way over my head! Still working on it 3 years later..now that I have glasses I might be able to work a bit more easily! Maybe put that one away and start with something small and simple.....
  • marsha32 Apr 20, 2011 @ 11:26 am | delete
    I used to do small projects but haven't for a long time
  • WildFacesGallery Mar 28, 2011 @ 11:06 am | delete
    Already been here and liked but returned to lensroll back to my framing cross stitch lens. :)
  • DecoratingforEvents Mar 17, 2011 @ 9:16 am | delete
    I started cross stitching years ago - I loved it. Seems I don't have the time anymore. Sad...
    "Lucky Leprechaun Blessing"
  • WindyWinters Feb 27, 2011 @ 3:40 pm | delete
    I taught myself to cross-stitch years ago and it's a hobby I'd love to take up again. Thanks for your instructions!
  • ColorPetGifts Feb 17, 2011 @ 10:28 pm | delete
    I used to love cross-stitching as a kid, would be cool to get my daughter doing it. Thanks for the cross stitch how-to -:)
  • GonnaFly Feb 8, 2011 @ 4:17 pm | delete
    Fabulous lens! Lensrolled to my free cross stitch patterns lens. I love cross stitch, but haven't done much in the last several years due to homeschooling (and more recently squidooing!)
  • WildFacesGallery Feb 1, 2011 @ 9:00 am | delete
    You did a great job describing cross stitch. Am lensrolling to my How To Stretch A Cross Stitch lens. :)
  • scar4 Jan 20, 2011 @ 12:18 am | delete
    Cross Stitch is not my type actually, but the lens is a really well-done work.
  • Kimbesa Jan 16, 2011 @ 8:05 am | delete
    I find cross stitch very relaxing. Love this lens! **angel blessed**
  • ElizabethJeanAllen Jan 14, 2011 @ 7:51 pm | delete
    I love to cross stitch, but when I try the bigger projects I mess them up. I'm not patient enough to count and counting is a vital part of it.
  • sukkran Jan 13, 2011 @ 8:41 pm | delete
    nice page. i like the way you are using the photo gallery module in this lens. zn informative lens.
  • eclecticeducation Sep 8, 2010 @ 11:58 pm | delete
    How cute! Blessed by an Angel.
  • Sylvestermouse Sep 9, 2010 @ 11:53 am | delete
    Thank you so much for the blessing!
  • mbgphoto Sep 8, 2010 @ 3:39 pm | delete
    Stopping by with a blessing! This is a great lens.
  • Sylvestermouse Sep 8, 2010 @ 4:20 pm | delete
    Bless your sweet heart! I had no idea you were working as a Squid Angel again! Awesome and thank you!
  • Ann-Marie Aug 9, 2010 @ 5:17 am | delete
    Some good advice on this lens and nice clear illustrations. Well done! Lensrolled on my Cross Stitch Samplers lens.
  • NaturalMindset Apr 23, 2010 @ 8:49 pm | delete
    Lovely lens; 5 * and featured on Sew Many Sewing and Knitting Sentiments.
  • KimGiancaterino Feb 5, 2010 @ 7:02 pm | delete
    An excellent cross stitch primer! I love your intro photograph too. I'm featuring this on my counted cross stitch lens.
  • JaguarJulie Feb 3, 2010 @ 8:56 am | delete
    How lovely cross stitch can be! Congratulations my dear as I spotted a purple star on your page. Bravo.
  • terrapin719 Nov 17, 2009 @ 1:21 pm | delete
    Excellent pictures and descriptions :) Congrats on the purple star.
  • BevsPaper Nov 1, 2009 @ 3:08 pm | delete
    Oh look at you with that Purple Star gleaming up there at the top of this lens! Well deserved!
  • _Joan_ Oct 30, 2009 @ 9:11 am | delete
    Congratulations on your purple star!!
  • BevsPaper Oct 25, 2009 @ 10:10 pm | delete
    Came back to re-visit this wonderful lens on cross-stitch and to spread my Angel Wings to give it the blessing it deserves.
  • mbgphoto Oct 15, 2009 @ 1:35 pm | delete
    This is a wonderful lens. Great details on how to do cross-stitch! Blessed by a new Squid Angel!
  • _Joan_ Aug 26, 2009 @ 12:46 am | delete
    Very well explained! I think even I could do it!
  • ElizabethJeanAllen Aug 22, 2009 @ 7:14 pm | delete
    I used to cross stitch all the time when I was younger. I've gotten away from it. I need to pick up the needle and start again.
    Thanks for sharing.
    Lizzy
  • Brookelorren Aug 22, 2009 @ 2:12 pm | delete
    Great lens! I like cross-stitching, but I always do huge projects that take forever to complete. :-)
  • Stazjia Aug 21, 2009 @ 7:01 am | delete
    I love this lens. I've spent hours and hours cross stitching - my grandmother taught me when I was a very little girl and I' ve loved doing it ever since.
  • theraggededge Aug 20, 2009 @ 4:11 pm | delete
    Lovely detailed lens - makes me want to do some cross-stitch right now!
  • shwetashah Aug 20, 2009 @ 12:53 pm | delete
    Perfect! What else one can say?? I used to do it in school.
  • puzzlemaker Aug 20, 2009 @ 8:02 am | delete
    This is totally awesome Cynthia. I've crossstiched several times and I've never thought to make the color coding sheet like you did. Your instructions are so easy to follow.
  • AlishaV Aug 20, 2009 @ 12:16 am | delete
    Wonderful explanation! I've always loved the look of cross stitch and wondered how it was done
  • BevsPaper Aug 19, 2009 @ 5:01 pm | delete
    Very well done! I'm a cross-stitcher myself and you gave some really great information.
  • jptanabe Aug 19, 2009 @ 4:44 pm | delete
    Great job! I made a few cross-stitch things in my time, but my latest effort seems to have been languishing for too long. Maybe I'll get it going again after being inspired by this lens!
  • ulla_hennig Aug 19, 2009 @ 1:34 pm | delete
    Very well explained!
  • Heather426 Aug 19, 2009 @ 12:31 pm | delete
    Very understandable and easy to follow! 5* I love any kind of working with crafts too.
  • GrowWear Aug 19, 2009 @ 12:06 pm | delete
    Wonderful how-to on cross stitch!!

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