BEGINNING TO NEEDLEPOINT
When you begin your first project - it seems absolutely impossible.
Overwhelmed by the canvas ( with or without a design ) - the fibers and the needles that just sit on your work area and stare back at you listlessly - you sheepishly peek at the instructions with diagrams and wonder why you even thought of getting involved.
The best thing to do - at this time - is practice a few stitches on a small piece of spare canvas with extra fibers you may have.
If you do not have these play things - check with a local or internet shop to see if they will supply them - they usually do.
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| The Basketweave Stitches © JAN VOICH DESIGNS |
Above we show the basket weave stitch process - which is a fabulous favorite as it does not bias the canvas and creates a thick - full finish.
Leave this stitch for a latter time - as it is a bit tricky at first.
We recommend attacking the simple half-stitch first.
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| Half Cross Stitch |
The half-cross stitch goes from one hole to the next row - and then - one hole up.
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| Half Cross Stitch - Front |
The stitches lay in rows and look like grains of rice lined up diagonally.
Watch that you do not pull the stitches too tightly - or leave them too loose.
The stitch tension should be the same and requires a sixth sense which you will acquire very quickly.
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| Half Cross Stitch - Back |
The back of the Half-Cross stitched canvas looks like the photograph above. It is said that the back of the stitched canvases should look as impeccably neat and clean as the front.
Now - just play - until stitching becomes familiar to you !!
Now - just play - until stitching becomes familiar to you !!
There are over 475 different stitches. Yet artists are inventing new stitches every day.
The basic half cross stitch is seen above - we will add the tent or Continental stitches and basket weave stitch instructions soon.
The basic half cross stitch is seen above - we will add the tent or Continental stitches and basket weave stitch instructions soon.
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