The World of Cross Stitching - UK (2020-02)

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Project Fox Cushion

Fox Cushion chart (bottom left)

Fox Cushion chart (bottom right)

sew a lazy daisy

embroidery stitch

How to...

1 Secure your thread at the back of your work. Now, bring your

needle up at the centre of your lazy daisy stitch, then take it back

down through the fabric next to where it came up. Make sure not to

pull the thread all the way through to the back, so that you create a

loop on the front of your fabric. This will be your first ‘petal’.

2 Bring your needle back up where you want the top of your

petal to be. Take your needle back down over the thread loop as a

tiny anchoring stitch. Check on the chart where the tip of the flower

petal should be, because each one is slightly different.

3 Just repeat steps 1 and 2, bringing your needle up at the

centre each time, for a flower made up of lazy daisy stitches. Please

note that your flower will have 5 ‘petals’, not 6 like the example here.

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This fox is full of

character and the

backstitch brings

the whole scene

to life. This’ll look

fab next to Fiona’s

hare cushion I have

already made.

EMILY,

DESIGNER