The World of Cross Stitching - UK (2020-04)

Your Questions Answered

http://www.gathered.how/woxs The World of Cross Stitching 35

Cross stitch in two strands

DMC Anchor Madeira

310 403 2400 black

317 400 1714 grey

813 140 910 light blue

826 149 906 blue

Backstitch in one strand

––––– 310 403 2400 black

STITCH COUNT 18 high x 30 wide

DESIGN AREA 14 HPI (28-count evenweave) –

3.5x5.5cm (1¼x2¼in)

This design was stitched using DMC stranded cotton

Road Bike key

Good eye-dea

Q

Is there an easy way

to thread needles? I

have so much trouble but it

never seems to be a

problem for anyone else!

Shelly Ann,

via Facebook

A

Heather: You’ll be

surprised how

common a problem this is,

which is why you can buy a

handy little tool to help!

There’s a few variations on

the market, but I love this

DMC* needle threader, as

it’s a 3-in-1 tool – one hook

for threading heavy-weight

threads/yarns, one hook for

medium-weight threads,

and a wire for use with

fine threads.

Request a design and our resident design

expert, Jenny, might just chart it for you...

On your bike!

A great little motif for those who are cycling crazy

Wishes granted

Don’t forget to send all

your stitchy questions and

design requests in to us!

Email us at:

[email protected]

Write to:

Ask the Experts,

The World of Cross Stitching,

Immediate Media Co,

Eagle House, Colston Avenue,

Bristol BS1 4ST

Send in queries via Facebook too:

STITCHING

HELP!

We will try and answer your

questions as soon as we can, but

if you’re working to a specific

deadline then do let us know!

Q

I saw a post about the
creation of a pattern that
you would love to stitch. Mine
would be a road bike-style
bicycle to stitch for my
boyfriend. Thanks.
Chrissie Davies, via email

A

Jenny: Hello Chrissie, I
hope you and your
boyfriend will be pleased with
this bike. You can always
personalise this design by
swapping out the blue and
light blue to match the colour
of your boyfriend’s own bike.
Happy stitching and happy
cycling to the both of you!

Q

I’m currently stitching

Jane Henderson’s family

tree from issue 247 (November

2016). I’ve taken out a

nameplate, but I don’t quite

know how to do the pattern

for the branch behind it. Can

you please help?

Aoife Kelly, via email

A

Fiona: I’d suggest

sketching the branch

onto graph paper before

stitching. You could trace

either end of the pattern and

then copy the style of other

branches to fill in the gap. Or

why not fill it with a little motif

instead – maybe another bird?

Branching out

10 10

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Branching out

Aoife is seeking advice

on how to alter a pattern

Please note: Jenny can only fit in fairly small designs and for copyright reasons she is unable to chart logos, or characters from films and TV.