Cross Stitch Favourites - UK (2020-02)

(Antfer) #1

1


Cut your stitched piece
leaving a 1.5cm (½in)

border all around the design.


2


Cut two panels of backing
fabric measuring 37x5cm

(14½x2in) and pin to either


side of the stitched piece,


with right sides facing. Sew


with a 1cm (¼in) seam


allowance. Press seams open.


Cut two more panels of fabric


measuring 35x5cm (13¾x2in)


for the top and bottom. Pin


and sew as before.


3


Cut a piece of backing
fabric the same size as

your entire front panel. Place


the two pieces together


with right sides facing. Stitch


around the edges using a


1cm (¼in) seam, leaving a


5cm (2in) gap at the top


edge. Turn through to the


right side and press, slip


stitching the gap closed.


4


To make a tab for the
dowel rod, cut a strip of
fabric measuring 7x15cm
(2¾x6in). With right sides
facing, fold in half lengthways
and sew around the raw
edges with a 1cm (¼in)
seam, leaving a small gap for
turning. Turn through to the
right side, slip stitch the gap
closed and press. Repeat to
make a second tab.

5


Fold the first tab in half
over the top edge of the
hanging, positioned 4cm
(1½in) in from the side. Pin in
place. Repeat for other tab.

6


Stitch a large button to
the centre of each tab,
making sure that you sew
through all the layers to
secure the tab in place. Insert
a dowel rod through the tabs.
Attach a length of ribbon to
the dowel rod for hanging.

How to make a hanging


Farmyard hanging


“Half cross stitch is used for the grassy


patches where the animals graze.


It helps these areas blend into the


background, giving a less dense


covering of the fabric.”
Fiona Baker, technical editor
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