Cross Stitch Crazy - UK (2019-08)

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W

hen she’s not busy helping to

make sure all your charts are

just right or creating our fab

Celeb stitch charts, you’ll find

Step into Heather Nugent’s

creative space and find

out how she puts together

most of the projects you

see in issues of Crazy!

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me^ to

Heather’s world

of making up!

Heather at her creation station making

up projects for future issues of Crazy.

Part of Heather’s role is to

turn the finished stitching for

projects into the different

pieces you see throughout

Crazy. “I always iron the

stitching beforehand. Then,

I plan it all out in a notebook,

measure it all twice and get cracking,”

she explains. “I can’t stress enough

how important this is for getting your

finished design looking its best!”

Before you start stitching, Heather

recommends taking time to really think

about what you want to turn

your stitching into, as you may

want to leave a wider border

around your work for making

up later. There are so many

ways you can finish off your

stitching – too many to fit on

just two pages! So, here are six of

Heather’s quick and easy ways you can

make up your stitching, plus top tips

for adding that perfect finishing touch.

Heather says:

“Don’t cut your

thread too long!

The longer it is,

the more there

is to tangle.”

Turn your stitching into cards and gift tags for

special occasions with these easy steps!

1 For an aperture card, measure the aperture

first. Then, cut your stitching to a slightly larger

size with a 1cm (½in) border. Stick double-

sided tape around the aperture on the reverse

side, as close to the edge as possible.

2 Lay your stitching face-up and position the

card above, with the aperture framing the

design. Move the card around until you’re

happy with the position, then stick in place.

3 Stick more strips of tape to the left-hand

flap of the card. Insert white paper behind the

aida, then fold over the flap. For a patched

card or gift tag, simply trim your aida with

a two-square border and fray one row.

How to make cards and gift tags

4 Cut some white paper to a slightly

smaller size than your aida and stick to

the back of your aida with double-sided

tape. Place more strips of double-sided

tape to the back of the white paper and

position carefully over the card blank or

gift tag and stick into place.

Try different

colours and patter

ns

against your design

to

find (^) the right one!
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use acid-free double-sided
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