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

Project

80 The World of Cross Stitching

Quick Challenge

http://www.gathered.how/woxs

Faby’s masterclass

Discover new techniques every month with our resident stitching expert, Faby Reilly

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his series has been designed by me

especially for those of you who are keen

to learn new stitches and treat yourself

to a fun monthly challenge. The designs will

cover a variety of styles and themes each

issue and every pattern is small enough

that it can be stitched over a weekend or in

between larger projects. You can display your

finished stitching in a manner of your choice,

exercising your creativity! Although they

may look intricate, my patterns are simple to follow, and I’ll give you

clear tutorials for the special stitches where needed. I do recommend

practising the new stitches on a piece of scrap fabric before you start

your main design. I hope you enjoy learning these new techniques!

LEARN... SPIDER WEB STITCH

1 Stitch the star shape (with an

odd number of arms – here we’ve

used five) that will hold the finished

stitch in place. We used two thread

colours here to show the steps

clearly, but the whole stitch should be

completed using one single colour.

2 Bring up the needle in the centre

of the star shape and stitch the ‘web’

by weaving the needle through the

branches of the star shape (above,

under, above, under, etc.), keeping

your tension even.

3 Continue to weave the thread

until the whole star shape is covered

by the woven web. Here is what your

finished spider web stitch should look

like on your main design.

do a spider

web stitch

How to...

Cross stitch in two strands

DMC Anchor Madeira

16 254 2703 pistachio

310 403 2400 black

436 1045 2011 tan

597 1064 1110 blue

59 8 10 6 2 1111 l i g h t b l u e

704 255 1308 green

738 367 2013 light tan

743 302 113 yellow

744 301 112 light yellow

747 158 1104 sky blue

963 73 502 rose pink

3706 33 409 pink

3708 31 408 light pink

Backstitch in one strand

––––– 310 403 2400 black

Spider web stitch in two strands*

––––– 4190 ocean coral

Mill Hill seed beads

00145 pink

STITCH COUNT 38 high x 88 wide

DESIGN AREA 14 HPI (28-count evenweave) –

7x16cm (2¾x6¼in)

STITCHED BY Faby Reilly

This design was stitched using DMC stranded cotton,

*DMC Color Variations and Mill Hill seed beads on 28-count

evenweave over two threads of the fabric

Frog & Wellies key

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Stitching Time

Approx. 12 hours

Type of Stitches

Cross stitch, fractionals,

backstitch, spider web stitch,

beads

Ease of Stitching

Advanced

Decorate

Factb with beads