Fibers & stitching

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Half stitch

Textiles; Fibers & stitching

This is one half of a cross stitch. Only one stitch is sewn and its direction is sometimes given on the chart. The other half to make the cross is not sewn. The half stitches are either just the ...

This is the most common technique used to start stitching when there is nowhere to anchor the end of the thread. You tie a small knot in the thread and make a stitch from front to back a short way ...

Unpick

Textiles; Fibers & stitching

Unpicking occurs when you loose your place in a design or you simply loose concentration and end up stitching too many stitches or using the wrong color. It happens to the best of us however ...

Unbleached threads

Textiles; Fibers & stitching

Are un-dyed threads and are great if you want to experiment with your own colors.

Stamped cross stitch

Textiles; Fibers & stitching

This type of cross stitch has the design printed onto the fabric, usually as Xs. The complete design is sewn over and so the printing can not be seen on the end result. The legend shows which colour ...

Stranded cotton

Textiles; Fibers & stitching

The stranded cotton is the term used to describe the normal thread used for most cross stitch designs. It is bought as a skein and is available in hundreds of different colors, each of which has a ...

Tapestry needle

Textiles; Fibers & stitching

This is the recommended needle for cross-stitch and needlepoint. Because the end is blunt and the eye is large, the needle will hold multiple plies of floss or thick yarn and will not catch the ...