If you are a person who loves arts and has an artistic hand then a craft book would be very useful for you. The book contains facts and information about a particular craft or art. There are craft books about painting, knitting, stitching, candle making, doll making and many other craft ideas. Individuals who have the proclivity for making decorative and useful objects can get plenty ideas from the craft book. You will not only be having fun honing up your artistic skills but you may also save money by making instead of buying things you are capable of doing.
What follows are excellent ideas.
Get yourself a cross-stitch book and start satisfying your artistic itch by making beautiful and unique decorative items during your free time. It tells you information about the cross-stitching, and how you can go about of doing it. The following will serve as your guide in doing a cross-stitch project.
The materials that you will need. A graph for drawing your design, fabric ideal for cross stitching, a 24 or 26 tapestry needle, embroidery thread or flows, hoop and pair of scissors.
How to cross stitch.
You need to separate the cotton strands which are usually in six strands in correct number for stitching. Use the correct cotton color for each symbol using the color key as your reference. You should start the cross stitch design from the middle in such a way that the stitching you made fits in the fabric without going off from one side. You can find the center of the fabric by folding it vertically and across so you will know exactly where to begin, and then look for the center of the graph which is usually indicated by arrows.
You can now thread your needle and start cross stitching, leaving a short end of the thread protruding at the back side of the fabric and stitching over it several times. After you have stitched with one color, you can change colors as you work through the design according to the color pattern. You can pin the end of the thread to prevent it from getting loose by passing the needle under the existing threads.
You have a choice of several forms of cross stitches, from single, row, half, back and part stitches which all make for beautifully finished products.
What follows are excellent ideas.
Get yourself a cross-stitch book and start satisfying your artistic itch by making beautiful and unique decorative items during your free time. It tells you information about the cross-stitching, and how you can go about of doing it. The following will serve as your guide in doing a cross-stitch project.
The materials that you will need. A graph for drawing your design, fabric ideal for cross stitching, a 24 or 26 tapestry needle, embroidery thread or flows, hoop and pair of scissors.
How to cross stitch.
You need to separate the cotton strands which are usually in six strands in correct number for stitching. Use the correct cotton color for each symbol using the color key as your reference. You should start the cross stitch design from the middle in such a way that the stitching you made fits in the fabric without going off from one side. You can find the center of the fabric by folding it vertically and across so you will know exactly where to begin, and then look for the center of the graph which is usually indicated by arrows.
You can now thread your needle and start cross stitching, leaving a short end of the thread protruding at the back side of the fabric and stitching over it several times. After you have stitched with one color, you can change colors as you work through the design according to the color pattern. You can pin the end of the thread to prevent it from getting loose by passing the needle under the existing threads.
You have a choice of several forms of cross stitches, from single, row, half, back and part stitches which all make for beautifully finished products.
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