The World of Cross Stitching

How to stitch

Cross stitch

Each coloured square on the chart represents a whole cross stitch. Bring the needle up at the bottom left corner of a square and down at the top right corner. Then, bring the needle up at the bottom right corner and down at the top left to complete a stitch (starting corner positions can be reversed if preferred).

Half cross stitch

Half cross stitch is identified with a different symbol on

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