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Most stitchers start off using aida – a block-weave fabric, which is divided into squares by a grid of holes, making it an ideal fabric for beginners. Each cross stitch is worked over one square.

Or you may prefer , which is also woven in a grid but in a finer count. Each cross stitch is usually worked

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