#simple cross stitch

[edthefatmagicturtle]

Birth of Venus, Botticelli. Simple cross stitch pattern, 12 colors

#cross stitch #cross stitch pattern #venus #art #birth of venus #botticelli #simple cross stitch #art cross stitch #birth of venus cross stitch

[thisbuildinghasfeelings]

Wanna dance? ⭐️❤️

#911 lone star #lone star cross stitch #just messing around with something fairly simple after my last more involved project #but I think they turned out pretty cute 🥺

[thatsgonnaleaveamark]

saw this post and @deepwoundsandfadedscars 's tag on it last night and immediately had to make this

fitting whump community tagline for sure

#whump #whumpblr #whump community #embroidery #bit wonky lol and v simple i just did the pattern with my own handwriting which isnt the neatest #hm wondering if i should add some symbols or decoration #im just imagining this like those live laugh love cross stitch things lmao #ah i love embroidery even if it doesnt turn out super clean its so fun

[minigenos]

Finished a little Unico bookmark!

#unico #unicorn #anime #art #my art #cross stitch #needlecraft #needlework #i thought his design was simple enough to color match and cross stitch

[mitalco]

🕯️ ~Two lit candles for the second Sunday of Advent~ 🕯️

#embroidery #cross stitch #miri's handiwork #candle cross stitch #advent #I love embroidering motifs like this one~ #it's simple yet beautiful~

[loosethreadstitchery]

your stuff is absolutely BEAUTIFUL, do you have an suggestions for a somewhat beginner? I've only ever used stamped sets that come with all the thread and such supplied. What items should I get to begin doing cross stitch with other patterns? Sorry if this a lot of questions but I'm kinds curious about where to start. Thank you!

In addition to stamped kits, you can get counted kits - they'll come with fabric, floss, and a paper pattern to follow, often with instructions. If there isn't a kit you want to make, you can also get a pattern and supplies separately. At a minimum, you'll need

A pattern. There are endless patterns out there, free and paid. It's a good idea to start with something relatively small and simple to get the hang of following a chart.

Aida cloth. Check your pattern to see if it recommends a specific thread count (e.g. 11-count, 14-count, etc.). This may be flexible, but it will affect the size of your stitches and of the finished piece. For small patterns, most commercially available cuts of Aida will be more than big enough, but you can always double-check by entering the size of your chart into a calculator like this one (this recommends larger margins than I usually bother with, but will tell you the size of the stitched area). Also, do yourself and your eyes a favour and don't have your first piece be on black Aida; use white or coloured while you're getting used to it.

Embroidery floss. Your pattern may suggest colours, but with something like a blackwork sampler, there's often some flexibility.

A needle.

I'd also recommend

An embroidery hoop, frame, or Q-snap. Some people can do without this (called working "in hand"), but I'm not one of them - keeping the fabric taut makes it easier to keep your stitches even and avoid the fabric bunching or pulling. I mostly use a hoop, sometimes a frame, but I haven't tried a Q-snap.

Things that might make your life easier:

Gridding your fabric. A lot of patterns will have heavier lines every 5 or every 10 stitches. You can copy this on your Aida cloth with a washable or heat-erasable pen, or with a contrasting thread you plan to remove. This isn't something I tend to bother with, especially for smaller and simpler patterns, but I know plenty of stitchers who do. If you're worried about losing your place in the pattern, gridding can help. You can also buy pre-gridded Aida with lines that will wash out when you're finished stitching.

Depending on the pattern, it may be easiest to start stitching from the middle and work your way out. Especially if you don't grid your fabric beforehand, this will make sure your design is centred and you don't run out of room.

#ask #i keep meaning to design something simple to use as sort of a tutorial #and do this in a way that organizes my thoughts a bit better #cross stitch #blackwork #embroidery #fibre arts #fiber arts #crafts

[maxaroniiiii]

yippee! new year time!

#pokemon #ingo #emmet #submas #chandelure #eelektross #my art #i like drawing eelektross! #i love chandelure but i have no fun drawing it. #im so sleepy so im not drawing any thing for new years #take this i was supposed to post it like a week ago but forgot #maybe ill draw a late new years thing tomorrow? who knows #i think they would have framed pictures of every thomas the tank engine character. #i got a thomas the tank engine cross stitch book for christmas :) #im disappointed that the patterns are very simple but it is simply something ill have to deal with. #i do like it tho its very funny to me #ive been crossstitching and stuff since i was really little so im glad that i got something related to my interests #that doesnt happen very often #even if it was a joke gift

[dare-g]

Evil clown

#art the clown #terrifier #damien leone #terrifier 2 #cross stitch #thought this was a design i could maybe make to sell #its simple but still a lot of stitching so maybe not ideal but doable sure #thinking about the local horror con maybe getting them out there and some THCs #also thought maybe i could do some Arts with blood on him for verity #idk well see #talks

[bleepblopbloop56]

Im getting so close to finishing this donnie cross stitch ive been working on since i got out of the hospital im litterally foaming at the mouth

#for some damn reason its my biggest yet #its a really simple pattern its just bigger than my usual go around #when i finish this i have a leo im almost done with #so that ones next. then a mikey #i WILL cross stitch all of them. i WILL.

[zek-is-alive]

I made this before I shut down my Etsy shop. Just a silly little one. Its an evil eye sprite from the original Doom. If you want it, just make it! I'd love to see it if anyone does! It would work out to be about 3-4 inches tall on 14ct aida

#my art #free cross stitch pattern #free pattern #cross stitch #doom #sprite #evil eye #simple

[edthefatmagicturtle]

Andy Warhol’s Marilyn Monroe, simple cross stitch, 12 colors

#cross stitch #cross stitch pattern #art cross stitch #simple cross stitch #marilyn monroe #andy warhol #andy warhol cross stitch #marilyn monroe cross stitch #pop art

[thisbuildinghasfeelings]

SOULMATES 🥺❤️

#911 lone star #lone star cross stitch #just another little fairly simple one before I get to work on the season 4 installment of my Tarlos Series! #i made the pattern for this one back months ago when i was first messing around with how best to represent people in stitch form #i think i like how it turned out #actually it's hard to tell because whenever i think of that scene i get all 😭😭😭😭😭 and i lose objectivity 😂

[ofliterarynature]

This is a little last minute, but there’s two cute reading-dinosaur cross stitch patterns on Daily Cross Stitch today! The Stegosaurus is free today only (May 28 2022) with an account (and should still be available for sale later), and the T-Rex is just $1!

#bec posts #cross stitch #a lot of their patterns are just kind of nonsense #but theres some cute ones! and they're cheap and really simple! #they’re great patterns for beginners as long as you look up instructions #(I can also help if you’re interested!) #daily cross stitch #craft tag

[minimoefoe]

want to buy the yarn to try and make another fourth doctor cardigan but i’m like there’s a high chance it will either turn out shit and will feel like a waste of money/time or turn out good but when i put it on etsy no one will be interested 🙃

#Nat knits #it’s just like #i don’t have the money to be buying and making things #that are going to give me something back #even though I know practicing making stuff IS giving me something back bc yknow it’s pracide #practice #UGH #this time round with the cardigan I’m making it easier for myself and just doing it in plain knitting #rather than loads of patterns #i might try that again another time #but for now I think Simple is better #i think once I ve got the squares and cuffs all made #the only things that could go sideways are the collard and button holes #the collar on the first one I made is shit #and I didn’t even bother with button holes bc I couldn’t figure it out #i also have the same thing with cross stitch #wanting to buy stuff to make something #but if no one is interested in buying said thing then chances are it was a waste of money #it’s also really expensive to buy all the thread for the sort of things I wanna make #bc I want it to have lots of colours #and if I ever do a full screen cap #it’s gonna take A Lot of thread

[oldladyblogs]

MEOWTH! THAT'S RIGHT!

My companion piece to the giant Team Rocket stitch I made for my friend :)

I wish I had kept up with Pokemon, but my interests went elsewhere. I still enjoy it as a nostalgia factor, though, and I DO still have all my cards!

This pattern called for Jessie and James to be under the words, but 1. I had already done them in the Big Piece and 2. My wrist was also completely destroyed at this point and I just wanted this to be done. I like it better like this, I think...

#cross stitch #actually a project #fandom #pokemon #meowth #trinity gets all the things #forgot to post this my bad #we all make mistakes #mine is that i have a memory span of a squirrel #im finishing up a project for me rn #hope to have it done and framed by my birthday #currently Going Through Shit so we will see #im about a month post op for a lapiplasty #thats foot surgery in simple terms #i havent walked in a month and im getting very tired of it #trying to like #keep my head up and all but my god #it really sucks #everything is a chore when you only have one foot

[irfana-1]

#animal cross stitch #stitch animal #cross stitch geometric pattern #cross stitch animals #simple animal cross stitch patterns