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10 Tips to Cross Stitch Faster – Video Tutorial

October 21, 2023 by Shellie Wilson Leave a Comment

You don’t need to cross stitch quicker! But if you must, here are ten pointers to get you started in this video by The Giddy Stitcher.

She takes you through the cross-stitch stitching process, doing half stitches first, and the relative benefits of railroading, among other things.

Railroading is a method for forcing your thread to lay flat and evenly. It’s also a fantastic method to limit the amount of twisting your thread naturally does while you stitch. This is especially useful for threads that twist up more than normal, such as glow-in-the-dark and metallic.

 

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