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The pleasures of cross-stitch. A collection of projects decorated with exquisite embroidery. Includes table linens, rugs, clothing decorations, chair seats, pillows, stuffed toys, etc.
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Mar 1984 (v.62#3) pg. 79, 120

Advice on how to how to keep the same tension on different fibers when cross-stitching.
CRAFTS Apr 1991 (v.14#4) pg. 98

Tips on determining the design size when planning a cross-stitch project.
CROSS STITCH SAMPLER Spring 1991 (v.9#1) pg. 20

Tip: the loop method for starting a new thread.
CROSS STITCH SAMPLER Spring 1991 (v.9#1) pg. 20

Basic techniques for cross-stitching on linen including the knotless waste knot and buttonhole stitch.
CROSS STITCH SAMPLER Spring 1991 (v.9#1) pg. 36

Stitcher's Primer. Tips on choosing floss and needles for a project and suggestions on alternatives to an embroidery hoop.
CROSS STITCH SAMPLER Fall 1991 (v.9#3) pg. 6

How to do snowflaking, also called chicken scratch, or teneriffe, on gingham checks.
McCALLS NEEDLEWORK & CRAFTS Jan-Feb 1984 (v.29#1) pg. 78, 10

How to do the Swedish technique known as "tvist-som". It is a variation of "braided cross-stitch" worked on canvas.
McCALLS NEEDLEWORK & CRAFTS Jun 1984 (v.29#3) pg. 50, 74

How to use waste canvas when working counted cross-stitch on fabrics other than Aida cloth.
McCALLS NEEDLEWORK & CRAFTS Apr 1989 (v.34#2) pg. 20

How to use double mesh "waste" canvas and a non-woven interfacing to allow you to cross-stitch on knits and uneven surfaces.
NEEDLE & THREAD Sep-Oct 1982 (v.2#5) pg. 6

Checked gingham. Ideas for interesting things to do with this classic fabric. Includes smocking, cross-stitch embroidery, French knots, "spider webs", and quilting.
NEEDLE & THREAD Jul-Aug 1983 (v.3#4) pg. 8

Counted cross-stitch seashore embroidery.
NEEDLECRAFT FOR TODAY May-Jun 1979 (v.2#3) pg. 12, 47

An introduction to counted cross-stitch. Includes instructions for a key chain fob insert.
NEEDLECRAFT FOR TODAY May-Jun 1982 (v.5#3) pg. 3, 38

A needlework primer: Tips on the cross-stitch.
NEEDLECRAFT FOR TODAY Mar-Apr 1984 (v.7#2) pg. 19

A needlework primer: Tips on teneriffe embroidery.
NEEDLECRAFT FOR TODAY May-Jun 1984 (v.7#3) pg. 21

Stitcher's primer. Displaced stitches, two types and when to use them.
NEEDLEWORDS Winter 1990 (v.8#4) pg. 8

Tips on working cross-stitch on linen fabric.
NEEDLEWORDS Winter 1990 (v.8#4) pg. 19

Insertion stitches. Part 3. Includes diagrams for the buttonhole and Rococo variation insertion stitches.
NEEDLEWORDS Winter 1990 (v.8#4) pg. 25

Two tips on organizing cross-stitch patterns and floss.
THREADS #12 Aug-Sep 1987 pg. 12

Tips on working the cross-stitched designs stamped onto old linen.
THREADS #51 Feb-Mar 1994 pg. 10

How to do "paper" cross-stitch embroidery using perforated paper. Includes patterns for Christmas tree ornament, sampler, reindeer box, bookmark and napkin ring.
WOMAN'S DAY Dec 11 1984 (v.48#4) pg. 94, 96

Basic counted cross stitch instructions.
WORKBASKET Feb 1982 (v.47#4) pg. 35

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