Counted cross stitch is an easy and wonderful way to relax. When you are finished it makes a great gift. The designs are endless. Designs range from something as simple as a flower for the beginner, to an intricate garden in front of a castle for the advanced. Counted cross stitch transfers a design from a printed graph onto fabric called Aida. You use embroidery floss to place X’s on the fabric corresponding to the symbols on the chart. Each symbol on the chart represents one X on the fabric. Different symbols on the chart represent different colors of floss. Cross stitch is easy to learn and you only need a few supplies, and some spare time. The first thing you need to begin is a graph. The graph is a design you chose to stitch. There are thousands to chose from. Next, you chose a fabric. There are dozens of fabric to chose from. White or ivory Aida 14 is the most common, and 14 count is an easy fabric to start on.
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