Things You'll Need:
- Embroidery Yarns
- Needlepoint Canvases
- Needlepoint Kit
- Needlepoint Patterns
- Embroidery Floss
- Embroidery Frames
- Embroidery Hoops
- Tapestry Needles
- Tapestry Yarns
- Scissors
- Scissors
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Step 1
Thread the tapestry needle with the indicated color and number of yarn or floss strands. Make threading easier by gently twisting the strand ends together.
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Step 2
Pull 3 to 4 inches of yarn or floss through the eye of your tapestry needle. Leave this tail the same length while working on your project.
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Step 3
Position the threaded needle at the back of the canvas and bring the needle up all the way through at your starting point.
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Step 4
Leave about 1 inch of floss or yarn at the back of your work.
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Step 5
Hold this thread at the back of the fabric and work your first few stitches over it to secure the thread.
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Step 6
Start a horizontal row of half-cross stitches at the upper left corner of the canvas area that is to be stitched.
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Step 7
Bring your needle up through the hole at your starting point and down through the hole that is diagonally up and to the right of your starting point.
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Step 8
Bring the needle up again through the hole that is just to the right of your starting point and down through the hole that is diagonally up and to the right of this hole.
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Step 9
Repeat until you've finished the row.
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Step 10
Turn the canvas around once you have completed your first horizontal row.
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Step 11
Begin a new row of stitching in line with the first and continue until all rows have been completed.
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Step 12
Start a vertical row of half-cross stitches at the lower right corner of the canvas area that is to be stitched.
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Step 13
Bring your needle up through the hole at your starting point and down through the hole that is diagonally up and to the right of your starting point.
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Step 14
Bring the needle up again through the hole that is just above your starting point and then down through the hole that is diagonally up and to the right of this hole.
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Step 15
Repeat until you've finished the row.
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Step 16
Turn the canvas around once you have completed your first vertical row.
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Step 17
Begin your new row of stitches next to the one just completed.








