Things You'll Need:
- Spray Bottles
- Clean White Towels
- Ironing Boards
- Irons
- Lukewarm Water
- Mild Liquid Dish Soap
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Step 1
Remove the completed cross-stitch piece from the hoop or frame and check for any dirt or smudges.
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Step 2
Launder the item if your soiled cross-stitch piece has been worked directly onto an item that will eventually be laundered.
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Step 3
Hand-wash any other soiled cross-stitch piece gently in lukewarm water and mild liquid dish soap. Rinse in lukewarm water.
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Step 4
Roll the wet cross-stitch piece in a clean white towel in such a way that no part of the piece comes into direct contact with any other part. Squeeze to remove excess water.
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Step 5
Lay flat to dry until slightly damp.
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Step 6
Place the damp piece facedown on a clean white towel.
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Step 7
Press gently at the medium-high to high setting with a dry iron until the piece is dry.
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Step 8
Dry-clean the cross-stitch project if the materials used are labeled "dry-clean only."
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Step 9
Frame or mount the work as desired or by following kit instructions.









Comments
boarstone said
on 12/16/2008 Well there's more to finishing a stitchery project after the washing, any comments/ideas on HOW TO MOUNT THE PROJECT? What is it mounted ON?
Anonymous said
on 1/5/2006 When I need to press a cross-stitch project, I place it on a thick towel, right side down. I mist it, put a thin handkerchief over it. Press up and down, not back and forth. The towel helps not getting the stitches flattened.
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 I use a baby bathing product to clean my projects. It gets the project clean and at a fraction of the cost of a mild detergent.
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 Soak cloth in lukewarm water with a little Dawn dish soap (original blue, NOT ULTRA). Rinse well. Roll in a white towel to dry. Place between white sheets to avoid stains from an iron. Iron on medium heat until dry - on low for metallics that could melt.