How to Design a Cross Stitch

Video Transcript

"Hi. Cross stitching can be fun, it can be relaxing. And there are different ways to start out with the cross stitching. My name is Daniel King, and I'm going to talk a little bit about how to design a cross stitch. I've been designing for quite a long time, and I like to do my own designs. So this is another way, other than making a peril of your own design, of using you own ideas to make a cross stitch. First what you'll need is a design. You can actually draw one out yourself, or you can find a picture that's very simple to....to duplicate. You can actually scan that picture and resize it, if you want to, for your fabric, on your computer. Resize it and then print it out. Once you have your design, or your picture, you then get some see-through graph paper. It's like a plastic graph paper. This will help you to be able to count the number of stitches that you're going to do, and also be more precise about where you place your needle. You place your fabric into the hoop. And typically, cross stitching involves your fabric and a hoop to keep it taut. And then you place your design over the top, with the graph paper over the top of that, securing them together. Once you've done this, then you can see where the lines fall on your design, and you can start to use your floss, or your thread, and just fill in where your design is. I hope you enjoy your own designs. My name is Daniel King. And have a great day."