Did you know that aida isn’t the only type of cross stitch fabric? It’s the most common one found in cross stitch craft projects and it often comes in cross stitch kits. But while aida remains a ...

To cross-stitch your dodo, you need to make a small cross of embroidery thread to match every coloured square on the pattern: Choose a square roughly in the middle of the dodo pattern and sew a cross ...

giant squid-coloured embroidery thread (we used DMC thread and the colours you need are on the pattern, but you can also choose your own colours) cross-stitch fabric (we used Aida 14 count fabric) an ...

The blanket stitch creates a strong fabric join. Stitching can be a useful way of joining fabrics together to make a product. Stitches can have a practical function. This means that they have a useful ...

Download our anniversary cross stitch pattern, try your hand at stitching and share your finished creation with colleagues across Duke This is part of the Working@Duke Fun! series of activities and ...