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Conquer essential techniques for cross-stitch success as you learn the best methods for working designs on both Aida cloth and linen.
Achieve great cross-stitch results from start to finish and build a go-to toolkit of cross-stitch basics that will help you avoid mistakes, achieve beautiful results and enjoy this meditative pastime. Learn how to cross-stitch by working a sampler and see how to separate the strands in your floss, anchor your thread without a knot and read a stitch chart. Go step by step through fundamental techniques for the basic cross-stitch and working across rows and discover how to work specialty stitches, add beads to your design and achieve a clean, gorgeous finish!