| If you are a person who loves arts and have an | | | | There will be a color key that will show the cotton |
| artistic hand then craft book is very useful for you. A | | | | color you have to use for each symbol in the chart. |
| craft book is a book that provides some sort of | | | | You should start the cross stitch design from the |
| information about any specific art. This may include | | | | middle in such a way that the stitching you made fits in |
| painting, knitting, stitching, candle making, doll making or | | | | the fabric without going off from one side. You can |
| any other form of craft work. You can easily spend | | | | find it easily by folding the fabric in four and thus you |
| your leisure time creatively and make some useful | | | | will find the center but remember that this point |
| thing for your home and family. Craft work not only | | | | coincides with the center of the chart that is normally |
| gives you pleasure but also save lot of money if | | | | marked with arrows from top, bottom and sides. |
| wisely done. | | | | 2. Begin stitching by threading your needle and then |
| Cross stitch book is a craft book that helps you in | | | | bring it up to your fabric but leave a short end of |
| making beautiful decorative pieces along with fun all | | | | cotton in the back and work over this with your first |
| the way. There are some guidelines that you need to | | | | few stitches to secure it. After making enough stitches |
| follow for cross stitching which is given in a cross | | | | in place you can start a new color by running it through |
| stitch book. | | | | back of existing stitches. Finish the color by running the |
| Things you require for cross stitching | | | | cotton under the stitches at the back so that it is |
| A graph that you wish to draw, even fabric for cross | | | | secured. |
| stitching, a tapestry needle of 24 or 26, embroidery | | | | 3. You can make single cross stitch, row of cross |
| thread or floss, embroidery hoop and scissors. | | | | stitches, half cross stitch, back stitch, part stitches |
| Steps for cross stitching | | | | which really looks great when you have finished. |
| 1. You need to separate the cotton strands which are | | | | Visit our recommended website craft-books. |
| usually in six strands in correct number for stitching. | | | | |