it can lie flat. Lie the piece as flat as possible in the freezer until it is frozen solid.
Remove it from the freezer and immediately iron it until it has thawed and dried out. Then let it rest overnight on the ironing board before moving it. Also, you can wet the folds in the fabric and place it in the microwave for 30 seconds. Then iron it. Let the piece cool before you move it.
The Colonial Knot:
One frustration for many cross-stitchers is the French knot. It is a difficult knot to do
stitching existence. They are difficult to get out of any cross-stitch fabric, but often they are inevitable.
You can use two methods to get the wrinkles out of your fabric, keeping it looking professional. You can use heat or cold to get out the wrinkles in your fabric. To use your freezer, you can simply wet the fabric along the folds then slip it into a paper bag so
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Stitch-opedia
An Encyclopedia of Stitches...
STAGGERED CROSS STITCH
The Staggered Cross Stitch is a series of large and small cross stitches. The small
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cross stitches are worked in between the large ones. This creates an interesting diagonal pattern. Three diagrams have been used to demonstrate this stitch. Clicking on the PRINTABLE VERSION icon, located at the end of the series of diagrams, will direct you to the page to print these instructions.
Staggered Cross Stitch (Diagram 1):
Bring the needle up at A, move up and to the right over two canvas intersections, bring the needle down at B. Bring the needle up at C, move up and to the left over two canvas intersections, bring the needle down at D. Bring the needle up at E, move up and to the right over two canvas intersections, bring the needle down at F. Bring the needle up at G, move up and to the left over two canvas intersections, bring the needle down at H. Bring the needle up at I, move up
Staggered Cross Stitch (Diagram 2):
Beginning where we left off at L, bring the needle up at M, move up and to the right over two canvas intersections, bring the needle down at N. Bring the needle up at O, move up and to the left over two canvas intersections, bring the needle down at P. Bring the needle up at Q, move up and to the right over two canvas intersections, bring the needle down at R. Bring the needle up at S, move up and to the left over two canvas intersections, bring the needle down at T. Bring the needle up at U, move up and to the right over two canvas intersections, bring the needle down at V. Bring the needle up at W, move up and to the left over two canvas intersections, bring the needle down at X. Bring the needle up at Y, move
Staggered Cross Stitch (Diagram 3):
This is where we add the small cross stitches (illustrated in dark blue). Bring the needle up at A, move up and to the right over one canvas intersection, bring the needle down at B. Bring the needle up at C, move up and to the left over one canvas intersection, bring the needle down at D. Bring the needle up at E, move up and to the right
and to the right over two canvas intersections, bring the needle down at J. Bring the needle up at K, move up and to the left over two canvas intersections, bring the needle down at L. Now, continue on to Diagram 2...
up and to the right over two canvas intersections, bring the needle down at Z. Bring the needle up at AA, move up and to the left over two canvas intersections, bring the needle down at BB. Now, continue on to Diagram 3...
over one canvas intersection, bring the needle down at F. Bring the needle up at G, move up and to the left over one canvas intersection, bring the needle down at H. Continue adding the small cross stitches to the empty spaces in between the larger cross stitches, as illustrated in the above diagram...
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***Stitch Index*** (Alphabetical)
A - I