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def: Stitch ; A mode of arranging the threads in sewing, knitting or crocheting

cross-stitching XMAS

Free Christmas cross stitch patterns, free stitching charts

All kinds of free embroidery patterns, cross stitch pattern and motifs.
Stitch these free Christmas Cross Stitch Patterns for a small ornament, gift tag,
or scrapbook embellishment or a card.
Snowmen, Angels, and other designs are included in this Free Cross Stitch Holiday Collection page.
The holidays bring out the stitching urge in many of us.
I have everything you need to stitch your way to Christmas joy, with designs of Santa Claus, Snowmen,
Christmas Trees, Nativity, traditional Christmas scenes, and more in a variety of difficulties and sizes.
Check out my entire Christmas selection here.

Cross-stitch embroiderers frequently use an even-weave fabric of linen or cotton and work from charts on
graph paper. Cross-stitching can also be worked on purpose made cotton Aida cloth which is available in
11, 14, 16, 18, and 22 count sizes and many different colors.
The sizes of Aida and Evenweave types denote the approximate number of threads woven per inch.
Special vinyl weaves and perforated paper products are also available as well as waste canvas which is used
to transfer the embroidery to other fabrics e.g. to decorate clothes. The size of a piece of embroidery can be
changed by using a fabric with another count size. Knots such as French knots are also used in Cross Stitch.

Christmas cross stitch patterns (left and right chart)

More Xmas patterns

collection of small motifs

You can create a X-mas sweater or cardigan with these charts too.
And if you don't like them, go to ugly Christmas sweaters or google for ugly Christmas sweaters, just for fun.

Christmas cross stitch patterns Xmas designs pages

Free Christmas cross stitch patterns Xmas balls designs   1
Free Christmas cross stitch patterns Xmas candles designs   2
Free Christmas cross stitch patterns Xmas bells designs   3
Free Christmas cross stitch patterns Xmas candy & cane designs   4
Free Christmas cross stitch patterns Xmas holly & interior designs   5
Free Christmas cross stitch patterns Xmas bears designs   6
Free Christmas cross stitch patterns Xmas snowman designs   7
Free Christmas cross stitch patterns Xmas snowman designs   8
Free Christmas cross stitch patterns Xmas snowman designs   9
Free Christmas cross stitch patterns Xmas snowman designs 16
Free Christmas cross stitch patterns Xmas hats designs 10
Free Christmas cross stitch patterns Xmas Santa designs 11
Free Christmas cross stitch patterns Xmas houses & snowflakes designs 12 
Free Christmas cross stitch patterns Xmas wreaths designs 13
Free Christmas cross stitch patterns Xmas trees designs 17 
Free Christmas cross stitch patterns Xmas gifts & boxes designs 14
Free Christmas cross stitch patterns Xmas stocking designs 15 
Free Christmas cross stitch patterns Xmas designs 18
Free Christmas cross stitch patterns Xmas reindeer designs 19

Free Christmas cross stitch patterns Xmas angles designs 20

Cross-stitch fabrics, which come in hundreds of varieties, are categorized primarily by "thread count", or
the number of threads per inch. They are also categorized by textile fiber content.
Some more popular groups of fabric include:
Aida, Linen, Even Weave (Plain Weave), Hardanger, and Hand Dyed Specialty Fabrics.
Each of the different kinds of fabric have a unique texture, feel and sheen.
They even smell different depending on what kind of material they are made out of and how they were dyed.

There are also many different colors in all of these groups to choose from.
White, off-white, ecru, cream and variations of white being the most used and most available.

There are many Web sites dedicated to cross stitching;
which offer tips on how to choose the right fabric for a particular cross-stitch project.

Christmas fireplace 2 pattterns and

Today cotton floss is the most usual embroidery thread. It is a thread made of mercerized cotton,
made of six strands that are only loosely twisted together and easily separable.
Other materials used are pearl cotton, Danish flower thread, silk and Rayon.
Danish flower thread is especially popular for nature motifs which originally came from Denmark.
Sometimes different wool threads, metallic threads or other specialty threads are used,
sometimes for the whole work, sometimes for accents and embellishments.
Thread size is usually chosen so that the stitches cover the fabric completely, creating a tapestry-like effect.
But especially in monochrome work the thread can also be chosen a bit thinner, so that the individual crosses
can be recognized as such and let the fabric show through a bit.
The latter possibility can look nice in monochrome patterns and in combination with Blackwork.