Page 12 - Cross Stitch Gold (January 2020)
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Courting couple
A secret Stitch tip
romance Grid your fabric into 10x10
squares to help keep your
place and avoid mistakes
on this large, densely
Capture a moment of sweetness between a young
stitched design
couple in love, with Lesley’s romantic, period piece
Stitcher’s guide
This design is worked on 14-count white aida
in 32 shades of stranded cotton. Cross stitch is
worked in two strands of cotton, with fractionals
throughout for detail. Backstitch adds definition
in one strand of thread, and French knots
are also worked in one strand. This design is
recommended for experienced stitchers.
How to stitch the design
Meet the designer
Find the centre of your fabric by folding
Lesley Teare 1 it in half both ways. Find the centre of
the chart and start here, working outwards.
Lesley is an experienced Work the cross stitch using two strands
cross stitch designer with 2of cotton. For every tiny symbol you see
a degree in Printed and on the chart, work a fractional stitch.
Woven Textiles, and many Add the backstitch detail using one
years of design experience. 3 strand of cotton.
She creates designs for a Work the French knots using one strand
wide range of stitching
4 of cotton.
magazines, and has a
Check over your stitching and prepare
range of cross stitch books
5 for framing.
to her name, too. Lesley
lives and works in rural
Suffolk, where she enjoys
gardening and country
walks with her labrador.
You will need
“This secret meeting
Fabric Zweigart 14-count white aida measuring
place, down by the 51x44cm (20x17¼in)
river, makes a stunning Threads Stranded cotton as listed in the key
backdrop for my Needle Size 24 tapestry needle
Extras Frame and mount of your choice with
courting couple. I’ve a minimum aperture of 36x29cm
added billowing clouds (14¼x11¼in)
for a sense of drama.” FOR STOCKISTS’ DETAILS turn to page 59
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