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T HE E X PE R TS
FAIRY SAMPLER
I need a name
sampler kit
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girl. Her bedroom
JO BENNER FIONA BAKER HEATHER NUGENT is fairy themed so if
Jo is an experienced Fiona is the Technical Heather is the Charting you could find me
stitcher and knitter, who Editor for Cross Stitch Editor for Cross Stitch
writes for several craft Gold and our sister Gold and our sister a design that would
magazines. She’s on magazines. She is magazines. With a go with the room, I
hand to help with chart a talented cross stitch passion for stitching and would be so grateful.
queries and stitching designer too, and can sewing, she is here to
know-how, as well as answer any of your help with charting and Margie Avery,
product questions. stitching queries. making-up questions. Nuneaton
Magical fairies to delight a little one
Heather: This
lovely fairy sampler is capital letters or £1.50 for
A available from www. each subsequent lower case
Tangled threads enough to pop into a little bag. cottageneedlecrafts.co.uk. letter. You will need to ask for
I like to make time for They help to stop tangles and Visit the website and you will a quote for the full kit – fabric,
cross stitch when I’m enable you to have quick access find all sorts of fashionable threads etc – or if you have
Q sitting in the car waiting to the threads that you need. samplers to suit both boys a lot of threads just buy the
for the kids to come out of There are four different designs and girls. The shorter the key and the chart for 75% of
school. I have made up a small to choose from – flower, owl, name, the cheaper the the full kit price. The fairies
travel kit but still find that my spool or unicorn – and each sampler will be as you pay are a delight and any little girl
threads get in a tangle. What’s centre has a little area where £25 for the first capital and would be thrilled to have this
the best way of stopping this? you can personalise it. Add an only £3 each for subsequent on her bedroom wall.
Polly Giles, Newbury initial, a contemporary pattern
Fiona: Trimits or keep it plain. It’s handy to
Embroidery Thread have a couple, depending on there a special technique to bring the needle up through
A Holders are small your project, and at only £2.50 sew them on? the fabric and the centre of the
each from www.outbackyarns. Joanne Mason, Lambeth sequin, take the thread to the
co.uk they won’t break the Jo: There’s no need edge of the sequin, make the
bank! They measure 8.5x9cm to worry about them tiniest stitch and bring it up
but some have more holes A damaging through the centre of the
for your thread than others, the fabric, as Use sequins to add next sequin, and so on.
so if you’re working with lots they will lie flat a bit of bling to your To sew them singly, you
cross stitch
of colours the flower thread on the top. There need to anchor them a bit
holder is the one to choose. are two ways to more securely, so you will
sew on sequins need three stitches spread
Sequin sparkle – overlapping equally around the sequin
I would like to stitch or singly. If you in a ‘Y’ shape. And, as these
some sequins onto sew them in an stitches will show, it’s best
a c
Q ross stitch picture overlapping line, to use invisible or matching
that I’ve finished, to add a bit of then the stitch that thread. To buy a jar of Nuvo
Make a personalised thread sorter
sparkle. Would the sequins cut holds them will sequins for £3.62 go to
to keep your cottons tangle free
into the fabric or threads, and is barely show. You just www.stuff4crafts.com.
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