Marking can be anything from a simple cross-stitch initial to an elaborately worked monogram.
She began to work in cross-stitch upon a wreath of tulips and roses.
She could do plain sewing and overcast, cross-stitch and hem-stitch.
The rug, done in cross-stitch, black ground and design colours, was discovered in a forgotten corner of a shop, its condition so dingy from the dust of ages that only an expert would have recognised its possibilities.
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These and other textils such as tablecloths and napkins are often decorated withcross-stitch.
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For more modern pieces the pattern was constructed carefully on a paper grid in much the same way as countedcross-stitchpatterns are created.
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Cotton floss is the standard thread forcross-stitch.
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Some traditional art forms, such as counted-thread embroidery (includingcross-stitch) and some kinds of mosaic and beadwork, are very similar to pixel art.
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The side panels are also covered withcross-stitchembroidery in a variety of traditional patterns.
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The products, almost exclusively handicrafts ranging from jute goods tocross-stitchwork, were mostly sold in churches or fairs.
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This form ofcross-stitchis also called countedcross-stitchin order to distinguish it from other forms ofcross-stitch.
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The selection is very broad: dinnerware, stationery, greeting cards, clocks, frames,cross-stitch, quilt covers and decorative items.
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Embroidery orcross-stitchis used to decorate the top and bottom of the cushion.
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There are many stitches which are related tocross-stitchand were used in similar ways in earlier times.
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She embellished the painted canvas with traditionally female work such as embroidery,cross-stitch, and quilting.
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Two main types of embroidery are "tatreez" (cross-stitchembroidery) and "tahriri" (couching-stitch embroidery).
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Her main craft iscross-stitch, which she often uses to make mini-protest banners.
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Hercross-stitchdesigns are noted to be among the most detailed and challenging available, incorporating numerous blended threads, fractional stitches, and specialty stitches.
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These styles have a slightly different look than ordinarycross-stitch.
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