Cross Stitch
Posted on Thursday, July 22nd, 2010 at 6:06 pmWhat do these cross stitch pattern symbols mean?
Anyone know of a site which explains all the types of stitch options for cross-stitching? Im curious because I got a pattern but it has a few marks that indicate stitches outside of the standard one. Need to know what the symbols mean.
Someone suggested that some text on my pattern should clue me in. However, this pattern came to me from a company based out of China so everything is in Chinese characters. One of my friends translated but doesnt tell me that the chinese text suggests anything abotu these stitches
Here's How to read a cross stitch pattern:
http://crossstitch.about.com/od/learnhowtocrossstitch/a/rdapat.htm
This samesite http://crossstitch.about.com/od/freecrossstitchpatterns/a/crossstitcha2z_3.htm
has tutorials for these stitches, and includes the marks:
Boss Stitch
Elongated Cross Stitch
Four-Sided Stitch
Herringbone Stitch
Laced Cross Stitch
Long-Armed Smyrna Cross Stitch
Quartered Cross Stitch
Rice Stitch
Simple Eyelet Stitch
Smyrna Cross Stitch
Star Stitch (Also known as Couched Cross Stitch)
Underlined Cross Stitch
Upright Cross Stitch
Velvet Stitch
Zig Zag Stitch
Special Square One
Special Square Two
Special Square Three
Heart Trio Topiary Pattern
Elongated Stitch Motif
Herringbone Stitch Border
Herringbone Heart
Zig-Zag Welcome
Hope that helps!
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