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Free Cross Stitch Pattern: Iwak Mujahir

Sun, 17 Nov 2008 18:38:00 GMT

posted by renws

Assalaamuallaikum.

Most people give something personal for their beloved ones. Hand made crafts, especially those you made yourself, are special as this kind of gift and by giving something dear to you, you can make special moments with people you love.

That was what behind this cross stitch design. We used this pattern to make birthday gift for our aunt last year. By sharing this, I hope you have the big smile our aunt displayed on her face when we gave the cross stitch to her.

Detail

Item Code	MAH 008
Title	Iwak Mujahir (Mujaer Fish)
Size	170 x 277 stitches (wide by high)*
Threads	20 colors, DMC stranded cotton**
Price	US$ 0.00 » GRATUIT, FREE !! ***
Pattern Format	PDF version 1.6 (best view with Foxit Reader)
Pattern Snapshot [click to enlarge view]
Download Links	MAH008 color [642 Kb] MAH008 BW [384 Kb]
* finished design depends on fabric used, see here to manually measure the fabric or use the cross stitch calculator on right sidebar of this page see here for threads conversion chart (DMC/Anchor) * pattern only

Hope you like the pattern. See you soon. Wassalaam.

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Free Cross Stith Patterns (3)

Sun, 17 Nov 2008 04:12:00 GMT

posted by renws

Assalaamuallaikum.

Since early October, my sister Reni visitng some friends in Eastern part of Indonesia. While she was n her trip, I would try my best to keep the blogs updated. Insya Allah. Here are the patterns we posted on Kristik Islami. Just in case you didn't see them on the list below the posts, here are the three patterns:

Butterfly (Art Deco)
333 by 105 (stitches)

Kembang Sepatu (Hibiscus)
77 by 70 (stitches)

Tulip #2
145 by 240 (stitches)

Hope you like it.

Wassalaam.

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Dimensions Baby Hugs Baby Blocks Quilt & Birth Record Cross Stitch Patterns

Fri, 1 Nov 2008 16:00:00 GMT

posted by Bookdrawer

Dimensions Baby Hugs Baby Blocks Quilt Stpd X-Stitch Kit

These furry friends are ready to bring love and warmth to that special new baby. The design is stitched on a pre-finished quilt printed with ink that fades with washing and features fleece accents for the bows and flower centers. Also look for the matching birth record.
Finished Size: 34" x 43" (86 x 109 cm)
Stamped Cross Stitch
Designed By Todd Trainer

Dimensions Baby Hugs Bears For Baby Quilt Stamped Cross Stitch Kit-34''x43''

Bears For Baby Quilt Stp X-Stitch Kit: Surround your bundle of joy with these loving and comforting bears. Stitched with soft shades of cotton thread on a prefinished quilt, each bear seems to have its own personality. Also look for the matching set of bibs, kit * Finished Size: 34"" x 43""

Dimensions Baby Hugs Birth Record Cntd X-Stitch Kit

This tender little teddy is happily announcing the arrival of that special newborn. The design is stitched on 14 count white Aida with cotton thread. Kit includes an alphabet and numbers for personalizing. Also look for the matching quilt.
Finished Size: 5" x 7" (13 x 18 cm)
Counted Cross Stitch
Designed By Todd Trainer

Dimensions Baby Hugs Cute Baby Bibs Stp X-Stitch Kit-8-1/2''X11''

Baby Hugs Cute Baby Bibs Stp X-Stitch Kit: What's cuter, a mouse in diapers or a turtle in booties? You won't have to decide because you can stitch both! The kit includes cotton thread and printed, pre-finished poly/cotton bibs. Check out our companion designs, too: #72723 Sweet Ducky Birth Record in Counted Cross Stitch, #72724 Cute...or What? Baby Quilt in Stamped Cross Stitch, and #80612 Baby Giggles Iron-on Transfers

Dimensions Baby Hugs Cute...Or What Quilt Stpd X-Stitch Kit

Dimensions Baby Hugs Someone New Birth Rec Ctd X-Stitch Kit

Dimensions Baby Hugs X-Stitch Ensemble

Join the celebration! This lively group of fuzzy animal friends can't wait to tell the world that your someone special has arrived. Soft hues of cotton thread are used to fill the areas printed on 14 count Aida fabric. A counted chart, alphabet, and numbers are included to add the name and birth date with precision. Finished Size: 10''x12''

Stitch Your Own Designs! Create Your Own Cross Stitch Patterns

Tue, 22 Oct 2008 19:16:00 GMT

posted by Bookdrawer

PC Stitch Version 7

STITCH YOUR OWN DESIGNS! Create your own cross stitch design or turn any photo into a cherished heirloom with these simple-to-use Windows compatible software programs. Both include photo import, border features, text creation and color palettes for DMC, Anchor, Coats & Clark, Maderia, Kreinik and Mill Hill Beads and pattern libraries you can build with your own designs. The powerful PCStitch Pro for professional designers allows you to create simple or complex designs, import graphics, create and add specialty stitches, open multiple patterns simultaneously, and more. System requirements: Windows 98 or higher, 64 MB Ram, 25MB disc space, and CD Rom drive.

How to Start a Cross Stitch Project

Thu, 19 Sep 2008 10:49:00 GMT

posted by momspark
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So often, when any of my friends (whether they are crafty or not) see one of my cross stitch projects like this Harley Davidson cross stitch, they tell me that they would have no idea where to start. Are you that type of person? You're in luck, because I'm going to show you the basics on how to start a project.

To me, this is one of the most important parts because if a project doesn't start well, it certainly won't end well. I'll also share a few tips and tricks I've learned along the way.

The very first step is to take inventory of what you have. For this little demonstration, I'm using a Sleeping Beauty cross stitch kit I got from a local craft store. It's a JanLynn brand and it comes with everything I need, except a hoop and masking tape.

If you are using bright floss colors, you may want to wash the floss first. The color can tend to fade and pre-washing it does help. Just wash it in warm water with a mild soap and make sure you rinse it thoroughly. Lay the floss flat to dry and make sure it's COMPLETELY dry before you start stitching.

The next thing you'll want to do is prepare your fabric. The edges tend to fray due to the type of material that you cross stitch on. You can see it has already started to happen here:

You can prevent further fraying by taping all the edges of the fabric with masking tape. Just tear a strip of tape the same length of the edge of fabric. Lay it on the fabric so that half of the tape strip is higher than the edge of the fabric.

Then fold the other half of the tape strip over the fabric.

Do this for all four sides. When finished, your fabric will look like this on both sides.

The next step for your fabric is to lock it into the cross stitching hoop and get ready for stitching.

Once your floss is completely dry, I recommend separating it out into color families. Depending on who made the instructions, you may have a kit such as this one where the floss is already separated for you and labeled as it is on this card.

However, a lot of times, they just give you all the floss and you have to sort it yourself. The two biggest clues you have to figuring out which chunk of floss is the "light gold" or "very light gold" the chart refers to are:

1. The number of strands / lengths included - typically, the instructions will say that you have 5 "strands" or "lengths" of white and 2 "strands" or "lengths" of red, etc. Strands are made up of six individual threads (you will also here it being referred to as 6-ply strands).

2. The other colors in the bunch. If you group all your like colors together, you can, by process of elimination, figure out which strand is which color on the chart.

Tie the color families together or sort them in some way like the sorting card shown above - whatever method of organization works best for you. Just make sure you don't throw all the colors back together once you have found the one you want. You'll end up sorting and resorting over and over again.

So your fabric is ready, the floss is washed, dry, and organized. You have your chart open and you begin to thread your needle. But you stop. Where do you start with your first stitch? I prefer to start in the middle and work out. I'm not good at estimating how much space I have between the edge of the fabric and the edge of the pattern to play with.

On your pattern, locate the center of the image. A lot of times there will be little arrows either on the vertical or the horizontal axis to show you where the true center is. A little hint is that each of those cross grids in the pattern represents 10 stitches x 10 stitches. There are 65 stitches across which means that line 32 or 33 is center for me horizontally. The arrow on the vertical line shows me the true center of that direction.

I use a pen to mark that center point. Here is a close up photo so you can see my mark.

Now that you have the center of your pattern marked, place a similar mark on the center of your fabric - just fold it into fourths and find the center. Make sure you make the mark very lightly. If the ink shows through the floss, it could detract from the overall look of your project.

At the center of my pattern (where I've made my mark, so to speak), the predominant color in that area is "medium pink" so that is where I will start. Taking a few minutes to make sure you have all your bases covered when you start a cross stitch project will help in the long run.
Happy stitching!

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