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Fractional Stitches: Friends or Foes When you are just beginning your cross-stitch hobby, you may be confused by certain symbols and terminology. What are fractional stitches and how do they affect a design? If you need fractional stitches, how do you do them? Knowing how to do fractional stitches will help you create more ornate and smooth looking designs. Yet they can sometimes be a little more challenging in your designs. An African Expression of Cross-Stitch Communication The designs of Africa have a totally unique look about them, and are not typical of other designs. Their patterns are not simply "another piece of material with art designed on it", but are made and designed with the love of Africa always in mind. The people of Africa trust in their inner knowledge and fundamental beliefs, and their history is never forgotten as is clearly shown by their fabulous designs. Cross Stitch and The Healing Properties of Wild Flowers Wildflowers and herbs have been useful to mankind in many ways, ever since the beginning of our history, other than subject matter for art and needlepoint. Lately, alternative medicine has taken over part of the front seat for medicinal purposes, due to the each individual wanting some say-so in their medical choices. How to Create a Cross Stitched Heirloom Everybody would like to leave their loved ones something special when they pass away so cross stitchers and the companies that develop cross stitch designs are now, more than ever, turning to the classics in order to produce a unique and very personal heirloom. Have Great Fun Teaching Your Child How To Cross Stitch Cross stitching is a great hobby for children. It can help to develop hand to eye coordination, shape and colour recognition, as well as encourage cooperative behavior, patience and creativity. Most of all, it can be good fun for you and your child -- an interest to share together, and become a hobby that your child can enjoy without an adult being present, and a passion for life! American History Through The Eye Of A Needle ~ Part III In typical Old World needlework, each detail is a particle of the whole; no part of the design can stand alone, whole and complete in itself. The background is solid, the pattern is formal, and a border encloses all. American women smashed that rigid order to bits... American History Through The Eye Of A Needle ~ Part II Three hundred years ago the then colonies in America were inhabited largely by a European hierarchy who'd brought their lower classes with them to do the hard work. There was much mingling and intermarrying with each other and with the Indians - the farmers, the peddlers, the sailors, the little merchants, the wilderness fighters -- the first Americans... American History Through The Eye Of A Needle ~ Part I Three hundred years ago the colonies in America were European. Gentlemen and their ladies brought to North America the absolute monarchies of the Continent, the feudal system of England, and the arts and cultures of the Old World. They also brought the lower classes to do the hard work... 6 Top Tips For Framing Your Cross Stitch Project For many stitchers, the most exciting step of creating a cross stitch project is the final one - that of framing. To get the very best results, framing your project requires a little planning. Here's my set of top tips for making this look as good as it can possibly be... 10 Good Reasons to Take Up Cross Stitch There are a numerous reasons for taking up the beguiling, blue-collar craft of cross stitch, ten of which are shown below. So continue reading then pay a visit to your local craft shop and start your cross stitching career... Cross Stitch and Men - Crossing the Gender Barrier Surprisingly, many men love to pull out those needles and threads to cross-stitch projects that they enjoy. It possibly starts out as a means of simply relieving stress. Since Cross Stitch is not considered "manly", it causes many people to wonder about the men who love to cross-stitch and leads to a number of interesting questions... How to Celebrate Weddings and Anniversaries in Cross-Stitch A wedding or anniversary is a time to celebrate and be joyful, but it can also be time to get creative and personal with your cross-stitch craft, so why not give something that comes from your heart so they can always have that special reminder... 3 Great Tricks Performed by Cross Stitch Professionals It doesn't matter whether you are a beginner or an experienced cross-stitch stitcher, you want your finished picture to look as good as possible. But getting that professional look takes practice and skill, so here are three great tricks the professionals use to make their designs look better than the rest... Five Years and Five Continents: Completed at Last A true story, beautifully written by a young flight attendant as she attempts to master the beguiling craft of cross stitch... "Never again," I said to myself over and over. I must have been out of my mind when I chose Majestic Magnolia, a gorgeous design I simply couldn't resist...

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