The couching stitch is one of the easiest embroidery stitches. One thread is laid out on the fabric. Another thread (the same color, or a contrasting color) is used to tack it down in place.

The fabric, thread, and needles should be of high quality to ensure that the finished product looks beautiful and lasts for years to come. After researching and testing various cross stitch kits ...

Just snip the stitch with a pair of scissors—you can also use a stitch ripper if you have one—pull out the thread, and go on your merry way. It was designed to be removed, so you shouldn't run ...

To cross-stitch your nudibranch, you need to make a small cross of embroidery thread to match every coloured square on the pattern. Choose a square roughly in the middle of the nudibranch pattern and ...

giant squid-coloured embroidery thread (we used DMC thread and the colours you need are on the pattern, but you can also choose your own colours) cross-stitch fabric (we used Aida 14 count fabric) an ...