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[link] - PRINTABLE VERSIONPlease print on recycled/scrap paper!
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GIANT FILESIZE AND IMAGE!
Promised myself I wouldn't make this tutorial so long. Opps.
Cross-stitching is quite simple. Don't let the length of this tutorial scare you D: It got longer as I added in the tips :c
I was surprised to see there wasn't much cross-stitchers on dA. Even more when I saw there wasn't a lot of tutorials on this D:
This tutorial covers the basics of it.
I started cross stitching around early 8th or late 7th grade when my mom got into it. c: She used to be a fashion designer, so she was good at sewing. Most of what I wrote in the tutorial was taught to me by my mom ^^ She is awesome. c:
Enjoy~Oh, PS:
Thank you for the support, favs, comments. I haven't gone through all of them (I have some from the start of May!) but I promise I'll be looking through and replying to them today.
Thank you so much, and I really mean it.
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Tutorial (c) Cori [ *RainCookie ]
Characters within (c) Cori
"Pre-KFC" chick (c) =Prince-Orange
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Information within the tutorial was not directly from any tutorials, guides, etc. from both online or offline, but from what I've learned over the years.
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hmm. its Aida 14 or whtever. Maybe its because im pulling too tight, ill take a picture of it too.
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I'm pretty sure this was also already mentioned but another way to start the first x is to enter from the back side to the front and leave about an inch of so of a tail. then as you're doing your x you should make sort of a |_| shape and the tail should get trapped in between one of those lines. Thats just my 2 cents.
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So cute ~ <3
My mom made one with Snoopy in it.
I still keep messing up lol
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wow this is a really good tutorial~ c:
i might try this with my avatar :3
....first i need to get photoshop....=w=''
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Awesome! That would be so cute c: ~~
You could probably use a trial version of Photoshop from Adobe's main website if you're in a bit of a hurry c:
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yeah it would ^-^
especially if i did both mine and ~UnlovedChild 's together :0
heh,
that's a good idea c:
i'm not in a hurry though,
kind of poor and i don't have the supplies
or money to get the supplies yet so yeah x]
but this does seem fun, i used to do something like it.
soo i'll definitely refer to this when i do get the chance to do it c:
thanks<3
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Yeah c:
Aww xD; Yeah... programs are always so expensive :c
No problem!
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^-^
yeah x-x
but i'm pretty happy with gimp c:
always used it always loved it<3
it' really good and really free x]
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mind if i ask what the little mini fonts u used are?
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It's a Korean font D: It's called "산돌광수B"
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OH MAN Ive never heard of cross stitching before :0000 (HMM maybe its only for americans HAHAH coz all we learned up here is like sewing pillows =___= i liked to burn the lil plastic pins with the iron ouo )
BUT THIS IS NEAT ouo!!!!
maaan ur always good with these delicate kind of stuff ouo
i imagine... ur writing is the same ouo
tiny.
neat.
beautiful. :00
srry all i can think of is notes for exams ROFLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL mine is all messy :<
what am i saying.
LMAOOOOOOOOOOO ANYWAY THANKS FOR THE TUTORIAL ;u; when i get the opportunity i will try it ;u; <333 MOST INDUBITABLY~
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O, haha XD Then maybe it is an American thing *u*;; Middle schools here with Home Economics classes requires students to know how to cross stitch. ROFL. (as far as I know, anyways)
LoL hahaha
NO PROBLEM! C: <3 If you ever get stuck note meeeeeeeee
no, I take that back.
You can't contact me until you get MSN again. >:C
-shun-.
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:000 PROBABLY ;u; sounds cooler than plain sewing still ;A;
AND
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MY MSN I SWEAR TO GODDD IT LAGS MY COMPUTER IT STILL LAGGING W/O MSN THO D:>
o btw D:> i think its coz bill gates found out my computer's microsoft was a counterfeit. :< (my wallpaper turned black and it has a lil message saying so)
BILL GATES. D<
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i've always wanted to learn this :] too bad i always end up giving up on every craft i try >.>
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Aww don't give up! :c This is sort of challenging in the beginning (mostly because it's time consuming) but the results are pretty much almost always worth it!
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I'll keep this in check when I master sewing first! XD
And I think it sounds [[reads?]] better from someone who actually learned from experience and instead of those in books!
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Haha xD
Ahh thank you! c:
I was never the manual-reading type of person anyways D:
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Manuals are always so thick D:
I mean they get to the point...but are so tedious with it OTL
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I know OTL Waste of trees. Hopefully they start making manuals available online c:
Or get more brief o-o;;
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I agree! It's not really that hard making it online. Just save the file for Microsoft word for everyone to see! Or make a video D:
Asking them to be brief is like asking cookies to stop being tasty <3
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Hahaha xD;
Cookies are evil in a way :c They taste so good, but they're so bad for you Dx Calories, fats, sugar content... ahh!
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Hey, save a tree that way! xD
Oh man is that true. Like oreos or chips ahoy! ;A; So good, yet so bad!
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I know :C Gah and you can't even just eat one... You have to have another one >:c and another one... until you end up eating an entire row (or the whole thing!)
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Trees are very important
Oh man that is true! And then you gotta have MILK or something to make it go down easier! Or make a milkshake like I often do XD;;;
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Oh gosh xD; Milkshake! That's another 500+ calories with more sugar and whatnot.
Oh, you delicious snacks >:c pure evil!!!
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Without them, where would we be?
I KNOW. xD;; And it's just so delicious, how can you resist!?
I swear, it's like some sort of conspiracy! >:c
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INDEED D:< It is!
Why can't vegtables taste like cookies or something :I >:c
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I agree! D:<
If vegetables tasted like cookies, I'm sure kids would eat them more! I know I would >:V
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You're so good at everything ;A;
Thank you so much for sharing!! <3<3
If it's not too much to ask, do you think you could make a tutorial about making stickers? C: I find your stickers very cute and adorably charming!
But I remember you saying something about a rude person and that's the reason that you didn't post it :<
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Gah, I wish! Dx
Haha I'll try if I have time during summer ^^
Yeah, I put that somewhere in an artist's comment some time back D: Dx (good memory! lol)
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I'm a big fan 
I come back to your page very often so it's hard not to remember
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These tutorials made me want to try cross stitching so bad! Very informative and easy to understand, I think
And so cute, too!
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lol, i love how you add the cute little faces and words to your example pictures, it really makes your tutorial fun to read
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Haha thanks!
At least make them a bit more interesting I guess!
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This is a great tutorial!
I learned two new things!
- using a magnet to retrieve dropped needles - tying a knot when you start a using a new floss (I've been doing something a bit more tedious)
Thanks!
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Ahh, glad it helps!
(O yeah D: They're called floss or something, right?)
Thank you for using my tutorial!
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This is really awesome to see, someone posting a list of the basics. I don't use knots to start my thread though...they're not always good for the backing and I've noticed just folding a single strand in half then using the loop to attach it to the fabric makes a pretty clean knot. Doesn't make much sense when i describe it, sorry.
I love making self-made patterns. They're so awesome! Keep up the fun work!
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Ooo I think I understand what you're say. And yes D: The back looks like a disaster after a while. I think I'll try that--I think I know what you're talking about. Thank you! C:
Thank you so much!
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No problem! Anything to help a fellow crafter! ^_^
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Thanks for posting this!!
Drives me nuts seeing stitches NOT facing the right way!!
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oo are you a cross stitcher? c: ( your avatar! )
I know me too! :c It didn't bug me until I realized how it looked when the stitches are random D: 
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Yes I have been a cross stitcher for a long long time!!
My avatar was made from my cross stitch digimon I did!!
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Cool!
I tutorial on how you make the patterns would be awesome too ^_^
Thank you
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Ahh no problem! Hope it helped! c:
(I just uploaded the pattern tutorial, btw!)
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Graph paper works great for making cross stitch patterns.
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This is a great tutorial, and cute! Makes me want to do some cross-stitches again. I made my own design a while back and stitched it onto a tank top. I used grid paper and regular markers to make my design, but I really like the Photoshop method in your other tutorial, that way I could easily convert a more complex picture into a design for stitching. The only problem is getting the willpower to actually stitch such a complex design...
Anyway, props to you for these lovely tutorials!
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