AboutAngela Expertise I have 22+ years of cross stitching experience, which includes stitching on Aida, evenweave linen, vinyl canvas, and have stitched a design on a cotton t-shirt using waste canvas. I have also worked with beads and blending filament in quite a few projects. I have made many projects which include cross stitched mugs, a keychain, pictures, magnets, and the cotton t-shirt.
I can answer questions pertaining to preparing and cleaning fabric,
preparing clothing for stitching, how many threads to be used on which Aida
cloth, and will try to help you to the best of my ability with other
questions you may have. I am prompt in my responses and usually answer
within 24 hours from when you ask your question. I look forward to helping you. :)
Question Hi Angela. I'm very new at cross stitch having only done 2 small pictures from kits. My daughter is getting married next year and saw a picture of a bride and groom under an arch in a book for cross stitch greeting cards. She asked if I could do it as a picture, which would be a little bigger than the one in the book to be used on a card. The one in the book is 68 stitches high and 37 stitches wide. Is there a way of increasing the size of the picture to make it about 10" high. I thought that if that can't be done, I would use backstitch to put their names on top and the wedding date under. Then, surround it with Her wedding flowers, calla lilies. Would you have any other suggestions. Thank you for your help
Answer Hello, Julie
Congratulations on your daughter's upcoming wedding. :)
You could try stitching the design onto 11 count Aida. By the description of the greeting card, I'm guessing that they suggest to stitch it on 14 count or 18 count to fit the actual card.
When stitching onto 11 count, try a sample row or 2 with 3 or 4 strands of floss to see how the coverage would be on the fabric.
I hope that helps. Good luck, and happy stitching! :)
