Cross Stitch Guide by Kathleen M Dyer
- stitching over one
Stitching Over One
Stitching "over one" refers to stitching a picture on linen or another evenweave over one fabric thread. This is often done with one strand of floss, or "one over one". In the previous section, we found that stitching over two threads of a 28 count linen produces the same size picture as a 14 count Aida. But stitching over one thread of a 28 count linen produces a picture only one quarter the area. There can be a problem with stitches rolling or slipping to the wrong side of the fabric. This is much less likely to happen when each...