Using Variegated Floss
Variegated floss is used to create interesting effects and one-of-a-kind pictures. While you are always free to do as the spirit moves you, there are some more organised approaches. The following is one method, but is by no means the only one. For information on another, read DMC's pamphlet #15235 "Cross Stitch with Variegated Floss".
Remove the floss from the skein and wind it lengthwise around a yardstick. Those of you living in countries on the metric system might have to saw a few centimetres off the end of a meter stick. Carefully cut the floss at the middle and at each end, to give you four groups of floss. Two groups should be lighter and two should be darker, overall. Combine the two lighter groups together and consider them to be one group. Do the same with the two darker groups. As you stitch the design, complete each X as you go.
- Backstitching
- beading
- beads
- cleaning
- evenweave
- fabric
- floss
- Fractional Stitches
- framing
- French Knots
- hoop
- hoops
- knots
- linen
- location
- magnifiers
- magnifying lamps
- matting
- mounting
- needle
- needles
- q-snaps
- scroll bars
- signing
- silk gauze
- skein
- skin color
- stains
- stitching over one
- stitching the x
- storing
- strand
- stretcher bars
- thread
- Thread Length
- threads
- Tweeding
- twists
- Variegated Floss
- Waste Canvas
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Categories
- Backstitching
- beading
- beads
- cleaning
- evenweave
- fabric
- floss
- Fractional Stitches
- framing
- French Knots
- hoop
- hoops
- knots
- linen
- location
- magnifiers
- magnifying lamps
- matting
- mounting
- needle
- needles
- q-snaps
- scroll bars
- signing
- silk gauze
- skein
- skin color
- stains
- stitching over one
- stitching the x
- storing
- strand
- stretcher bars
- thread
- Thread Length
- threads
- Tweeding
- twists
- Variegated Floss
- Waste Canvas