'Introduction to Cross Stitch' Rainbow Ice Lolly (Patreon)

Welcome to our Introduction to Cross Stitch Special!

Kay has created two very special cross stitch designs and the first is attached to this post. As a special 'Summer of Stitching' treat, the Rainbow Ice Lolly tutorial special will be available to ALL Bakery Bear Patrons.

The Rainbow Ice Lolly cross stitch has been designed specially to take you through all the techniques you will need to complete the Beach Days design, which follows on from this tutorial. Todays extended tutorial has also been designed so you can easily refer back to it, if you need a reminder for any techniques Kay covers over the next few weeks. To best enable this process the video above has chapter markers, which we will also list below.

Join Kay as she:

• Introduction - Talks you through the design and how you read the chart
• 03:12 That Notions Do You Need - Shows you all the notions/tools you'll need to complete the design
• 07:20 Thread Organisation - Shows you her favourite way to organise all your lovely threads prior to starting your cross stitch
• 12:08 Getting Fabric Ready - Demonstrates how to get your fabric into your hoop at the perfect tension
• 15:54 Finding Your Centre Point - Shows you how to find your centre point so you can centre the design you are stitching onto your fabric
• 18:04 Starting Stitching - Demonstrates how to find your starting point and how to create your first cross stitches!
• 23:41 Finishing Off a Thread - Shows you how to deal your thread ends once you have used your first full thread
• 25:41 Your Finished Piece - Shows you the finished piece and talks you through how to get rid of any hoop creases

The perfect follow on to this course is the four part 'Beach Day's cross stitch series which is linked below:

• Click here to watch : Part One 'Getting Started'
• Click here to watch : Part Two 'Stitching your Letters'
• Click here to watch : Part Three 'Stitching your Beach Huts'
• Click here to watch : Part Four 'Finishing Off'

Return to the main tutorial menu here : https://www.bakerybears.com/tutorials/

Thank you so much for watching and we'll see you soon with more!

Dan & Kay