Tips - Submitted by About Cross Stitch Users and Forum Members
These tips are submitted by stitchers just like you - the users of About Cross Stitch and Cross Stitch Forum Members. Read the great tips and then submit your own. Visit the Cross Stitch Forum for more helpful Cross Stitch conversation.
Kiera's Tip on Keeping Your Place - Stitcher's Submitted Tip
Kiera explains her color-coded method for keeping her place on her pattern.
Kiera explains her color-coded method for keeping her place on her pattern.
Cheryl's Project Protection Tip - Stitcher's Submitted Tip
Cheryl explains her inexpensive method of keeping her project protected and clean.
Cheryl explains her inexpensive method of keeping her project protected and clean.
Angela's Tip on Keeping Your Place
Angela explains how she keeps her place on projects.
Angela explains how she keeps her place on projects.
Cross Stitch Tip - Becky's Tote Tip
Becky sent in this great tip about how she travels with her Cross Stitch - even if it is just from room to room.
Becky sent in this great tip about how she travels with her Cross Stitch - even if it is just from room to room.
Heather's Floss Organizing Tip
Heather lets us know how she organizes her floss.
Heather lets us know how she organizes her floss.
Hayley's Tip On Using Red Floss
Hayley shares her tips for working with red floss.
Hayley shares her tips for working with red floss.
Maire's Tip on Making Time For Friends and Stitching
How Marie makes time for friends and stitching.
How Marie makes time for friends and stitching.
Lee Klempen's Metallic Floss Tip
Lee shares how she makes working with metallic flosses easier.
Lee shares how she makes working with metallic flosses easier.
Vickie's Vinyl Aida Tip
Vickie explains why she adores vinyl Aida.
Vickie explains why she adores vinyl Aida.
Carmen's Tip on Not Getting Bored
Carmen explains how she avoids getting bored with projects.
Carmen explains how she avoids getting bored with projects.
Carla's Floss Storage Tip
Carla shares her unique method of storage cross stitch floss.
Carla shares her unique method of storage cross stitch floss.
Paula's Tip About Starting Two Strands of Floss
Paula submitted this tip about her method for starting two strands of floss.
Paula submitted this tip about her method for starting two strands of floss.
Marmar911's Puffin Tip - Cross Stitch Tip
Marmar911 explains her views on the Puffin Craft Strand Separator.
Marmar911 explains her views on the Puffin Craft Strand Separator.
Mary's Tip On Storing Projects In Progress - Cross Stitch Tip
Mary explains her ingenious storage method for her projects.
Mary explains her ingenious storage method for her projects.
Marty's Tip on Substituting Floss - Cross Stitch Floss Tip
Marty submitted this tip on how to figure out what floss to substitute in a design.
Marty submitted this tip on how to figure out what floss to substitute in a design.
Michelle's Tip on Substitute Interfacing
Michelle sent in a great tip about using a common household item for substitute interfacing.
Michelle sent in a great tip about using a common household item for substitute interfacing.
Grammie's Tip For Tired Arms
Grammie sent in this tip about how she takes care of her tired arms when she it stitching.
Grammie sent in this tip about how she takes care of her tired arms when she it stitching.
How to Deal With Fabric Shortages
The best way to deal with a fabric shortage is to avoid it.
The best way to deal with a fabric shortage is to avoid it.
Daybreak86's DMC Needlework On-the-Go Roll Tip
Daybreak86 shares her method for dealing with the DMC Needlework On-the-Go Roll.
Daybreak86 shares her method for dealing with the DMC Needlework On-the-Go Roll.
Rachel's Stitching With a Q-Snap Tip
Rachel sent in this tip on how she uses a common household item to help make stitching with a Q-snap a breeze.
Rachel sent in this tip on how she uses a common household item to help make stitching with a Q-snap a breeze.
Rosie's Excess Fabric Tip
Rosie submitted this tip about what she does with excess fabric when she is stitching.
Rosie submitted this tip about what she does with excess fabric when she is stitching.
Marilyn's Left-Handed Stitching Tip
Marilyn explains her left-handed stitching methods.
Marilyn explains her left-handed stitching methods.
Karen's Needles and Waste Canvas Tip
Karen sent in this great tip on waste canvas.
Karen sent in this great tip on waste canvas.
Patsy's Portable Project Tip - User Submitted Cross Stitch Tip
Patsy shares how she makes her Cross Stitch projects portable.
Patsy shares how she makes her Cross Stitch projects portable.
Patsy's Quilted Wall Hanging Tip
Patsy submitted this tip about how she saved on framing costs.
Patsy submitted this tip about how she saved on framing costs.
Monica's Floss Organization Tip
Monica explains her Cross Stitch floss organization techniques.
Monica explains her Cross Stitch floss organization techniques.
Jerry's Knot Tip
Jerry explains her knot removal process.
Jerry explains her knot removal process.
Sandy's Keeping Your Place Tip
Sandy explains how she keeps her place on a Cross Stitch pattern.
Sandy explains how she keeps her place on a Cross Stitch pattern.
CO_crosser's Quarter Stitch Tip
CO_crosser shares her tricks for faking out quarter stitches on certain stitching surfaces.
CO_crosser shares her tricks for faking out quarter stitches on certain stitching surfaces.
Mini's Tip on Keeping Your Place
Mini tells how she keeps her place on her fabric when stitching.
Mini tells how she keeps her place on her fabric when stitching.
Bev's Floss Storage Tip
Bev describes her floss storage method.
Bev describes her floss storage method.
Gerbiletta's Needle Storage Tip
Gerbiletta shares her needle storage method.
Gerbiletta shares her needle storage method.
Shere's Robinson's Tip on Storing Projects
Shere's Robinson shares how she stores her projects.
Shere's Robinson shares how she stores her projects.
Hausfrau's Tip on How to Make Time to Stitch
Hausfrau submitted this tip on making time to stitch.
Hausfrau submitted this tip on making time to stitch.
Delores' Spare Needle Storage Tip
Delores explains how she stores her spare needles, recycling in the process.
Delores explains how she stores her spare needles, recycling in the process.
Eva's Time-Saving Tips
Eva submitted these time-saving tips for Cross Stitchers.
Eva submitted these time-saving tips for Cross Stitchers.
Len's Time-Saving Tip
Len shares how she saves time when stitching by keeping her floss organized.
Len shares how she saves time when stitching by keeping her floss organized.
Debbie's Floss Storage Ideas
Debbie submitted these ideas for floss storage.
Debbie submitted these ideas for floss storage.
Laura's Thimble Alternative Tip
Laura explains her alternative to using thimbles.
Laura explains her alternative to using thimbles.
Betty's Two-Handed Stitching Tip
Betty submitted this tip about using two hands to stitch.
Betty submitted this tip about using two hands to stitch.
Cross Stitch Tip - Pipsqueek's Stain Removal Tip
Pipsqueek submitted this tip about how she removes stains from her stitching.
Pipsqueek submitted this tip about how she removes stains from her stitching.
Pennsylvania Sue's Needle Safety Tip - Needle Storage Tip
Pennsylvania Sue submitted this needle storage and safely tip.
Pennsylvania Sue submitted this needle storage and safely tip.
Marty's Vertical Stitching Tip
Marty shares information about her vertical stitching method.
Marty shares information about her vertical stitching method.
Vicki's Finishing Fabric Edge Tip
Vicki shared a tip about how she finishes the edges of cross-stitch material.
Vicki shared a tip about how she finishes the edges of cross-stitch material.
Wendy's Finding Time to Stitch Tip
Wendy submitted a great tip about finding time to stitch.
Wendy submitted a great tip about finding time to stitch.
lynfindlay's Tip on Finding Time to Stitch
lynfindlay submitted this tip about finding time to stitch.
lynfindlay submitted this tip about finding time to stitch.
Robin's Lunchtime Stitching Tip
Robin submitted this tip about how she makes stitching easy during her lunch break.
Robin submitted this tip about how she makes stitching easy during her lunch break.
Tizzanne's Stitching Tips
Tizzanne submitted these tip on stitching and staying organized.
Tizzanne submitted these tip on stitching and staying organized.
Marty's Bead Organization Tip
Marty submitted this great tip about how she organizes her beads.
Marty submitted this great tip about how she organizes her beads.
Jodi's Floss Organization Method
Jodi submitted this tip and these photos to illustrate her floss organization method.
Jodi submitted this tip and these photos to illustrate her floss organization method.