How to embroider letters in cross stitch

Learn to embroider letters in cross stitch

Would you like to learn how to embroider letters in cross stitch? If that's your goal, you've just come to the right place. Here we teach you how to embroider very beautiful letters, using a very simple stitch that is very easy to learn: the cross stitch.

The wonderful art of embroidery has come back into fashion in recent years; or because many people try to give a new life to their clothes or because they like to try to give wings to their creativity with their hands

There are special fabrics for cross-stitch embroidery. These types of fabric allow us to embroider very quickly and with them we can create true works of art. These fabrics have small squares that serve as a base to embroider any design.

By reading this simple guide, you will have access to a lot of useful information on how to cross-stitch letters.

Materials needed to embroider letters in cross stitch

• Aida fabric - suitable for cross stitch embroidery
• cross stitch needle
• mouline threads
• Design

Choose to use aida fabric

For embroiderers who are starting in this embroidery technique, I recommend using aida fabric. Then, with experience and knowledge, you can opt for other types of different fabrics, but for that, you must count the threads horizontally and vertically. Especially in cases where you need to embroider letters, often full of touch-ups, it will be easier to use aida fabric, following the design.

Choose mouline yarn

You can buy a thread whose thickness allows you to embroider in relief and that is, at the same time, very resistant. The threads you use to embroider may be different. If you use mouline yarn, you can divide the skein into two or three parts. The letters that will be reproduced on the fabric can be taken from the Internet (there are many suitable sources for embroidery) or from a magazine. Print or photocopy and then transfer the letters from the paper to the fabric you want to embroider.

How to transfer the design to the fabric

After selecting the font of the letter and its size, you need to draw them on the fabric. I trace the design with a pencil. The design can be done in the center of the fabric, near a corner or along the perimeter, the choice is yours. You can also create a board with several letters. I remind you that the design must present straight lines, it must be properly centered and it must be proportional to the size of the canvas. In other words, it will be necessary to switch between upper and lower case in a linear fashion to avoid errors in drawing.

Cross stitch from left to right

This is one of the basic rules of cross stitch: It must be done from left to right and from top to bottom. It is also advisable to proceed with oblique lines that have the same direction and that are made in a single line. On the other hand, going back from right to left involves creating oblique lines that complete the typical cross-stitch x. We will have to carry out the same procedure for each line that completes a small part of the letters that we want to embroider. There are several tutorials for each point and they can be easily found on the Internet.

Also look at these tips to start embroidering in cross stitch.