I like small initiatives in all my crafts, and I’ve been spending a while this yr arising with little cross sew initiatives that I can do to construct my abilities and in addition not be engaged on a big venture (which I additionally am, simply not repeatedly).
I really feel like most of us choose nearer to prompt gratification initiatives more often than not. Whereas there’s additionally room for these huge, dramatic, tremendous detailed initiatives, my life-style, and perhaps yours too, is significantly better suited to smaller initiatives.
With that in thoughts I assumed it will be enjoyable to attempt making a cross sew serviette ring. My model has three little flowers on it, however you possibly can take this concept 100 alternative ways for various holidays and seasons. Tiny Christmas bushes or snowflakes, stars, hearts, flowers of various colours.
Because it’s a small venture it doesn’t take lengthy to make one (which is good, since you’ll in all probability need multiple to brighten your desk).
I made my flowers in several colours, with a unique one of many identical three colours I selected serving as the middle for a unique flower. The facilities are labored as French knots (that are a lot enjoyable to make), and I did mirror pictures of the flower chart simply to make it extra enjoyable for me.
I additionally completed the sides with blanket sew utilizing one other coloration of embroidery floss, which provides cuteness and hopefully will preserve the material from fraying an excessive amount of. Thus far so good.
Take a look at the sample and seize the little flower chart I used over at Our Day by day Craft.
Do you like little cross sew initiatives? Or ones which can be perhaps much less conventional methods to make use of cross sew? I’d love to listen to your concepts for various sorts of initiatives I may attempt.