| Acid
free Mount |
A backing board which is often adhesive (so you can stick your fabric to it for framing). It doesn't contain acid which can damage the fabric. |
| Aida |
Material which has holes in it, easy to use and comes in various sizes and
colours. |
| Anchor |
A company who produce skeins and kits. |
| Chat |
Pattern for your cross stitch. |
| Cross
Stitch |
A method of stitching which involves crosses on fabric to create a picture. |
| Daylight
Bulb |
A bulb which simulates day light and is good for cross stitching after dark. |
| DMC |
A company who produce skeins and kits. |
| Evenweave |
Material with small holes, you work across two threads to create one cross stitch. |
| Floss |
Another name for thread or silks. |
| Functional
Stitch |
Half a cross stitch. |
| Frame |
A wooden square which is used to keep the fabric taught while you stitch. |
| Gripper |
A new way of framing. You glue the gripper rods to your frame and stretch the work over it, no need for ironing. |
| Hoop |
A wooden or plastic circle or square used to keep the fabric taught while you stitch. |
| HPI |
Holes per inch in fabric - used to calculate the size needed. |
| Kit |
A package which contains all the things you need to start cross stitching. Needle, material, threads, chart and instructions. |
| Lacing |
The method of which you stretch your finished fabric to a board for framing. |
| Madeira |
A company who produce skeins and kits. |
| Needle |
What you need to be able to thread your skeins through to begin to stitch. |
| Perforated
Paper |
Paper with holes to cross stitch through, very delicate. |
| Photo
Stitch |
Converting photos to cross stitch charts. |
| Plastic
Canvas |
Plastic material with holes like Aida fabric. |
| Shade
Cards |
Produced by companies like DMC. These show all the different shades of colours they make and you can convert these to other companies threads. |
| Skeins |
A bundle of threads. |
| Thread |
The cotton or silk that you use to cross stitch with. |
| Three
Quarter Stitch |
Half a cross stitch. |
| Varigated
Threads |
Threads which gradually change colour through the skein giving a shading effect. |
| Waste
Canvas |
Pin it to your t-shirt and stitch through both, then dab with water and remove the waste canvas using tweezers. |
| Whole
Stitch |
A complete cross stitch. |
