If you are looking for information on how to finish your stitched pieces, check out these great tutorials. Our designers have put together some fine step-by-step instructions for making bookmarks, biscornus and all kinds of ornemental finishes that will make your cross stitching look fabulous!
A Creative Poppy tutorial with a design by Gracewood Stitches. Add pretty bows and dangling embellishments to your cross stitch ornaments using bits of ribbon and decorative pearls.
A Creative Poppy tutorial with a design by Perrette Samouiloff. There is virtually no sewing involved when you assemble this cute little minibag. It is entirely mounted using the biscornu method, a fool-proof method that will ensure your bag is exactly the right shape.
A Creative Poppy tutorial with a design by Perrette Samouiloff. This shows you how to make lovely square ornaments out of square pieces. It also includes an extra easy method for making ribbon tassels to hang from your ornaments. .
A Creative Poppy tutorial with a design by Barbara Ana. The ends of the ribbon are embellished with bell like beads and the ribbon forms a double bow. Extra easy to make.
>> Tutorial: how to make a keyring By Faby Reilly Hexagonal shaped key fob. In additional, the keyring includes a special slot for inserting your coins. Very useful when you go shopping.
>> Tutorial: How to make a needlebook By Faby Reilly It's all in the detail! Faby Reilly provides plenty of tips and instructions for making a very refined needlecase.
It can be a bit tricky to mount your stitched piece into a circle. Follow these instuctions to make a round pinkeep (applies also for the cover of a round box).
>> Tutorial: how to make an ort-bag By Faby Reilly Dispose of little bits and ends of floss as you stitch with this pretty and convenient ort-bag that will also hold your scissors handy.
>> Round pouch Tutorial By Faby Reilly This clever shape consists of 4 octagon shaped stitched sides and a stitched base that form a round pouch once mounted. Closes with a cord that draws the sides together.
Make your own matching button (using Fimo paste) for the center of a biscornu: Learn how to mix colors, shape and finish a button. Faby Reilly's tutorial is especially designed to complement the exquisite Cornflower biscornu cross stitch pattern she designed but can easily be adapted for other charts such as her Poppy Biscornu pattern.
Three quarter cross stitch
>> Three quarter cross stitch tutorial A tutorial by Creative Poppy, illustrated with a pattern by Perrette Samouiloff. How to identify a three-quarter cross stitch in a chart and its direction. How to stitch it on Aida, on linen or evenweave. Close up photos of stitches.
Calculating the size of ANY design on ANY fabric count. Print out the results too! All Creative Poppy cross stitch patterns are linked to this calculator so there's no guesswork about the size of fabric anymore.