Loose Thread Stitchers

Whip it Up Wednesday ~ Crossed Corners Cushion

Each Wednesday we will choose a stitch to explore and post stitch diagram(s) to help you practice and master each.

Step 1 ~ (white stitches) Start at the top left and come up through the fabric, go up 1 and over 1 to the right and come down through the fabric. From behind the fabric go down 2 threads and over 1 thread to the left and come up through the fabric. Go up 2 threads and over 2 threads to the right and go through the fabric. From behind the fabric go down 3 threads and over 2 threads to the left and come up through the fabric. Go up 3 threads and over 3 threads to the right and go through the fabric. From behind the fabric go down 4 and over 3 threads to the left and come up through the fabric. Go up 4 threads and over 4 threads to the right and go through the fabric. From behind the fabric go down 4 threads and over 3 threads to the left and come up through the fabric. Go up 3 threads and over 3 threads to the right and go down through the fabric. From behind the fabric go down 3 threads and over 2 threads to the right and come up through the fabric. Go up 2 threads and over 2 threads to the right and go down through the fabric. From behind the fabric go down 2 threads and over 1 thread and come up through the fabric. Go up one thread and over 1 thread and go down through the fabric.

Step 2 ~ (Grey Stitches starting from the last stitch from the white stitches) From the back of the fabric go over 1 thread to the right and come up thought the fabric. Go up 4 threads and over 4 threads to the left and go though the fabric. From the back of the fabric go down 4 threads and over 3 threads to the right and come up through the fabric. Go up 3 threads and over 3 threads to the left and go down through the fabric. From behind the fabric go down 3 threads and over 2 threads to the right and come up through the fabric. Go up 2 threads and over 2 threads and go down through the fabric. From behind the fabric go down 2 threads and over 1 thread to the right and come up through the fabric. Go up 1 thread and over 1 thread to the left and go down through the fabric.

Repeat Steps 1 and 2 as necessary.

Cross Corners Cushion

This stitch can be completed with a single solid thread, multi-color threads, variegated threads or 2 different types of threads (white diagram/grey diagram). This stitch can also be reversed (white diagram can be switched to right to left/top to bottom and the grey diagram can be switched to left to right/bottom to top) to create the mirror image of the diagrams shown above. Be creative and try to add this stitch to your next piece to give it a bit of pizazz!