how hard is it to cross stitch? or is it the same as just embroidery? Thanks again

Thank you for the question, I have not downloaded any cross stitch designs cause I didn't think I would like them but now I am going in search of some to download so I can give it a try!

I love cross stitch with my embroidery machine. It really works beautifully.

it is just the same the machine does it for you. so much easier than by hand, no counting or something. just go and embroider!it's fun. but when you change color make sure the thread of jupovers are cut away. they show if you don't remove them.

It is just as easy to do and Ellen Maurer Stroh has some fantastic free one to try.
they just embroider beautiful.
I also have done lots of hand cross stitch in the past and than to see the machine do it in no time is just magic

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by joann1 17 Jun 2010

how do i fine Ellen Maurer Stroh?joann

You stitch it out just like any other embroidery design. It is beautiful when done.

I always wondered that my self thanks for asking

Its just like embroidery. I did one and the only thing I had to watch out for was jumpstitches. I missed one and it showed through the design since it is not dense.

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by joann1 17 Jun 2010

thanks to all of you.

Joann, cross stitching with machine embroidery is a piece of cake - just download a design and go for you - you will not believe how fast and easy it stitches - it is fun to watch too. The ones that digitize it must know alot about doing it - to not have to cross back into the design again - unless it is to cross over - Hehehe!

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by claudenicolas 17 Jun 2010

Dear Shirlene, can you explain to me cross back and cross over?
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by claudenicolas 17 Jun 2010

oops, I have hurt a bad button so I go on...I want to use my software studio3D cross stitch and fill the board with the model of a hand X stitchthat I have found on a magazine, I think that it is permitted? is it something to do with the jumps of thread?

Personally I think that machine embroidery XS is sooooooooo easy only after RW. AND it is so fascinating to watch stitch out.
Hand XS? whole other animal
Unconditional Acceptance - Sadie

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by claudenicolas 17 Jun 2010

I should like to understand what you think it is interessing, can you explain to me your abreviations and "whole animal"???
Hugs Claude

by psssst 17 Jun 2010

It is interesting for me to watch the design stitch out almost like seeing a painting being painted. "whole other animal" means you can not compare the two. Hand cross stitch is so beautiful, but it is so much work, it is hard for hands and eyes. Machine xstitch is easy.

by maryanns66 17 Jun 2010

I did hand cross stitch years ago until my old eyes couldn't focus on those tiny squares. LOL I've enjoyed reading this thread and feel encouraged to try some of the ME designs I've collected.

by claudenicolas 17 Jun 2010

thank you psssst for your explanations. I am now too old to do handcross stitch., it is too difficult for my eyes and above all it take too much time to do just only one work.