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| - | So you want to learn cross stitch! A great first project is our [[http://adafruit.com/products/855|Ohm Sweet Ohm kit]], which is useful for reading resistors after you're done stitching! | + | So you want to learn cross stitch! A great first project is our [[http://adafruit.com/products/855|Adafruit Ohm Sweet Ohm kit]], which is useful for reading resistors after you're done stitching! You can download the [[http://adafruit.com/images/ohm-sweet-ohm-printout.pdf|PDF instructions for this kit]], which includes the Ohm Sweet Ohm pattern, required floss quantities, and specific instructions and tips. |
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| Untwist the midpoint of floss and insert your thumbs between the strands, separating the quantity you will need (usually two or three) according to the pattern. Draw your thumbs apart along the length of floss, allowing floss ends to untwist freely. | Untwist the midpoint of floss and insert your thumbs between the strands, separating the quantity you will need (usually two or three) according to the pattern. Draw your thumbs apart along the length of floss, allowing floss ends to untwist freely. | ||
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| + | Some specialty flosses like this metallic floss are made up of 12 strands. | ||
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| It’s important to wash your hands often while working, as your skin’s natural oils may mark the fabric, especially where it bends over the rim of the hoop. You may wish to fold the excess fabric over the rim while working so your skin is only ever in contact with the back side of the fabric. | It’s important to wash your hands often while working, as your skin’s natural oils may mark the fabric, especially where it bends over the rim of the hoop. You may wish to fold the excess fabric over the rim while working so your skin is only ever in contact with the back side of the fabric. | ||
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| - | If your fabric does get “hoop marks,” hand wash in warm water with a small amount of color-safe detergent. Rinse first in warm water, then cold. | ||
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| - | Even your floss colors bleed into the water, they will not stain the cloth. Lay on a towel to dry. Because I hold my fabric with the technique above, most of my hoop marks appear on the back of the project. | ||
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| Move the hoop around the project as necessary to complete all areas of the pattern. | Move the hoop around the project as necessary to complete all areas of the pattern. | ||
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| Back stitch - Use back stitching for outlines and text. Think to yourself “two steps forward (at the back of the fabric), one stitch back (on the front of the fabric).” These stitches may be parallel to an axis of the grid, or may oppose it at an angle, but do not form Xs like cross stitches. | Back stitch - Use back stitching for outlines and text. Think to yourself “two steps forward (at the back of the fabric), one stitch back (on the front of the fabric).” These stitches may be parallel to an axis of the grid, or may oppose it at an angle, but do not form Xs like cross stitches. | ||
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| + | When complete, take the stitched fabric out of the hoop by loosening the screw and removing both rings. If your fabric does get “hoop marks,” hand wash in warm water with a small amount of color-safe detergent. Rinse first in warm water, then cold. | ||
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| + | Even your floss colors bleed into the water, they will not stain the cloth. Lay on a towel to dry. Because I hold my fabric with the technique above, most of my hoop marks appear on the back of the project. | ||
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| - | To mount your finished project, either use sticky foam mat board or cut batting to match a rectangle of cardboard. Tape excess fabric around the back and frame, if desired. | + | To mount your finished project, either use sticky foam mat board or cut batting to match a rectangle of cardboard. Tape excess fabric around the back and frame, if desired. The Ohm Sweet Ohm project fits great in an 8x10" frame (not included with kit). |
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| Or make a pillow! | Or make a pillow! | ||
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| + | //Sample Ohm Sweet Ohm project stitched by Bette Day Stern.// | ||
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