Sewing Pattern
Cross Stitched Tea Cloths
Home makes
Cross stitch is one of the simplist techniques to learn and by combining it with a minimum of sewing you can create a great set of coordinating tea towels.
Essentials
- Cotton tea towels, three in coordinating prints
- Aida fabric, 14 count
- Embroidery thread, red, light pink,
- light blue
- Tapestry needle, size 26
- Fusible webbing
- Vanishing pen
Dimensions List
- Coffee pot motif: 6.5cm x 7cm
- Tea pot motif: 6cm x 7cm
- Milk Jug motif: 5.5cm x 6.5cm
Stitch a Motif
Decide which picture you want to stitch. Transfer it to a piece of Aida fabric with a vanishing pen. Cross stitch the chart as instructed, sewing over one block of Aida each time. For the coffee pot, use two strands of red threads and two strands of light pink thread for the border. For the tea pot, use two strands of light pink thread and two strands of light blue thread for the border. Finally, for the milk jug, use two strands of light blue thread and two strands of red thread for the border.
Make a Tea Cloth
Stitch the motif of your choice as per the instructions. Cut out the motif, leaving a three hole border all the way round the needlework, then fix fusible webbing to the back.
Iron the motif to the bottom left-hand corner of a tea towel. If it has a loop for hanging, make sure that the motif is ironed to the opposite side of it