WORLD CROSS STITCH DAY
Quiz will be available starting August 7, 2025.
You have 10 minutes to finish this 10 question quiz.
You must answer all questions to be able to submit the quiz.
You will only be able to take the quiz once.
To start:
- Please enter your first name AND your state (if in the USA) or first name AND your country (if outside the USA).
- The case sensitive passcode is: wcsd2025
WCSD SURVEY 2025
Thank you for your participation!
INSTRUCTIONS
STITCHING WITH VARIEGATED FLOSS
Is your stitching
HOT / COLD
You Be the Judge!!
Does floss have a nap?
Black DMC Floss under microscope.
WCSD QUIZ 2025
How you stitch with variegated floss depends on what you want your result to be. You can wind up with orderly, smooth, flowing colors or maybe a hot mess is more your style.
Ultimately, there is no right or wrong way to use variegateds. A lot depends on how you would like your finished piece to look.
The first step toward smooth color transitions is to complete each individual stitch as you go instead of stitching a full row of half stitches and then coming back and stitching the other half.
Next you want to be sure and always start stitching from the same end of the floss so that the colors flow in the same order.
Cut your floss and thread your needle so that you continue stitching with color you just finished with.
Pick a design with blocks of color instead of a lot of confetti stitching.
If you are unsure how the colors will flow, make a test swatch, and adjust your technique to create the desired effect.
If you are more into the less structured, hot mess approach, just stitch like you normally would when stitching with solid color floss and see where it takes you.
Do You Pull Your Floss from the Correct End?
Or do you end up with a tangled blob? If you are in the latter category, check out this article by Mary Corbett.
TEMPERATURE CROSS STITCH
What is temperature cross stitch? It is an easy way to create a colorful cross stitch design that is unique to you and the area where you live.
Depending on the pattern you are using, you can plot the average temperature or the high and low temperatures of the day for every day of a given year. A floss color is assigned to each temperature range and a design or motif or bar of color is stitched to represent that temperature for that day. First pick the basic pattern you want to use. There are many styles from which to choose including tiny motifs and designs, the 12 months, cats, wine glasses, flowers, turtles, balloons, books and even buildings, something to fit everyone’s style and décor. Then you provide the temperature information and start stitching.
Here are some links to patterns to give you ideas and get you started:
DESIGNS and MOTIFS
TREE, BUTTERFLIES, TURTLES
QUILT, GEOMETRICS
TEST ANSWERS
will be available on Wednesday,
August 13, 2025.