Celebrate Fall and Stitch an Autumn Acorn Medallion

Though the mornings have been cool lately where I live, it’s like fall in the morning and summer in the afternoon.

Whether you’re already feeling full-on fall where you live or still waiting for the weather to catch up to the calendar, this Autumn Acorn Medallion cross-stitch pattern from Needle Knowledge is sure to get you in the spirit. Unfortunatly this website no longer exists, but we were able to find the PDF pattern here – AutumnAcornMedallion

The mirror-image pattern features acorn and leaf-like motifs, and would be perfect as a pincushion, to use in a coaster frame or to make a little pillow as shown.

Happy fall, everyone!

[Photo: Needle Knowledge.]

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Acorn Cross Stitch Patterns

One of the most common supplies for cross stitch, aside from fabric, needles and floss, is an embroidery hoop. A hoop isn’t needed for every project, and indeed there are some stitchers who prefer not to use them at all. I generally don’t use a hoop when I’m working on a small cross stitch project, especially something that’s shape isn’t conducive to using a hoop (like a bookmark).

But embroidery hoops can be really helpful for cross stitch because they hold your fabric at an even tension, which allows you to stitch more evenly without any more work on your part. It’s great for beginners to use hoops because the tension on the fabric can both help make your stitches more even and make the holes in the fabric a little easier to see.

I’ll admit to always just buying whatever hoop is available in the right size when I’m ready to start a project without giving it much more thought than that. But there are things you should consider when choosing among the different kinds of hoops, which Caterpillar Cross Stitch covers in their great guide to embroidery hoops.

The post walks you through wooden, plastic, spring tension and flexi hoops (which I’ll admit to having never heard of; they’re made of vinyl and plastic apparently), as well as Q-Snap frames, which aren’t really hoops because they’re made of plastic tubes that you snap together in the size and shape you need.

It also covers what size hoop you should use for the project you’re working on and how to actually use a hoop in the right way.

Whether you’re new to cross stitch or more seasoned, you’re sure to pick up a tip or a product to try in this post, so go check it out over at Caterpillar Cross Stitch.

Do you have a favorite kind of embroidery hoop to use for cross stitch, or do you go without? I’d love to hear your thoughts!

[Photo: Caterpillar Cross Stitch]

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