Cross-Stitch Sampler: Beginner Techniques

Cross-Stitch Sampler: Beginner Techniques

Cross-Stitch Sampler: Beginner Techniques

Learn basic cross-stitch skills while creating a sampler, including pattern reading, threading, color changes, and finishing techniques.

Cross-Stitch Sampler: Beginner Techniques

Paid once.

Level
Beginner
Ages
9–11
Duration
45 min
Classes
1 / Week
Weeks
4

Class Experience

Over four weekly sessions students learn basic cross-stitch: a brief history, finding the center of Aida cloth, reading a simple pattern, threading a needle, basic stitches, changing colors, and binding off. Classes include guided hands-on practice, opportunities to share progress, and instruction on how to block a finished piece.

Learning Outcomes

  • Read a simple cross-stitch pattern

  • Thread a needle and begin and end basic cross-stitches

  • Change colors and bind off in a project

  • Share progress and work collaboratively while stitching

Prerequisites

Materials needed:

12 count aida cloth

2 complementary colors of embroidery floss

pair of scissors

needles

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Meet your Instructor

Joined August, 2026

4.6

310

Reviews

40+

Years

3,700+

Students

An experienced teacher with 40 years in education and over 20 years of homeschooling and tutoring, this instructor offers a wide range of enrichment classes for children. Course offerings include beginner crochet and cross-stitch, directed drawing and letter formation, novel stud…

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4.4

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