Whois & Analysis for stitchery.com

Cross-stitch is a form of sewing and a popular form of counted-thread embroidery in which X-shaped stitches in a tiled, raster-like pattern are used to form a picture.

The stitcher counts the threads on a piece of evenweave fabric (such as linen) in each direction so that the stitches are of uniform size and appearance.

This form of cross-stitch is also called counted cross-stitch in order to distinguish it from other forms of cross-stitch.

Sometimes cross-stitch is done on designs printed on the fabric (stamped cross-stitch); the stitcher simply stitches over the printed pattern.

Cross-stitch is also executed on easily countable fabric called aida cloth but the threads are not actually counted.

Needlepoint is a form of counted thread embroidery in which yarn is stitched through a stiff open weave canvas.

Most needlepoint designs completely cover the canvas.

Although needlepoint may be worked in a variety of stitches, many needlepoint designs use only a simple tent stitch and rely upon color changes in the yarn to construct the pattern.

Embroidery is the handicraft of decorating fabric or other materials with needle and thread or yarn.

Embroidery may also incorporate other materials such as, pearls, beads, quills, and sequins.

Today, embroidery is most often seen on caps, hats, coats, blankets, dress shirts, denim, stockings, and golf shirts.

Embroidery is available with a wide variety of thread or yarn color.

Needlework is a broad term for the handicrafts of decorative sewing and textile arts.

Anything that uses a needle for construction can be called needlework.

The definition may expand to include related textile crafts such as a crochet hook or tatting shuttles.

Sewing is the craft of fastening or attaching objects using stitches made with a needle and thread.

Sewing is one of the oldest of the textile arts, arising in the Paleolithic era.

Before the invention of spinning yarn or weaving fabric, archaeologists believe Stone Age people across Europe and Asia sewed fur and skin clothing using bone, antler or ivory needles and "thread" made of various animal body parts including sinew, catgut, and veins.