Stitching a border of single crosses

[Sue Padget]

I am about to start the biggest project I have undertaken so far but would appreciate some advice.
The picture comprises of a border around the edge and then dividing into smaller boxes within the border.

If I stitch the top border (it's just a single row of crosses) from left to right how do I go from the top to the bottom? Do I do one complete cross and then take my needle down the the next row or do I turn the aida so that the left side is now the top (hope I am making sense). If I do this surely the stitches won't lie in the same direction?

I am sorry I have so many questions and that what I am asking is not very clear. Also I apologies if someone has already asked this question, I am wading through the tips & tricks but there are 75 pages and I keep getting side tracked.

Thank you, Sue

[rcperryls]

Hi Sue. When stitching a border like you discussed I would stitch the top by doing full crosses across the top ( I stitch full crosses ///// and then go back \\\\\), then go down by stitching one full cross X on each row so that it looks like a column on the way down. Then at the bottom I would stitch the horizontal row, like I did the top. I would cut my thread and then go to the right hand side and stitch the column down there as I did on the left side. Don't turn your fabric because you are right. The stitches will not be in the same direction. I'm sure someone else will explain it better. It should look like:

XXXXXXXXX
X X
X X
X X
X X
XXXXXXXXX

Don't apologize for asking questions. We all asked a lot of questions when we started and still ask questions now. I for one definitely do and someone on the forum always either knows the answer or knows where to go to find it.

Carole

[MaggieM1750]

Or since you've already established your stitch pattern, just maintain that when you rotate your fabric. I flip my fabric around every which way. And start stitches in different corners depending on whatever works to keep the bottom stitch consistent.

If I were to stitch something like this, I would do the whole border in half stitches, then go back and cross.

What pattern are you working on?

[crosstitcher1]

I have a baby remembrance on my website, http://www.crosstitcherjean.com" target="_blank that has a border and I do like rcperryls.
So it will look lit this.

XXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXX XXX
XXX XXX
XXX XXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXX

And I will have another baby remembrance soon on the site, that I think it will look like what you are describing.
A checkerboard effect border. The side squares were different colors that the top. This is what I did.
Ex. top.
1st square was blue, then I counted stitches to the next blue. Ending ea. square with a little tail to catch with the next color.
I repeated all across with the other colors.
Then did the bottom border and sides in the same manner.
Then I b/s the outside/inside of the border to define the pattern.

So it looked like this.

XX XX XX XX
XX XX
XX XX
XX XX
XX XX
XX XX XX XX

And we love?'s No ? is too small or too numerous in asking.

HAPPY STITCHING IN STITCHING LAND.

[Sue Padget]

Thank you all for responding. I am amazed that you all understood what I was trying to ask
I now feel confident to start. It is a Millennium sampler by The Craft Collection Limited (ref. 76220). My Mum has had this for 13 years ! so I am going to stitch it for her as her eyesight is no longer good enough. Think it may take me several more years to finish it !

Thanks again for your help, Sue