Cross Stitch Flower APK

I am always a little surprised when people are unaware of this stitch. Raised cross stitch flower is quick and easy to do and these little rose like flowers are ideal to add to all sorts of hand embroidery projects.

Raised cross stitch flower is also know as whipped cross stitch because a foundation of cross stitch is whipped around in a circle. You can also use this as a silk ribbon stitch and many novelty threads come to life with this stitch.

First make an upright cross. Bring your needle out at the centre of the cross, under the cross bar and on the right hand side of the upright bar.

Commence whipping the bars of the cross by sliding your needle under the right hand spoke and passing the thread under the bar without picking up any fabric. This will whip the first spoke.

Turn your work 90 degrees in a clockwise direction to the next bar of the cross and repeat the action.
Continue around the cross in and clockwise direction.

As you work, pack the crossbars fairly firmly by pushing them to the centre in order to create a neat little round disk.