November 2021 Competition

Across.    

2  - Traditionally only used on garments but now attached to stitching  5 - All stitchers would love to have one close by

8 - Smaller stitching apparatus

10 - What some call very small finished stitched pieces

15 - Is yours inches or centimeters?

17 - A type of fabric

18 - A thread that adds a bit of shine

19 - A tool to use with thread and the eye of a needle

21 - Some use these instead of a hoop

22  - Made from Flax 

23  - These pretty things add sparkle

24 - Item we stitch with

25 - Small, pretty 'things' often added to finished stitching 

27 - Stitched by some to help find the right place

28 - Many different stitches are used to decorate the fabric in this freestyle stitching technique 

30 - We stitch on this

31 - This special pen helps keep track of where we are 

32 - Very small, sometimes annoying but add nice sparkle to a project.

34 - Great for dark stitching spots 

35 - A long, thin stitched hanging piece

36 - A person who creates the designs

38 - Like minded people form 'xxxxx' on Facebook  

Down.

1 - Some wind onto these   

3 - Used by all stitchers                                                                                 

4 -  Sometimes reproductions

6 -  Soft thread that we sell

7  - Contains everything we need to complete a design

9 - A cutting tool

11 - The thing that we stitch from

12 - A small ornamental pincushion

13 - Course fabric for Needlepoint

14 - Little x's

16 - Easier to stitch on than Linen

18 - A design where each corner repeats

20 - Specialty thread and fabric for stitching

26  - Carriers for projects

29 - Used to make it easier to see your fabric and stitching.  Often combined with a stitching lamp.  

30 - Scissor bling

33 - This dyeing business sells top quality silk at affordable prices :-)

37 - Usual finishing for a stitched design

39 - Used to keep pieces of fabric together