Strawberry Stitches
A tutorial on Stitches on a Strawberry Pincushion Thingy. What you will need. A longish sharp needle. Thread you like. Sharp scissors. Oh, and a thimble. I forgot about it till the end when I realized I didn't want to puncture my finger. Imagine that. Thread your needle using two strands of floss. Make a big knot. Insert your needle at the top of the strawberry to one side of the seam. I am using my right hand so it is at the left of the seam. I'm taking pictures with my right hand and holding the berry with my left. Confusing enough yet? I try. Depending on how big you want your X's go down some and put your needle in the fabric about 1/8 to 1/4 away from the seam and out the other side the same amount. Pull the thread through. Bring your needle back up and put it in the fabric lining it up with where you started and coming out a smidge below where the thread is coming out of the strawberry. ...
