Tighten the screw until the canvas is held firmly. This gives you a better hold and a nice taught working area. Read the directions to the pattern. Let s talk about the actual stitches. The actual cross-stitch is an X made from connecting corner or opposite holes.
All stitches hold hands , or share holes.
Every canvas has holes evenly spaced throughout the fabric. Canvases vary and the size of the hole range from large holes to very tiny holes. The smaller the holes, the harder the project. All cross-stitches work in a diagonal. It is easier to work from the center point to the left.