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Definition of Half cross stitch
1. Noun. A single cross stitch at a diagonal.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Half Cross Stitch
Literary usage of Half cross stitch
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Young Ladies' Journal Complete Guide to the Work-table: Containing (1885)
"42 shows clearly tho mode of working half cross-stitch in rows. No. 43 shows a
simple mode of making a cross- stitch with a thread. ..."
2. Art in Needlework: A Book about Embroidery by Lewis Foreman Day, Mary Buckle (1907)
"CANVAS-STITCH SAMPLER — A, tent-stitch ; B, half-cross- stitch ; C, cushion-stitch;
D, Moorish-stitch, so called; E, plait-stitch ; F, couching on canvas. ..."
3. The Hand-book of Needlework by Lambert (F.), Miss A Lambert (1842)
"half cross stitch, or across two threads each way of the canvas on the slant, is
the usual method of working them. Beads of all kinds are commonly ..."
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