Cut your fabric to around 15x15cm and separate your embroidery hoop into two pieces. Before you start if you would like to back your finished piece take your felt, placing the smaller hoop on top.

Tips. Use three strands of embroidery thread (standard DMC thread is six strands thick, so you'll need to separate it into two). Always start from the back of the fabric when making a cross and always ...

Tips. Use three strands of embroidery thread (standard DMC thread is six strands thick, so you'll need to separate it into two). Always start from the back of the fabric when making a cross and always ...

The March 2015 issue of Martha Stewart Living magazine shows how to make five classic embroidery stitches, and recommends a fast and easy project: Embroider onto pretty, printed fabric.