The online tutorial “Italian Cross Stitch” explains how to execute the Italian cross stitch. To embroider using this method, you first need to bring the needle up from the back (wrong side) of the fabric into the lower-right corner of the square and make a vertical stitch up to the upper-right corner.
Bring the needle back up in the lower-right corner of the square and make a diagonal stitch from right to left. After that, insert the needle into the upper-right corner and make the second diagonal stitch.
Then, make a straight vertical stitch downwards from the upper-left corner. Next, make a horizontal stitch from the lower-right corner of the square to the lower-left corner. And to complete the Italian cross, bring the needle up in the upper-right corner and make a horizontal stitch to the upper-left corner.
You can watch the video tutorial “Cross-Stitch for Beginners: Italian Cross” online completely for free. Good luck!
