Print your cross-stitch pattern and tape the pages together ... If your bead reamer has a sharp tip, it’s very easy to punch through. Thread your embroidery floss through the needle ...

To cross-stitch your nudibranch, you need to make a small cross of embroidery thread to match every coloured square on the pattern. Choose a square roughly in the middle of the nudibranch pattern and ...

giant squid-coloured embroidery thread (we used DMC thread and the colours you need are on the pattern, but you can also choose your own colours) cross-stitch fabric (we used Aida 14 count fabric) an ...