Cross-stitching is the most common and popular not only in Russia, but also in almost all countries of the world. Wherever you are, you will find folk or modern motifs and a huge number of enthusiastic embroiderers. But, oddly enough, most of them create their work according to ready-made schemes from the store or from the Internet, and only a few own the real subtleties of embroidery, which open up completely different possibilities for the master! not only for those who are just learning to embroider with a cross, but for experienced embroiderers, considers this art form so comprehensively that no more secrets will remain for you. From the history of embroidery to a dictionary of embroidery terms, from tips for choosing a canvas, threads or hooks before independently drawing up schemes with or without computer programs, from all kinds of techniques, seams and stitches to their combination with other embroidery techniques, from the traditional embroidery method to the Danish or incomplete parking method, from stitching technology to baguette design and calculation of the cost of finished work.