KnittUtf FLO! 40 FLORENCE HOME NEEDLE-WORK. Cross-stitch (Fig. 79). —Cross-stitch is the foundation of every other stitch,and the one In most common use. It is also called marking stitch, being usedfor marking linen. It is worked in two lines. In the first, the silk is carrieddiagonally from left… … Fig. 79. Cross-stitch.