If you’ve been around the cross stitch community for long, you might have come across the word ORT. It’s commonly used as a acronym for “old ratty thread,” but what it means is the little leftover bits of thread when … Read More...

I love a good cross stitch border. They’re just the thing to make a simple project look a little more finished or to add a bit more color to a project.

You can add a border to just about any … Read More...

Flower designs are probably some of the most popular motifs in cross stitching, and Fabulous Florals brings together six projects from Herrschners using flower designs.

These projects extend beyond mere cross stitch charts. They exemplify how these designs can be … Read More...

I don’t share a lot of blackwork embroidery content over here because it’s not a technique I’ve ever tried, and it is a little different from cross stitch because it uses different patterns to form the design, which can include … Read More...

Making your family in stitching is a super cute way to decorate your house. You can frame the finished project and hang it by the door, make it into a pillow, photograph it and use it on your Christmas cards … Read More...

Snarky cross stitch — whether sweary or not — has been a big trend in recent years, and if this is not your style, scroll on by. I’m not sure I can review Maybe Swearing Will Help: Relax and Curse … Read More...

I have a lot of bookmarks. I need a lot of bookmarks. I will probably never so no to a new bookmark. I love stores that put bookmarks in their books, but I also buy bookmarks from time to time … Read More...

I tend to stick to really small cross stitch projects that I can complete relatively quickly. There are a couple of bigger cross stitch projects on my list, I have the supplies for them, but I have never gotten very … Read More...

It’s so fun to combine different kinds of stitching in the same project. Free Spirit Stitching: 8 Vibrant and Colorful Stitching Adventures by Debra Valencia allows you to do just that.

These projects include cross stitch and embroidery techniques together … Read More...

“Railroad” doesn’t really sound like a term that should have anything to do with cross stitch, but it is a useful technique if you want to give your work a really crisp, uniform look.

Railroading, a stitching technique that aligns … Read More...

Animals are some of the most popular cross stitch motifs out there, and the Leisure Arts book 50 Cross Stitch Quickies: Animals and Friends by Plaid Bucilla features a bunch of cute and small scale animal patterns perfect of all … Read More...

I am not so much of a cross stitcher that I have ever come across the problem of needing a particular color of cross stitch floss that wasn’t readily available.

But if you are working from older patterns, or a … Read More...

Not too long ago I shared a collection of bee cross stitch patterns, but I recently found another pretty one I wanted to share with you all.

Bees are great and worth celebrating and stitching all year long, so … Read More...