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...

One of the basic issues a new cross stitcher (or even someone with more experience) might face is wondering how large to make their cross stitch fabric when they are stitching up a design.

While patterns usually tell you how … Read More...

Admittedly, I’m pretty basic when it comes to cross stitching. Most of the time I only use plain, single color, cotton thread. I have been known to use multicolored thread occasionally. It is really fun, as long at the parts … Read More...

Earth Day is coming up soon, and while it’s not obvious, I feel like crafters can be a force for good in the world in lots of ways, including for the environment. When we make things we tend to take … Read More...

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‘ve never used a cross stitch pattern generator before, but they look like a great way to make a cross stitch pattern that’s perfectly unique. In some of the crafting Facebook groups I’m in, it’s common for people to … Read More...