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Cross Stitch Patterns for Ramadan

February 4, 2025 by Sarah White

Ramadan is a time of fasting, prayer and religious reflection, and adding some Ramadan cross stitch to the mix is sure to help you reflect on the season. Check out these Ramadan cross stitch patterns to stitch before or during … Read More...

Patterns to Use as Filler in Cross Stitch Projects

January 31, 2025 by Sarah White

The other day I came across this post from Koekoek that has to do with a world map pattern of theirs (they also have individual countries if you’d rather). The idea is that you can fill in countries as you … Read More...

Designer Spotlight: Bombastitch

January 29, 2025 by Sarah White

If you like your cross stitch patterns full of pop culture references, you’re going to want to pay a visit to Bombastitch’s Etsy shop. This shop based in Indiana specializes in patterns pulled from TV and movies, and with a … Read More...

Funny Valentine’s Day Cross Stitch Patterns

January 27, 2025 by Sarah White

The other day I shared some more typically romantic Valentine’s Day cross stitch patterns with hearts, but if you don’t want to go that route, there are lots of other options.

And some of them are still super cute, … Read More...

Using Counting Pins in Cross Stitch

January 25, 2025 by Sarah White

Here’s another topic in cross stitch that I didn’t know anything about until I found a post about it: counting pins.

I mean, it makes sense that you could use pins as an alternative to gridding your cross stitch fabric … Read More...

Designer Spotlight: Wild Bluebell Patterns

January 23, 2025 by Sarah White

At the end of each month I made an editorial calendar for the next month, and by the time I get around to writing the posts I sometimes forget the particulars of a site or a pattern I wanted to … Read More...

Cross Stitch Hearts

January 21, 2025 by Sarah White

For Valentine’s Day this year I wanted to do a post focusing on patterns with hearts and one without hearts (coming soon!) so you have the option of being traditionally romantic or less so.

You won’t be surprised to know … Read More...

Make Your Hoops Prettier to Use as Frames

January 17, 2025 by Sarah White

It’s popular to use embroidery hoops as frames for cross stitch projects, but a plain wooden hoop isn’t really that interesting as a way to present your hard work to the world.

Luckily it’s pretty easy to embellish an embroidery … Read More...

Designer Spotlight: Pigeon Coop Designs

January 15, 2025 by Sarah White

Pigeon Coop Designs is a Canada-based Etsy shop that bills itself as having nature inspired cross stitch patterns and kits. I get a little of a folk art, retro feel from their designs, which emphasize natural landscapes and animals.

In … Read More...

Fox Cross Stitch Patterns

January 13, 2025 by Sarah White

I don’t really know why I decided to do a post of fox cross stitch patterns. I was thinking this year I should do more roundups of animal patterns because there are so many out there, and they don’t necessarily … Read More...

Tools for Adding Beads to Cross Stitch

January 11, 2025 by Sarah White

It’s always fun to add a little something extra to your cross stitch patterns, regardless of whether the project actually calls for it.

One way to make a cross stitch design a little more special is to add beads. Some … Read More...

Designer Spotlight: Counting Puddles

January 9, 2025 by Sarah White

Counting Puddles is an Etsy shop that doesn’t have a huge selection of cross stitch patterns, but it does have some printables that might be relevant at the time of year that I am writing this.

Most of the patterns … Read More...

Year of the Snake Cross Stitch Patterns

January 7, 2025 by Sarah White

Lunar New Year for 2025 marks the beginning of the year of the snake. Snakes are intelligent and strong-willed, and they can be sneaky and jealous. Let’s celebrate the year of the snake with some fun cross stitch patterns!

This … Read More...

All About Cross Stitch Hoops

January 3, 2025 by Sarah White

One of the tools that I consider essential for most cross stitchers is an embroidery hoop, but I know it’s not really essential.

A lot of the stitching I have been doing lately has been on really small projects where … Read More...

Wicked Cross Stitch Patterns

January 1, 2025 by Sarah White

Now that the whole world seems to have fallen for the movie version of the musical Wicked, it’s time to stitch up some Wicked cross stitch patterns.

My favorite that I found is probably this Elphaba Defy cross stitch … Read More...

Have You Worked a Stamped Cross Stitch Project?

December 30, 2024 by Sarah White

When I was first learning to cross stitch as a teen in the 1990s, I remember there being a lot of beginner kits available where the cross stitch pattern was stamped onto the fabric for you to stitch. This process … Read More...

Designer Spotlight: Rina Stitch

December 28, 2024 by Sarah White

Rina Stitch, a Ukraine-based cross stitch designer, has a wide range of cross stitch designs to suit a lot of different tastes.

Of their more than 280 patterns as of this writing, 69 fall under a Christmas theme, but there’s … Read More...

New Year’s Resolutions for Cross Stitchers

December 26, 2024 by Sarah White

As the year comes to a close, you might be thinking about things you want to do, or do differently, in your life in the next year, and your crafting life should definitely be part of whatever resolutions or goals … Read More...

How to Cross Stitch on a Chair

December 24, 2024 by Sarah White

I love seeing different ways that cross stitch can be worked on unusual surfaces, from strainers to chain link fences and more. One slightly more common way to add cross stitch to your home without using cross stitch fabric is … Read More...

Designer Spotlight: Design For Cross Stitch

December 20, 2024 by Sarah White

If you’re a fan of detailed and colorful cross stitch patterns, Design for Cross Stitch might have a pattern you want to try. This Etsy shop is based in Spain and has more than 50 designs with a focus on … Read More...

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