I was recently approached by Alyssa, the cross stitcher behind the Etsy shop Stitchonomy, to take a look at her cross stitch pattern subscription club, known as The Pattern Club.
I took a look around and there’s a lot Read More ...
How to Add Text to a Cross Stitch Project
One of the easiest ways to make a cross stitch project more personal is to add text to it. Whether you’re adding the names of people getting married to a generic floral cross stitch design, birth information to a project Read More ...
Designer Spotlight: Charts and Stuff
Charts and Stuff is a small but fun Etsy shop with a cartoony style to its designs. Let’s take a closer look.
This shop’s designs are mostly silly and full of color. The rainbow colored hair is a common feature Read More ...
Halloween Sampler Cross Stitch Patterns
Stitch up something a little different for your Halloween decor with these Halloween sampler cross stitch patterns. From the traditional to the slightly offbeat, I think there’s something for almost everyone here.
This cute little sampler from Juko Patterns includes Read More ...
Cross Stitch Forum Asks for Proof Stitches Aren’t AI
There are a lot of stories out there these days about AI use in the crafting space for everything from answering technique questions to writing patterns.
And there’s a lot of content about how to spot AI patterns, or even Read More ...
Designer Spotlight: Works by ABC
Works by ABC sells both PDFs and paper patterns of many of its designs, which include temperature projects, intricate designs that look like lace, floral designs and more.
The patterns are only organized by PDF or paper, so you’ll just Read More ...
Funny Gourd Cross Stitch Patterns
If you like your fall decor on the punny side, this collection of funny gourd cross stitch patterns was picked just for you!
If you have a tuxedo cat, which I do, you’ll love this Hello Gourdgeous design form Witch Read More ...
Gourds to Stitch for Harvest Time
When fall comes around, pumpkins tend to steal the spotlight, but there are a lot of other fun gourds out there to stitch and decorate with. Let’s take a look at some gourd cross stitch patterns for fall.
Stitch a Read More ...
Designer Spotlight: Colorfully Sarah Shop
I left myself a note when I added Colorfully Sarah Shop to my list of shops to write about that says “small but adorable.” I was talking about the shop in general — which as of this writing has just Read More ...
Cross Stitch a Job and Get a Jump on Holiday Crafting
I was recently doing a scroll through some crafting websites that I follow and I came across this amazing collection of cross stitch job patterns from Koekoek. It includes more than 100 different jobs, sports and hobbies, and these would Read More ...