There’s something very satisfying about a Christmas project that fits in the palm of your hand. A little hoop, a few favourite thread colours, and suddenly you’ve got a decoration that feels far more personal than anything picked up in Read More ...
Free Christmas Gonk Cross Stitch Pattern With DMC Colour Key and Tutorial
There’s something rather irresistible about a Christmas gonk. The oversized hat, the little nose, the beard doing most of the work. They manage to look festive without needing so much as a facial expression.
This free Christmas gonk cross stitch Read More ...
10 Elephant Cross Stitch Patterns for Sweet Gifts and Beautiful Wall Art
There’s something about an elephant that makes it almost impossible to resist in stitched form. Perhaps it’s those oversized ears, or the way a little curled trunk can give a handful of stitches so much personality. Put one on a Read More ...
Cross Stitch Patterns for Trucks with Christmas Trees
I don’t know why a vintage red truck with a Christmas tree in the back became an iconic Christmas cross stitch pattern, but you might be surprised by how many of them I found. Let’s take a look at a Read More ...
Designer Spotlight: Living on the Rainbow
Sometimes it can be hard to distinguish yourself as a cross stitch designer. Most designers do holiday designs, they often do florals, have text designs that are a little snarky. But if you can find a niche you love and Read More ...
Hanukkah Cross Stitch Projects
Hanukkah is a great reason to pull out your cross stitch fabric and thread and stitch up some fun seasonal cross stitch patterns.
If you have trouble spelling Hanukkah (I know I do!) you’ll want to stitch up the How Read More ...
Book Review: The Ultimate Cross Stitch Christmas Collection
If you’re looking for a ton of easy cross stitch designs to use for Christmas projects, look no further than Claire Crompton’s The Ultimate Cross Stitch Christmas Collection, which includes more than 500 charts for tiny stockings, angels, ornaments Read More ...
Designer Spotlight: Stitching Housewives
Stitching Housewives offers a ton of cute, sort of country feeling cross stitch patterns with different themes I don’t quite understand but they’re super cute so let’s get into it.
One section is called Dapper Doodads, which it looks like Read More ...
Cross Stitch Ideas for Your Holiday Table
We love to make crafts to decorate our homes for different holidays, and it’s always fun to add a handmade touch to the table if you can. I specifically went looking for Thanksgiving themed cross stitch napkins and other tableware, Read More ...
How to Cross Stitch on Paper
I’ve done embroidery on paper before and it’s a lot of fun. You can use a needle to punch out a particular shape to stitch, or my favorite thing is to take a copy of an old photograph or a Read More ...