There are Christmas designs that make you think of decorating the tree, and then there are designs that make you want to pack a bag and move into the picture. This Christmas bookstore scene falls firmly into the second category. Read More ...
12 Christmas Cross Stitch Patterns for Cat Lovers
A Christmas tree covered in dangling decorations must look like a very generous present to a cat. Shiny things to tap, branches to investigate, a cosy hiding spot underneath—and then the humans have the cheek to say it’s only for Read More ...
How to Make Cross Stitch Christmas Gift Tags With Small Fabric Scraps
Sometimes the smallest handmade detail is the one that gets noticed.
A tiny stitched tree on a plain parcel, a little star tied around a gift bag or an initial made especially for the recipient can make simple wrapping feel Read More ...
Fox and Rabbit Cross Stitch: Free Sampler Patterns and Tips for Getting Started
Some cross stitch designs make you think, “That’s lovely.” Others have you rummaging through the thread drawer before you’ve even finished looking at the photograph. If traditional samplers, decorative borders and stitching with a sense of history are your weakness, Read More ...
Free Christmas Pudding Cross Stitch Gift Tag Pattern With DMC Colour Key
A little Christmas pudding stitched onto a gift tag feels like a present before anyone has even opened the parcel. There’s the rounded brown pudding, a generous helping of white icing and a tiny holly topping. All the festive charm, Read More ...
12 Christmas Cross Stitch Patterns That Fit in Small Hoops
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 ...