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A Subversive Cross Stitch Pattern for Our Times

March 18, 2020 by Sarah White

I know not everyone loves salty language in their cross-stitch patterns, but right now this feels appropriate.

Subversive Cross Stitch has a free download to encourage people to stay home that’s about, well, staying home.

Bonus: You won’t be touching your face if you’re busy stitching.

The design comes out to 4.64 x 6.64 inches on 14-count fabric, and should fit into most 5×7 frames.

We here at Craft Gossip hope you are staying healthy, and staying home as much as you can!

[Photo: Subversive Cross Stitch.]

Looking for more Snarky or Subversive Cross stitch charts and designs? Check these out on Etsy. 

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Comments

  1. Sugar Beet Crafts says

    March 18, 2020 at 10:45 am

    I love this ??

  2. Buffalo, NY says

    March 19, 2020 at 3:54 am

    That language is terrible!

  3. Dani says

    March 19, 2020 at 5:38 am

    ?? ? ? This!!!

  4. Dani says

    March 19, 2020 at 5:39 am

    LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS!!

  5. Donna says

    March 19, 2020 at 6:47 am

    Wow – totally classless. I.m no prude but really?

  6. wendy says

    March 19, 2020 at 6:54 am

    language totally unnecessary!!!! Will NEVER purchase from you!!!

  7. Amethyst says

    March 19, 2020 at 7:12 am

    I was really shocked to see this language!

  8. Terri Tompkins says

    March 19, 2020 at 8:08 am

    I want one hanging in every police, fire, and EMS vehicle!?

    As for language, I’m grown and can look or keep scrolling. Thanks for sharing!

  9. Rose Krizan says

    March 24, 2020 at 6:12 pm

    Will not visit your site anymore because of bad language.

  10. Tamsin says

    May 2, 2020 at 10:36 am

    Love this! Can’t believe how prudish people are over a word!

Have you read?

All About Stitching on Perforated Paper

I recently wrote a post on my blog about using a stitchable journal cover and I mentioned that you can make your own stitched cover for a journal by using perforated paper instead of buying a stitchable notebook.

I have to admit, though, that I’ve never used perforated paper for cross stitch myself. I definitely want to because I think it would be great to use for bookmarks that don’t fray and have a little more stability, for example.

Sirious Stitches has us covered, though, because they did a deep dive into all things perforated cross stitch pattern that is worth the time to read through.

The post mentions that a lot of people use perforated paper for cross stitch because they buy an ornament kit that uses it. I’ve never seen these (or at least never noticed that that is what they were) but it’s a great idea to make small projects like ornaments in this way. It also talks about the pros and cons of using cross stitch paper, where to buy it and how to make your own. 

Making it yourself is an awesome idea because if you already have a pattern in mind you can just make holes in your paper where you need stitches to be and leave the rest solid. This would be ideal for making greeting cards, for example.

In addition to kits and sheets you can often find the paper pre-cut into different shapes you can use to make your own designs, no real pattern required.

The post also includes tips and advice for how to stitch on perforated paper that you’ll want to check out before you try your first project.

I’m super intrigued by the idea of using perforated paper for cross stitch and will probably be trying it out soon. Have you used it before? I’d love to hear your thoughts.

Check out the post over at Sirious Stitches for more information.

[Photo: Sirious Stitches]

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