Once the Fourth of July has passed, it feels like we’re really deep into summer, which is a lovely place to be.
Why not capture that feeling of sunshine and summer bounty in cross stitch?
Some Thoughts on Floss Coverage in Cross Stitch
I’ll admit this is something I never really think about, but do you use different numbers of strands of floss in different projects or different parts of a project? Unless the pattern says otherwise, I default to two strands, but Read More ...
Harry Potter Cross-Stitch Patterns
Attention all wizards, witches, and Muggles alike! Grab your wands, dust off your brooms, and prepare to embark on a magical stitching journey with our enchanting collection of Harry Potter cross-stitch patterns. Though we may have missed the 20th Read More ...
Wear Cross Stitch on Your Clothes
I love large-scale cross-stitch projects, because they are such a different way of seeing the craft, which is usually rather dainty.
Über Chic for Cheap has two projects where she added cross stitch to a sweater or shirt: a heart Read More ...
Cross Stitch – Don’t Be Afraid to Change Colors
There’s a joke in the knitting world that designers will hear from people who love their patterns but have just one question: “Will it work if I knit it in blue instead of red?”
I don’t know if anyone has Read More ...
Retro Embroidered Wall Art
Cross stitch this isn’t, but it could be if you want it to be.
I love the idea of taking copies of old photos and embellishing them with embroidery (or cross stitch) like Elise at a Beautiful Mess did.
It’s Read More ...
Cross-Stitch Patterns to Celebrate Canada
Canada Day is coming up on July 1, and it’s the 150th anniversary of Canada becoming a country. To celebrate, I thought I’d take a look at some Canada-inspired cross-stitch patterns.
Free Patterns
This Canada flag umbrella pattern from le Read More ...
Easy Cross-Stitch Roses
June is the month of roses, though you wouldn’t know it from my garden. The roses were full of blooms early in the season, then I deadheaded and now nothing. I hope they bring me another round of blooms when Read More ...
Use Photoshop to Make Cross-Stitch Charts
If you like to design your own cross-stitch charts, you know what a pain it can be to do it by hand.
Using a computer program makes it a lot easier because you can change things quickly, without having to Read More ...
Sweet Fourth of July Designs from Glory Bee
Here’s another great site with a good collection of freebies that I was originally attracted to while searching for July Fourth cross stitch patterns.
Glory Bee has a couple of great Independence Day freebies, including America and Celebrate the Fourth. Read More ...