Charts, patterns and everything needlepoint
Americans are celebrating their independence with a long weekend this weekend, and it’s a perfect time to start a new cross-stitch project in red, white and blue.
This Star-Spangled Happiness Chart from Stitching the Night Away is a great choice Read More ...
There is no pattern to go with these lovely stitched constellations from Miniature Rhino, but it wouldn’t be too hard to find a star chart for the constellations you want to stitch and make them freehand.
Hers include things like Read More ...
I’m really starting to love the DMC blog, Common Thread, which not only has cute, free, downloadable cross-stitch charts, but lots of other cute projects using thread and yarn as well.
They recently posted a set of sea creatures and Read More ...
This is a rather old one, but I really love the Cutie Bear cross-stitch pattern that’s a free download from Crafty Guild.
It looks sort of like a ballerina panda, which my daughter no doubt would love. It’s worked with Read More ...
Now that summer is officially here, it’s time to stitch up some summer fun. There are lots of cross-stitch charts that use summer images as there themes, but some patterns get even more literal, like this one from Tiny Modernist. Read More ...
I guess it’s because I’ve been thinking about the beach that I went looking for mermaid cross-stitch patterns. Of course a lot of what you find is Ariel from “The Little Mermaid,” which is not exactly the look I was Read More ...
I’m super excited because my family is headed to the beach really soon, but regardless of whether your summer plans are taking you to sandy shores (or you live near a beach all the time, or none of the above), Read More ...
I hate headlines like “15 Times Cross Stitch was Amazingly Cool,” because they play into the stereotype that cross stitch — or any craft for that matter — isn’t cool all the time, in fact, isn’t cool until some site Read More ...
Looking for something cool to stitch for summer? Why not make an ice cream treat that won’t melt in the summer sun. Looking for DMC Threads Check out DMC’s website
Here are some fun free cross stitch patterns for ice Read More ...
Cross stitch projects look really cute if you frame them in their hoops, but how do you do that in a way that looks neat?
I love this tutorial from Little Dorrit & Co. via Sew Mama Sew on how Read More ...