When you are just starting out in cross stitch, it’s a great idea to stick to patterns that only use whole stitches. That means that you’ll be working a full and full-sized X, from one hole in the fabric diagonally Read More ...
Celebrate International Women’s Day with Cross Stitch
March 8 is celebrated each year as International Women’s Day, a day about fighting for women’s equality and inclusion and raising awareness about gender discrimination. It’s also a fine day to celebrate feminist icons and women who have blazed Read More ...
Easter Chick Cross Stitch Patterns
There are so many cute characters and images that are available for stitching in the spring. These spring chick Easter cross stitch patterns are (mostly) easy, colorful and cute and great to display in the springtime.
If you’re a beginner Read More ...
Spring Minis and What to Do with Mini Cross Stitch Patterns
The other day I shared a collection of small Easter cross stitch patterns, and I almost immediately came across another Easter/spring themed mini set that I wanted to share.
The spring baubles collection from sosaecaetano on Etsy includes eight Read More ...
Easter Bunny Cross Stitch Patterns
These Easter bunny cross stitch patterns are mostly on the more realistic side, not cartoony bunnies but rabbits that look like those in nature. That means they don’t have to just be Easter decorations, though they can certainly be that Read More ...
How to Wash Cross Stitch Projects
As careful as we are with our cross-stitch projects while we are stitching, there’s always a possibility that they will get a little dirty while we are working on them.
Using white cross stitch fabric is always a little fraught, Read More ...
Mini Easter Cross Stitch Patterns
I’m a sucker for tiny cross stitch patterns. They are so fun to stitch and quick to make, it’s like the crafting equivalent of candy. You just want to sneak another piece as soon as the first one is done. Read More ...
Pretty Cross Stitch Flower Patterns for Spring
For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, we’re getting pretty close to spring but it still feels far off for a lot of us who still have some cold weather to get through.
Stitching up some flowers before we Read More ...
Bee Cross Stitch Patterns
I’m starting to think about spring, wishing that it was coming along a little faster than it is where I live. Scrolling around for spring-themed cross stitch patterns, I kept seeing patterns for bees so I thought I’d make a Read More ...
Unique St. Patrick’s Day Cross Stitch Patterns
I’ve been sharing a lot of specific sets of St. Patrick’s Day cross stitch patterns lately (to recap, there have been shamrocks and leprechauns and funny St. Patrick’s Day cross stitch patterns). This collection is full of patterns that I Read More ...