Charts, patterns and everything needlepoint
There are so many cool cross-stitch products out there. The spooky spider cross-stitch pattern from Stitched Modern features something I didn’t even know existed: cross-stitch fabric pre-printed with spider webs.
You can stitch the spiders right onto these webs for Read More ...
Black cats, cobwebs, skulls and jack o’lanterns — all are spooky signs that it’s Halloween time.
And all are featured on this Trick or Treat cross stitch pattern from Anna XStitch, available on Etsy for $4.95.
The design uses six Read More ...
Another great source for cross-stitch patterns that weren’t originally designed as cross-stitch patterns is the world of perler bead
or melty bead designs.
These patterns are on a grid of squares, too, so it’s simple to translate them from beads Read More ...
One of the cool things about cross stitch is that, because it’s on a grid, you can use other gridded patterns as cross-stitch patterns even if that wasn’t the initial intent of the design.
Brik, for instance, has a lot Read More ...
I love this Ruth Bader Ginsburg cross stitch pattern because it shows everything she was known for — the collar and the earrings.
This one is pretty simple because it’s just three colors, but it makes a big impact and Read More ...
It feels like the world could use a little more kindness these days, and maybe stitching a cross stitch pattern about kindness can serve as a reminder to bring that attitude into our daily live.
This pattern from Cross Stitch Read More ...
There are so many amazing Ruth Bader Ginsburg cross stitch patterns out there, and I will probably be sharing several this week in her honor, but I wanted to note in particular this one from Pandostitch on Etsy.
It’s Read More ...
This stunning cross stitch pattern from Sew Marie Studio is definitely an advanced project that will take a lot of time, but it’s also one of those keepsake projects that will probably get passed on in generations to come.
The Read More ...
Remember the classic line from “Jerry Maguire,” “you had me at hello?” I guess this would be the Jewish equivalent.
You Had Me at Shalom is from Sew Perfectly Designed on Etsy and features shalom written in Hebrew in rainbow Read More ...
I recently started making my husband watch “Schitt’s Creek,” which I watched a couple of seasons of on my own, because I figured it was just the thing for the times we are in right now.
So we actually just Read More ...