Lunar New Year for 2025 marks the beginning of the year of the snake. Snakes are intelligent and strong-willed, and they can be sneaky and jealous. Let’s celebrate the year of the snake with some fun cross stitch patterns!
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All About Cross Stitch Hoops
One of the tools that I consider essential for most cross stitchers is an embroidery hoop, but I know it’s not really essential.
A lot of the stitching I have been doing lately has been on really small projects where Read More ...
Wicked Cross Stitch Patterns
Now that the whole world seems to have fallen for the movie version of the musical Wicked, it’s time to stitch up some Wicked cross stitch patterns.
My favorite that I found is probably this Elphaba Defy cross stitch Read More ...
Have You Worked a Stamped Cross Stitch Project?
When I was first learning to cross stitch as a teen in the 1990s, I remember there being a lot of beginner kits available where the cross stitch pattern was stamped onto the fabric for you to stitch. This process Read More ...
Designer Spotlight: Rina Stitch
Rina Stitch, a Ukraine-based cross stitch designer, has a wide range of cross stitch designs to suit a lot of different tastes.
Of their more than 280 patterns as of this writing, 69 fall under a Christmas theme, but there’s Read More ...
New Year’s Resolutions for Cross Stitchers
As the year comes to a close, you might be thinking about things you want to do, or do differently, in your life in the next year, and your crafting life should definitely be part of whatever resolutions or goals Read More ...
How to Cross Stitch on a Chair
I love seeing different ways that cross stitch can be worked on unusual surfaces, from strainers to chain link fences and more. One slightly more common way to add cross stitch to your home without using cross stitch fabric is Read More ...
Designer Spotlight: Design For Cross Stitch
If you’re a fan of detailed and colorful cross stitch patterns, Design for Cross Stitch might have a pattern you want to try. This Etsy shop is based in Spain and has more than 50 designs with a focus on Read More ...
Penguin Cross Stitch Patterns
There are a lot of cute winter animals that I think don’t get the attention they deserve because they’re not necessarily Christmas related. We’re going to change that a little bit today with a look at some adorable penguin cross Read More ...
How and Why to Make a Needle Book
I have to admit that I am not at all careful when it comes to storing my needles for cross stitch, embroidery and hand sewing. Sometimes I will put them back in the package they came in, but just as Read More ...