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Book Review – Just CrossStitch

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Autumn stitching abounds! From framed pieces to pincushions, coasters and more, the 25+ patterns in this issue of Just CrossStitch will have you stitching through the chilly season with your warmest colors. The magazine features patterns for autumn, Thanksgiving and Halloween, so you’ll have projects to last you until Christmastime!

  • Capture the colors of autumn with the Colorful Leaves Biscornu. Stitch autumn leaves in shades of topaz and red settled delicately among fresh green branches. Use simple stitches—cross stitch and backstitch—to create this elegant design.
  • Fall feline! The deep, black linen fabric of the Autumn Cat creates a dramatic canvas that’s perfect for the rich autumn colors of terra-cotta, yellow, brown and green. Easy-to-follow finishing instructions will have you completing this feline-shaped project in no time.
  • Halloween Spooktacular! Stitch 6 spooky ornaments featuring classic black cats, skeletons, ghosts and more. By the end of this issue, you’ll be cackling with joy. Plus, you won’t want to miss our ongoing series features! Pick up Part 2 of the House for a Wife, a Huswif, and continue perfecting your specialty stitches in the Floral Band Sampler, Part 5. All this and more when you download (or subscribe!) today! 

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All About Stitching on Perforated Paper

I recently wrote a post on my blog about using a stitchable journal cover and I mentioned that you can make your own stitched cover for a journal by using perforated paper instead of buying a stitchable notebook.

I have to admit, though, that I’ve never used perforated paper for cross stitch myself. I definitely want to because I think it would be great to use for bookmarks that don’t fray and have a little more stability, for example.

Sirious Stitches has us covered, though, because they did a deep dive into all things perforated cross stitch pattern that is worth the time to read through.

The post mentions that a lot of people use perforated paper for cross stitch because they buy an ornament kit that uses it. I’ve never seen these (or at least never noticed that that is what they were) but it’s a great idea to make small projects like ornaments in this way. It also talks about the pros and cons of using cross stitch paper, where to buy it and how to make your own. 

Making it yourself is an awesome idea because if you already have a pattern in mind you can just make holes in your paper where you need stitches to be and leave the rest solid. This would be ideal for making greeting cards, for example.

In addition to kits and sheets you can often find the paper pre-cut into different shapes you can use to make your own designs, no real pattern required.

The post also includes tips and advice for how to stitch on perforated paper that you’ll want to check out before you try your first project.

I’m super intrigued by the idea of using perforated paper for cross stitch and will probably be trying it out soon. Have you used it before? I’d love to hear your thoughts.

Check out the post over at Sirious Stitches for more information.

[Photo: Sirious Stitches]