I am not much for complicated cross-stitch projects, but this sugar skull pattern just might change my mind.
It was printed in the French magazine Prima, excepted from the book Motifs Trash au point de croix (Trash Motifs in Read More ...
Tips for Cross Stitching on Paper
We usually think of cross stitch as something we do on canvas or fabric, but there are lots of other possibilities.
I remember the first time I sewed with my sewing machine on paper and it just opened up a Read More ...
Make a Spider’s Web with an Embroidery Hoop
No cross-stitching today, but I know we all have extra hoops lying around so I just had to share this cute and simple idea for making an embroidery hoop spider web.
This one is from Two Shades of Pink, Read More ...
Cross Stitch a Boo — With Thread or Without
I came across this cute Boo cross stitch project from Storypiece and it took me a minute to realize it wasn’t really cross stitched!
She used black fabric and a metallic paint pen to get the effect, but you could Read More ...
Halloween Ghost and Pumpkin Cross Stitch
This cross stitch design is still more cute than spooky, but if you like Halloween crafts with a bit of ghostly flair, check out this ghost and pumpkin cross stitch pattern from Buzy Bobbins.
This is a pretty easy pattern Read More ...
This Cross-Stitch Bat is Perfect for Halloween
Now that it’s almost officially fall, it must be time to start prepping for Halloween, right?
Might I suggest you get into the holiday spirit by stitching up one of these cross stitch bats?
The pattern, from Consumer Crafts, Read More ...
Check Out this Amazing Cross Stitch Alphabet for Social Justice
Badass Cross Stitch has a lot of great activist cross-stitch patterns, but I really love her new activist alphabet.
Each letter is formed with a little raised fist inside and each letter stands for a principle of social justice Read More ...
Pop Art Meets Cross Stitch
The cross stitch reddit is a great place to look for inspiration and to see amazing finished objects. I was browsing there recently and saw this amazing piece, a stitched version of Roy Lichtenstein’s Girl with Hair Ribbon by Read More ...
Tips for Embroidering Letters on Projects
Cross-stitch and embroidery go together really well, and sometimes it’s easier to use embroidery stitches to add words to a project, such as when you want to use your handwriting or a font that isn’t easily translated into squares.
The Read More ...
Cross Stitch Projects to Celebrate the Eclipse
The total eclipse of 2017 is coming to North America, and while I don’t recommend stitching during the eclipse, you can make a project to celebrate this rather rare event.
Savage Damsal on etsy has an eclipse pattern, featuring Read More ...