I usually pick my designer spotlights because something will catch my eye while I’m looking for cross stitch patterns to share with you, and I don’t always remember what when I get back to them.
In the case of Sam Read More ...
Designer Spotlight: White Protea Art
If you like your cross stitch patterns a little bit gothic but also a little bit cute, you’re going to want to meet Etsy seller White Protea Art.
Their designs are pretty firmly on the cute side of the creepy-cute Read More ...
Designer Spotlight: TAM Stitch Designs
If you love pastels (and cross-stitched houses), TAM Stitch Designs has patterns for you. This collection of contemporary cross stitch patterns from the UK is heavy on cool colors, with calming designs involving flowers, beach scenes, little cottages and more. Read More ...
Designer Spotlight: Needleshaped Ltd
If you like your cross stitch patterns with a gothic twist, you’re going to love the collection of patterns offered by UK-based Etsy shop Needleshaped Ltd. I don’t know if they’re really from a town called Gravesend like their bio Read More ...
Designer Spotlight: Tinsel Cross Stitch
With a name like Tinsel Cross Stitch, you might expect a lot of Christmas themed cross stitch patterns, and you will definitely find them. But there’s a lot of other interesting stuff in this Polish designer’s Etsy shop.
But since Read More ...
Designer Spotlight: Helen’s Crossing
Helen’s Crossing is an Etsy shop selling cross stitch patterns, kits and pillow covers based in New York. There’s a bit of snark here (but maybe not as much as Cross Stitch Traveler) but also plenty of pretty floral Read More ...
Designer Spotlight: Cross Stitch Traveler
If you’re looking for some funny cross stitch patterns to stitch for your snarkiest friend (even if that’s you!) you need to check out Cross Stitch Traveler on Etsy.
You’ve got to love a storefront where the “snarky-funny” category is Read More ...
Designer Spotlight: Cross Stitch By Coconut
If you love little cross stitch patterns, you’re going to have a lot of fun looking through the more than 150 designs on offer from Etsy seller Cross Stitch by Coconut.
The largest category on this Japanese designer’s shop is Read More ...
Designer Spotlight: The World in Stitches
The thing that drew me to The World in Stitches’ Etsy shop was all the bright and cheerful color. The shop, which is based in the UK, has a header (as of this writing anyway) that shows four different colorful Read More ...
Designer Spotlight: Mamida Pattern
Here’s a little peek into the process here at CraftGossip (at least for the cross stitch site): I come up with a general idea of what kind of pattern roundups I want to write, whether that’s seasonal or something else Read More ...