It’s popular to use embroidery hoops as frames for cross stitch projects, but a plain wooden hoop isn’t really that interesting as a way to present your hard work to the world.
Luckily it’s pretty easy to embellish an embroidery Read More ...
Tools for Adding Beads to Cross Stitch
It’s always fun to add a little something extra to your cross stitch patterns, regardless of whether the project actually calls for it.
One way to make a cross stitch design a little more special is to add beads. Some 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 ...
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 ...
Have You Ever Used a Colonial Knot?
I’ll admit there are a lot of things I don’t know when it comes to cross stitch techniques, but it’s not often that I come across a term I’ve never heard of before.
It happened recently when I found a Read More ...
Finish Your Cross Stitch with Washing and Pressing
I’ll admit to not taking as much care as I should when finishing cross stitch projects. Just like blocking in knitting or crochet, taking the time to finish a cross stitch project right means it will look its best, whether Read More ...
Ways to Display Your Cross Stitch Projects
I think most of the time when we make cross stitch projects, we are pretty conventional in how we choose to display them. We might mount them on a board of some sort, or show them in a frame.
Sometimes Read More ...
How to Finish off Thread on a Cross Stitch Project
I’m usually not all that interested in making the back of my cross stitch projects very clean. I know it’s a nice thing to do, but I tie knots in my threads when I start stitching, and sometimes I’ll tie Read More ...
Ways to Make Your Cross Stitches Neater
When we start cross stitching, most of the time we are just focused on getting the needle into the correct hole in the fabric and keeping our tension even so that our stitching looks good. But over time you might Read More ...
Adorable Halloween Cross Stitch Patterns
Sometimes we tend toward the creepy and spooky when it comes to Halloween cross stitch patterns, but I also really projects with a Halloween spin that are also just cute. So this time let’s give some space to some adorable Read More ...