I was searching for Valentine’s Day cross stitch patterns recently (and I’ll have some to share in the next few days, I promise) and this design made me laugh out loud.
If you’ve seen “Frozen,” you will recognize this sentiment Read More ...
Cross Stitch Patterns to Celebrate the Year of the Rooster
The Chinese New Year is upon us, and the coming year is the year of the rooster.
I went on the hunt for free Chinese rooster cross stitch patterns, but the only things I found were on a Russian Read More ...
Tips for Framing Cross Stitch Projects
Once you’ve finished stitching a cross-stitch project (having done what you can to keep it clean and cleaning it when you’re done if necessary), it’s time to put that beauty in a frame.
Of course the easiest way to finish Read More ...
Free Winnie the Pooh Cross-Stitch Patterns
Jan. 18 is Winnie the Pooh Day (because it is creator A.A. Milne’s birthday) so it’s the perfect time to stitch up a Winnie the Pooh cross stitch pattern.
I did a little hunting online and here are a few Read More ...
Stitch a Rubber Duckie to Decorate Your Bathroom
I don’t know who comes up with these things, but as I write this, today is Rubber Duckie Day. So why not celebrate by stitching up a little yellow duckie to decorate the bathroom, or anywhere else for that matter? Read More ...
Cross-Stitch Basics: How to Clean Cross Stitch
Despite our best efforts while we are working on a project, our cross-stitched objects sometimes get a little dirty.
Prevention can help a lot: always wash your hands before you stitch, don’t eat and stitch (or drink colored/sugary liquids), store Read More ...
A Stitching Project that’s for the Birds
I was recently perusing a collection of strange holidays and saw that yesterday (that’s January 5 as I write this) was Bird Day. I don’t know how one celebrates Bird Day, but we don’t need an occasion to stitch a Read More ...
Make Your Own Cross Stitch Charts Using Excel
There are a lot of cross-stitch charts out there in the world, and if you look long and hard enough you can probably find something a lot like what you are looking for.
But if you want to make Read More ...
Learn to Cross Stitch in Minutes
If you’re making a New Year’s resolution to learn how to cross stitch — or you want to teach someone how to cross stitch in the new year — check out this overview from Yarn Tree, which says you can Read More ...
New Year’s Cross Stitch
This pattern chart is from 2013, but it wouldn’t be hard to change the year or leave the year out entirely, and the sentiments are great.
This New Year’s chart says “New year, new hopes, new dreams” and has a Read More ...