“Railroad” doesn’t really sound like a term that should have anything to do with cross stitch, but it is a useful technique if you want to give your work a really crisp, uniform look.
Railroading, a stitching technique that aligns Read More ...
Book Review: 50 Cross Stitch Quickies Animals and Friends
Animals are some of the most popular cross stitch motifs out there, and the Leisure Arts book 50 Cross Stitch Quickies: Animals and Friends by Plaid Bucilla features a bunch of cute and small scale animal patterns perfect of all Read More ...
Your Guide to Discontinued and Hard to Find Cross Stitch Thread
I am not so much of a cross stitcher that I have ever come across the problem of needing a particular color of cross stitch floss that wasn’t readily available.
But if you are working from older patterns, or a Read More ...
Bee with Flower Free Cross Stitch Pattern
Not too long ago I shared a collection of bee cross stitch patterns, but I recently found another pretty one I wanted to share with you all.
Bees are great and worth celebrating and stitching all year long, so Read More ...
How Big Should Your Cross Stitch Fabric Be?
One of the basic issues a new cross stitcher (or even someone with more experience) might face is wondering how large to make their cross stitch fabric when they are stitching up a design.
While patterns usually tell you how Read More ...
Different Kinds of Cross Stitch Thread and What to Use Them for
Admittedly, I’m pretty basic when it comes to cross stitching. Most of the time I only use plain, single color, cotton thread. I have been known to use multicolored thread occasionally. It is really fun, as long at the parts Read More ...
The Best Cross Stitch Pattern Generators
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‘ve never used a cross stitch pattern generator before, but they look like a great way to make a cross stitch pattern that’s perfectly unique. In some of the crafting Facebook groups I’m in, it’s common for people to Read More ...
How to Finish a Cross Stitch Bookmark
One of my favorite ways to introduce new crafters to cross stitch or embroidery is by having them make a bookmark. They’re useful even if they don’t turn out that pretty, and it’s a small enough project that it can Read More ...
Should You Fix that Mistake in Your Cross Stitch?
I recently shared a review of the book Lit Stitch, and in the lengthy introductory materials, there were a few paragraphs — enough to warrant their own heading — about how, or more accurately, whether, to fix mistakes in Read More ...
All about Cross-Stitch Needles
I do cross stitch from time to time, but I haven’t ever given much thought to the supplies I use to do it. I have always used whatever I happened to have access to, including whatever needle was nearby.
That Read More ...