Plastic canvas can be used for cross stitch as well as other crafty purposes, but it is a little different to work with compared to regular cross-stitch fabric.
One of the cool things about it is that you can shape Read More ...
Make a pretty tassel charm for your scissors
Your embroidery scissors
work hard and they deserve some special embellishment. An easy-to-make tassel is the perfect accessory for scissors of all shapes and sizes.
The tassel is made from embroidery floss and hangs from a decorative twisted cord made Read More ...
Coffee Week at Hancock’s House of Happy
Hancock’s House of Happy recently celebrated Coffee Week with five brand new coffee themed cross stitch designs, one for each day of the week, for readers to download for free. There are no sign ups or anything required.
So many Read More ...
Rose Garden Cross Stitch Lampshade
Well, this is amazing. Bobbin and Fred made this gorgeous Rose Garden Cross Stitch Lampshade, which was published last year in Australia’s Homespun magazine.
Visit their blog to learn about the inspiration and design process behind this gorgeous home decor Read More ...
Stitch Fine Art with this Fun Kit
Cross Stitch Creations: Fine Art shows you how to recreate classic artwork from the masters in cross stitch.
Take your needle art to the next level and recreate some of the finest masterpieces in history.
From van Gogh to Klimt Read More ...
Space Week! A Celebration of Space Exploration in Cross Stitch
This past week on Hancock’s House of Happy there is a whole week of space themed cross stitch designs to download for free. There are five brand new cross stitch design to download (no sign ups or anything required for Read More ...
Printable Cross Stitch Tracking Worksheets
I do not cross stitch so much that I have ever felt like I had much to organize, but if you have a lot of projects on the go and want to keep track of what you’re stitching and Read More ...
7 Tips to Improve Your Cross Stitch
Even if you’ve been cross-stitching for a while, there are always places where you can potentially improve your craft.
This collection of cross-stitch tips from Stitchalicious at Mr X Stitch includes some easy things you can do to make your Read More ...
Cross Stitch Idea: Make a Bag from a Stitched Canvas
I was looking around on Pinterest the other day and I saw a photo from the Instagram feed of Seker Etamin, which is a really cute idea for using a bit of cross stitch.
It looks like the flamingos Read More ...
Tips for Stitching Perfect French Knots
French knots are often used in cross stitch to embellish projects, such as for eyes or to add texture to a project. But sometimes it can be a little difficult to make them just right or consistently when you’re making Read More ...