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 what 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 ...
How to Read a Cross-Stitch Pattern
Small cross-stitch patterns that beginners typically start with are easy enough to understand: the picture looks like what you are stitching and you just make your project look the same.
But when projects get bigger and include more colors and Read More ...
Tips for Changing Colors in a Cross Stitch Project
It’s pretty common to use the same colors in a cross stitch project as those that are used in the chart, but sometimes you might want to change a color or two in a design.
It’s not always as Read More ...