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At my daughter’s school there’s a teacher who is amazing at cross stitch, and she loves making cross-stitch family portraits. They’re always so cute, and a fun way to add some personality to your walls that’s completely personalized and a Read More ...
This is a technique that isn’t strictly cross stitch, but you could do it in cross stitch if you wanted to.
Embroidery on paper isn’t difficult, you just have to create holes to sew through, so it takes a little Read More ...
As a knitter, I know that there can be a big difference in how handcrafts work depending on which hand is dominant for you. My daughter is left-handed, too, so I have to think about this when I’m teaching her Read More ...
If you’ve ever wanted to add writing to a cross stitch design or make your own cross-stitch charts that include words, it can be a pain to figure out how to draw the letters you want in a way that Read More ...
Most of the time most people cross stitch on Aida or other fabric, but there are lots of other ways to add cross stitch to projects that started out with a different craft.
For example, you can cross stitch on Read More ...
I love when crafts go beyond their intended use. Why cross stitch aida when you can cross stitch a pullover! Really love this!
You can make your very own using the simple tutorial here. DIY Heart Cross Stitch Pullover. Read More ...
I hate headlines like “15 Times Cross Stitch was Amazingly Cool,” because they play into the stereotype that cross stitch — or any craft for that matter — isn’t cool all the time, in fact, isn’t cool until some site Read More ...
What a great idea! For this tutorial you can actually use any of your own designs or patterns. It really is the concept that make it the perfect inspirational DIY project. I have a magazine rack in the same mesh, Read More ...
Cross stitch projects look really cute if you frame them in their hoops, but how do you do that in a way that looks neat?
I love this tutorial from Little Dorrit & Co. via Sew Mama Sew on how Read More ...
Wow how amazing is this. Turn a chair back into a Cross stitch frame. I love when people really think outside the box or in this case outside the chair. Oversized cross stitch frame. Read More ...