When I look at the designs of Box and Fox on Etsy, the first words that come to mind are lush and floral.
This designer has more than 1,000 (1,000!) patterns on their page, so I certainly didn’t look at Read More ...
How to Cross Stitch on Paper
One of the crafts I want to try more of this year is embroidery on paper. It’s a fun way to add texture to a collage or just make a picture funnier or more interesting. I have this idea of Read More ...
How to Work Quarter Stitches in Cross Stitch
I have done a fair bit of smaller cross stitch pieces in my time (and I definitely have working something bigger as a goal for 2024!) but for the most part I’ve only worked projects with full cross stitches, backstitch Read More ...
Designer Spotlight: Stitch and Poke Company
Get your salty cross stitch patterns right here, from Stitch and Poke Company on Etsy.
There’s literally one about staying salty, which is about 8 inches on 18 count fabric, and looks great on dark colored fabric.
I first Read More ...
What’s the Difference Between Cross Stitch and Embroidery?
The other day I wrote a post that included the information that a project could be worked as cross stitch, needlepoint or petit point, and I have to admit I’m not totally sure what the difference between all those terms Read More ...
How to Cross Stitch Faster
We all know that crafting isn’t a race and for the most part, most of the time there is no need for speed. Unless you’ve got a crafty deadline coming up, projects can take as long as they take and Read More ...
Printables to Get Your Cross Stitch Life Organized
I think a lot of crafters this time of year are thinking about ways to get more organized, whether it’s decluttering craft supplies, organizing materials or doing a better job of keeping track of and/or finishing projects.
If you’re Read More ...
How to Use Sticky Board to Mount Cross Stitch Projects
There are lots of different ways that you can prepare your finished cross stitch for display. You can leave it in the hoop you stitched it in, maybe sewing the edges of the fabric to each other or otherwise securing Read More ...
Mitten Cross Stitch Patterns
It’s probably the knitter in me, but I’m drawn to holiday projects that use winter wardrobe staples as motifs. Bring me all the tiny Christmas sweater ornaments, hats on snowmen, and, yes, mitten cross stitch patterns.
I’m clearly Read More ...
Stitch All Kinds of Samplers from Long Dog Sampler
I keep picking cross stitch designers to feature at random from a list that I found online a while ago (with a few Etsy shops that I like thrown in) and it seems like most of them make lots of Read More ...