Cross Stitch a Sampler Full of Scissors

As cross stitchers, we have lots of essential tools, including our thread and fabric, but one of the things none of us can live without is our scissors.

I have scissors of all sizes all over the house, from large fabric cutting scissor (and everything-but-fabric scissors) to thread cutters at my desk, across the room by my sewing machine and in my basket of knitting supplies that lives in the living room.

This pretty monochrome sampler from Daily Pattern Post honors the humble scissors in all their many forms. While the pattern includes a sewing machine I feel like this is a great project for crafters of all genres to make.

In addition to a multitude of different kinds of scissors, there are also some fun floral designs, numbers and the year stitched in (you could add your initials in that space if you’d rather).

The design is 251 by 211 stitches, which comes out to 18 by 15 inches, or 45.5 by 38.3 cm, on 14 count fabric. The pattern notes have measurements for other sizes if you want to make it a bit smaller.

While this is lovely in dark blue you can stitch it in whatever color suits your mood or decor. It would also be pretty on a darker cross stitch fabric stitched with lighter colored floss.

And of course if this big cross stitch pattern feels like too much of a commitment right now, you can always pick your favorite pair or pairs of scissors and use them in a different project. How about a scissors charm for your scissors made of a bit of cross stitch that includes scissors? Or pull out the spool of thread, sewing machine or one of the little floral designs to use on its own.

If you’d like to give this pattern a try, you can find it in the Daily Pattern Post shop on Etsy. I’d love to hear how it goes if you try it out!

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Unique Stitch Crafts is a Turkish designer that has a couple of main interests in their cross stitch designs: travel and Christmas stockings.

By far the biggest category in their storefront is Christmas stockings, with more than 100 options to choose from. There are fully stitched fronts with designs classic and whimsical (like an alicorn and a pastel rainbow, or a bunny in Harlequin costume playing violin to a mushroom) and designs that just go across the cuff of the stocking. There are ornaments with a Nutcracker or Frozen theme, New York City stockings and stockings for your dinosaur.

As an example, here’s a stocking covered with mini holiday designs, which you could also use as ornaments if you wanted. The full design is 165 by 255 stitches, which comes out to 10.3 by 16 inches, or 26 by 40.6 cm on 16 count fabric. The pattern just makes the front of the stocking so you need to grab some fabric for the back of the stocking and sew it together yourself.

There’s also a large collection of travel cross stitch patterns, including national parks designs both large and mini, and travel poster style designs for many US states and cities. (There’s not an Arkansas, which is my standard test since I live there, but there is a pattern of the Mississippi River bridge in Memphis, which is technically half in Arkansas.)

If you’re more of a world traveler you’ll find more of the travel poster style designs for cities and countries, including Thailand and China, Berlin, Sydney and Marrakech.

In addition to all of that, you’ll find patterns called retro, which includes a wide range of designs, but many seem to be food and coffee related; folk art designs (lots of flowers and birds); and famous paintings translated to cross stitch. Smaller categories include Christmas, Halloween, animals, kids and castles.

Check out all the fun designs at Unique Stitch Crafts on Etsy.

[Photo: Unique Stitch Crafts]

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