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Designer Spotlight: Black Waltz Stitching

October 10, 2024 by Sarah White

Black Waltz Stitching is a great Etsy shop to visit for your last-minute Halloween cross stitch needs, but they have lots of other cute stuff, too. Let’s take a virtual trip to this New York based shop to see all the goodies they have in store.

You’ll find lots of adorable little ghosts, capybaras, dragons and other cute little creatures here, in Halloween and more general designs.

What caught my eye when looking at this shop was the tarot card inspired designs, which include a capy, frog and sloth, the gamer, the stitcher, the reader, lovers (which are ghosts) and the trick and the treat, which would be super cute for Halloween.

You can also get a bundle of these patterns as shown here with the reader, the stitcher and the gamer, all of which are relevant to my household. The patterns are sized slightly differently: the gamer is 57 by 63 stitches, while the stitcher and the reader are both 61 by 63. The samples were worked on 16 count fabric and displayed in faux-wood frames. The gamer and the stitcher each use 14 colors, while the reader uses 16. All of them only use full cross stitches.

There are also some super cute mini patterns that can be worked on plastic canvas and used as keychains or pins, as well as a set of bookmarks to stitch. These are great options for people who are new to stitching and want to start with a really small project that can be done quickly and used right away.

And while we’re focused on cross stitching here, the shop also has some stickers related to some of the cross stitch designs (again heavy on the ghosts) if you like to put stickers on everything.

Check out all the items on offer at the Black Waltz Stitching Etsy shop and, as of this writing, use the code WALTZ15 to get 15 percent off when you buy three or more patterns at once.

[Photo: Black Waltz Stitching]

 

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Seagull Cross Stitch Patterns

Summertime is beach time, which also means it’s seagull time. Let’s stitch up some of our favorite scavengers of the shore. 

This little seagull stamp from Easy Patterns Only is super cute and fun to stitch for any lover of the sea. At 23 by 27 stitches, it uses six colors and measures 1.64 by 1.93 inches or 4.17 by 4.9 cm on 14 count fabric. 

I also love this silly little seagull from Stitchissimo. This one is 24 by 35 stitches and uses five colors. On 14 count fabric it’s just 1.7 by 2.5 inches, or 4.4 by 6.4 cm. 

Go for a more traditional flying gull project with this one from Silverberry Designs. It uses six colors and measures 2.21 by 4.43 inches (5.6 by 11.3 cm) on 14 count fabric with a stitch count of 31 by 62. 

Use seagulls to share your love with this pattern from Yellow Birdie Stitches. Share it with the person you love more than a seagull loves chips (you could change it to fries pretty easily if you prefer the American term). It’s 63 by 60 stitches and uses 10 colors. On 14 count fabric it comes out to 4.5 by 4.25 inches, or 11.4 by 10.9 cm. 

And speaking of fries, Happy Sloth Patterns offers this seagull with a face full of chips. It uses nine colors and is 60 by 49 stitches. On 14 count fabric that’s 4.3 by 3.5 inches, or 10.9 by 8.9 cm, which fits nicely in a six-inch hoop. 

Or stitch up some carousing gulls with this pattern from Non Stop Stitch. It looks like these seagulls are about to get into a fight! The design uses 22 colors and blends and measures 145 by 75 stitches. That’s 8.94 by 4.31 inches, or 22.7 by 10.95 cm on 14 count fabric. 

For a more stately seagull sailor, check out this pattern from Mansarda Cross Stitch. This one combines cross stitch and an embroidered background, though you could leave that out if you don’t do embroidery. It calls for 20 colors and one blend, and measures 83 by 88 stitches. The sample was worked on 56 count linen 1 over 2, but you can use regular Aida fabric if you prefer. 

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