Hocus Pocus Cross Stitch Patterns

To celebrate the new Hocus Pocus 2, I thought it would be fun to check out some stitched Sanderson Sisters and Hocus Pocus cross stitch patterns. It’s time to run amuck amuck amuck, or at least stitch up a storm!

Keep it simple with these Hocus Pocus character costumes (and a black cat for good measure). You can add face details if you like or just keep them with blank faces. Get this one from Design by JMS.

If you’re the type who’s always saying movie quotes, this glorious morning cross stitch pattern from Love that Stitch Store might be just the thing for you. Or if you just hate mornings.

Or try the Come We Fly design from Moon Cult 5000, complete with the sisters’ signature brooms. And vacuum.

Then there’s the Sanderson Sampler, with lots of fun elements form the movie, from Geeky Stitches.

xSherrisStitchesx also had a fun circular sampler style pattern that says It’s just a bunch of hocus pocus and amuck, amuck amuck.

The Witch Sisters Coffee Cups pattern made me laugh out loud. If the Sanderson Sisters were coffee drinks, this might be what they would look like. It’s a fun nod to the movie without being too obvious, and it’s great for the PSL loving witch in your life. The design is from MIYA Stitch.

I also love this fake advertisement for the Sanderson Witch Museum, home of the black flame candle, from Rainy Day Cross Stitch. It’s just the thing to stitch up while you want the new movie!

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I’ll admit to not taking as much care as I should when finishing cross stitch projects. Just like blocking in knitting or crochet, taking the time to finish a cross stitch project right means it will look its best, whether you’re making it as a gift or to keep.

And when it comes to cross stitch, the best method for finishing is washing and pressing.

Kat and Catkin and Lillie makes the argument that you should always press your finished pieces, and wash them the vast majority of the time as well.

Washing of course will help if there is any visible dirt that got on the project while stitching, but it also helps remove oils and skin cells you can’t see but that can speed up damage to your project in the long run.

Washing and pressing also help remove creases from the hoop or from storing the project, and if you use heat-erasable marking pens to grid your fabric, this will remove any visible marks.

So we’ve got the why down, but what about the how?

Kat has a great step by step tutorial on how to wash your cross stitch projects and how to iron them safely. You probably have everything you need to do this, it just takes a bit of time to go through the process. It’s certainly worth it, though, if you’ve spent a lot of time on a project and are gifting it or framing it and want to show it off to its best.

Click over to the post at Catkin and Lillie for all the details, plus some really good thoughts on times when you might not want to wash a project and how to test the colorfastness of your threads so you’ll know if a project is safe to wash.

Do you wash and press your finished cross stitch projects? I’d love to hear all about your process!

[Photo: Catkin and Lillie]

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