Charts, patterns and everything needlepoint
Hillary has not forgotten us crafters in her latest campaign. These Cross stitch style Cushions are available for $55.00 each. I think I would have preferred to see this as a cross stitch kit made available for crafters to make rather than buy, but still a cute idea.
I see a trend starting for a whole new range of political charts and slogans amongst female crafters. Do you have a Pro Hillary tutorial or project to share?
I recently wrote a post on my blog about using a stitchable journal cover and I mentioned that you can make your own stitched cover for a journal by using perforated paper instead of buying a stitchable notebook.
I have to admit, though, that I’ve never used perforated paper for cross stitch myself. I definitely want to because I think it would be great to use for bookmarks that don’t fray and have a little more stability, for example.
Sirious Stitches has us covered, though, because they did a deep dive into all things perforated cross stitch pattern that is worth the time to read through.
The post mentions that a lot of people use perforated paper for cross stitch because they buy an ornament kit that uses it. I’ve never seen these (or at least never noticed that that is what they were) but it’s a great idea to make small projects like ornaments in this way. It also talks about the pros and cons of using cross stitch paper, where to buy it and how to make your own.
Making it yourself is an awesome idea because if you already have a pattern in mind you can just make holes in your paper where you need stitches to be and leave the rest solid. This would be ideal for making greeting cards, for example.
In addition to kits and sheets you can often find the paper pre-cut into different shapes you can use to make your own designs, no real pattern required.
The post also includes tips and advice for how to stitch on perforated paper that you’ll want to check out before you try your first project.
I’m super intrigued by the idea of using perforated paper for cross stitch and will probably be trying it out soon. Have you used it before? I’d love to hear your thoughts.
Check out the post over at Sirious Stitches for more information.
[Photo: Sirious Stitches]
Please Hillary should of been as attentive to the 4 people she let be killed in Benghazi! I want a woman in the white house but not this rude and out of touch woman! Stick to crafts and not be political. Not what I come here for!
Just because she’s a woman doesn’t mean her place is in the white house…How stupid! I truly hope people don’t vote for her just because of that!