Charts, patterns and everything needlepoint
Fresh-faced children and amiable bunnies lend an old-fashioned air to lovely little cross stitch bags. Filled with colored “grass” and candy treats, these delightful hanging pockets are a wonderful way to spread a little “hoppiness” this Easter. The designs were Read More ...
I kind of really want to get an old typewriter. I don’t really have illusions of sending letters, but I think it would be fun to be bale to type things up for decoration or using in art journals or Read More ...
I’m all about simple cross-stitch patterns but there’s something to be said for more ornate designs as well.
The flourishes in this heart design from Stitchonomy are classic but the feel is somehow modern even as it is inspired by Read More ...
I always love projects that use cross stitch in unconventional ways and a larger scale than normal.
This wooden cross stitched sign from Dukes and Duchesses is a great example, and of course you could do other shapes aside from Read More ...
Number of Designs: 6 Jar Lids
Approximate Design
Size: 2-1/2″w x 2-1/2″h (when stitched on 14 count fabric)
Designer: Linda Gillum for Kooler Design Studio
Original Publication: For The Love Of Cross Stitch magazine, May 1992 issueSkill Level: Easy
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Ugly Duckling House did a free cross stitch pattern for subscribers each month last year, and while some of them look familiar, I don’t think I had seen this one before.
This lovely dragonfly cross stitch chart has kind of Read More ...
I love this heart-filled Valentine tree designed by Dance Needle on Etsy.
For as large as it is — 218 by 168 stitches, or about 15.5 by 12 inches on 14-count fabric — it looks like it only uses three Read More ...
I don’t check out the amazing craft projects over at our sister site Craft Bits all that often, but I was over there the other day and I saw this super cute burlap cross-stitched Valentine and I had to share Read More ...
I’m one of those people who thinks (some, anyway) rats are kind of cute. I don’t think I’d have one for a pet but I know people who have and I’m not totally freaked out by them like some people Read More ...
We’ve all been saddened by the bushfires in Australia and the terrible toll they are taking on the land and animals. While some people are crafting for the animals, a more efficient course is to raise funds if you Read More ...