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Stitchalong through 2018 and Beyond

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cross stitchalongs in 2018

One of the fun things about doing crafts in the age of the Internet is knowing that you’re working on a project at the same time other people are. A lot of crafters in different genres enjoy stitchalongs as a way to learn new skills, meet other crafters and share their progress on projects.

Stitching the Night Away has collected information on a bunch of different stitchalongs happening this year for cross-stitchers, which you should check out if the idea of stitching with others — even if they’re not right with you — appeals to you.

There’s even a project on here that is two years long if you’re big on commitment.

Have you ever taken part in a yearlong stitchalong? I’d love to hear about it!

[Photo: Stitching the Night Away.]

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  1. I don’t see a link for accessing the stitch-alongs that Stitching The Night Away has collected. Am I missing it?

  5. Thanks for sharing the collection 🙂 It’s been updated to over 30 stitchalongs now (and still growing with more being found and shared by readers)

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Go Back to Basics with Common Cross Stitch Terms

It’s back to school time where I live, which I always feel like is a great time to learn a new skill or take a deeper dive into something that you might not have learned a lot about before. 

Usually when we are learning new hobbies we only know what we know. We learn the terms that we encounter, the skills that come up in the projects that we want to make. It’s not that we don’t care about other basics or different approaches, we just learn what we need to know to make what we want to make. 

And that’s totally fine, but sometimes it’s a good idea to go back and review the basics or learn the things you might have missed the first time. 

In that spirit I share this post from Caterpillar Cross Stitch all about basic cross stitch terms that every stitcher ought to know. 

Did you know that the little bundle of thread you use for cross stitch is called a skein, for example? Or the difference between grid size and design area in a pattern? Or that working complete stitches one at a time is known as the English method? (I didn’t know that one! Apparently doing half of the stitch across the row and then coming back and finishing it is the Danish method. Who knew?)

There’s also a little bit about getting started with confidence that might be helpful at any skill level. 

So what I’m saying is, even if you feel like you know a lot about cross stitch already, head over to Caterpillar Cross Stitch and check out their list of terms and make sure you know them all. If nothing else you’ll feel a little smarter, either because you already knew them all or you learned something new!

And if you do learn something new, I’d love to hear about it.