In this post, I’m sharing the top 6 things needed for cross stitch (as well as few helpful extras). The great thing about cross stitch is that you don’t need much to get started; no big machines or complicated tools! 1. Fabric The fabric used for cross stitch is usually aida or Evenweave/linen (these two …
Today I am happy to share a guest post from Clare at Hello!Hooray! Clare is a blogger, crafter and baker; my favourite kind of person. She makes beautiful and bright creations using embroidery hoops, from pin holders to hand embroidery patterns – which is what she is sharing with you today!
This video shows you how to make a cross stitch; what holes to put your needle in on the aida to make your “X”.
It’s time for another cross stitch-a-long (SAL)! If you’re not familiar with how they work, you buy the pattern and it is released in parts (weekly) to your email. You can also buy the kit which includes all the materials you need to stitch the pattern, but the pattern is still sent to you via …
A stitch-a-long is an online stitching event where everyone stitches the same pattern/design over a series of weeks or months.
So every week you receive a part of the cross stitch pattern, usually through email, but some people offer the paper version too. And everyone who is taking part stitches together (of course you can take as long as you need though).
In this post, I share how to back your embroidery hoop with felt and a blanket stitch. There are of course many ways to stitch the felt on; this is just how I do it. You can just hide your aida at the back, but leave the felt off to show off the back of …
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This post is a little different to my usual content, but I adore Pinterest and I wanted to share this for all of my fellow business owners out there (or just those of you who want to improve your personal profile).
Pinterest has grown my community more in the past 6 months than 4 years on social media has, and these are the basic steps I followed when I first got started. I am not an expert, but I have done a lot of research and got amazing growth from following these steps.
Today I’m talking about the 5 take aways I got from the book “What Do I Do When I Want to Do Everything” by Barbara Sher. These 5 practical tips will help you if you want to live a multi-passionate life: 1. Realise you have more time than you think you do. 2. Set up your day on your terms. 3. Create a scanner day book. 4. Organise your projects. 5. Display your finished work.
A step by step tutorial on how to make a cross stitch lampshade.
*This post contains an affiliate link, but I only ever recommend something I will use or read myself. Introducing Series 3 Welcome back to another series of The Cross Stitch Podcast! This series is all about getting unstuck. I’ll be sharing resources I use for getting my creative mojo back and how to do it when you’re …
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