My cross stitch blog! Blog posts all about cross stitch! How to cross stitch tutorials for beginners as well as extra tutorials on how to finish your piece and how to make home decor items from your cross stitch work.
The Galaxy Cross Stitch-a-Long (SAL) 2020 has officially launched (pun intended) and this time we are stitching space! This design measures around 6.5 x 8.5 inches, a similar size to my 2019 Hello Spring SAL which you can see below. The Galaxy SAL threads Usually, for my SALs I offer 2 palettes of threads, but …
In this post/episode, I’m going to share my opinions on whether you should worry about unfinished cross stitch projects. If you listened to my episode on worrying about the back of your project you probably have an idea on my thoughts on this already but I thought this would be a good episode to share …
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In this post, I am sharing how to make a cross stitch clock using a design you have already stitched or the design I use in the tutorial. I have wanted to make a clock from a cross stitch piece for a long time, but l wasn’t sure how well it would work. In fact, …
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In this post, I am sharing my 7 tips on teaching kids how to cross stitch and sharing my reasons why I think it’s good to teach kids cross stitch. When I say kids, I don’t necessarily mean it has to be your child. Maybe you work with kids, you foster, you’re planning kids, you …
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In this post I’m sharing all the details of my free how to make a cross stitch lampshade class.This idea has been rattling around for a while but all of the details took a while to iron out. We’re almost crease-free though so it’s time to share! On Monday, December 16th at 9 pm (GMT …
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In this post, I am going to share 20 FAQs about cross stitch. These are questions that I personally and ones that I see popping up on social media a lot. These aren’t really questions about any “how-to” but if you are new to cross stitch and need some tutorials I have a lot on …
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In this post, I am sharing 12 foolproof gift ideas for cross stitchers! Now, that cross stitcher might be you so you can pop some of these on your Amazon wishlist or drop all the hints to your loved ones. *Affiliate link. I may earn a small commission if you purchase an item through my …
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The Christmas Cross Stitch-a-Long (SAL) 2019 has officially launched this one is all about The North Pole! You can buy your place in The North Pole Christmas SAL here. This one is going to be a circular shape, like my other Christmas ones, so it will look good framed in a hoop (which you get …
In this post/episode I’m sharing 5 finishing ideas for your cross stitch project! I know that always framing them in a frame can get a little boring (not to mention you start to run out of space)! So, hopefully, these ideas will inspire you to create some new projects with your finished cross stitch piece. …
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In this post, I’m going to share my opinions on whether you should worry about the back of your cross stitch. And hopefully, it gives you a little encouragement if you’re just starting out. You can listen to the podcast episode below or keep scrolling to read the post instead. The short answer to the …
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