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.
In this post, I am sharing how to make an Autumn cross stitch banner with tassels to give it that little something extra. I love making banners and I did a Summer one a few years ago, but I needed something to swap it out for during the cooler months. That’s something else I love; …
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In today’s post, I will be featuring one of our community member’s cross stitch stories: Kelly Haycock Meet Kelly Kelly lives in Hampshire, in the south of England, near Portsmouth. She is 36 and has been stitching ever since she received her first kit as a 10th Birthday present from her aunt – a Jemima …
In this episode, I am talking about cross stitch theme days and how you can use these themes to fit in more cross stitch into your busy day! You can listen to the episode below and subscribe to the podcast here. Or keep scrolling to read the blog post instead. *Affiliate link. If you click …
In this post, I am sharing how to make a cross stitch garland that you can hang up and use for a party, a particular season or holiday or just to decorate your home. I stitched one for Summer, but you can use different patterns to adapt this to your needs. I’m sure I will …
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The Countdown to Christmas Cross Stitch-a-Long (SAL) 2020 is coming and this time we are making an advent calendar! On the 3rd August 2020 at 12pm BST the SAL will be available to pre-order, so why not pin this page to come back to then? And be sure to set a reminder because there will …
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In this post, I am sharing 5 more finishing ideas for your cross stitch project. I have another, older post that I wrote with 5 different ideas in: A cross stitch lampshade A canvas frame Cross stitch on clothes A cross stitch banner A cross stitch mug cosy You can head here to read about …
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In this post, I am sharing 5 things to do when you lose your motivation to cross stitch. As always, these are just my own ideas and opinions and if you don’t like them, you do you and just ignore. But hopefully, you find a nugget of helpful information in here. We can lose our …
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This post is a bit different from my other blog posts, and I’m sharing my thoughts on the importance of cross stitch and community. And I am also asking if you have any stories about cross stitch that you would like to share right here on the blog. If you are interested you can sign …
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In this post, I am going to discuss the links between meditation, mindfulness and cross stitch, and how we can use all 3 to reduce our stress and have more peace in our days and within ourselves. I am so far from an expert on meditation and mindfulness, so this is a really quick overview …
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In this post, I am sharing how you can make your own cross stitch planning pad to keep on your desk or table to jot down all those patterns you want to stitch. Plus I give you those planning sheets for FREE! Or you buy the full Cross Stitch Project Planner and you will get …
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