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 video, I will show you how to start cross stitching. You will learn how to find the centre of your aida, how to put it in the hoop, and how to secure your thread. If you are new to cross stitch you might also be interested in my brand new How to Cross …
This video shows how to tie off your thread in cross stitch when you need to change colour or come to the end of the one you are using. If you have quite a bit of thread left when you come to the end the you can snip it off and keep it to use …
In this video, I show you how to thread your needle using a needle threader. These are a new addition to my kits after some feedback, so I hope they help. I have many more video tutorials on how to cross stitch but if you can’t find what you are looking for please just get …
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In this video I show you how to stitch your Star Sign Cross Stich Kit.
In this video, I show you how to start your cross stitch project using the “loop” method (that you might have heard as the “knot-less” method). If you are new to cross stitch you might also be interested in my brand new How to Cross Stitch Course for Beginners that is launching 29.04.2019. You can …
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You may have already noticed this but I love using little stars in my designs. Stars are so beautiful and there is something magical about looking up at a star filled sky. Of course they have to be stitched in sparkly, light effects DMC thread. I coat this thread in conditioner before putting it in …
In this video I show you how to stitch a name/personalisation onto your drawstring bag. I will be using my bag as a Christmas advent bag to put a new book in each day over the Christmas season. They also work well as Halloween Trick Or Treat bags, and of course to hold all your …
The idea I recently had the idea to run a Christmas Stitch Along, and promptly popped a post up in my Facebook group to see if people thought it was a good idea – and they did! Literally the very next day I had a mini interview for Cross Stitch Magazine and told them about …
Our Christmas Stitch Along is just around the corner and I am so excited!! I have been asked a few questions about the stitch along over the last couple of weeks so thought it would be a good idea to have them all in one place in case there is something you have been wondering …
The idea At the end of 2017 I ran a Christmas Stitch Along (SAL) and I loved it, so I knew I had to do another one and decided to go the opposite way and do a summer one this time. Deciding on a pattern was harder this time though; I actually really struggled with …
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