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 talking all about the reasons why we cross stitch. I purposely put this episode out now because it’s Valentine’s Day soon and I just thought this would be a great way to show our love for cross stitch. On Valentine’s Day I’m actually publishing a blog post with 14 reasons …
In this post, I am going to share 7 easy steps on how to frame your cross stitch. I share 2 methods below; both are pretty quick and easy. But they are for smaller projects; larger projects have an added step which I will be sharing in a future blog post so hang tight for …
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In this post/episode, I am sharing some tips and tricks about how to do French Knots and Fractional Stitches in cross stitch. You can listen to the episode below or scroll down to read the blog post. French knots and fractionals are not something I have spoken much about here before, but I thought it …
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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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