One of the most-read posts on this site is my "Is cross stitch dead?" one. It looks over 5 years from 2004 to 2015, showing the lofty heights of cross stitch's most popular period in recent times, to its heavy reduction after the recession ended. However, since then we've seen so much more happen in…
It's either an all too common video you've seen, or an all too familiar story on Reddit, Facebook, or other cross stitch communities; the new stitcher, at their wits' end, asking for help on how on earth to remove aida from their stitching. You see, they've fallen for the TikTok Trap. To be fair, this…
Readers contact me all the time, and I love it. From odd stories about rare DMC threads, to pattern discussions and even some washing advice! But when someone contacted me about someone selling my free cross stitch patterns as kits (and even selling the patterns themselves), it was not a nice day. Now I've tried…
It’s not an understatement to say that online communities have changed cross stitch. From the early days of cross stitch forums to the more recent world of /r/crossstitch, and that’s not to mention the online communities like Etsy that have allowed cross stitchers to not only find niche designers, but become designers themselves. So, I’ve…