Cross stitch has a reputation for being traditional, twee, and wholesome. The flower patterns, the samplers, the cute animals. I do like these, but some people don't. And it doesn't have to be like that. There is another side to cross stitch. One that is growing month by month, in the face of current trends…
I'm no stranger to disappearing cross stitch alphabets. As time goes on, more and more cross stitch patterns disappear, and it bothers me! Cross stitch samplers are a major part of our history; from missing letters to museum pieces. Now, many of you know me for my collection of free cross stitch alphabets, but what…
I truly think that about 12 years ago, we were at the peak of cross stitch magazines. They appeared to be everywhere, from the traditional to the modern. And then, they died. The loss of major cross stitch magazines like Cross Stitch Crazy and Cross Stitch Gold to the small upstarts like the Xstitch Mag,…
I do not doubt that historic cross stitch patterns are being deleted from the internet, but at the same time, the quality is tanking too. Ironically, one of the main reasons for this is the abundance of portals that cross stitch designers can use to sell patterns. This should, therefore, suggest that curated patterns are…