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You've heard the horror stories, everyone has, and you wish upon wish that it just won't happen to you as you grab a handful of threads from the store. You hope and pray they there aren't any of those dreaded dye lot issues... But is that actually an issue? Today, we look into the…
Since I started stitching I've only really used two brands of aida. A no-name brand that came free with a magazine (and was TERRIBLE quality) and a well-known brand. However thanks to my local sewing store being shut, I picked up someone else's aida. The problem was the aida was completely different. In the past,…
SAL noun A cross stitch activity called a stitch-a-long. A cross stitch pattern that is slowly revealed week by week that large groups of people stitch seperately, but at the same time. Through out the year, people on cross stitch blogs, cross stitch forums and reddit always seem to be talking about SALs. At…
We like epic cross stitch patterns here, and we've helped on how to tackle epic cross stitch projects, but one big thing is getting the aida. With epic cross stitch patterns covering meters and meters, finding someone that sells good quality aida, that is huge, can be a struggle. Until now... Simplify What You Need…