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How to Make Sure You Buy a Cross Stitch Pattern That Isn’t Copyrighted

With sites like Etsy pumping out cross stitch patterns by the thousands, finding a quality cross stitch pattern can be hard. We helpfully went over a few tips for making sure you get a good pattern, however one of those points was about copyright. Copyright in cross stitch is a massive issue, and if you…

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Read more about the article How To Use A DMC Color Card
DMC Embroidery Floss Color Card (Source: stitchedmodern.com)

How To Use A DMC Color Card

A month ago we gave reasons why you need a DMC color card and since then we've received a lot of emails and comments about how to use one properly. There can be quite a knack to it, but once you get it, it's super simple! Understanding color runs The biggest thing to get your…

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Read more about the article How to keep track of your DMC threads
DMC thread spreadsheet free download by Lord Libidan

How to keep track of your DMC threads

With over 500 basic threads, and 50 varigated, variations, coloris and etoile threads its hard to keep track of which threads you have, and which you don't (and don't get us started on the discontinued threads). Even those who have a full set of DMC threads, still have spares we need to track (no one…

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Discontinued US only DMC threads (source: 123stitch.com)

Full Official List of Discontinued DMC Threads

With the DMC thread company being in operation for well over 270 years, it's no wonder that they've had to discontinue a few threads. And whilst we've looked into the reasons DMC threads have been discontinued I couldn't find a full list anywhere. So, please find the attached list, with replacements (if there is one):…

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