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I regularly get contacted about how to age DMC threads, and I'm always willing to help as it normally opens up a whole interesting nest of information. This was exactly the case recently when someone managed to get their hands on some 1920s DMC threads that even DMC didn't have copies of (more on that…
This post was originally in XStitch Magazine Issue 26: Mixtape 6, and has been adapted. The famous words of “We pillage plunder, we rifle and loot” may soon have to add cross stitch to that list too! Just over half a decade ago I moved across the country. This was no normal move though, as…
Title: It’s A Me, Bald Mario! Date Completed: June 2024 Design: Lord Libidan Count: 14 Canvas: White Colours: 4 Video Game: Super Mario Bros Did you know that on test cartridges of the Super Mario Land game on Gameboy, there are unused sprites showing a bald Mario? As a bald man, as…
Title: Time Pilot Through Time Date Completed: May 2024 Design: Lord Libidan Count: 16 Canvas: Black Colours: 13 Video Game: Time Pilot Sometimes, it takes longer to make a pattern than stitch it! This is one of those very examples. I love arcade games, and whilst I’ve regularly cross stitched Dig Dug, I…