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Back in 2013 DMC released their 38** range of threads. Commonly referred to as DMC's US only threads, they quickly became unofficially discontinued due to EU dye laws. For the last 10 years, we've been supplied with a list of replacement threads direct from the DMC company. But now, just before the 10 year anniversary,…
This post was originally in XStitch Magazine Issue 15: 70s, and has been adapted. When it comes to the 70s and cross stitch there is only one thing that comes to mind. The one thing that is most coveted by all cross stitchers, even if they don’t really know it yet. A prize so valuable…
Cross stitch journals are everywhere. This time of year in particular, social media is bombarded with Kickstarter after Kickstarter with journals in every form and fashion you can think of that state they’re the best thing to happen to cross stitch since the cotton thread. Now, some of these are actually pretty darn good. I…
This post was originally in XStitch Magazine Issue 14: Mixtape 3, and has been adapted. Vincent van Gogh is one of the most revered artists in the world thanks to his post-impressionist paintings, and with that comes an admiration that has resulted in his artwork and himself being considered to be some of the most…