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I regularly attend events on embroidery, and with that comes questions. Most are simple to answer, some can be more challenging, but as soon as people hear I cross stitch, there's only one question they can think of: Have you heard of 5D cross stitch? What is it? Is it cross stitch? No. It's not.…
I personally love black aida, it can really make a piece sing, however, I've also heard of people scared to use dark and black aida due to the issues involved. Ad while I understand their point of view, dark aida really isn't to be feared. In fact, with some really simple changes, you can make…
Our recent post on needle threaders has been a bit of a runaway success, however, I've had a few people ask a simple question; what about self-threading needles? I must admit, that despite owning a pack, I never actually tried them out, so I threw caution to the wind and threaded a few needles. What…
When anyone starts a new project there is one question that plagues cross stitchers everywhere. How many skeins of thread do I need? What makes this question even harder is it isn't the same for everyone. You see, people stitch in different ways, and generally that means you can be more or less efficient.…