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Cross stitch has been around for more than 2500 years and whilst it has a rich history the advent of new technology into a fairly historical hobby is few and far between. However, with a recent push in the fashion industry for e-textiles, cross stitch has had its world turned upside down. Now, its future…
My needle broke! Oh yeh, we've all said that. It's just part of cross stitch... right? Wrong. Needles are a very important part of cross stitch, and they can massively range in complexity, material, and price, and so it seems only natural to stick to what you know; and stick to the same old…
I've been stitching now for well over 15 years, and in that time I must have frogged a good few hundred meters of thread (I stitch stuff wrong all the time), and frankly, it's not been fun. Frogging sucks. It's the bain of existence for cross stitchers everywhere, not only due to the fact that…
By this point, it's probably no longer news that ThreadHeaven is no more, but as you work through your stash, have you wondered what to use as a replacement? ThreadHeaven was fantastic as it was both a wax, and a conditioner, and whilst a lot of people think they're the same, they have two…