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As more and more people move to Apple, more and more people are on the lookout for cross stitch software on a Mac. However, there simply isn't much choice out there. But that doesn't mean there isn't some great choices out there. MacStitch - 10/10 ($52 ($40 with discount code LLMAC76F)) We start…
I've been part of many conversations about cross stitch in events and in almost every conversation something simple is said that raises a question; is it embroidery floss or thread? This appears to be the biggest misunderstanding in cross stitch, so we're going to look into which, and why. The Answer You cross stitch with…
This week we have an amazing blog piece by Rachel Piso, who has dug deep into the history of samplers in the past, but now looks into something not that many people are willing to talk about; mourning samplers. In my last post about historical cross stitch, in which I listed the reasons I’m so…
Copyright is such a contentious issue, and it can really get people fired up. Designers and those who are in the needlework industry get accused of being “copyright police” when they point out that designs have been stolen, or take legal action to get illegal copies of their designs removed. Stitchers who benefit from the…