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Lord Libidan, MrXStitch & KeithClark at the Farnham pottery exhibition (source: mrxstitch.com)

Men That Cross Stitch: The Manbroiderers

Manbroidery [man-broi-duh-ree, -dree] noun A movement of men who cross-stitch or embroider. Subversion of a traditionally female art form. Any piece of embroidery or cross-stitch done by a guy   We detailed in some depth about the role of women in the history of cross stitch, and its always been a female pursuit in popular…

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xstitch magazine cover winter 2017 (source: xstitchmag.com)

XStitch Magazine Review

The XStitch Magazine is no longer in production and the information on this page is recorded for prosperity.   On our series covering the best cross stitch magazines we review the newest, and most contemporary mag, XStitch Magazine. To do this review we've compiled a series of reviews from industry leaders, as well as feefo…

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Read more about the article Cross Stitch Cufflinks
monogramed cross stitch cufflinks by skrynka (source: etsy)

Cross Stitch Cufflinks

As the Lord of cross stitch, its no wonder I wear cufflinks, but I feel all the manbroiderers and partners of cross stitchers should hold up the flag more often! Cufflinks are a great way to do this, but also pose quite a challenge to make in themselves. The first pair featuring characters from the…

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Read more about the article 8 Cross Stitch Must Haves
DMC coloris theads (source: DMC.com)

8 Cross Stitch Must Haves

Following on from our post a few weeks ago about the best cross stitch frame I've had a load of discussions on the best tools for cross stitch. So here are my suggestions for the 8 cross stitch must-haves every stitcher should have! 1 - Thread Shade Chart We have a copy of the DMC…

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