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Tracing pad (source: Amazon)
When it comes to cross stitch purchases, be it for beginners or more advanced stitchers, many of us can agree that some are just better than others. However, despite that, we hold off on some purchases. Be that due to cost, thinking we simply don't need it, or this weird idea that maybe it's not…
Halloween Themed Cross Stitched Coffin Gifts from Etsy seller SweetAnnet
Cross stitch has a reputation for being traditional, twee, and wholesome. The flower patterns, the samplers, the cute animals. I do like these, but some people don't. And it doesn't have to be like that. There is another side to cross stitch. One that is growing month by month, in the face of current trends…
AI can now produce some really good images of cross stitch (Image Of A Completed Cross Stitch by Google Gemini's Nano Banana)
I do not doubt that historic cross stitch patterns are being deleted from the internet, but at the same time, the quality is tanking too. Ironically, one of the main reasons for this is the abundance of portals that cross stitch designers can use to sell patterns. This should, therefore, suggest that curated patterns are…
Selection Of DMC Variation Embroidery Threads From 1954
I often get asked what cross stitch accessories a new stitcher should buy, and whilst I often supply them with a list, I also often give them a list of what not to get. Items that every cross stitcher eventually gains in their collection, but never really needs. Sure, some are useful. Others are a…