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The Rise Of AI Cross Stitch Patterns

This post was originally in XStitch Magazine Issue 23: Myths & Legends (2022), and has been adapted for the blog. Opinions may now be outdated. When it comes to cross stitch and myths; there aren’t any. In fact, there really aren’t many legends either. There are some questions that still persist through the years that…

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Read more about the article DMC Thread Bundles: Are They Worth the Investment for Serious Cross Stitchers?
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DMC Thread Bundles: Are They Worth the Investment for Serious Cross Stitchers?

With the recent closures of JoAnn's in America, cross stitch forums and social media have been awash with images of stripped shelves and thread hauls. However, there has been one constant in these images; DMC thread packs. I've personally mostly stayed away from these, but are they a good thing for a cross stitcher to buy,…

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Read more about the article Is Temu a Good Thing for the Cross Stitch World?
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Is Temu a Good Thing for the Cross Stitch World?

In the past we’ve covered if the likes of questioning if Etsy is good for the cross stitch world, and in both cases, the answer remains both as a positive, and a negative. But I regularly get asked to review another retailer; Temu, and let me tell you; it’s pretty much all bad.   The…

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Read more about the article A Better Way To Display A Hoop? ModernHoopla Frames
Selection of cross stitch in ModernHoopla frames (Source: ModernHoopla.ca)

A Better Way To Display A Hoop? ModernHoopla Frames

I do my best not to champion one brand here, I want to stay as impartial as possible, but occasionally a product will come along and I’ll be so bowled over that I have to shout from the rooftops. Today, I want to talk about ModernHoopla. I’ve even managed to secure a 10% discount using…

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