All of our posts reviewing the best cross stitch, the best products and tools, and the best tools around the web.
Rosewood Laying Tools (Source: Pinterest)
I have a railroading tool, or to give it the correct name, a laying tool, in my cross stitch kit. And I use it all the time. But I don't railroad my cross stitches. Perplexing, right? Whilst a laying tool can be used to railroad, it can also be used for a whole bunch…
AliExpress logo (Source: Google Images)
A few months ago we asked the question is Etsy a good thing for the cross stitch world? And whilst we found that it was in principle good, we got a lot of people asking about Aliexpress. So we've broken down the main areas AliExpress operates in, and deep-dived into how it impacts cross stitch.…
Standard tapestry needles next to double eye tapestry needles (Source: Pinterest)
Considering we use them so much, cross stitch needles or tapestry needles to give them their rightful name, are staples for our craft. Therefore, when I spoke about the best types of cross stitch needles in a previous post, I thought I had all of them covered. For a while, I thought there were no…
gold cross stitch needles (source: ebay)
We like needles here, and as a result its probably no surprise that we've come across gold plated needles before. In fact, we even mentioned them in our post about choosing the perfect cross stitch needle for you. However, a lot of people are skeptical of gold plated needles. There's a good reason for this;…