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Washing cross stitch (source: peacockandfig.com)

Washing, Drying & Ironing

Having mastered the art of cross stitch you're now looking to display it, however, there is often an overlooked step. When you've been stitching a while you'll find out exactly why washing is important; it gets dirtier than you realise. And whilst there are some people who prefer not to wash their cross stitch, we…

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Porygon Cross Stitch by Aime Cox (source: aimecx.com)

Create your own free Pokemon cross stitch pattern online

Aime Cox of aimecx.com originally wrote this super sweet post on how to do free Pokemon cross stitch patterns yourself online. Not only is it a great guide, but it uses Porygon as an example! However, if you just want a quick Pokemon pattern, I have free Pokemon cross stitch patterns too I love Pokémon,…

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KG-Chart import screen shot (source: KG-Chart)

How To Make Cross Stitch Patterns

So you understand how to cross stitch, but now you want to make your own patterns? I'll start by saying; you rock! Making patterns is half the fun of cross stitch, so you're onto a good start. Depending on what you have in mind, there are a series of ways to make a cross stitch…

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