People often ask me if you can stitch without a hoop. It's a question that comes up a lot on cross stitch forums and social groups all over the place, however, no one ever seems to ask why. This at first seems like an obvious question, but many of you reading this instantly answered…
I know some people refer to me as a "cross stitch master" but I don't. I class myself as a cross stitcher with some terrible habits. And it's those habits I wanted to speak about today. I know talking about habits seems negative, but the reason I'm speaking about them is that by changing…
We talk about storage a lot, however when it comes to cross stitch needle storage we like to get serious. We've gone over storage at length, but in short, we're strong advocates of one method of storage in particular; needle tubes. These things are great, not only do they allow you to store your…
So you've finished your cross stitch; great. However, depending on who you are, the next bit might fill you with joy, or fill you with dread. Do you frame it? This is a question we ask ourselves every time we finish a cross stitch, and depending on your opinions of framing cross stitch, the…