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When it comes to starting a cross stitch, other than gridding, most people just start. But if you've found your fabric fraying whilst stitching, you probably mean to do something about it next time; but never do. Stopping fabric fraying, especially aida and evenweave, seems like a daunting task, but we have 7 ways to…
I often see people talking about stitching on linen, evenweave or monk's cloth, and people in the comments are quiet. It took me a while to work it out, but people aren't aware you can cross stitch on other fabrics. Most people see just the standard cross stitch fabrics like aida and evenweave, but you…
Over the last 13 years of cross stitch, I've learned a lot of cross stitch specific terms and phrases. I went to talk at a school recently and a lot of teens looked at me with confused looks. Turns out, cross stitch really is like another language. So here are as many terms as I…
You can get cross stitch inspiration pretty much anywhere, but after hitting a few dozen massive projects, you sometimes want a change. And whilst looking for unique cross stitch ideas I came across people who mixed cross stitch with interior design. Unlike other projects, which are destined to go into cross stitch storage, by…