Many lists of threads include DMC 868, a dark brown color, often described as discontinued. But did it ever exist? No. It's simply an urban myth. But why do some people seem to be sure that the thread did exist? Are You Sure? DMC directly has confirmed that the thread does not, and has never…
Title: Soda Pop Top Date Completed: July 2023 Design: Lord Libidan Count: 14 Canvas: Plastic Colours: 6 Pop Culture: 80s I recently had to remove a stain on my cross stitch thanks to an over-eager chug on some pop. Therefore, cans have been on my mind lately. So when I was looking at my…
Title: Tiny Old Bessie Date Completed: December 2023 Design: EmbroiderEllieShop & Lord Libidan Count: 18 Canvas: Black Colors: 7 Pop Culture: Futurama So I have only just finished my Futurama Can Cross Stitch and I'm already back to Futurama! But this one wasn't my fault! When doing research for both my can, and…
This post was originally in XStitch Magazine Issue 17: Adventure, and has been adapted. Here I sit, with a blank screen in front of me, tea in my hand, about to write this piece. What many people don’t know about me is that I’m an obsessive tea drinker. I’ve tried over 2000 teas in the…