This post was originally in XStitch Magazine Issue 5: Heroes & Villans, and has been adapted. To me, cross stitch is the height of handmade. Unlike a lot of other crafts, such as knitting, screen printing, or painting, cross stitch can only ever be made with human hands. It requires dexterity and planning that…
I tend not to review books. Most books are produced to a similar standard, and the themes are very personal; you're either going to be interested or not interested. Of these books, the ones in particular that I always steer away from are sarky statements; most of these books are exactly the same, with riffs…
Title: Neon Libidan Date Completed: April 2021 Design: Lord Libidan Count: 16 Canvas: Black Colours: 7 Pop Culture: Neon After finishing a whole series of cross stitches I moved onto completing some other hobbies, one of which was redecorating a room in my house. I've spoken before about using cross stitch in interior design,…
One of the most requested posts I'm asked for is simple; how to make a cross stitch pattern. And whilst we have gone over how to make cross stitch patterns using cross stitch software there are those that want to make patterns on paper. So today, we're going to talk about how to make a…