This post was originally in XStitch Magazine Issue 29: 80s, and has been adapted. When we think of the history of cross stitch, we tend to focus on the old stories of how cross stitch came to be, and moved into Europe and beyond. But what we tend to forget about is the more recent…
In the past we’ve covered if the likes of questioning if Etsy is good for the cross stitch world, and in both cases, the answer remains both as a positive, and a negative. But I regularly get asked to review another retailer; Temu, and let me tell you; it’s pretty much all bad. The…
I do my best not to champion one brand here, I want to stay as impartial as possible, but occasionally a product will come along and I’ll be so bowled over that I have to shout from the rooftops. Today, I want to talk about ModernHoopla. I’ve even managed to secure a 10% discount using…
Since November this year, I’ve been inundated with messages from the US with reports that Anchor Threads have been discontinued and are no longer being carried by any retailers. But is there any truth behind this story? The Background: DMC Threads Purchases Anchor Threads Back in August of 2023, we broke a story that…