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Various Hand Dyed Aida Pieces (Source: Etsy)

How To Hand Dye Aida (And Why You Should Try It)

There are a lot of cross stitch fabrics out there, and there are a whole bunch of cross stitch fabric brands, however, the color selections are a little... lacking. You might want something with a bright color, you might want something a little more patterned, or just something fun, but you can't find any. Thankfully,…

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Skin Tone Cross Stitch Thread Table by Lord Libidan

Next Year In Cross Stitch – 2021

In our now annual post about the world of cross stitch in the past and coming year, we look at last years 2020 cross stitch and see just how accurate we were, and look into 2021 and see what might be in store.   Its been somewhat of a crazy year, and whilst we didn't…

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Water samples from colored aida. Left to right; Cream Aida, Black Aida, Navy Aida, Moss Green Aida, Christmas Red Aida, Red Aida

You should wash your aida BEFORE you use it

I'm a big believer in washing my cross stitch after I'm finished, and whilst I know there are people out there that don't wash their cross stitch, I recently started washing my aida before I cross stitch.   I know this initially sounds crazy, however there is a method to my madness, and washing your…

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