One of our most popular posts is about cross stitch gridding techniques and when I wrote the post, I thought it was the only real option. Either you grid or you count. But that isn't the case. In fact, there is something else; a counting pin. I had frankly never heard of these before, so…
Title: Pikachu Running Animated Cross Stitch Date Completed: February & March 2019 Design: Lord Libidan Count: 14 Canvas: White Colors: 7 Video Game/Pop Culture: Pokemon As you may know, I've been designing patterns for the Xstitch magazine for some time, however, I have always felt like I wasn't the best designer there. I mean,…
Backstitch is often the thing at the end of a cross stitch, and whilst you know it can make a big difference, you've not really thought any further than that, right? Well, it turns out that whilst backstitch is super simple, there's a lot you can do to improve it. The smallest of changes in…
I know what you're thinking; Is this guy really about to talk about printers? Well, yes, I am. And for good reason. With printer ink costing twice the price of human blood in the USA, it's no surprise that printing patterns can cost a shocking amount. But is that the only way? I'm here to…