I personally love black aida, it can really make a piece sing, however, I've also heard of people scared to use dark and black aida due to the issues involved. Ad while I understand their point of view, dark aida really isn't to be feared. In fact, with some really simple changes, you can make…
Our recent post on needle threaders has been a bit of a runaway success, however, I've had a few people ask a simple question; what about self-threading needles? I must admit, that despite owning a pack, I never actually tried them out, so I threw caution to the wind and threaded a few needles. What…
When anyone starts a new project there is one question that plagues cross stitchers everywhere. How many skeins of thread do I need? What makes this question even harder is it isn't the same for everyone. You see, people stitch in different ways, and generally that means you can be more or less efficient.…
Last week we reviewed the differences between paid and free cross stitch programs and decided that whilst paid once were better, free ones held up quite well. But that doesn't tell you when you should pay for a pattern maker, and when you pay, which type is best. The first thing to discuss is…