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…
As a cross stitch pattern designer, I strongly sing the praises of any and all free and paid cross stitch pattern generators but there is something quite obvious when looking at these generators; they aren't made equal. As a result, it often scares people away from purchasing a pattern or downloading software to make…
It's fair to say at this point that I'm a big fan of needle minders. So much so that I included them in my cross stitcher Christmas gift list this year, as well as devote a whole post to some weird and wonderful needle minders. But whilst stitching my Star Trek Voyager cross stitch I…