Two bits of news in one day? Yep! I've got two kit books out this month! 12 fun and simple emojis to stitch your heart away at, with enough thread in the kit to stitch up to 4 emojis (but definitely at least 2)! Stitch 12 Iconic Patterns to Communicate with Your World! Even when…
Gridding isn't often talked about in cross stitch, its often seen as an 'if you want to' kind of task, however, gridding is actually one of the best things you can do. Simply put, counted cross stitch requires (you guessed it) counting. The time you take to count can not only be massive, but you…
The rise of Artificial Intelligence in art, and just how close we are to a robot creating a masterpiece is a serious issue in the world of art. However, for a mostly hands-on crafted hobby like cross stitch, robots aren't often spoken about. However, there is one robot, in particular, that is making waves in…
The IKEA cross stitch mailout is fairly well known in our community, however, whilst researching another story, this old chestnut came back with a rather interesting video, as seen below, and I wondered just how many of you knew the story of the mailout in the first place. It all starts with a brief, and…