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…
I've done a few cross stitch book reviews in the past, however, I tend to stay away from them, and there is a very simple reason for this; they're all the same. Cross stitch books stitch to a hard and fast formula. The reason is that for the vast majority; it works. There are…